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Yung Lu assured me that one foreign soldier could kill one hundred Boxers without the slightest trouble, and begged me to give him instructions to order General Nieh, who was afterwards killed by the Boxers, to bring his troops to protect the Legations.
Two Years in the Forbidden City Princess Der Ling 1915
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Kan-su; the treasurer, Fan-t'ai (in 1908, Wang Shu-nan), who resides at Urumtsi (Tih-hwa); as well as the judge, Nieh-t'ai, who is also the Tao-t'ai of the circuit.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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Yung Lu assured me that one foreign soldier could kill one hundred Boxers without the slightest trouble, and begged me to give him instructions to order General Nieh, who was afterwards killed by the Boxers, to bring his troops to protect the Legations.
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At the provincial capital are the treasurer or Fan-tai, the Nieh-tai or judge, the Hueh-tai or commissioner of education and the salt commissioner, Yen-yuen.
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Nieh said she was motivated to bring the families over to give them physical and emotional breaks, "so that they can go back with ... renewed energy."
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Ten families were expected to travel to Oregon this year, said Camellia Nieh, a Japanese language interpreter and translator who organized the local effort.
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Nieh denied such a bawdy event could have taken place at Joe's until he was confronted with stills from the raunchy tape.
Taipei Times 2010
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Nieh caused a media furor in 2008 when he was caught kissing another woman, but the longtime couple made up and married last year.
Taipei Times 2010
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This time, however, Nieh was nowhere near the scandalous melons.
Taipei Times 2010
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Joe's Billiards and Bar in Hong Kong, which is co-owned by Nieh.
Taipei Times 2010
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