Word: shanghai
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Lieutenant d'Oisy, French world-flight aviator, hit the Shanghai golf course with a resounding smack. His equipage was wrecked...
While wondering what his next step should be, two startling offers were made. Lu Yung Siang, Tuchun (War Lord) of Chekiang and General Ho Fen Ling, Governor of Shanghai, both offered him planes to enable him to continue his flight...
Gold serves very well as a medium of international understanding. Providing he has a plentiful supply of it the American traveller can journey from Oshkosh to Shanghai without once using anything but sound English oaths and a simple sign language. To hear the dusky Malays chew American gum and chatter the same English patois that could be heard at home would take not a little of the mystery and romance out of travel. And if predictions proved correct so that through a common tongue all nations of the world arrived at mutual understanding and peace the entire company of admirals...
...positions. At St. Paul's University, Tokyo, a man is desired who has an A.B. degree, and who is qualified to teach Latin and modern languages. A teacher of English, of engineering, of philosophy and psychology, and a teacher in physics are sought by St. John's University in Shanghai. The third institution, Boone University, Wuchang, desires a teacher of English, a teacher of Science, and a teacher of business subjects...
...some special courses at the Harvard Engineering School. He was captain of the Technology tennis team which beat Harvard at that time. In 1914 he became national champion in China. Although no title tourneys have been held since that year, he has won many doubles and singles championships at Shanghai, Peking, and other sport centers. Mr. Wei and his wife reached San Francisco only last week and came directly to Boston, where they will spend several weeks before sailing to Europe for the Olympic tennis competition...