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...fact that Sir Herbert Samuel, British High Commissioner for Palestine, while attempting to establish a Jewish National home, had neglected his paramount duty of developing the territory in the interests of the inhabitants. Cognizance of the fact was taken that Sir Herbert's duties as home-builder and Arab-protector were contradictory. Mr. Chamberlain warmly defended the High Commissioner; and, at the end, the report was referred to the Governments concerned. No League action was to be taken in connection with an Arab appeal against the civil administration of Palestine...
...colleagues, led by his arch-enemy Grigori Zinoviev, Lord Protector of the Third Internationale, thereupon accused Comrade Trotzky...
...exception is little Nell Gwynn, capricious blossom of the London gutters, mistress of light-headed Charles II. England has always loved the orange girl and actress of old Drury. She was said herself to have had a warm and kindly heart. Almost the last words of her cynical royal protector were said to have been: "Let not poor Nelly starve...
Actors. Gen. Wu Pei-fu, Tuchun-of Chihli Province. He is the ablest military mind of China. Under his control is the whole north and centre of China, except Manchuria. He is the Lord Protector of Peking, which is in his province. Although a democrat, he aims at reunifying China by the sword, which policy has brought him into conflict with the Tuchun of Manchuria and Dr. Sun Yatsen, of the South. One of the anomalies of the situation in Peking is that President Tsao-Kun was once an enemy of Gen. Wu. At the time Tsao-Kun was made...
...Yale series and he believes that a hard workout today will put him in first class condition. Cheek's throwing to bases and all around aggressive play Wednesday have given him the call to start today, but it is still a problem who will don the mask and protector against Yale. Samborski's batting is too potent a factor to be left out of consideration entirely. It is more than possible that the two backstops will divide the work in the battles with the Blue...