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Word: theys (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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"Tiens, Messieurs!" he cried with an engaging smile, "ne tirez pas au pianiste! Don't shoot the piano player! Il fait de son mieux. He's doing the best he can. That, gentlemen," he added confidentially to his somewhat mystified hearers, "is an American argument. That is what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: American Arguments | 12/30/1929 | See Source »

Greek knows Greek. Tsaldaris knew that there must be aces up Venizelos' sleeves, whether or not they seemed to be rolled elbow high. Said he sulkily:"I will reserve my decision until I can investigate."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Gorgeous Georgios | 12/30/1929 | See Source »

From the bleak little Siberian town of Habarovsk flashed news last week of an informal meeting between one Tsai Yun-shen, representing China-and one Simbn-ovsky, Soviet. Deploring the Sino-Russian dispute, they signed a peace protocol. The terms: Immediate restoration of joint management of the Chinese Eastern Railway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Happy Days | 12/30/1929 | See Source »

"Whew!" Wasp-waisted little President Chiang Kai-shek of China made a proclamation last week which resembled nothing so much as a long shrill "Whew!" The President was voicing his relief at his success as a field-marshal in beating off and vanquishing, at least for a time, the armies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Happy Days | 12/30/1929 | See Source »

Godsend. The consuls of Britain, France, Japan, Germany and the U. S. who set out in a special train last fortnight to investigate conditions in the recent Russo-Chinese battle area in Manchuria (TIME, Dec. 23) chuffed back to Harbin last week, having been refused permission to visit the area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Happy Days | 12/30/1929 | See Source »

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