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...caused by the expansion of moist air over tropical waters. They then generally pursue a northern course gradually increasing in intensity so long as they remain over water. Curiously, due to lower barometric pressure on the southernmost side, the southern semicircle of these hurricanes is comparatively harmless. Mariners refer to the northern half as "the dangerous semi-circle," and the southern half as the "navigable semi-circle." They can usually rely upon "riding out" the "navigable semicircle" at anchor. Due to the rotating movement of the earth, all these hurricanes revolve (counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere) in a manner similar...
...Ministers conciliated their points of view on general solutions, each reserving the right to refer them to his Government. If their points of view are approved by their Governments, they will resume their collaboration...
...Japanese ordinarily refer to the Emperor as Tenno or Tenshi and speak of him as Kotei (a Chinese title meaning "Emperor) in discussing his relation to non-Japanese affairs. Only foreigners employ in conversation the poetic title Mikado...
...refer to your issue of Aug. 30, wherein you preface various remarks by stating "As everyone knows." These words slapped me in the face four different times while reading your magazine last night...
...statement in reference to our City and our Mayor is decidedly wrong from every angle. Our Mayor is Walter Rochefort, graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Law School. He has no brother, a police inspector in Chelsea. The indictments you refer to were Chelsea, Mass., cases and not Lawrence, Mass., cases, and outside of the above corrections your article seems to be reasonably fair...