The Archive
Saturday, 5 June 1920
The North-China HeraldLife Among the MoorsIt has been said that our civilisation is based on the wheel as a means of transport. Yet ten years ago there was no inhabitant of the interior of Morocco who had ever seen a wheeled vehicle. The only wheels known to the… The North-China HeraldRecord Crowds at the DerbyLondon, June 2. Derby Day was sunny, the continued dry weather of the past few days being ideal for the greatest British sporting event, which is manifestly more popular than ever. Ten thousand persons slept. on Epsom Do… The North-China HeraldThe Alliance with JapanJune 1. Marquis Ukuma has been giving to a Tokio newspaper an interesting statement of his views on a renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. The veteran stateman's bark is usually worse than his bite, so we need not thi… The North-China HeraldPonies Stampede at a FireMen of the Hongkew Division had great difficulty in saving a dozen ponies caught in) a fire which broke out at a stable in Haining Road on Saturday night. When the brigade answered the call about 10.15, they found the lo… The North-China HeraldIn New South Wales a LabourGovernment is once again in office, and the Legislative Assembly is in the state of chaos with "which we have been familiar in the past-The New South Wales Assembly has always been a rather rowdy body—whether it is the a… The North-China HeraldSerious Fire AvertedWhat, but for a good save by the fire brigades of the International Settlement and Nantao, might have been a very serious conflagration broke out en Wednesday in the Kiangnan Dock, jeopardizing an oil steamer, the Juno, … The North-China HeraldA Message of HopeThe local American community are to be congratulated on having secured a speaker, and thinker, of the calibre of Dr. Hawks Pott for their Memorial Day function. For at no time more than the present does the world require… The North-China HeraldNo Civil War in ChinaJune 4, Ovx Student Correspondent asks w startling question to-day "Who said there was a civil war in China?'' And he answers no less startlingly: ''There is no civil war and never has been since Yuan Shih-kai died." Yet… The North-China HeraldA Truce to NonsenseThe truth of the matter is that there is not and has not been civil war in China since Yuan Shih-kai died. There has been a scramble for jobs by individuals backed by military force. There has been a coalescing among ind… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldThe Municipal MonkeysTo the Editor of the Nozra-Cursa Dany News." Sim—Can anything be done to better the lot of the monkeys who in happier days were a joy to most children who visited Jessfield Park? They are now housed in cages—none too spa… The North-China HeraldA Journey to HailarHailar, May 20. Travelling westwards by the Chinese Eastern Railway is these days hardly what can Lo called a pleasure. The only train Jeaving Harbin for Manchuli and Transbaikalia is the mail train made up of an inadequ… The North-China HeraldSir John Jordan on ChinaMay 31. THE catch-words of politics are like the popular songs of the music halls. For a time they catch and stir the masses but their vogue is evanescent and in a comparatively brief space of time they not only fall unm… The North-China HeraldThe Fish-spawn Industry From Our Own Correspondent Wusueh, Hup., May 26The rising of the river and the warm weather, has brought the annual fish-spawn industry to this neighbourhood again. Every year at about this time, long stages are run out into the river from many points, and the spawn … The North-China HeraldThe Tebong Rubber EstatesThe annual general meeting of the shareholders in the Tebong Rubber & Tapioca Estates, Ld., was held on the 3rd instant at the offices of the general secretaries and managers, Messrs. J. Wattie & Ca., Ld, when Mr. R. Wit… The North-China HeraldClubs and SocietiesThe first annual general meeting of the International Anti-opium Association of China was held on May 28 at the Y. M, C. A. An executive committee having 20 foreign was and Chinese members elected, Dr. C. T. Wang, the Ch… The North-China HeraldHow Emotion Counts in WorkMuch interesting material bearing on the results obtained by the application of psychology to business methods has been collected by the National Institute of Psychology, and Physiology, referred to the "Daily News." In … From A Correspondent · North-China HeraldBy a Trade Union CorrespondentIt may be a far cry from the Nation's War Pictures, those wonderful pictorial records of the war, soon to be permanently housed in the Imperial War Museum—to the "movies," but it is intended in this little sketch to give… The North-China HeraldSikh Theft ChargeMagistrate's Severe Comment In H. M.. Police Court, on Saturday, before Mr. G. W. King, Police Magistrate, Bishen Singh charged Mokand Singh with stealing two rings, a watch and three certificates of character. Complaina… The North-China HeraldDeath of Mrs. GodfreyVery general regret will be experienced in the community upon the death of Mrs. C. H. Godfrey which took place en Thursday, She has been ill for some considerable time, and in November, 1918, left Shanghai for Canada,' r… The North-China HeraldSidelights on Lord KitchenerIn a talk with Sir George Arthur, the author of Earl, Kitchener's "Life," a representative of the Morning Post" was able to glean some of the most: striking impressions made by the life and work of the great, Field-Marsh… The North-China HeraldMrs. Darroch, Mrshad made every preparation for their enjoyment. Tables were laden with all kinds of tempting cakes, and the soft-drink's tables were °|besieged with thirsty young people whose needs were promptly met. At the close of the… The North-China HeraldA Question of Appetitev. Digestion The librarian Magliabechi was famous for his memory and his mania for books. His voracious appetite for books knew no bounds, for it is said that during his life ho "swallowed six rooms full of books." The o… From Reuters · North-China HeraldThe Late Col. RobertsonPeking, May 28. A brass tablet in memory of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Davil Stephen Robertson was unveiled to-day in the chapel of the British Legation by Bishop Scott in the presence of the members of the Legation. Th… The North-China HeraldBanks and Import BusinessA question which may prove of some importance to banks and importers was raised by his Honour Judge Skinner Turner in connexion with a motion which came before him in H. M. Supreme Court on Mond The motion was. that the … The North-China HeraldA Ten ap Easy CrownThe journey from Tsitsihar Hailar takes some 18 hours and owing to numerous stop is 2 tedious one, Chinese soldiers who are now to be found in considerable numbers along the whole stretch of the line jump on and off the … The North-China HeraldPLIGHT OF THE POOR PENSIONER From Our Own CorrespondentLondon, March 31. High prices affect everybody, but the one class in the community which has been hit hardest of all is the man on a very small pension. This country is full of such people and if civil servants are so af… The North-China HeraldTay Few Woo ResoIn the past many wage-earners found an anodyne for the monotony of their lives in beer and football! a few in religion, spending their spare time in the service of some little mission hall where the adult male, if he is … The North-China HeraldPootung Fire ClaimsChinese Merchants' Grievance The, following report has reached us envelope bearing the stamp of the Ningpo Guild. It appears also to have been sent to other papers. We publish it as a matter of interest, but have no mean… The North-China HeraldState Aid to AircraftThe Problem of Aerodromes From Our Aviation Correspondent With the predicted popular price of the aeroplane cne has visions of cheaper freight. The cost of an aeroplane lies in its engine, and now that manufacturers have… The North-China HeraldThe Best MenTrades Union Labour members of parliament like Clynes, Henderson, Barnes and Adamson are different type. High principled, practical men they have an English hatred of violence, and revolution, combined with an inflexible… The North-China HeraldExchange Draft StoryBritish subject was Sard last Fri, A charge of forger, airist a day morning at H. M. Police Court, when Mr. G. W. King, Police Magistrate, had before him Samuel Waring, who is charged with forging the endorsement of "D. … The North-China HeraldThe Old ParliamentNo one supposed that the members of the Old Parliament, who have been making an unmitigated nuisance of themselves for the past: two years and have directly contributed to the maintenance of civil strife in China, were e… The North-China HeraldOpium in KueichowBandits as Soldiers From Our Own Correspondent Kueiyang, Kuei., May 13. Miss Kemp, of the Geographical Society of Scotland, in company with her niece Miss (Dr.) Edwards, lately passed through this city on their way to Ch… The North-China HeraldBook of Reference"Titles: a guide to the Right Use of British Titles and Honours." By Armiger. (Messrs. A.C. Black Ld-, Soho Square, London, W1- "Armiger" has taken great pains in setting forth the correct uso of titles, and has produced… From Reuters · North-China HeraldFor China and the EmpireLondon, May 31. The. "Times," announcing the death of Dr. G. E. Morrison at Sidmouth, says: "Even his last months were devoted to working as best he could from the sickroom in the interests of China." The journal says: T… The North-China HeraldPeace Plots and DiplomacyMore Echoes of the Conference Numerous reports of what went on inside the Paris Peace Conference continue from time to time to appear. The volume of Mr. Keynes (The Economic Consequences of the The Peace) already reviewe… The North-China HeraldInjunction Against DrThe case concerning Dr. Wu 'Ting-fang and the Canton Funis was concluded on Wednesday afternoon at the Mixed Court, before Mr. Blackburn, British Assesser, and Magistrate Li, when the Court' made a new order restraining … The North-China HeraldThe Yunnanese Grip From Our Own CorrespondentTo fight or not to fight is the question that is puzzling the military chiefs of Szechuan. The whole military world. seems at sixes an! sevens. Hsiong Keh-wu is still top, but uneasy is the head that wears the crown. In … From Our own Correspondent, Weihaiwei · North-China HeraldSad Lack of Rain at WeihaiweiWeihaiwei, May 28. We have had no rain now for fully two months, and the amount of dust about is tremendous, in some parts of the road 1} ft- deep. In the low-lying grounds the wheat: crop looks well, but on higher groun… The North-China HeraldPost in ShanghaiThe charter authorizing the formation of a post of the American Legion in Shanghai has now been received from the headquarters of the Legion in Indian-polis, Ind. The American Legion is the national organization of ex-se…
