Word: upper
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Laborite Lang not only threatened to advise but did advise His Majesty's representative Sir Philip Game, Governor of the State, to create as many new Laborite members of the Upper Chamber as might be necessary to cause the said Upper Chamber to vote its own abolition. So might James Ramsay MacDonald attempt to abolish the House of Lords...
...Lang Government declared that Sir Philip Game's position is "an untenable one." Sir Philip held it. Mr. Lang then told reporters that Sir Philip had promised him some time ago, "man to man," that he would not balk at appointing the necessary Laborites to abolish the Upper House. Sir Philip neither confirmed nor denied this promise, continued to balk. Then Mr. Lang threatened to ask George V to recall Sir Philip Game...
Tennis attracted the second largest number of students with a total of 313 men, the great majority of whom were from the upper classes and took part in the University singles and doubles championships...
According to the bletter of the Metropolitan Police. Officers James E. Cronin and H.J. Sullivan noticed a light in the right-hand upper corner of the building while they were cruising along Soldiers Field Read in one of the police Fords at about 3.15 o'clock yesterday morning. Finding the front door unlatched, the officers entered with their revolvers ready, believing that they had the thug trapped. A minute examination of the building, however, failed to reveal the miscreant. Police offered for an explanation of the escape, the possibility that the fugitive had taken to the water...
Gaining the upper hand by the deceptive left-handed forward passing of Dean Foster, the faculty tied up the game on a 65 yard run for a touchdown by Dr. M. T. Copeland '69, the left end. Dr. Copeland produced a shifty bit of footwork, dodging the entire student team. A. S. Dewey assured the tie by his kicking the extra point...