Word: dominione
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...garrison. Still, it was possible to milk the rich merchants and keep things going, always exempting one's friends and relations, of course-notably the Senator Gratianus, whose pretty daughter, Maria, Felix had thought it wise to marry. Still, these were just the routine troubles of dominion...
...Council passed a bill (which nine Sultan-controlled states had already ratified) laying down conditions of citizenship for the Chinese. To the surprise of the Malays, some 1,200,000 Chinese qualified. It was another triumph for Templer. But the long-range implications are tremendous: in the projected British Dominion of Malaya, which presumably will include predominantly Chinese Singapore, the balance of power will lie with the Chinese population. Thus Britain quietly envisages adding a Chinese country to the Commonwealth, a counterweight in troubled Asia. When they fully understand this, the Malays may be expected to complain. Templer is working...
Sears and Simpsons both stand to profit handsomely. In addition to getting a firm toehold on the Canadian market with the help of a well-known Dominion name, Sears will cash in on Canada's lower tax rates (52% maximum v. 69% in the U.S.). For its part, Simpsons will benefit from Sears's vast retailing and merchandising experience, which has developed such cost-cutting methods as bulk buying and close cooperation with manufacturers (TIME, Feb. 25). The two partners dovetail in another way: Simpsons' mail-order business has always run two to one in favor...
...taken, all British forces are to be withdrawn from the Sudan and the civil services are to be "Sudanized"; 3) the plebiscite, to be administered by an international commission, is to restrict the choices to two-complete independence or union with Egypt. There would be no opportunity to choose dominion status within the British Commonwealth...
...dominion Niemans gave their opinions on how the world views today's election. The Toronto Star's Robert P. Nielsen noted the Canadian switch to Stevenson. "It doesn't seem possible that Ike would be as feeble a president as he has been a campaigner...