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Died. Dr. Henry Winters Luce, 73, retired Presbyterian Missionary to China, father of TIME Editor Henry R. Luce; in Haverford, Pa. Lifelong friend of China, largely responsible for the establishment of Shantung's first Christian University and Peking's Yenching University, he was a dynamic worker for the political, cultural and religious education of the Chinese. He died in his sleep on the day the U.S. and China became allies against Japan...
Ever since the Japanese occupation of Shantung, Chefoo has been one of the principal ports of call of coastwise British steamers. Chefoo exports famed Shantung lace and most of the hairnets worn by U. S. women. Last week one of these ships, the Hunan, idled along off Chefoo. In its hold lay a cargo of bean cakes, machinery, flour, and beer for the British flotilla preparing to assist in the blockade of Vladivostok. A handful of passengers-missionaries, German merchants, two or three mysterious White Russians-were lolling in the lounge; a couple of junior officers were playing ping-pong...
...TIME reader beat Mr. Steiner to the draw. At Mr. Edward G. MacGlashan's (Hartford, Conn.) suggestion, Former Subscriber Harper's TIME will go to Rev. Theodoric Kernel, O.F.M. (TIME, June 5, ). 8) and the 18 other missionaries in the Vicariate of the Catholic Mission at Chowtsun, Shantung, China...
...Japanese had a tingling sensation in their small, tidy bones. It said to them that the time had come to pulverize their great neighbor, to nip off the five wealthy Chinese northern provinces of Shantung, Hopei, Shansi, Suiyuan, Chahar...
...Kiangsu, Chekiang, Anhwei, Kiangsi, Shantung, Hopeh, Shansi, Honan, Hupeh. Others supposed to be under partial Japanese military occupation: Kwangtung, Suiyuan...