Word: huai
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Dates: during 1929-1929
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Last week Young Chang, now Dictator of Manchuria since Old Chang is dead (TIME, July 2), invited General Yang to a game of Mah Jong in Mukden, remote Manchurian Capital. Also sitting in was General Chang Yin-huai, another faithful officer of old times. Softly the tiles rattled, and courteously the game began. Not until midnight neared did Young Chang excuse himself momentarily, leaving the Generals in mellow mood over wine and sweetmeats...
Five minutes passed, ten-suddenly it seemed to the befuddled generals that the room was full of soldiers, ugly grinning fellows with leveled bayonets. Tipsily "Ludendorf" Yang squinted, then whipped out his Mauser pistol-a second too late. The soldiers had already shot and bayonetted General Chang Yin-huai and before General Yang could fire he too, "The "Ludendorff" was foully murdered...