The Archive
Saturday, 10 April 1920
The North-China HeraldTHE HONAN SCARE From Our Own CorrespondentKueiteh, April 1. We have been getting a great deal of rain during this week and it is still continuing, so now the anxiety of the farmers is lest we should get too much. The streets are seas of mud, for street repairing… The North-China HeraldBritish Trade PublicityThe "Board of Trade Journal" of February 12 devotes an article to British trade publicity in China, in the course of which it mentions the excellent work carried out through the medium of the "Chen Pao."" 50,000 copies o… The North-China HeraldMr. Lamont on After War ProblemsThe World Not Yet Ruined At the Carlton C2fé, on Monday, Mr, Thomas W. Lamont and party, and Mr. Cheney and other members of the American Silk Association, were the guests of the American University Club and the Chinese … The North-China HeraldA Mass or Casa LawAll this has consequently meant the creation of a very considerable amount of case law which for the sake of uniformity in the administration of justice it was necessary to bring together in some convenient form for refe… The North-China HeraldA Loss to the CountryDr. C. T. Wang, the lately returoed delegate from Versailles, was expected to attend the Y.M.O.A. convention at Tientsin, but he remains in Shanghai. This is the convention's loss, but, if we are correctly informed, it i… The North-China HeraldReception on Alacrity From Our Own CorrespondentAmoy, April 1. Many people have been accustomed to regard Amoy as a "sleepy hollow," but of recent years a good deal of enterprise has been shown by its people. You have already heard of the University which is to be est… The North-China HeraldDevelopment of Chinese BankingA function of considerable interest and importance took place at the Union Club on last Friday It took the form of a dinner by ike Chinese Bankers' Association to Mr. A. G. Stephen who is leaving for Home this week. The … The North-China HeraldGreat Trading TrustAmong the Austrian commercial zen in London seeking in various ways to re-establish the economic life of what was the Austrian Empire, one of the most prominent (writes a "Manchester Guardian" representative) is Mr. Juli… The North-China HeraldThe Spectator GasHighly dramatic combats with lances and swords follow the wrestling and while it is certain that the men purposely miss one another in their lunges and slashes, they miss by so narrow a margin that the spectator is out o… The North-China HeraldThe Unknown AuthorAmong the interesting items included in a recent Home mail was a report of a performance by the Incorporated Stage Society of two plays written M. Willson Disher, and in speaking of the policy of the society in producing… The North-China HeraldConsortium Loans to ChinaA letter, urging the inadvisability of the Consortium making loans to the government, has been addressed to Mr. Thomas Lamont by four local Chinese bodies. It is signed by Mr. J. Y. Hon, acting chairman of the Chinese Na… The North-China HeraldT. Werner LauriePleasant reading, in spite of being a translation from the French, accompanied by pleasant illustrations. All about Japan and the Japanese—and very pleasant. people the author makes them out to be—the descriptions are wo… The North-China HeraldLights of HomeWith the dock lights palely gleaming The lock gates open wide, Adown Severn's mouth we're steaming Outbound with the tide, The harbour lights are gleaming Away upon the lee, 'Their myriad white' rays beaming Out o'er the… The North-China HeraldNorth Manchuria Market Mr. Douglas Jenkins, AmericanConsul at Harbin, says in the course of an article in Commerce Reports Most of the hardware imported into the Harbin district is now coming from the United States and Japan. Before the war German hardware manufacturers p… The North-China HeraldAppeal to PremierI earnestly beseech the Government, especially Mr. Lloyd George, to go forward in the big English manner and give the hand of comradeship to this great people, struggling to its feet after years of rain and loss. Also I … The North-China HeraldThe Next PremierOf all the reports about General Wang I-tang, the Northern delegate who has been resident in Shanghai during the past months, the latest is the most interesting. It is to the effect that he will not return to Peking unti… The North-China HeraldDuplication of Piece Goods Imports'The suggestion has been current for many years that through his conservative methods of business the British merchant has not been forging ahead in foreign markets, that in competition with more go-ahead methods he woul… The North-China HeraldA Big New Dock for VancouverAn important step toward _making Vancouver one of North America's principal outlets to the Grient took place on February 21 when the Canadian Cabinet awarded the contract for the erection of a modern graving dock at Vanc… The North-China HeraldAviation Prospects in ChinaPlans for the extensive use of aeroplanes for commercial purposes were disclosed by General Finn Kirin, director of the Department of Aviation, Peking, at a tea party given on Tuesday to the members of the local press. T… The North-China HeraldCan China Call It JusticeWhy Ex-Ter ritoriality Stays From an Anhui Correspondent, A case of "Jedder justice" is just now providing a topic of interest to the whole city. The story is thus: 1.—An ex-employee in a tea-shop, after gambling up to m… The North-China HeraldThe Opium TrafficAn Investigation in Anhui' We have received from_ the Christian Patriotic Society of Hofei, Anhui, a summary of the report upon their investigations into the opium business there. The' report states that there are known … The North-China HeraldIndustrial Peace and How to GetThe need for mutual trust between Capital and Labour was the keynote of a speech by Mr. J. H. Thomas, w.r., as the guest of the American Luncheon Club at the Savoy Hotel, at which Mr. J. B. MacAfee presided. Mr. Thomas, … The North-China HeraldA Ningpo Cotton MillIn view of the great attention given to the cotton industry, the following account of the Woo Fung Cotton Mill, Ningpo, will be of interest, not only as showing the widespread condition of prosperity in the trade, but al… The North-China HeraldThe Latest CandidateHungary is again talking of having.a king of ler own. Six months ago it seemed as if the Archduke Joseph had the crown on his head, but when success seemed to have been achieved, the Supreme Council disqualified kim from… The North-China HeraldWhere Germans Are WelcomeThe attention of the public is drawn in "Ver Tuy" to the develop-rent that Venezuela has undergone during the past few years and to the possibility, of establishing relations with that country, which have every prospect … The North-China HeraldDr. Ferguson's LectureTo a very fair audience on Thurs-aay last at the Royal Asiatic Society Hall, Dr. J. C. Ferguson read a particularly interesting paper on "Chinese Landscapists" a paper which was followed with the closest attention of his… The North-China HeraldA Chapter ClosedIt is but a few months since we were discussing the menace to Moscow from Denikin's army. To-day that army has ceased to exist, and its brave leader is practically an exile, and so far as can be judged the civil war in R… The North-China HeraldBank of Territorial DevelopmentA claim against the Bank of Territorial Development was heard at the Mixed Court yesterday,) plaintiffs being the Netherlands India Commercial Bank, and the sum involved Tls. 8,406, balance of current account. Messrs. A.… The North-China HeraldNew Electrical MachineryIt is now many years since we have been able to record an installation of a large British electrical \plant in this country, but this week the S.M.C. have added to their electrical plant at the Riverside Station a 10,000… The North-China HeraldThe Year's WorkRubber production fell short of the estimate by 33,500 lb., chiefly because of the loss of branches caus. ed by the weight of the volcanic ash and the heavy wintering which followed. The cost of producing the rubber, nam… The North-China HeraldPredicted Change in Sea PowerThe New York correspondent of the "Daily News" writes:—I have had conversations with an engineer, scientist and inventor, who played an important part in the war a: chairman of the Engineering Committee of the Submarine … The North-China HeraldThe Music of WordsThe "Daily News" has published several notable passages of prose music, For sheer beauty, whether of sound rhythm, not to mention its vividness of metaphor, loth's description of physical y (Ecclesiastes, xii., 1-7; Or e… The North-China HeraldSEARCH FOR CHEAPER LIVING From Our Own CorrespondentLondon, Feb. 3. The following paragraph appeared in one of the papers this week. It is worth quoting because the facts it sets forth are absolutely true. Muippie-crass Woutp-be Exicrants. The retired and civil servant wh… The North-China HeraldAnhuis Annual Boom in Education from Our Own CorrespondentWhile March has not been as hard a month as February was, vet we have never had seven con: secutive fine days, and many of these have been sunless. The fruit trees which seemed almost ready to blossom out three weeks ago… The North-China HeraldChinese and the CouncilAdvisory Committee Accepted The Chinese have accepted defeat in_a very sportsmanlike manner. Immediately after it was known that the ratepayers had rejected the proposed amendment, the Shanghai Streets Unions called a me… The North-China HeraldIndustrial Premium BondsA communication from Peking states that in order to raise funds for the development of the different industries in the country, which have hitherto been badly neglected, the Ministry of Agricviture and Commerce will issu… The North-China HeraldMr, Graham Browne, as DrO'Farrell, combined with her admirably. ' He is, perhaps, a little too noisy in the second act but the part was well conceived and convincingly played. The greatest success, however, next to Miss Tempest's was that of Mr… The North-China HeraldDr. Wu Ting-fang Disheartened 4Hongkong, April 2. Dr. Wu_Ting-fang, who left Canton on March 30, is staying in Hongkong. In an interview with the "South China Morning Post." Dr. Wu Ting-fang said: "My sole object in going to Canton was restore peace, … From Reuters · North-China HeraldHongkong Labour CrisisHongkong, April 3. The Chinese employees in the engineering trades here have demanded an increase of 40 per cent. in their wages. The Hong. kong & Whampoa Dock Company diand the the Taikoo Dockyard Engineering Company ha… The North-China HeraldVoyage to the Moon in Sixty HoursFrom all quarters come dark hints that the world is on the brink of new discoveries that will revolutionize it. At present the air is charged with mysterious possibilities, and "authorities" vie with one another in their…
