The Archive
Friday, 18 December 1896
The North-China HeraldThe First Cabinet Councilafter the Autumn recess was held on Friday—and it is hinted that at that meeting a very important decision was come to on the question of Cyprus—a decision at which the ''inner circle " of the Cabinet had already arrived… The North-China HeraldLord Salisbury at the GuildhallDisappointing as Lord Salisbury's speech at the Guildhall may have been to those who hoped for definite pronouncement on the Eastern Question, it was nevertheless in two respects a memorable oration. In the first place i… The North-China HeraldHow the Speech Was ReceivedWith regard to the Eastern Question it cannot be said that Lord Salisbury's speech has given quite such general satisfaction. With regard to the unwisdom of isolated action all parties are agreed; but those who have inte… The North-China HeraldDrainage in Chinese CitiesTue system of street cleansing and underground drainage belongs_to China as it belongs to Europe. 'The Chinese have had large drains in their chief cities for ages covered in with heavy blocks of stone. Peking is a city,… The North-China HeraldThe Farce of IndependenceThe so-called Independence Party is now in power and consequently there is a deal of sentimental talk about the independence of Corea. There has been no such thing as Corean independence for the last fourteen centuries'a… The North-China HeraldAn Intercepted LetterMy Dear Doxatp,—You want to know all about the Land of the Morning Calm and the politics thereof. This is an extremely tall order, as at the present moment the political aspect of the country is like unto the Peace of Go… The North-China HeraldThe Queen of HollandThe young Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, who was recently confirmed in the Lutheran faith, has arrived with her mother, the Queen Regent, at the little mountain village of Lugny, near Aix-les Bains, where she will spend th… The North-China HeraldThe Corean Repository7th Dec. Tae new number of this useful magazine is adorned with a photogravure portrait of his Majesty the King of Corea, and it quite bears out the description given of his Majesty by the writer of the intercepted lette… The North-China HeraldA Cheerless ProspectThe above fact will help your readers to understand. that the wet weather from which we up here have suffered so much of late has affected a large and wide-spread area, News from Paolin in the north, as well as from othe… The North-China HeraldThe Military ContributionThe Acting Attorney-General moved the first reading of a Bill to appropriate 173 per cent of the Colonial revenues as a contribution to the deft: id doing so made a patriotic little spece! which he expressed the opinion … The North-China HeraldCyprus to Be GivenEnquiries in well-informed quarters have, however, gone far to confirm the statement. true, it will no doubt provoke a violent: tirade of Jingoism from Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett and his tribe; but most people will rejoi… The North-China HeraldShanghai Volunteer CorpsMackenzie presented the prizes won at the Autumn Rifle Meeting, the proceedings, which took place in the Municipal Hall, attracting a numerous attendance, including many ladies. Major Clarke, who presided, expressed the … The North-China HeraldA Legal Adviserfrom the Belgian Foreign Office has outlying—mainly the flooded—districts vances. A large number of refugees from is men of principle and men of courage that this country needs more than anything else. are beginning to m… The North-China HeraldA Sensational ReportThe Evening News came out last night with a sensational statement to the effect that the Public Prosecutor was about to proceed against Sir Holliday Macartney for his share in the action of the Chinese Legation in the ma… The North-China HeraldThe Monotony of ExistenceIn staying in country towns in China one isimpressed—well nigh overwhelmed—with the monotonous existence of the people. No postal system, no telegraph, no railways, newspapers, popular literature—or so much that to most … The North-China HeraldThe Medical Schoolwhich was opened here with such a flourish of trumpets some three ly ago and which was SUD} to herald the dawn of a new era in the Healing Art in China is now the scene of strange doings. A fine chance has been lost by t… The North-China HeraldThe Bishopric of LondonThe vacancy in the See of London has been filled up by the translation of Bishop Creighton from Peterborough, a selection which tends to confirm the report that Dr. Creighton's claims to the Archbishopric ab Peterborough… The North-China HeraldLooking from the Lonely RockTue island of St. Paul is merely a great rock in the Southern Ocean. It is the top of a volcanic mountain. There are no means of sustaining life to be found on it. The nearest inhabited land jo Australia or Africa. To th… The North-China HeraldThe Military Colonies in the Miaotze Reservation in Hunan ProvinceA postscript memorial by Ch'en Pao-chen, Governor of Hunan, states that owing tothe annual meagre "harvests in the territory adjoining the Reserration of the Minotze aborigines of Hunan occupied by Chinese military colon… The North-China HeraldThe Japanese MinisterWe hope that the report of Mr. Oishii coming as Japanese Minister to_the Corean Court is without foundation. He was here for some time a few years ago and gained an unenviable reputation for his bullying policy in regard… The North-China HeraldNotes from the Northis recrudescent, and this winter threatens to assume bigger proportions than ever. The "gow" fever has broken out in both sexes, Dr. Bishop of the Linnet as Hon. Secretary. guid promising Club his been formed with A nine… The North-China HeraldThe Best Christmas CardsBy the best Christmas Cards we mean, of course, Messrs. Raphael Tuck and Sons', of which we have just received the usual box-full. Whérever in the world Christmas is kept there they send each other Christ-nies Cane: saad… The North-China HeraldThe Progress of the British Empire During the Last Fifty YearsHow this would appear to a Chinese lad Lam rather curious to know. His Excellency the Governor has had a chance of learning young China's ideas on the subject for he has just given two prizes (of $50 and $25) for essays … The North-China HeraldLocusts and Hail in Chinese TurkestanJao Yin-chi, Provincial Treasurer and acting Governor of Chinese. Turkestan, reports that in the middle of June last the class of Anhui, son of the accused Trea-and accurately mapped out and measured metropolitan distric… The North-China HeraldWhite Silk in Bales 3Yellow Silk in piculs..., 2,008 2,008 26 1,749 919 4,702 ow, Willy, 105 4,705, 4,810 60 9 49 aes 28,627 30,887 3,086 2,962 1,495 37720, Agginst in 1895-96... 39,984 42,097 6,884 5,556 2,324 56,861 4, 1894.95 29,549. 31,3…
