The Archive
Saturday, 17 January 1920
The North-China HeraldIs It ReasonableJan. 13. Ir a celestial visitor could descend upon Shanghai to-day to inquire into the present conflict between Chinese and foreigners, would not his first exclamation be: 'But what is all the fighting about?' On the one… The North-China HeraldThe Anking ScandalIt will be recalled that in a letter dated November 27 last, our Anking (Anhui) correspondent reported a rumour, which appeared to be implicitly believed by the townspeople, of an attack by soldiers on the girls of one o… The North-China HeraldThe Chinese Libel ActionFurther Hearing at Mixed Court The Chinese libel action in which the Commercial Press, Ld., is suing the Chung Hua Book Ca., Ld., was resumed in the Mixed Court on Tuesday morning before the Assessor, Mr. Grant Jones, an… The North-China HeraldThe French ConcessionJan. 16. Tue elections for the ndw French Municipal Council went through with the smoothness which may equally be the outcome of perfect satisfaction or profound indifference. Seeing that no more candidates presented the… The North-China HeraldAmerican Trading CoMr. Tilton Steele the Plaintiff In the U. S. Court for China last Friday, before the Hon. C. Lobingier, judge, the action Ww: commenced in which Mr. A. Steele is suing the American Trading Ca. to recover $32,075.36 on an… The North-China HeraldChang Tso-lin a Saul among ProphetsPeking, Jan. 8. With reference to the rumoured restoration of the Manchu monarchy, the "Asiatic News Agency" has been authorized by the Secretarian of the Cabinet to say that there is not the slightest truth in all the r… The North-China HeraldThe Deadlock LiftedJan. 14, Tue Chinese shopkeepers and Street Unions are to be congratulated on the wisdom of their resolution not to declare a general strike. This does not, it is true, appear to include a specific order to members of th… The North-China HeraldOut of a Stone"No good trying to get blood out of a stone," appears as good a moral as any for those who are so unlucky as to' own Bank of Territorial Development notes. A judgement from the Mixed Court is reported to-day in another c… The North-China HeraldThe Future of China TeaJan, 15. Ovr London correspondent, dealing with the import into Britain of foodstuffs from China, says that "rice and tea are being imported from China in small quantities, but as far as is possible tea is being brought … The North-China HeraldStudents and Teachers Fall Out from Our Own CorrespondentHangchow, Jan, 12. 'The native papers give a good deal of space to the fracas between the Students' and Teachers' Unions on Sunday afternoon. A long letter is addressed by the former to the latter protesting in strong te… The North-China HeraldThe Anking ScandalThe letter which we publish today from three gentlemen who, we understand, have been specially sent to Shanghai by the Tuchun of Anhui, is but one out of many communications which have reached us in connexion with the re… The North-China HeraldThe Dry CampaignWe are sorry to have hurt the feelings of Mr. Mason, and other temperance enthusiasts by the headline on the telegram reporting how the American Anti-Saloon League is setting out on a world campaign. But we are bound to … The North-China HeraldSilver in China$300,000,000 Hoarded In an interview with an "Asahi" correspondent, on the subject of Silver, Mr. Chang Kung-chuan, Vice-Governor of the Bank of China, spoke of the proposal by the foreign banks at Shanghai that two kind… The North-China HeraldTo Chinese TaxpayersThe refusal yesterday of the majority of the shopkeepers in Honan and Fokien Roads to pay their rates (that is among those applied to) is none the less regrettable for being anticipated. We ask them once again to conside… The North-China HeraldMr. Gerard on Japan'A French wireless message, dated the 13th, says that Mr. J. W. Gerard, former American Ambassador at Berlin and author of that remarkable book My Four Years in Germany," has written a new book entitled "My Mission in Ja… The North-China HeraldA Mint in ShanghaiIt has been decided to establish a mint in Shanghai to be under the direct control of the Currency Bureau in Peking. In view of the opposition from the various sources, it is report that negotiations over the Wine and To… The North-China HeraldThe Milch CowIf Sir Auckland Geddes's optiistic view of British trade is realized, it is to be hoped that the middle classes. will share a little in the general Prosperity to the extent of seeing prices come down. The talk about infl… The North-China HeraldFrost Out QuartersLoan have been announced. It is for $30,000,000, or any sum over which may be subscribed, at 5} per cent., and the issue price is par. This time the Loan will not be free of income tax as the previous loans were. There w… The North-China HeraldFOOD STUFFS FROM CHINA From Our Own CorrespondentLondon, Nov. 25. The British Government is importing eggs from China on a large-scale. Its object is to supply the consumer with oggs below the exorbitant prices paid for them in this country all last winter. The eggs ar… The North-China HeraldThreat of General StrikeNothing transpired during the week end in connexion with the "No taxation without representation" agitation which would lead to the belief that the matter would be settled, and although in a letter addressed' by the Chin… From Our own Correspondent, Tuchun · North-China HeraldPoppy Seed andChangsha, Jan. 8. The 43 large bags of poppy seed which had been detained at the Niu-yn-tao station (at the top end of Wuchang) were released through the high-handed action of a band of soldiers sent by Chang Chung-cheng… From Reuters · North-China HeraldA Mint in ShanghaiPeking, Jan. 15. It is understood that the Government has decided to establish the head mint of China in Chinese territory at Shanghai close to the International Settlement, under the direct control of the Currency Commi… From Our own Correspondent · North-China HeraldA Big Fire in KanchowOn the morning of the 23rd there was another destructive fire here, only a stone's throw from the last blaze. It was in the centre of the busiest part of the city, a place, moreover, where there are several kerosene oil … By Professor Middleton Smith · North-China HeraldBy Professor Middleton SmithDuring she past summer the writer has been attempting to pick up the threads in Great Britain which were dropped six years ago. He has visited various industrial centres in order to see the new things of the workshops of… The North-China HeraldThe Chinese EngineerJun. 10. IN no branch of modern progress has China advanced during the last twenty years more than in engineering, if we except, perhaps, medicine, The Chinese engineer has come to stay. He is a much criticized person, a… The North-China HeraldTime and WindA judge of H. M. Supreme Court lamented, the other day, that the parties before him had not asked for a jury. Well, of course, it does make things easier for a judge. He has to give reasons for his decisions, a jury need… The North-China HeraldBank of Territorial DevelopmentAnother Failure to Recover Judgement was rendered at the Mixed Court on Thursday in the case of F. Parlani vy. Liu Ssu-ching for payment of $70,000 banknotes of the Bank of Territorial Development, Shanghai, as follow: P… The North-China HeraldChinese and RatesThe Municipal Gazette to-day contains two more letters that have passed between the Council and Mr. Chu Pao-san on the subject of an Advisory Committee, both _subsequent to the one we published yesterday. Writing on the … The North-China HeraldChina and the RedsReuter's indefatigable Peking correspondent has interviewed another Chinese official, "who for obvious reasons desired that his name should not be published" (we do not quite know why the reasons are so obvious, by the w… The North-China HeraldMrs. Roderick Campbell, MrsHenderson ((whose husband is Commander on H. M. S. Hawkins) and Miss Campbell arrived by the Empress of Japan last Friday Mr. and Mrs. Hayley Morriss and Mr. Gordon Morriss also arrived by the same ship. Tue American Leg… The North-China HeraldRicsha Coolies at Home'A long room, the boarded ceiling supported by slender wooden posts, gaily decorated with festoons of coloured paper and evergreens, rei cotton banners with cheerful grectings in gilt letters both in Chin and English han… The North-China HeraldThe New DiagnosisWonders will never cease. A new system of medical diagnosis has been discovered and according to some the middle finger of either hand contains within its narrow limits all the information necessary for a doctor—a profes… The North-China HeraldCharge of Opium StealingAssessor, and Magistrate Yui at the Mixed Court on Thursday the remanded hearing of the charge of larceny against Dong Scz-hai and six other Chinese was again brought up. The charge, it will be remembered, is that of bei… The North-China HeraldShanghai Jewish CommunityA meeting of the representative members of the local Jewish community took place on Monday at the offices of Mr. Edward 1. Pera, No. 14 Kiukiang Road, with a view to discussing the proposal contained ina letter received … The North-China HeraldElection Campaign From Our Own CorrespondentThe polling for the new House of Representatives and half the Senate takes place within two days, All voting closes at 8 o'clock in the evening, and by midnight sutficient will be known to give a general idea as to the r… The North-China HeraldThe Skottowe Cup Competition Shanghai Football ClubThough the Football Club could only field what appeared on paper to be a weak team, they surprised even their most enthusiastic supporters on Saturday by defeating the S. M. Police in the first round of the "Skottowe" Cu… The North-China HeraldThe Day of RevoltBritish Socialists, assembled: London to "celebrate" the second anniversary of the Russian Soviet Republic, indulged in some very frank expressions of rebellion. For the British Parliament, Mr. Tom Man could find no high… The North-China HeraldWork for Refugees28 Going as Crew on a British Ship The Refugees' Relief Committee is already taking very active measures in order to get some of Shanghai's unemployed foreigners away from here and sent back to countries 'n which they wi… The North-China HeraldHongkong & Shanghai Bank's New BuildingOne of Shanghai's most im-jthe Bank should purchase premises chased for a sanctioned cost of portant—landmarks—the Hong. kong & Shanghai Bank building—is doomed to disappear in the near future after service to the hoax a… The North-China HeraldShanghai's Sky LineThe building operations at present in progress on the Bund and the erection of the imposing structure, described on another page, for the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank calls attention to the fact that within a very few years …
