The Archive
Wednesday, 1 August 1900
The North-China HeraldSome Settled Points of Chinese PolicyWhatever room for anxiety may still exist in regard to the situation in China, the progress of events from day to day has settled some points of the situation in a fairly satisfactory manner. There is, for example, the p… The North-China HeraldWild and Loose TalkIn the Swatow region there reigns at present comparative quiet. Yet there is much wild and loose talk amongst the people. In the villages along the Swatow river basins there is an extensive Buddhist movement. The people … The North-China HeraldWhisky Spreads the BlazeThe cotton in which the fire was started was piled up awaiting shipment. Adjoining it was a pyramid of whisky in barrels. A pay clerk first saw the blaze and screamed a warning. Almost as if an echo to his words the whis… The North-China HeraldThe Fighting Value of Fanaticismknowledge we have of the claims of; the Boxers to miraculous powers and invulnerability, have been, intensely surprised at the audacity shown in their attacks on Admiral Seymour and in Tientsin. Why, with our wealth of e… The North-China HeraldThe Assassination of the King of Italyist July. Tue news that Umberto I, King of Italy; was assassinated on Sunday evening at Monza must have sent a thrill of horror yesterday throughout the world, wherever the telegraph reaches. The only son of the dearly l… The North-China HeraldA Prophecy and Its FulfilmentThe news of the 16th of July, which we have received with a hush too deep for comment, recalls to my mind a letter from one whom we have all known as "just Arthur Smith," a name so widely quoted in the West of late years… The North-China HeraldAn Exodus from PekingYesterday's "Echo de Chine" says that it knows on good authority that the railway between Peking and Paotingfu has been repaired sufficiently to allow the trea sures from the Imperial Palace to be removed on trucks hand-… The North-China HeraldSaturday, Lith JulyOur fellows all got into the city eatly this morning, with little opposition, four Swpanese wounded on the way in, and as I write, the Japanese, French and American flags are clearly seen on the walls and high buildings.… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldLord Salisbury and MissionariesTo the Editor of the "Nonta-Carsa Dany News." Dean Sin,—The last mail brought us the text of Lord Salisbury's speech at the bicentennial meeting of the Society for the of the Guspel in Foreign Parts, is truly surprising … The North-China HeraldDynamite 18 UsedWhen the flames were at their fiercest the officials of the Hamburg-American Jine decided that the only way to prevent a total destruction of their great pier was to blow up the side of the dock at which the Phoenicia la… The North-China HeraldThe Forts at ChefooThe city and harbour of Chefoo are protected (?) by two forts, one directly east, the other west of the city. Between the two every foreign house in the place can be destroyed by shot and shell, and this fact, together w… The North-China HeraldMother Seigel in InfluenzaHo hated to give up, Me. Bootes did, but he had to. There was only one road for hin to travel by. Just when business was so pushing at the stores, too!—that was the unluckiest part of it, so he thought. Trade was booming… The North-China HeraldTo Save Tientsin(From "Sport and Gossip.") AsI ride, as T ride To our Chief and Truth, we are often and assured, is a naked lady living at the bottom' of a well—therel fore, dificult access. This may account for the fiot that hitherto t… The North-China HeraldImportant State PapersPerhaps the most dramatic, as well as the most unexpected development of the state of anarchy and war, which now prevails in North China, is the appeal of His Imperial Majesty Kuang Hsii t the Emperor vf this realm, Who,… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldA Chinese Volunteer Company for ShanghaiTo the Editor of the "*NOWTH-OHINA DAILY NEWS." Str,—If it had not been for what I have en, up here I might have sympathized with those correspondents who have written to you advocating the formation of a Chinese Volunte… The North-China HeraldA Chinese Letter from the StraitsTo the Estitor of the Sin,—Will the Gi the Empress Dowager to rule Eh ever she wishes, there is no unless the Emperor Kuang Hsi is restored instantly. The interview by a representa-tivo of "Hongkong Daily Press" with Li … The North-China HeraldThe Officials FriendlyThe officials are showing a good deal of anxiety with regard to the safety of foreigners down here. They have warned us against leaving the ed cities without an armed escort of Chinese soldiers. The Taichow Pengfu has po… The North-China HeraldNo Reason for AlarmHowever, nothing his yet occurred on the mainland to justify the jumpy" condition of some people on the Island, and it is to be loped that nothing will. Two families of laties and children remain on the mainland, one tha… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldAn Appeal for the WoundedTo the Editor of the "Norru-Cmixa Day News." Sir,—Will you allow us through your columns, to appeal to the community of Shanghai for assistance to the wounded of all nationalities in the north? By the expenditure of a co… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldThe Refugees in ShanghaiTo the Editor of the NORTH-CHINA DAILY NEW: Sim,—As many of your readers are doubtless aware, a large number of missionaries in Central China, acting under Consular instructions, are bringing their families to Shanghai. … The North-China HeraldThe News from the Hinterlandhas been most deplorable. The lives of the.ative Christians have been made almost not worth living by violent persecution. Robbery, murder, beating, house-burning are the order of the day, and one is left to wonder wheth… The North-China HeraldThe Road to PekingTue strict censorship to which Press messages are now, it would seem, being subjected by the Milinu) Authorities in Chihli is no doubt perfectly correct. It has at all events one advantage: as we are entirely without kno… The North-China HeraldWounded Taken to JapanThe following is from the "Japan Times" of the 23rd. It is another proof that the French have been doing their share nobly at Tien! The Red Cross hospital ship Hakuai Maru, which arrived at Ujina early on urday morning, … The North-China HeraldThe American Press on the Situation28th July. 'THE American Association of China, not long since, dispatched an urgent telegram to its Government and its Press, pointing out the importance of American trade and missionary enterprise in China, the paralysi… The North-China HeraldIs Case of PartitionThere are some who would have this country take a share of the territory in the event of partition. Congressman' Brom-well of Ohio has made public announce-that he favours tal a slice of nese territory in such event. If … The North-China HeraldA Riot FearedThe officials, as usual, were afraid to cause a riot, and gave way to the mob, and the prefect was allowed to remain. But so serious did the situation appear, and the prospects of a riot so probable, that the Customs sta… The North-China HeraldNews from ChefooThe C. M.S. Hsinchi, from Chefuo, direct, arrived here yesterday, and brings little news to throw light on "the situation," All was quiet at the northera port when she left, The only warships there were the U.S.8. Yorkto… The North-China HeraldA National Suggestion Distributed to ChineseThe following has been distributed freely among local Chinese during the last few days, and has great interest also. for foreigners. The translation has been kindly furnished us there ix no central Government in Chiva no… The North-China HeraldBurning of the LinersThen, by a shift in the wind, the flames were sent in the direction of Pier No. 1, which was to the south end of Pier No. 2 the north of Pier No. Iwas the di of the Hamburg-American line, at which the steamship Phoenicia… The North-China HeraldThe Defence of theTue Consular Body having nnanimously decided to invite the Senior Naval Ofiicers in port to undertake the direction of the defence of the Settlements, they appointed the Consuls-General for France and_ the United States … The North-China HeraldMore Reasons to HopeWe have received a telegram from Chefoo which quotes a letter from the German Legation dated the 21st of July, which says that the German loss was ten dead and twelve wounded. All the Legations are damaged. The Chinese a… The North-China HeraldOutrage and Violenceall over the country-: ide. South, in the Pingyang district, the mob of Boxers and bad characters have been busy for some days burning and de-tr.ying chapels and houses of converts, pillaging their property, and using th… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldMr. Hawks Pott and theTo the Editor of the "Nortu-Carsa Dalny News." Sim,—In your issue of to-day my self-constituted critic, relying doubtless upon his position as Chairman of the American Association, calls me to task for certain telegrams … The North-China HeraldThe Relief of PekingOur Hongkong correspondent writes Major-General Barrow, who has gone through with General Gaselee to take command of the Expeditionary Force, is reported to be sanguine of being able to start from Tientsin for the relief… The North-China HeraldThe Senior Consul ValdezThave the honour to inform you tat quence of a heat loade! with cotto. ing hastily the Chinese Likin Station of officer in charge of the said station, Cha"-chu-the North, t escape payment of duties, the dered 3 runners t… The North-China HeraldThe Situation at FoochowYour correspondent was in Foochow about a week before sailing for Shanghai on the 22nd of July. Daring that time T saw and heard much to convince me that an unfavourable change had taken place in the spirit and demeanour… The North-China HeraldThe Next Advance on PerA private letter ated Tentsin the [20th instant, from a n who is going forward with the next relieving force, says that astart will probably be made within a fortnight. The writer sys: From the best sources available it … The North-China HeraldThe War in South AfricaCommunication with Pretoria is restored. General French has captured a good many prisoners. General Brondwood, who is closely following De Wet, has captured' five waggons, and is now at Vredefort waiting for Colonel Litt… The North-China HeraldA Diary of Ey Nts in PekingWe take the following graphically written Diary of Events in Peking" from the "Universal Gazette," written by aChinese oficial holding @ high post in one of the Six Boards in Peking, embodied ju a letter to his family li… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldRelief of Soldiers at the NorthTo the Editor of the "Nonta-Curxa Dany News." Sin,—Two days ago you published a Netter from Mr. R. E. Lewis to Me, James)L. Scott, in regard to thy work of the Y.MLC.a. among the Allied Troops in Tientsin. I have just re…
