The Archive
Friday, 20 March 1908
The North-China HeraldThe Drag HoundsThe experiment of the previous week was Saturday, another excursion was made to neighbourhood of the Grand Canal wits the Drag Hounds. For various reasons the field was smaller, but it was rewarded with a most successful… The North-China HeraldMore Milk from Unlicensed Dairies'A coolie was charged with bringing milk into the Settlement for sale, from an unlicensed dairy. Inspector Hill, of the Health Department, said that for the last two months the accused had been bringing milk into the Set… The North-China HeraldDeath of Mr. ShewanIr is with deep regret that we have to record the death, at the age of fifty-four, of Mr. Arthur Shewan, an old and esteemed resident of Sh: died at the General Hospital early on Wednesday morning. He bad been in hospita… The North-China HeraldShanghai Horse BazaarThis was a claim for $9 and Tls. 71 for goods supplied and services rendered in the years 1905 and 1906. Mr. J.C. E, Douglas appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. R. A. Frost for defendant. His Honour rendered the followin… From Our Correspondent, Hongkong · North-China HeraldThe Prisons of ChinaOur Hongkong Correspondent writes:—Mr. Mok Hung-chun, an Tmperial Commissioner, who has been appointed by the Emperor to inspect the prisons in the interior of China and to report to the Throne, has been passing through … The North-China HeraldExtortion by a Constable'A native constable, from Wayside Police Station, was charged with extorting the sum of thirteen cen's from 8 ricsha coolie. The evidence showed that the accused arrested the ricsha coolie for tonting for hire. On the wa… The North-China HeraldThe Crowned Skull—by Fergus Hume, London. T, Werner LaurieMr. Fergus Hume has no idea of sbandosing any of the methods which the publication of "The Mystery of a into @ sudden celebrity on Hansom Cab." Twenty years alter the appearance of that first success, we find again in Th… The North-China HeraldThe Telephone ReportWe understood that the Telephone Inquiry Committee has sent in its report to the Telephone Company, after 'a very exhaustive inquiry into the system in use here. The inquiry has ex. tended over several months, and ass re… The North-China HeraldColonization in KoreaTus telegram which we published yesterday from our Tokio correspondent with reference to the subsidizing of the Oriental Colonization Company marks an important step in the development of Korea under Japanese rule. By th… The North-China HeraldIn the person of Mr. J. L. ScottShanghai loses an old snd respected resident, who has taken " prominent part in' local affairs for many years. Mr. Scott first came out to Shanghai in 1870, and in his earlier days was an enthusiastic sportsmen. was the … The North-China HeraldA Fraudulent ContractorA contractor named Liang Tsz-zen was charged with uttering six worthless bank orders on the Hung Tah native bank, with which he had no account, thereby attempting to defraud a native complainant of Tls. 2,500, on various… The North-China HeraldTae Chefoo Road FireThe proprietor and the manager of a pork shop, No. 66 Chefoo Road, were charged with having been concerned together in wilfully setting fire to the said premises at 8.30 p.m. on the 11th instant, with intent to obtain th… The North-China HeraldOn the proposition of Mr. St. Croix, Sir Pelham Warren took the Chair'The minutes of the last annual meeting were taken as read, as were also the 'Trustees' report aad accounts for the year 1907. Mr. St. Croix—I have not muck to say, gentlemen, about and accounts; you will hi that during … The North-China HeraldA Viceroy PreacherA delightful experience at the Chen-tu Missionary Conference was the visit of the Viceroy. He stood up in front of us and preached to us as if he were the missionary and we the heathen gathered in an ordinary street chap… The North-China HeraldThe Viceroy at Nanking, H. E. TuanFang, has sent a dispatch to His Ho our M.T. Liang, the Shanghai Taotai stating that since, in accordance with the Imperial Decree, all opium dens in the native city of Shanghai have been closed down, and no steps been t… The North-China HeraldThe Municipal GazetteGurdwara.—As a result of an of either province have been ordered to for compliance in accordance with my application for additional outhouses and exterminating and outformer letter. I await the favour of fittings, a stat… The North-China HeraldA Future Criticism on NewspapersIt will be remembered that the English columns of the "Nanfangpao" of Shanghai were suspended in October, 1907. The proprietor and the editor of the Peking "Jih Pao" now intend to establish ing paper in the capital with … The North-China HeraldThe Cost of SocietyM. Paul Deschanel, formerly President of the French Chamber, hax lately submitted to his Government an instructive report on the cost of living "in society " in different conntrie.. The immediate object of the report is … The North-China HeraldThe Marshall Islands Trade CaseNews comes from Melbourne that the dispute between Australia and Germany in connexion wit Islands copra case and that Germany will pay the claims of Messrs. Burns, Philp and Ca., of Sydney, to the extent of £4,100. "The … The North-China HeraldThe Question of the FleetYet that is just what it is about to do. The bomb in question is a modest proposal, which is soon to be laid before the Duma, for the rebuilding of the Rassian fleet at an outlay of three milliards of roubles. The Govern… The North-China HeraldA School of JournalismMarch 18. Ir was hardly to be expected that in the searching criticism to which all modern schools are exposed the school of journalism should escape attention. Strictly speaking there is, of course, no school of journal… The North-China HeraldIn Fancy DressDaring " season that Ins been 0 cro with social events as to be noteworthy even in the annals of distraction-loving Shanghai no function bad been more eagerly anticipated than the Ball given by Mr. and Mrs, D. Landale at… The North-China HeraldThe Price of a PeerageApart from the big debate, the most important events in Parliament have been the forcing through the Commons by means of the closure of the two ooftish Bills which were thrown out, by the Lords last year; and the most in… The North-China HeraldTrial Trip of CluthaThe Clutha X, o ferry-launch built by the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Company, Ld., to the order of the Shanghai and Hoogkew Wharf Ca., Ld., had a most successful trial trip on Monday afternoon. A small party of invite… The North-China HeraldThe Shantung RailwayThe following particulars of the Shantung Railway are taken from the Deutscha Bauzeitung (Berlin) The Shantang Railway, completed in 1904, is about 245 miles long, ranning between Tsingtao and Tsinanfa, the ital of the p… The North-China HeraldFatal Tram AccidentA fatal accident occurred in Avenue Road at 5.30 p.m. on Monday to a Chinese who jambed off a Bubbling Well tram from the wrong side. It mary speed, the Chinese, without giving any signal to stop, opened the: fate and ju… The North-China HeraldA Riotous Protestjou the morning of the 16th instant Telegrams from Ningpo report that riots broke out at Héngkia, la Ningpo prefecture. The cause of the disturbance is said to be the imposition of heavy taxes upon the people of that dis… The North-China HeraldThe Honan Road FireThe proprietor of the Tuck Dah tea leaf hong, No. 171 North Honan Road, was charged with having wilfully tet fire to his premises on the night of the 12th instant, with intent to obtain the insurance money thereon. Detec… The North-China HeraldPlan of ShanghaiThe revised plan of the Settlement and environs is submitted and approved, for transmission to Messrs. Waterlow and Sons, Ld. to be lithographed. Copies wil be sold to the public when received. Road Extensionsjand Wideni… The North-China HeraldIndia and TibetThe Chinese Resident at Lhasa reports that the British troops at Chumbi have been withdrawn to Li and that the place has been handed over to H.E. Chang Yin; g- Who latter has asked the Waiwapu to request the British Gove… The North-China HeraldFacts You Ought to KnowThe liver and stomach work harmoniously together, to change the food we eat into blood, bone, and tissue. The stomach supplies the gastric juice which digests the albominous part of our food, and the bile from the liver … The North-China HeraldThe Bank BurglaryAn unemployed native named Sing Zung-ching was charged with burglariously breaking into and entering the premises of Messrs. Meyer & Ca., No, 73 Szechuen Road, on January 3, 1908, and stealing therefrom property to the v… The North-China HeraldThe Swatow ReformerNow that the release of Ya Chich'éng (RAEGr), reported in the Hongkong telegrams as In Kai-shing, has been decided upon, one may speak without fear of prejudicing his case. The so-called Swatow reformer is nothing more o… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldThe Opium QuestionTo the Editor of the "Nonra-Caixa Daicy Rix Sin,—On March 14 I gave the Council dae notice that the following amend' would be proposed. to the Council's resolution No. 6 on the opium question, that is to say, that the fo… From Reuters · North-China HeraldNews from EuropeBerlin, March 18. London vii Bombay, March 19. Novoe Vremya" publishes an Lord Tweedmouth, speaking in|! ith Prince Bilow, the Ge the House of Lords," said that man Chancellor, in which he repudiates the spring of the ye… From Reuters · North-China HeraldWreck of a Castle LinerLondon vid Bombay, March 16. The Union-Castle str. Newmk Castle (6,224 tons) has been totally wrecked off the coast of Zaluland. The wife of Major Reginald Harvey Boys, 2.£., D.3.0., and two of the crew were drowned. The… The North-China HeraldThe End of the NegotiationsYokio, Marsh 15. 'A prolonged conferences teek place on Friday.between Baron Hayashi, Japanese Minister at Peking, and H. E. Yuan Shih-kai, President of the Waiwapn. The latter explained, with much feeling, China's inter… The North-China HeraldA Bore BoxerRadolf Unbols, who is known as the Boer boxer, appears to be doing moll in America. When the writer nead to see Unbolz sparring in Cape Tawa, he was looked on as of German extraction and his methods mere: of " partic agg… The North-China HeraldAy the Emperor1. Utsowa ni wa Shitagai nagara, Awao we Tosa wa min we Sust Water, so soft that it will take the shape Of goblet, bowl, or cup, to suit the taste Of every hand that pours it; yet, withal,, Mighty to percolate the close-… The North-China HeraldFull Terms of the SettlementIt is announced that the oon-Sues saso orange! batons depen jand Chios will be as follows: ease eon Jo (1). An expiatory salute by the Chinese men-of-war for the hauling down of the Japanese flag, im the presence of the …
