Word: manchukuo
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Japanese who assassinate their Premier, always from the most patriotic motives, now enjoy such popular éclat that the Orient marveled last week at the excessive modesty with which No. 1 Assassin Konichi Nakaoka emigrated from Japan to the wilds of her vassal state Manchukuo...
...made clear that if the scheduled 1935 Naval Conference is held at all, it will be not a Disarmament but an Armament Conference. Somewhat pathetically the Prime Minister uttered Earl Beatty's arguments which are, in a nutshell, that Japan's new truculence and her seizure of Manchukuo make it imperative to strengthen the Royal Navy...
...last week Emperor Kang Teh of Manchukuo felt big. Next day he felt small. Newswoman Jane Grant made the Puppet Emperor feel big by interviewing him, with utmost reverence, for the New York Times. She backed out of His Majesty's presence and rushed off to cable: "The Emperor's face is studious and interesting and very expressive. At mention of any subject outside routine, his face lighted, his features were suddenly alive and his eyes were seen to be glowing with interest even behind his darkened glasses." Next evening the hollow-eyed Manchu puppet who lives with...
Newswoman Jane Grant was not permitted to speak English with Japan's Puppet, had to talk to him through an interpreter who "controls" what he says. But Emperor Kang Teh did manage to press directly upon her some of his special cigarets, emblazoned with the "Imperial Orchid" of Manchukuo...
...representatives will leave from Seattle June 29 and will arrive in Japan where they will be the guests of the Japan Student English Association, sponsors of the conference. Following the conference in Tokyo, the members will be taken on a two-week's tour of southwestern Japan and Manchukuo. All of the expenses of the stay in Japan will be paid by the Japanese organization...