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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...weeks ago blue-eyed Princess Ileana of Rumania ran her small yacht . on a sand bank in the Black Sea and waited, fogbound, fog-frightened, until rescued by a gunboat from Constanta. Last week, fog-free and thankful, she presented a handsome silver candelabrum to the many domed Cathedral of Constanta. Her pious inscription...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUMANIA: Fog Free | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

...Last week the first and only President of the Greek Republic attracted a certain amount of attention to himself by resigning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Grand Admiral | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

...dignified, quiet, old gentleman, his flamboyant white mustache seems entirely extraneous to the pale melancholy face behind it. Old age and ill health were the reasons for his retirement last week. It is axiomatic that a republic must have a president, however impotent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Grand Admiral | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

Dynamic Prime Minister Venizelos called a cabinet meeting last week to get the business over with as soon as possible. He suggested that Alexander Zaimis, onetime Prime Minister, now President of the Senate, loyal Venizelos supporter, be chosen to fill the breach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Grand Admiral | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

Attacked on three fronts, the Nationalist Government of slender President Chiang Kai-shek teetered perilously on catastrophe's brink last week, then swung back to safety. Chief stabilizer was a high and bloody victory over the rebellious "Ironsides" divisions of General Chang Fa-K'uei in his attempt to capture Canton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Reprieve for Chiang | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

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