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...harbor of Montreal there was great bustle last week, and a flow of more real French than usual. Eight out of ten natives of Quebec Province and of Montreal speak a provincial French patois, su perficially proud that their French forefathers established the white race's dominion over Canada. But last week, straight from modern France, the null sloop Villa d'Ys slipped into Montreal under the tricolor, bringing its complement of 103 true-speaking French. Purpose: to help the patois-speakers to celebrate le quatorze Juillet, the French Day of Independence. Purpose behind the purpose: to cultivate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Lost Province | 7/20/1931 | See Source »

...Turkey, the "Young Turks" revolted, with Europe's approval. In China, the Dowager Empress died, closely preceded by Emperor Kwang-su, and China passed to two-year-old Pu-yi. It was evening for the dynasts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUDICIARY: Supreme | 10/8/1928 | See Source »

...have here in Porto Rico such advertising, with this legend: "Fume el tabaco que su tierra produce" (Smoke the tobacco your land produces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 2, 1927 | 5/2/1927 | See Source »

...ROAD To THE TEMPLE-Su-san Glaspell-Stokes ($3.50). Biography of the late George Cram Cook by Mrs. Cook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: THE CREAM | 3/21/1927 | See Source »

...whose terms of usefulness it believes to be over, last week paid tribute to Thomas Marlowe's "sturdy independence." Neither the Times nor Lord Rothermere could pay tribute to his discretion. The opinions which the peer so emphatically disclaimed touched on England's debt to the U. Su For several days Thomas Marlowe featured what he called "Cold Facts on British Debits," There was a cartoon of Uncle Sam as Uncle Shylock. There was an article headed USury (the lifting of the two capitals was not accidental...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Marlowe Out | 9/27/1926 | See Source »

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