The Archive
Friday, 10 January 1908
The North-China HeraldThe Temperance Movement in AmericaJanuary 9. As America is the home of the modern temperance movement, considerable importance attaches to the campaign against alcohol which is in progress in that country. The attention of the outside world has been draw… The North-China HeraldA New Debating SocietyAs a general rale in Hongkong we do not debate much except about the unconscionable vagaries of the dollar and the unpopular character of the Sanitary Board. We are, however, to have a fully flodged Debating Society, due… The North-China HeraldJapan and ChinaTokio, January 3. The general consensus of opinion here is that China will constitute the absorbing question of 1908. The "Kokumin Shimbun" in an editorial says that one of the principal causes of the Russo-Jo mar was th… The North-China HeraldThe New Year Paper HuntThe start of the New Year's day hunt was at the Blue Pots Village" on the Rubicon Road. Only a small field attended and it was started at 3.30 by the Master. Two big wades in the first half mile strung the hunt out, and … The North-China HeraldA foreigner of the Roman CatholicMission has recently taken up residence here, but thus far though calls have been' exchanged with the Protestant missionaries they have not resulted in the pleasure of personal acquaintance. The hospital of the American … The North-China HeraldArrest of a SteamerThe steamer Victoria, formerly on the British register, latterly the property of Kwang Tuck Tai and sailing under the Chinese flag, was arrested in the Arsenal Reach on Monday on Mixed Court warrant. The firm Kwang Tuck … The North-China HeraldThe Unrest inINDO-CHINA, January 10. Ir may be supposed that the article in the " Dépéche Coloniale" dealing with the dangerous state of political unrest in Indo-China, to which one of our telegrams referred yesterday, will not be re… The North-China HeraldLuke and St. JohnOther memories are unreceptive and unreliable. My own is such, and I am afraid after this confession you will be disposed to be sceptical as to what I propose to relate, and think all my stories yarns. But here comes in … The North-China HeraldIn Wild TibetMr. C. John Hendry, the young Woolwich engineer, recently did remarkable ride through the forbidden altitudes of Tibet. Mr. Hendry is a son of Mr. C., Hendry, a fitter at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. He studied at the Wo… The North-China HeraldThe Yate of Crosby HallLovers of London will learn wit! regret that in spite of all efforts of Si Vezey Strong and his committee i seems highly improbable that Crosby Hall will be saved from the house breakers. Ido not mean the gentle men who … The North-China HeraldTwo Kinds of EducationWe have now in the city " prefectural middle school drawing students from the surrounding hsien primary schools, The building, erected on the site of thooid exantination halls, presents quite an imposing sppedrance. Six … The North-China HeraldThr Cot of ReformThe opium edict here as elsewhere seems to be giving cause to hope for better things. I am told there are now no dens open in the city. Opium can be purchased and taken home to be. smoked only by those who have licences.… The North-China HeraldFrom Day to DayThroughout the country peace and quietness seem to reign despite the very high prices which ordinary commodities such as rice, vegetables and coal oil, have reached. A couple of weeks ago some excitement was caused by th… The North-China HeraldMining in ChinaAra time when the Imperial exchequer and provincial treasuries are low, when unrest prevails over a large portion of the Empire, mainly owing to the difficalty experienced by China's crowded population in earning even th… The North-China HeraldThe Chinese ConstitutionDecember 25. 1, Emperor of China, under instructions from Her Majesty the Empress-'Dowager Last year an Edict was issued to prepare for the establishment of a constitutional form of Government, bat as the matter is of #0… The North-China HeraldThe Yarn MarketMarket Report, dated Shanghai, January 6, 1908. Bom! the interval, business being hampered, partly by the holidays and partly by the decision on the part of the Chinese brokers, who have formed " guild of their own, to c… The North-China HeraldOpium and Alcohol"The Manchester Guardian" has recently been taking the Shanghai Municipal Council to task for its refusal to close down instanter the opium dens in the Settlement. It is not concerned with the impracticability of despoti… The North-China HeraldReminiscences of Seventy YearsBy tue Vex. tas Arcupgacox A. E. Mouzg, 8.v. In this and succeeding issues we shall publish the substance of an address recently given by Archdeacon Moule to a Ningpo audience. Apart from the personality of the writer, h… The North-China HeraldClaude King and " the Spider" of MrSydney Pease down to the Parkynes and Binks of Mr. Sinclair Cotter and Mr. Morgan whose finished little study of two country bumpkins had just enough caricature about it to supply the necessary comic relief after the pre… The North-China HeraldReadings for TitThermometers in the open air in a shaded situation in the English Settlement. 1908, Fahr, Thermometer Rainfall Min, Max, in inches Jen. 3 Lo cee 458... 018 venture and with a score of 397 they left the M.U.C. to make 282… From Our own Correspondent · North-China HeraldAutocracy in RussiaFrom Our Own Correspondent. St. Petersburg, December 5. At fifteen minutes past twelve on the night of November 26, the knell of Rassian autocracy was sounded and Russia approached more nearly to a constitutional state t… The North-China HeraldThe Vulcan IronworksThird Ordinary General Meeting Valean Ironworks, Limited, was held at the Head Office, 45 Yangtszepoo Road, Shanghai, at 4.30 p.m., on Monday, January 6, 1908. There were present—Messrs. P. V. Davies (Chairman), 0. Middl… The North-China HeraldNews from East AsiaPeking, January 9. The situation is absolutely unsettled. There are ea great differences between the leading Statesmen, that it will be most difficult to restore harmony amongst them. Nobody knows what will happen. The d… The North-China HeraldThe Silver KinoThe advantages, os well as the disadvantages though in a minor degree, of repertoire company which is capable of playing any one of thirty or thirty-two plays at s moment's notice were thrown into strong relief by the pe… The North-China HeraldNews from EuropeBerlin, January 8. Radowitz, who has been representing Germany as Ambassador in Madrid since 1892, will resign on July 1 of this year, on account of his advanced age. [He will soon complete his sixty-ninth year). ireless… The North-China HeraldThe Trouble at Pootungis reported from Nanking that! H.E. Toan Fang is in receipt of telegraphic dispatch from his Honour Liang Ju-hao, Taotai of this port, concerning the trouble caused by the ferry-men at Pootung. Ho has instructed his Hono… The North-China HeraldReform in MongoliaA high official has memorialized the Throne advising their Majesties to order the Acting Viceroy of Chihli to transport the famine sufferers in that province to Mongolia where they may be settled as colonists to reclaim … From Reuters · North-China HeraldThe Thaw TrialNew York, January 6. The Thaw trial will be resumed to-morrow.—Our Own Correspon- Mr. A. F. Walter, the chief proprietor of " The Times," is reticent, but has stated that the direction of "The Times" will not leave the h… The North-China HeraldThe New Telegraph OfficesPacific Cable Companies moved to their new offices on the Bund. The building is erected by the Great Northern Telegraph Company to accommodate "its staff and those of the other companies. It was designed by Messrs. Atkin… The North-China HeraldArrest of the Maori KingBy order of the British Minister at Peking, transmitted through—Sir Pelham Warren as Rexistrar ut Shi ing in Shanghai, the steamer Maori ing was arrested in the Kiangnan Arsenal Reach on Saturday. The vessel is now in th… The North-China HeraldThe Unrest in Chekiang'A telegram from Peking states that the Hunghutze bandits in the north of Heilungkiang province have lately been very active. A fight, lasting several hours, has taken place between the Government troops and the brigands… The North-China HeraldBritish Claims for the 1905 RiotShanghai, January 9. Before H. P. Wirxixsox, Esq., ims Commissioner. THe couxrRy civ' The Country ('lub claimed $2,340.55. Mr. J. Byrne Hackett said that he represented the Country Club. In reply to Mr. Wilkinson witness… The North-China HeraldThe Brown DooDaring the past week there has been series of demonstrations by medical students—particularly those of University College Hospital—against the vivisectionist " brown dog memorial " at Battersea. It began with some studen… From Reuters · North-China HeraldMunicipal Control in TokioTokio, January 6. forthelit is the intending purchaser is informally contradicted. Herr Maximilian Harden has been sentenced to four months' imprisonment. The whole case constituted an absolute reversal of the previous p… The North-China HeraldReminiscences of Seventy YearsBr vox Vex. tux Ancupzscox A. E. Movur, 3.0. (Continued from page 82.) The old coaching days and the penetration of railways south and south-west of London, I remember well. The London coaches took, I think, two days and… The North-China HeraldOws and a Fireist mas caterers have tegal their season's shows. The chief poreyors of toys nowadays annually convert their establishments or depart~ meats into children's fairylands, where whole army of toy soldiers go through rutches… The North-China HeraldThe Mising BankerMany of us are looking forward to Mr. Tree's return to town from his antamnal tour, more especially because he is to represent to us Mr, Comyns dramatized version of Dickens' novel, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"; but as s… The North-China HeraldThe Kobe HeraldLondon, January 2. It is reported from Paris that in view of the increase of crime, the Paris Police authorities have warned the Home Department as to the results of adopting " too lenient attitude towards: eriminals, es… From Reuters · North-China HeraldThe Mount RoyalThe C.P.R.S. Mount Royal has reached Queenstown. Her boilers started leaking on December 12 and she was forced to return.—' Reuter. The Mount Royal left Antwerp for "St. John's, New Brunswick, on December 7. Up to the da… The North-China HeraldAn Officer of the GuardsInterest in the race case has, however, been largely discounted by another judicial sensation—a military Court of Inquiry into certain allegations. made by Lieutenant Woods, of the 2nd Grenadier Guards, against his super…
