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...Arnold of the Chinese Revolution," Yuan Shih-kai became Provisional President of the Chinese Republic in March 1912. The next year he disrupted the Assembly called to draft a permanent constitution, outlawed the Kuomintang Party and established himself as dictator. In 1915 Yuan restored the monarchy with himself as Emperor, but was forced to renounce the throne a few months later...
...Miao are among China's aboriginal tribes, have resisted admixture for thousands of years although they were nominally "conquered" by the Han Emperor, Wu Ti (B.C. 140-87). The Manchu Emperor Ch'ien Lung waged savage war against the Miao in the 18th Century, but there has been no violent friction since, except for a brief outbreak in 1832. The tribesmen live mainly in the hills of far southwestern China. Both Yi and Miao have maintained their own tribal governments, customs and dress. They pan gold and hunt animals, trading metal and furs with the plains people...
...wiring, nearly all the tin and slate roofing. Allied dependents had taken over 6,000 of the best Western-style houses. But Japanese still respected the authority of their conquerors. Most blamed their pitiable condition on their own Government; few save the Communists held General MacArthur or the Emperor responsible for their plight...
Game in a Temple. Even Japanese who found shelter had little warmth. American Army blankets sold for $66 on the Tokyo black market. Emperor Hirohito, democratically trying to get along on the same rations as his people shivered in his chilly palace, warmed only by a few small electric "bugs." To save coal, railway officials planned to silence train whistles; more wistfulness than thermodynamics went into their estimate of 100 tons a day thus saved. Tokyo newspapers sadly reported a touching little story which underlined the clothing shortage: seven small children playing in a temple compound were approached...
...fingers got a great deal of attention from the audience. The drummer, the pianist, and the bass player, when they were functioning behind the clarinet, managed to build up a charged rhythmic setting which did fully as much for Edmond Hall as the tom toms used to do for Emperor Jones...