Word: les
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...glorious tons! But I regret to say that all our new cargo boats are of foreign construction. I hope that the limitation of ships of war at London will soon release huge sums enabling us to build ships of Peace-and trade. Ah, pourquoi la France fait-elle settlement les bateaux de luxe? We must not, my distinguished friends, build only luxury ships-like this!," and excited M. Rollin made a sweeping circular gesture, almost a pirouette...
Thousands of Royalists stood massed in the great square before the Gare du Nord, some prosperous, more poor, nearly all bearing bouquets of flowers. Stalwart youths of Les Camelots du Roi, or Royalist League, formed a guard of honor, drawn up in double file, eyes front, facing a lane which extended from the railway platform to a waiting taxicab-a very special cab. With sheepish smiles and shrugs policemen representing the majesty of the French Republic kept at a respectful distance. They would have been mobbed if they had interfered. "Vive la France!" roared the crowd. "La France royale...
...going a bit too far to say that the present Boston Bruins hockey team is the best sextet that ever played together, amateur or professional. It can safely be rated over the famous Les Canadians outfits of six and seven years ago, which up until now have been pretty generally regarded as the topnotchers of the ice sport...