Word: hollands
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Monsieur le President," said the suite member, "step in, and I will present you to the Queen of Holland...
...however, was the Presidential disappointment. For in Her Majesty's stead he saw a flawless, exquisitely cut diamond, sparkling with a transparent, sky-blue light, hitherto unknown in precious stones. Weighing 136 carats, it is the largest cut diamond in the world, and its name is "Queen of Holland...
...Paris, Mr. Chauncey Hackett, General Counsel of the Association against the Prohibition Amendment, addressed the Sixth International Congress of Anti-Prohibition Organizations in which France, Austria, Belgium Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Finland, Norwy, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, were represented. Said...
...Borotra of France, present holder of the championship; J. O. Anderson of Australia, long a Davis Cup player ; Suzanne Lenglen of France trying again; Miss Elizabeth Ryan of California. The leading men in the U. S. delegation there were Roy Casey of California and John Hennessey of Indiana. Belgium, Holland, India, Germany, Greece were among the other nations represented...
...power fit to bear arms for fixed periods in each year, diminishing as time goes on. Under this system, all hale male nationals are liable to do military service between certain ages, usually between 19 and 48. The six countries which have adopted this system: Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Holland, Denmark and Finland (only a semi-militia system). The respective terms of military service for the first years are: 65 days, 48 days, 150 days, 160 days, 150 days, one year (owing to Finland's fear of Russia...