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Slowly the tug drew ahead of the air liner, for a great wind was blowing from England at almost 90 miles per hour. The plane was speeding like an arrow through the wind and yet was standing still while the tugboat crept forward. At a touch of the pilot's controls the air liner soared up to quiet air, sped on toward London, left the tug behind...
Heavy Swords. For months troops of the New Nationalist Government of South China have been slowly pressing their campaign toward Shanghai, which has been defended by the potent Marshal Sun Chuan-feng. Sun knows that all this while trained spies and agitators have crept in advance of the Nationalist army into Shanghai by twos and threes. Their propaganda, mostly in English, has taken good effect. Last week all transport workers of Shanghai and the employes of several mills went on strike?prepared to revolt and join the Nationalist army when it should draw nearer...
...virtue of its four to one Victory over the Milton Squash Racquets Club last Saturday, the second Crimson team has crept up on the Harvard Club and is ready for a short-range strike at the number two position on the League ranking list. Newton Center is leading the race with 24 victories and only one loss. Although the Crimson is idle this afternoon, setbacks for the other teams may strengthen its position in the battle for the league title...
...with deepest regret that I learned of the publication of the Hubbard article. The only comforting thought which both Harvard and Princeton men got out of the discontinuance of athletic relations was the assurance that at least it would end the recriminations which had unfortunately crept into the relations of the two universities. Now it seems even that result is to be denied...
...when one married a kingdom and only incidentally a lady are gone forever. Moreover it has become customary in these affairs of late to secure the services of Cupid rather than those of the minister of state as marriage broker. But of course marital emancipation of royalty has only crept in with national indifference as to the outcome. It really doesn't matter very much who a prince marries as long as she is amiable and takes a good picture. Perhaps the Archduke realizes all this but finds it difficult to break a century old habit. He really deserves...