Except for brief intervals when, from 1018 to 1921 he was chief of the State Department's division of [Far Eastern Affairs, and from 1927 to 1928 when he was Assistant! Secretary of State, Mfr, Johnson has been constantly in' China since 1907.
In consular posts he served at such widely scattered points as Mukden, Harbin, Hankow, Changshan, Chung: king and Shanghai.
Mr, Johnson was first United States Ambissador to China—United Press, Obituary Greek Premier Dies After Operation Athens, Jan. 29.
General John Metaxas, 69-year-old professional soldier who became Pre mir and "strong man" of Greece in 1096 and who rejected Tlaly's ultima tum for unconditional surrender on October 28, 1939, leading to the cur rent Italo-Greek war, died here today dt 630 am, from complications fol Towing an operation on his throat, 'M, Alexander Corizls, former head Lot the National Bank of Greece, was appointed the new Premier.
Gen, Metaxas, according to United Press despatches from sources other than in Athens, had shown a slight Improvement Tuesday night following an operation Saturday and a subsequent blood transfusion.
Twice exiled from his country, Gen. Metaxas. returned to Greece, aided King George It to regain his throne in 1995, became Premier. on April 13, 1936, and on August 4, 1096 hyecame "Grecce's "pocket dieiator following the dissolution of Parla ment by Royal Decree, The €O-year-old military and_political genius who had guided Greek destinies for more than five years, assed away after an operation per formed several days ano.
Greece, sill celebrating the victor~ fee which blasted Tlalian armies out of one third of Atbania and put the Supposedly superior mechanized Fas-lst forees into full retreat, went into cep mourning while Greek soldiers continued driving forward on the front.
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