Word: winds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...went to Belfast in 1912 to make such a speech. Ulster Unionists got wind of it and almost overturned the motor in which he and his wife were riding. They made it necessary for him to speak to Ulster Nationalists in an open field, heavily guarded by police. They barred him from the very hall in which he was cheered last week, as he uttered felicitous words: "I cherish the hope that some day all Ireland will be loyal, united within itself, and united to the Empire. . . . You may believe that this is only a dream...
...same as the men. Only six of the entire native force were able to climb up from the next stage, at the 24,000 foot level. When finally only the last step remained to be made much time was spent in waiting for a day on which the wind seemed low enough to allow Irvine and Mallory to make the run for their goal. The day came, as clear as crystal and the snow so rigid that it crackled underfoot. Very early in the morning the two fearless assistants started...
...After they had gone some distance we started taking photographs which show clearly the difficulties they were working under. Through the telescopes we could see that as they climbed higher the wind was stronger and snow filled the air. They climbed on up for hours and except for occasional moments we were able to follow them clearly in the telescopes...
...wind was increasing steadily, however, and the moments when they were hidden by snow grew more frequent and longer. They reached a point we know to be about 900 feet from the top. Then a flurry of wind and snow hid them from sight for some time and when we again saw them 75 feet approximately had been gained. We watched them struggle on another 25 feet and again a blast of snow made it impossible for us to know where they were. The air was filled with snow for a long time. For how many minutes I couldn...
...once through the picture does one feel that the wind-machines, the smoke-bombs, and the Kleig lights are lurking just around the corner. The sky has an odd opaque quality, unknown to this climate. The shallow waters shimmer with reflections from the clean sands below, and the proas of the natives sweep through the surf, like birds skimming the clouds. The cocoanut trees wave to and from against a high sky-line. No tricks, no artifice, no sham appears in "Moana", but only the peaceful glory of the South Seas...