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...only people in Indonesia who were really contented were the soldiers of the Dutch army, who had been conscripted for unpopular service in a steaming, tropical land. Last week the sides of Dutch army trucks, filled with tall blond soldiers, bore chalked signs like: Tabeh, we gaan de rommel verlaten (Goodbye, we're pulling out of this mess) and Doe het self maar verder. Gaan naar moeder (Do it yourself. We're going home to mother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Chip on the Shoulder | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

...London the family had been sedulously boning up on South African history, politics, economics and the Afrikaans language (they could all now say a cheery "How do you do?"-Hoe gaan dit?-to their hosts) while Britain's leading designers, Hartnell, Molyneux and Thaarup, labored feverishly on trousseaux. Fashion reporters were invited to see the new clothes but editors had to sign a solemn promise that the clothes would not be described until the royal ladies had appeared in them. Meanwhile, hints kept Britain's newspaper readers in more or less breathless anticipation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Happy Fortunes | 2/10/1947 | See Source »

...defeated J. C. Howe, Jr. '31, 16-15, 15-8, 10-15, 16-14; C. H. Kawakami '30 defeated L. D. Fiske '32, 15-9, 15-8, 15-4; P. G. Livermore '32 defeated C. W. Eiseman '30, 15-12, 15-13, 7-15, 15-7; E. P. Gaan '30 defeated W. H. Chesebrough...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SQUASH TOURNAMENT NEARS SECOND ROUND COMPLETION | 11/14/1929 | See Source »

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