The Archive
Tuesday, 3 August 1920
The North-China HeraldTo Our ReadersThe Diamond Jubilee of the "'North-China Herald' was marked by a fascinating survey of the previous sixty years history of Shanghai, with much also of the history of China during the same period, from the pen of that gra… The North-China HeraldSome Delicate CasesShanghai knows pretty well the nature of cases brought before the Supreme Court, so it is needless to say more about them than that the above is typical of most. During the war, however, the Court had cast on it, which, … The North-China HeraldJasmine Double DistilledOn leaving we were presented with a tiny wooden mummy case, so far as the lines of the box were concerned. In our childhood we visited many a tomb in the land of the mummy case, and we have seen many a "wrapping" strippe… The North-China HeraldBroken Glass in DemandLike the tinsmith, who is always in the market for old kerosene tins, so is the glass blower ever open to buy broken glass of all descriptions, which he crushes and melts for the making of the many cheap articles which f… The North-China HeraldShaved and PackedThis lass is then taken in hand by two workmen who use a large plane te shave it into little pieces. These pieces are then pressed in a light press into little bricks and squares for the market. These squares are wrapped… The North-China HeraldBy Sir Havilland de SausmarezCourt for China might have celebrated its jubilee in 1915 but for the war; war or no war it probably would have done no such thing, but as this article is written for anniversary the fact is worth mentioning. The Supreme… The North-China HeraldHis First ContributionThe writer sent off a somewhat extended account of flood con tions in and around the northern nort, to Mr. Frederic Henry Balfour, who was at that time publishing one of the small sheets mentioned. It happened to arrive … The North-China HeraldA Link with the PastHand Press on which the first issue of the NORTH-CHINA HERALD were printed. A pressman of the old school and his grandson. down to the present time practised before the British Courts in China. The immense assistance tha… The North-China HeraldAwakening from SleepThe song sung by the spindles and looms of China is the song of China awakening from her sleep of centuries, for as Japan woke and startied the world, so will China some day. During the past few years her sleep has been … The North-China HeraldAn Ingenious DeviceIt was to obtain such a fulcrum for their sweeps that the builders constructed the sterns in this peculiar way. The method which they use to get such a fulcrum is by bending or twisting the stern of the boat to one side … The North-China HeraldThe Glowing Ballfew inches of this glass tube is inserted in the furnace for a few seconds and on being withdraw' there is a glowing ball of glass at the end, which the operator passes quickly through a bowl of water to cool, after whic… The North-China HeraldMixing, Rolling and CuttingThe flour is mixed in huge basins or drums into a paste until it is the proper consistency to be cut into huge blocks—blocks which look very much like white marble. These blocks pass through a series of machines where th… The North-China HeraldBeautifying the Chinese BeautyThe H. A. Manufacturing Company came into existence in San Francisco in 1915, It was founded with Chinese capital. In 1918 it was organized in Shanghai, with agencies all over China. In Shanghai it is called a perfume fa… The North-China HeraldFrost for FlavourAny November day the visitor to Lanchow may see fields upon fields of gaunt frozen tobacco plants in the ground. But the frost and exposure are said only to increase the flavour of the tobacco, which is not brought in ti… The North-China HeraldThe Stock Gives OutThere can be no doubt that the alteration of the title corresponded to a movement of the border of empire from north, southwards. The capital was moved from a place not far from Hankow to one a day's march from the prese… The North-China HeraldThe Household VarietyThe first of the interesting processes of soap making which is visible to the curious eyes of the foreigner is the boiling of oils and lye in large steam boilers. Each boiler holds about 500 gallons. After this mixture h… The North-China HeraldThe Kiangnan DocksTwenty years ago, China was unable to point at any industrial plant with as much pride as she does now to the Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works. If you approached a Chinese 20 years ago and told him that in 1920 a 14,0… The North-China HeraldThe Golden AgeThat the Court does not sit every day or nearly every day is common knowledge, but making all allowance for the depressing effect of the war on litigation, it must be greater now than in the early eighties and it is diff… The North-China HeraldA Model Dairy FarmPioneer Work of a Young Chinese Graduate There is nothing that will help China more than the establishment' of good dairies and agricultural colleges. It is reasonable to think that the establishment of the latter would … The North-China HeraldPigskin and LeatherThere has been a great expansion in this business of pigskin boxes, largely confined to Chinese buyers, but worthy of the attention of foreign clients in these days of costly travelling trunks. With a suitable crate-like… The North-China HeraldThe Call of the WarWhilst on the subject of the war it would be wrong to leave w mentioned the sacrifice made by numbers of the bar of the Court of prospects in their profession and, alas, in too many cases of life itself in the country's … The North-China HeraldPainting with AcidAnother way to paint on bamboo is with nitric or sulphuric acid. First the cuticle must be cut off, and the stem rubbed and smoothed the nitric or sulphuric acid is dropped on the smooth surface, and then a mixture of cl… The North-China HeraldThe Rebels' MistakeThe rebels fled away to the east among scantily populated hills putting to death the almost defenceless officials of the dynasty against which they were rebelling. Hurry ing on along the eastern boundary of the province,… The North-China HeraldThe Koo Pun SoapWitir capital of $150,000, the Koo Pun Soap Company of Shanghai started a year ago. To-day they not only manufacture soap of elusive colours and odours, but all the boxes and cases in which to pack it for export. The pit… The North-China HeraldThe Taiping RebellionFor 2,000 years after this first incident connected with the city we hear nothing of more than mere parochial interest. No event in the annals of Changsha, no personage connected with her. rose to national rank. Suddenly… The North-China HeraldWhat Lawyers Call " GoodStill even if the number of cases tried is small, the work is what lawyers call "good." -There is probably no community in the world which brings fewer trumpery cases into Court; and this for two reasons, the British com… The North-China HeraldProcess of ManufactureHorns are of different shapes and sizes: they also. very rough. The first work is to reduce them to workable sizes. This is done by sawing them into desired lengths and using the draw knife to work them down smooth. The … The North-China HeraldThe Pampered CowIt isa pleasure to visit Mr. Yu's dairy and he is delighted to show one about. The handsome American cows (that give thirty-two pounds of milk daily) have a stable which is the last word in modern cleanliness and ventila… The North-China HeraldRiver and OceanAnd with these extensions and improvements, the Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works is now able to cope with the large volume of business most expeditiously, especially so since the termination of the Great War and steel… The North-China HeraldCrooked Stern Boats of West ChinaBy Our Fowchow Correspondent One of the industries of this city is the building of a peculiar type of boat, which I believe is not seen in any other part of China, and which every traveller to West China is anxious to sc… The North-China HeraldBarrister and SolicitorBefore leaving the bar I may try to answer a question which has often been put to me as to the relative merits of the systems, one retaining two branches of the profession distinct and the other amal-gameting them. The f… The North-China HeraldSilk of KueichowBy Our Kueiyang Correspondent Strangers to Kueichow, when entering the province from' the north for the first time during the summer months, are at once struck by the evidences of the silk producing industry which abound… The North-China HeraldThe Secret of ScentThe perfume process is a "secret"? one, known only to. the "expert" chemist. Eastern oils, flowers and roots and finest grade alcohol are used in mystifying proportions. A very complete laboratory is fitted out with inte… The North-China HeraldFor Anything and EverythingThe bamboo is employed in the construction of all kinds of educational, domestic, and agricultural implements. Joints of sufficient size form water buckets; smaller ones are used as bowls and bottles. In interior places … The North-China HeraldThe Chinese WitnessThere remain the Chinese witnesses, whose testimony has to be judged by a standard of its own. Given the best intentions, a Chinese witness, at least if of little edu-ion, will not tell his tale in a which would commend.… The North-China HeraldIn the Drying GalleryUpstairs is avenue after avenue of this fringe hung up to dry half way between floor and ceiling. An excellent air circulation, aided by abundant electric fans, hastens the drying process, which even under these conditio… The North-China HeraldSilk Thread MakingThe following is a description of a method of making silk thread which is practised in a district near to Ichang, and which produces silk which is very strong in the fibre. They place the cocoons in a Chinese kuo (a broa… The North-China HeraldA Scholar UnequalledWith Ting Wang, the emperor sent as a guardian of his son the greatest statesman of his day, Chia I. He was almost precocious in the early age at which he rose to the highest ranks of scholarship, insomuch that older and… The North-China HeraldIn Curio StreetMukden and running parallel with the City Wall, there is a narrow thoroughfare known to most foreign residents as Curio Street, wher> the collector and connoisseur may sometimes after weeks of dickering pick up a treasur… The North-China HeraldA Comic VentureIt was during this arid period that there appeared in Shanghai a (theoretically) Comic Paper" called "The Quiz." This event stirred a pessimistic correspondent at the north to send to one of the editors the following' sq…
