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...land of Yemen. Its ruler, the Imam, has been pressed by Italy for weeks to permit Mocha to be used as a port for hospitalization and convalescence of Italian soldiers stricken with tropical diseases in Eritrea. Last week an Italian Naval flotilla sailed into Mocha to exert further pressure, whereat the Imam, wasting no time in appeals to Geneva, begged directly for British help. In a few hours British war boats from Aden raced into Mocha, overawed the Italian flotilla which withdrew. The British returned to Aden. Two days later the Italian ships were back, the Imam again yelled...
...friends," he bellowed, dropping his cigar, "You, who as fresh men have come to fill my depleted ranks, there is much I have to say unto you. For I am in plenty gripe". Whereat he picked up his cigar and puffed moodily...
...earrings, some white jade, a white fox coat, and an ermine coat. The Chinese had a very proper idea of gifts!" And a bit of really ancient history: ". . . Instead of saying nothing and letting Nick go to the dinner, I told him the horrid news of the seating, whereat he promptly said he would not go, that he was very glad to get out of the despised dry dinner, using as an excuse 'the slight' to the foreign ladies. The next day he had a large lunch party in the Speaker's dining room of the House...
...aunt or mother-in-law; one whom time had passed by in its fast flight, and left in the twilight of bygone days, a little unknowing. After the first act, she remarked to her companion, "It is lovely, isn't it? I wonder what Mr. Sullivan is composing now?" Whereat Professor Kittredge turned and said, "My dear lady, Mr. Sullivan is no longer composing, but decomposing...
...honorable settlement" is reached. They made the Mahatma sole judge of what sort of settlement would be "honorable." Jubilant, Mr. Gandhi babbled, "If the Viceroy refuses this advance he will be insulting himself!" When the Mahatma telegraphed a request for audience with Viscount Willingdon it was promptly refused, whereat he telegraphed a second request, exclaiming "I have packed my kit and am ready to go back to jail, but if the Viceroy will meet me face to face I can show him that the Conference attitude is calculated to produce an honorable settlement...