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Word: nankingers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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By President Hoover's decree 79 foreign cities last week found themselves officially designated as unhealthy places. Effect of the Hoover order: a U. S. diplomat or consul who serves one year in any of 79 "pest holes'' gets credit for 18 months toward his retirement. World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Pest Holes | 6/22/1931 | See Source »

Last week Dr. C. C. Wu, Chinese Minister at Washington, did a Robert E. Lee. Since 1929 he has represented the ''Chinese Government" which is the ''Nanking Government"?Nanking being a city in central China. Recently China's southern gentlemen in Canton staged a revolution (TiME, May 11), set...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: A Cantonese, Suh! | 6/22/1931 | See Source »

As a southern gentleman Dr. Wu could only do what he did last week. He resigned as the Minister in Washington of central Nanking.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: A Cantonese, Suh! | 6/22/1931 | See Source »

¶ Relations between the three-week-old Canton Government and three-year-old Nanking Government (the one recognized as the de jure Government of China by all Great Powers) settled down last week to a threat of war plus an agreement to divide customs revenues.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Canton's Week | 6/22/1931 | See Source »

While protesting the iniquity of Canton, Nanking agreed nevertheless to let the Southerners collect customs revenues in their area without hindrance.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Canton's Week | 6/22/1931 | See Source »

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