Swatow
Britishnoun
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I found it moving to walk among the temples and tiny shop houses of Chinatown, a reminder of the melancholy lives of its Cantonese, Swatow, Hakka and Hokkien settlers.
From New York Times • May 16, 2011
The U. S. destroyer, unmolested, stayed at Swatow.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The British seconded the U. S. by not only keeping the Thanet at Swatow but by sending the Scout to join her.
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Last summer the Japanese Navy warned a U. S. destroyer out of China's port of Swatow.
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During some months I made voyages on the north-east coast of China, from Hong-Kong to Swatow, Amoy, Foo-chow, and Shanghae.
From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Lindley, Augustus F.
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