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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Jane's Fighting Ships. They preface their pages of photographs, statistics and "recognition silhouettes" of the world's warships with a brief foreword reviewing the year's progress in warship building, the outlook for the year to come. Chief comments: "It is difficult to imagine that present proposals for the abolition of the submarine have any chance of success." "The 10,000-ton Washington treaty type of cruiser will prove of very doubtful value for future naval operations. . . . New type vessels are under construction which tend to throw the treaty cruisers into disfavor and minimize their chances...
...switched to gay reunion of fellow officers as the wines ran rich and red and military bands started to play the half barbaric, half mystic Prussian Army marches. The crowds in the streets outside the hall waited up late to watch their old-time heroes depart. Among those not present, because of his present status as chief officer of the German Republic, was the high commander of all the Imperial German Armies, General Paul von Hindenburg. But next day, tacitly applauding the evening's celebration of good old Kultur, 82-year-old President Hindenburg had his 50-year-old friend...
Boston Bruins. The present champions, and still apparently the best team in the League. Strong on the defense, fast on the offense, fortified everywhere by Eddie ("Shining") Shore, loose-jointed and heavy-hipped, who with a sad look on his pale, wide face spills opponents ferociously...
...year would be as large as during 1928. Yet canny Londoners, awaiting the auditor's report, were inclined to believe Viscount St. Davids' attack upon his brother had been more than a family squabble. For Lord Kylsant's official statement included the phrases: "write off . . . for estimated shrinkage (under present conditions in heavy British industries) of investments in other than shipping companies." These "investments" were guessed to be the base of Viscount St. Davids' anger, were seen to be unwise and unwarranted uses...
...Business, not Astronomy, is the loudest and strongest change urger. For under the present irregular system, accounting is beset by problems when it tries to compare the costs of months whose working days vary in number...