The Archive
Wednesday, 8 August 1900
The North-China HeraldIn an Inland CapitalWhen frst reports began to circulate to effect that an outbreak of hostilities in the North was a not unlikely thing, I, being one of a party of missionaries resident in a well-known inland capital, began to take note, n… The North-China HeraldA Brief ReminiscenceWhen the late and lamented Sir Harry Parkes returned from Peking in 1858, I had the pleasure of long conversation wi him. On inquiring as fo his experience in the matter of the new treaty, if nothing more could have been… The North-China HeraldThe Indian ExpeditionThe "Times of India" says:—The approximate estimated initial cost of the Indian Force sent to China, including its vances of pay, transport and supplies, is about £110,000, and the recurring monthly east of pay will be a… The North-China HeraldA Possible DifficultyThe man gave valuable information as to the state of the country between Peking and Tientsin. General Sung, he said, with 10,000 men, had retreated from Tientsin to Yang-tsun, which is twenty miles by rail or thirty by r… The North-China HeraldThe Roman Catholic Stationat Nanyangfu, Honan, where they have long occupied a fortified village, was attacked by a band of robbers and the general rabble, but they were unsuccessful in doing any damage. They then entered the city and pulled down… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldThe Dowager Empress and the BoxersThe following letter from ex-Consul-General George Jamieson appears in the "Times" of the 28th of June TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. h appeared at Shang-Herald" May 16th from its native correspondent Peking throws consider… The North-China HeraldThe Relief of PekingTHE concluding words of Dr. Morson's message from Peking on the of July to the outside world, which we are fortunately allowed to publish in full this morning, are " contentedly awaiting relief" It touches the heart to t… The North-China HeraldAfter the PacificationFor the moment, it is felt that for Parliament and for the Government, it is a time for action and not for debate; and 80 fur as immediate action goes there is no complaint against the Government. learned yesterday that … The North-China HeraldShall Relief Go?The allied forces here number altogether about 17,000 men, including 2,000 British, 8,000 Japanese, 4,000 Russians, and 1,700 Americans. Notwithstanding the desperate situation in Peking the question of whether the force… By Sist · North-China HeraldThe Position at HankowTo the Editor of the "Nonti-Catya Day New Sin,—In your issue of the 25th inst., there is a startling paragraph, giving what you call Bad News from the River." You say: "We are informed that HE. Chang Chih-tung states tha… The North-China HeraldThe Late Duke of Edinburgh2nd Aug. 'THE news of the death of H.R.H. the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, more familiarly known to Englishmen as the Duke of Edinburgh, will be heard with sincere regret on all hands, and in Shanghai with a tinge of p… The North-China HeraldThe Reign of Terror in Peking6 the Editor of the "Normu-Carxa Dany News." Si,—The announcement recently received from which we learn with much re-geet that two very prominent officials of the Tsungli Yamen have lost their lives because of their devo… The North-China HeraldThe Railway AccidentsEach year, as the tourist season comes round, we seem to have some terrible railident to record. This summer, unis the past week, we is to prove no exception, ad two. It is to be hoped they suffice, as unluckily in both … The North-China HeraldAnother Huge BazaarAlthough it has followed so quickly on the "National," the Naval and Military bazaar, which has been one of the chief events of this week, has scored a great success. Tt was organised by Mr. C. P. Little, the energetic p… The North-China HeraldA Most Important RevelationThe following extract from a letter from Tientsin from a gentleman who has a thorough knowledge of the Chinese written language, and whose statements ray be implicitly relied on, has been courteously placed at our dispos… The North-China HeraldA Northern Dispatchstates that the Tsungli Yamen Ministers Hsii Ching-cheng and Yuan Chang were ordered to execution by Prince Tuan and Wang Yi on the 23th of July and that the Assistant Grand Secretary Wang Weushao, als" a member of the C… The North-China HeraldThe China Crisis in(From the "London and China Express" of the 22nd of June. In the House of Lords, on 18th instant, the Marquis of Salisbury, replying to a question by the Earl of Kimberley, said:—"TI do not think we have any information … The North-China HeraldThe Wallace CollectionAt length, three years after the death of the testatrix, Lady Wallace, the wonderful collection of works of art got together by the third and fourth Marquises of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace (the fourth Marquis's rep… The North-China HeraldA Sad Occurrence in the HarbourSurgeon James Stoughton, U.S. Navy, of the U.S.S. Castine, was returning on board about 12 o'clock on Sunday night in company with a brother officer. In stepping into a sampan he slipped and went overboard. A strong ebb … The North-China HeraldMinima Sailing ClubThree boats entered for the race on Saturday afternoon:—the Gladys, Wee Wynn, and Dorothy. The latter did not get away until fifteen minutes after gun-tire, being on the wrong side of the line at the'start." The race was… The North-China HeraldMovements of the WarshipsOn Sunday afternoon the Italian flagship Fieramosea took up her moorings close to the Custom House at Woosung, and she is now berthed close to H.M.S. Dido. She received a salute from the Dido, and herself returned the co… The North-China HeraldThee Latest Engagementis one between Lady Randolph Churchill and Mr. Cornwallis West of the Scots Guards, only son of Mr. and Mrs, CornwallisWest of Ruthin Castle, N.W. Inv, West has lately been invalided home from South Africa; the marriage … The North-China HeraldThe Hongkong and Shanghai Banking CorporationThe following is the seventieth report of the' Court of Directors to the ordinary half-yearly General Meeting of Sharcholders ty be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on Saturday, the 18th of August, 1900, at noon To the P… The North-China HeraldLate News from the NorthWe have to thank Mr. S. Komura, of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, for the following text ofa telegram received by him yesterday Foreign Ministers are very danger ously situated. Narabara (Secretary of Legation) has died, Alli… The North-China HeraldChinese Troops on the RiverThe C.M-S. Kiangyung, which arrived yesterday from Hankow and river ports, Reports that off Sanshan Bluff she passed 12 large junks, filled with Chinese troops, hound down river. IT.M.S,. Hart was also seen below Kiukian… The North-China HeraldAnother Reminiscence of Summermust tell you that when we crossed ithe Ruce-cours:, after watching the Volunter parade, the sky tothe West was a blaze of cardinal almost to the depth of blood, 80 curious was the sunset's colouring. I stepped int) rics… The North-China HeraldNews from the NorthThe following important news reached us on Sunday from a valued correspondent sat Chefoo Extracts from a letter received from Tientsin will have a special {nterest your readers, The messenger who brought Sir R. Hart's di… The North-China HeraldSaturday Night Soldiers(rrowt THE " sPECTATOR.") {Stanzas written in dejection near Paddington, in November, 1899, by 9 Guckney Volunteer; but see now Lord Roberts' despatch from Germiston, May 30th, 9.5 p.m.: ©The City Imperial Volunteers led… The North-China HeraldParliament and the2 has still been a ein Partin the Chinese and on the policy being and to be pursued by our Government with regard to it, Tt is true that on Taestay Me. Pritchard Morgan moved the adjournment of the in order to call' atte… The North-China HeraldThe Savagery of the Manchesand Reactionists of Peking in revenging themselves upon their enemies is shown by the manner in which the unlucky (Chinese) Ministers of the Tsunglt Yamen, Hsit Ching-cheng and Yaan Ch'ang, met their death on the 28th of… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldThe Evacuation of PeitaihoTo the Editor of the "Nonrn-Cursa Daty News," Sin,—With reference to a letter, which appeared in your paper, dated the 28th of June, and signed "A Peitaiho Refugee," the following facts should I think be made known From … The North-China HeraldYesterday, Mr. Lewis asked the UnderSecretary for Foreizn Adairs whether he busd received any further information relat ing to the safety of British subjects Peking and the progress of the relieving Mr. Brodrick: I regret v" say we have no authentic inform… The North-China HeraldNews from GermThe Ostasiatische Llya" issued yesterday morning the following extra (Special Cable-service of "Der Ostasiatische Lloyd.") Berlin, August 2nd, 7.15 p.m. Germany declares officially that she does not demand the supreme co… The North-China HeraldRealises Fox Tae Wee(Thermometers in the open ait in a shaded situation in the English Settlement.) 1900. Fahr. Thermometer. Rainfall in inches. Avg. ApwmratSermour left this on Wednesday morning for Nanking in the Alacrity on the special i… The North-China HeraldThe Refugees from ShensiThe officials have sent two different escorts up to Chingtsekuan (on the chief mountain road to Hsian) to. meet and bring down the Evglish Baptist inissionaries feom Hsian. From which it is feared serious trouble of some… The North-China HeraldMovement of TransportsWe take the following from the " Hong-Kong Daily Press" of the 27th ultimo The transport Nevasa arrived in the harbour yesterday afternoon, having left Calcutta on the 12th instant. She bad on board Captain Stockley, R-E… The North-China HeraldMore Troops for the NorthWe take the following from the Hongkong Daily Press" of the 30th ultimo. Three more transports arrived from Indin yesterday, viz:—the Sirha, with the Madras Suppo's and Miners (4 British and 4 native atticers, 191 men, 7… The North-China HeraldThe Indian ContingentThe following notes are from the "Hong kong Daily Press" of the Ist instant. Two more transports arrived from India yesterday, viz., the Nowshera from Bombay and the Urlana from Calcutta, The Nowshera brings:—1st Goorkha… The North-China HeraldReinforcement of ThrThe chartered trans arrived hers on the 22a inst allaarat, which Madras Liedet Unf anted, Was once ordered te the Kowk on Wharges, where the men were landed at 5 pan, and, headed by the und of the Hongkong Reviment and t…
