Word: hong
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Summoned into Hong Kong's magistracy court, Wat protested that he had never seen or heard of the woman, Chan Kam, 53, who was suing him for maintenance and claiming they had been married for 26 years. The woman admitted that she had never before laid eyes on Wat. But Wat's sister-in-law, Yip Wan-tai, testified that before Wat's mother died in 1932, the mother had instructed her to marry Wat to Chan, then 28. The ceremony was duly carried out: the bride wore red, and Wat was represented, said...
...momentum and I guess the roll will outlast me. Heading west, Hong Kong in particular. Think I'll try setting up ice hockey there with some old washed-up Canadians, if I can get some ice. I've found my principles, boys, and you ought to find yours...
...sufficient capital that has made it possible to launch the biggest national advertising campaign by any U.S. builder. This year General is spending almost $2,000,000 in advertising. As a result, 300 to 400 letters came into its offices every day last week from as far off as Hong Kong, each with a $10 down payment for a lot. In the past year, the company has sold 34,000 homesites and close to 800 houses at Port Charlotte...
...Sight. In a Rome nightclub two months ago with Brazil's metals-rich Francisco ("Baby") Pignatari, Linda lost a jade earring. Sympathetically, the 41-year-old Baby suggested a trip to Hong Kong for a replacement, and off they flew. When their shopping was done, they decided to go on around the world to Rio. Linda collected a few baubles along the way-including a $4,000 diamond "engagement ring...
...Where there are massive flu outbreaks there are also countless infections too mild to be detected but effective in giving immunity. Fragmentary U.S. studies confirm the experience in Hong Kong, where four out of five people had nothing worse than the sniffles, but most of them later showed protective antibodies...