Word: pang
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Hardy Pilot Cramer, accompanied by Radioman Oliver Pacquette, was on his way more than a week before he was discovered. From Detroit he flew his Diesel-powered plane to Hudson Bay, Great Whale, Wakeham Bay; thence to Pang-nirtung, Baffin Island; across the Davis Strait and across the Greenland ice cap-a route never before negotiated by airplane to Iceland; dropped down to the sea with engine trouble, made repairs, flew on to the Faroe Islands; the Shetlands; again eluded observers...
...Tong, of which there are about 15. Initiation fees, dues, give the Tongs big treasuries, tempt the leaders. Most Tong wars are caused by defection to the ranks of rival organizations, business rivalry, racketeering. Most notable Tongs are: On Leong, Hip Sing, Yan Wo, Tai Look, Tai Pang, Tong On. Over all western Tongs is the Peace Society, over all eastern Tongs, the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, both supreme arbiters in their territories of Chinatown difficulties...