Word: yang
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Agriculture and Commerce: Yang Shukan...
...estimates of books much in the public eye were made after careful consideration of the trend of critical opinion: SILK-Samuel Merwin - Houghton ($2.00). This is the story of the great adventure of Jan Po, "native of P'ing Ling in Shansi, pupil of Ma Chung at Lo Yang, mandarin of the eighth rank with button of worked gold," as told in the journals and letters of the polished Jan himself. He tells of his journey beyond the edge of the world, along the route of the silk; of Ibn Shu Eer Din, Wa Zir of Balkh...
...Cheek Jr. '26, acting secretary of the organization, has arranged a unique entertainment in connection with the meeting. T. S. Yang 2G. Ed. will give a Chinese Sword Dance and C. Kuriyama 1G will give an exhibition of jiu-jitsu. A musical program is also planned. After the meeting, refreshments will be served...
Marshal Tsao-Kun is a powerful militarist and if he succeeds in enlisting the services of General Wu Pei-Fu (Tuchun of the Yang-tsze Valley), his position will be rendered impregnable from a military point of view. On the other hand he is a man of little political ability and lacks force of character; moreover he is reputed to be surrounded by " evil counselors...
Steamers arriving at IChang on the Yang-tsze Kiang River declare that the American steamer Alice Dollar and a British vessel under convoy of the U. S. gunboat Monocacy were fired upon at Chung-King. The Monocacy returned the fire, not without effect...