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Chen Chi-li jumped bail and is now working out of Vietnam.
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In Shan-tung and eastern Chi-li the task was difficult, but, thanks to their energy and the cooperation of American and foreign naval commanders, hundreds of foreigners, including those of other nationalities than ours, were rescued from imminent peril.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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The emperors of the present dynasty are buried in Chi-li in mausoleums called Tung-li and Si-ling; their ancestors rest at
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Including the following vicariates Apostolic: In the Chi-li province:
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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There are eighteen provinces (Shi-pa-sheng); these sheng are divided into Tao (circuits), Fu (prefectures), T'ing (independent sub-prefectures), Chou, and Hien; independent Chou are called Chi-li
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Each province is presided over by a governor, (Siun-fu, Fu-t'ai) except Chi-li, Fu-kien,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Manchuria, etc. in 1838, and Shang-tung in 1839; in 1856 the Diocese of Peking was divided into three vicariates: Northern, South-Western, and South-Eastern Chi-li; from the last-named, eastern Chi-li was separated in 1899.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Chi-li province; the southern court (Nan-king) was Kiang-ning in the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The Eighteen Provinces (Shi-pa-sheng) consist of: (1) Chi-li (meaning direct rule), in which is Peking (Shun-t'ien-fu), the capital of the empire.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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T'ien-tsin, Chi-li, in accordance with British and French Peking
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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