Word: shih
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...class) plus the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun with the gold & silver Medallion of the Rising Sun (with 31 rays) and the Imperial Paulownia Blossom, an affair of precious cloisonné. That was easy. Everything was easy in Tokyo last week for slightly rheumatic Guest Hsieh Kai-shih, snuff-taking Foreign Minister of Japan's new puppet state Manchukuo...
With a name that sounds like a sneeze, Hsieh Kai-shih (pronounced sheh ky-shee) set gloriously out from Manchukuo's capital fortnight ago, bedight in brand new robes of Chinese silk (TIME, Oct. 24). Hours before his train was due in Tokyo Japanese schoolmarms excused little boys and girls from classes, washed the children's hands, stuck a clean Japanese flag into each chubby fist and let the moppets off in droves to shriek "Banzai! May you live 10,000 years...
...frowning moat and was solemnly conducted to awesome Phoenix Hall. Being incombustible, or at least always able to rise from its own ashes, the mythical phoenix is the fiery symbol of Japan's sun-begotten reigning house. Last week when the Son of Heaven actually appeared, Hsieh Kai-shih seemed so flabbergasted by the honor done him that Japanese courtiers had to nudge him at the right moments as he made his speech of thanks for recognition of Manchukuo, then received the dazzling Order of Merit, Grand Cordon, Medallion of the Rising Sun and the Imperial Paulownia Blossom...
...swish, rustle and ornate embroidery even the robes of Chinese courtiers to Her Majesty the late, ferocious Dowager Empress (died 1908) were scarcely superior to the gorgeous, brand new robes donned last week in Changchun, capital of the new state of Manchukuo, by splendor-loving Foreign Minister Hsieh Chieh-shih and his swishing, rustling entourage...
...Emperor of Japan, illustrious "Son of Heaven" He had spent the day writing diplomatic notes to President Paul von Hindenburg, Pope Pius XI, King George V, Premier Benito Mussolini and other foreign devils." Each note will be personallydelivered by Manchukuo's new Special Diplomatic Envoy, General Ting Shih-yuan who also had a brand new trousseau last week. On their missions abroad Minister Hsieh and General Ting will speak of a peaceful, orderly, independent Manchukuo over which presides "The Last of the Manchu Emperors," spindly, weak-eyed Henry...