The Archive
Saturday, 7 August 1920
The North-China HeraldThe Future of PricesAug. 6. Tue latest index figures of the price of commodities, those for the month of May, show the first decline since the temporary drop occurring subsequent to the armistice. It is not " large decline, just over two pe… The North-China HeraldThe Victory MedalThose who served in the British forces will congratulate their American comrades of the Great War on the fact that their Victory Medal is now ready and distribution has started. To those who served in the American army, … The North-China HeraldThe Remarkable YearsAug. 4. WueEn war befell us six years ago to-day it did something more than merely to set a whole nation in arms to redeem its plighted word. That the nation did take so readily and promptly to war, for the sake of a tre… The North-China HeraldHow They Have Hurt Their Own Nation From Rodney Gilbert Peking, July 2sNo feature of the recent Anfu debacle in the North is exciting more comment than the complete failure of the policy of the Japanese military party in China. There 1s no use disguising the fact that nearly. every foreigne… The North-China HeraldLady Missionary Drowned From Our Own CorrespondentChefoo, July 29. A sad bathing fatality occurred here this morning off the East Beach, an elderly lady, a missionary of the China Inland Mission who is on a visit here, dying of heart failure while bathing in the sea. Sh… The North-China HeraldA Brave Man's ExpWhen they came to call Lieutenant Elman of the dragoon Regiment, we saw before us not the strong sturdy figure of the energetic officer "whom we knew and respected, but a person whose hair and beard had turned gray, whos… The North-China HeraldOil and Fuel at PanamaShipping men may be interested in an official announcement by the Panama Canal Board that they will hereafter engage to supply coal and oil to meet the needs of those ships only which transit the Canal, or which form con… By Rodney Gilbert · North-China HeraldThe Chihli CabinetPeking, Aug. 2 General Chin Yun-peng (the ex-Premier) is returning to Peking tonight. It is presumed that his intention is to organize the Cabinet as sketched out by the Tuchuns at Tientsin. Generals Chang Tso-lin and Ts… The North-China HeraldChinese Health BrigadeRemarkable Undertaking of Chinese Boys One of the most interesting of many—promising—movements originating at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., Szechuen Road, is that in which a band of youngsters have undertaken to give practical l… The North-China HeraldThe Arrest of Mr. ShawYo the Editor of the "Nonta-Cums amy News." Srr,—On the evening of July 25, Mr. Shaw went to Shinjishu for the purpose of meeting his family on their return from Japan; he forgot his passport and was arrest ed. He is ret… The North-China HeraldNovel Mortgage ActionTurner gave judgement at H. Supreme Court on July 30 in the cage or H. x. Chai v. West hua Estates Ld., which was an action to recover Tls. 16,527.50, tne difference in interest between tac contract rate and the rate all… The North-China HeraldAncient Greece and ModernThat the ancient Greeks set the fashions of to-day is being demonstrated by the specimens of polychrome pottery, reproductions of mural paintings and pictures at the Greek Government exhibition at the Grand Central Palac… The North-China HeraldThe Unchecked Profiteer'A few months ago the price of rice was eight dollars a picul; then it suddenly soared to six-4 teen dollars and the powers that be made frantic efforts to prevent it going to twenty as some predicted it otherwise would … The North-China HeraldWeighty Glimpses of ChicagoTwenty-four brave Chicago wo-nien have entered a campaign to reduce a state of affairs which one temeritous reporter calls their "gross tonnage." They don't care! what was to be the regimen under his regime. The campaign… The North-China HeraldFood in SpainSpain, which is generally spoken of as one of those countries which did well out of the war, seems to be suffering precisely the same trigulations as the rest of the world and, in degree, worse than some of the former ' … The North-China HeraldNingpo Varnish Poison(Contributed.) In the old days of sailing ships the resident in the Far East had many dangers to worry him—there were pirates, mysterious fevers, general hostility of the Chinese, Ste. The passage out, in the days before… The North-China HeraldRoman Catholic Priest and BrigandsOur Suchien (north Kiangsu) correspondent writes The country is in a terrible condition with the "bandits, There was a Roman Catholic' priest coming into Suchien from a town about 70 li above us and they seized and held … From Reuters · North-China HeraldJapanese Views for ShantungIn the House day, replying Stewart, London, July 29. of Commons to. to Gershom Harmsworth, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated that Japan had expressed her willingness. to return Shantung to China wi… The North-China HeraldDenied by UnionShanghai Commercial Federation, has received a letter from General Li Shun, Tuchun of. Kiangsu, thanking him on behalf of General Wu Pei-fu for the $5,000 sent by the local organizations as a reward and token of gratitud… From Reuters · North-China HeraldExplosion in PekingPeking, Aug. 3. Alarm was created in Peking this morning by the explosion of some shells at the Gendarmerie munition depot inside Nanchitsz. The populace feared that there had been a resumption of fighting. The explosion… From Reuters · North-China HeraldChallenge From CanadaMontreal, Aug. 2. Mr. A. C, Ross, former member of the Dominion Parliament, has sent a challenge to the New York Yacht Club on behalf of the Nova Scotia Yacht Club, to race for the America Cup in 19: If the challenge is … From Reuters · North-China HeraldCloud Burst at SeoulSeoul, Aug. 2. The heaviest downpour of rain for many years, lasting for 20 hours, has turned the low-lying streets of Seoul into muddy rivers and inundated hundreds of houses. Communications are—dislocated. No newspaper… The North-China HeraldThe Perils of High IdealsNotes of a sermon preached by the Rey. C. E. Darwent, in Union Church, 'Tientsin, Sunday, July 25. Text. St. Matthew' XNY, 2B31:""But what think ye? A man had two sons;.and he came to the first and said, Son, go work tod… The North-China HeraldAnhui and Northern StruggleAnfu Province all for Chibli From Our Own Correspondent Anking, July 27. fu spite of all the trouble in various parts of the country, Anking is quiet. Other places there are which enjoy freedom from fighting, but m no pl… The North-China HeraldTwo Ways of Enteringand After There are two ways for a woman to enter business. One is to work for another; the other is to work for herself. Man can invent no better method for his own special use. At the beginning of the XXth century, the… The North-China HeraldNotes from KulingBy @ Correspondent Years ago the journey to Kuling from Kiukiang across the hot plains by chair, and the wait at the halfway house, sometimes for a whole night, were tortures not easily forgotten. Now one leaves the stea… The North-China HeraldA Popular AssemblyWu Pei-fu's Scheme for a Settlement General Ww Pei-fu,—according to a telegram published in the Chinese press, has demanded that a Citizens' Convention be called immediately to settle the various outstanding questions of… The North-China HeraldToss Wo GerFor the purposes of infection, contact with the varnish is unneces sary. On the other hand it appears to depend upon the state of the atmosphere at the time the varnish is put on to the wood-work as to whether it will in… The North-China HeraldHeld by Chang Tso-linPeking, July 30. General Chang Tso-lin's agents have instructed the Bank of China at Newchwang not to any further remittances of the Salt and toms revenues to Shanghai. It is not known whether General Chang Tso-lin will … The North-China HeraldAdmission to PracticeMr. Arthur Montagu Preston was admitted to practice by his Honour Judge Skinner Turner at ILM. Supreme Court last Friday. Application on his behalf' was made by Mr. A. G, Mossop, acting Crown Advocate, who informed the C… The North-China HeraldHeavy Drop in PriceReporting upon the silver market on June 3 Messrs. Samuel Montag Ca. state:— The rally last week in China ex change proved to be but temporary support from that quarter has only been at falling rates and even then somewh… The North-China HeraldEPIDEMIC RAGING AT WUCHANG From Our Own CorrespondentWuchang, July 30. The Chinese have a proverb which states that after war there comes a plague; and that has just been exemplified in the case of Wuchang for the strife in the central cities has left aftermath in the shap… The North-China HeraldInflated Cotton Shares Sir Herbert Dixon, says the"Daily Mail," presiding at a meeting of the Five Cotton Spinners' and Doublers' Association in Manchester, spoke of the recent specula ation in Lancashire mills and said: "I can only compare this movement to the South Se… The North-China HeraldImpressions of a New Born CountryJoseph W. Rice, an American lawyer well known in Shanghai, has just been heard of from Warsaw. Up to a few years ago he had carried on his legal practice here, and when America entered the war He placed his services at t… The North-China HeraldLaunching of the CelestialAnother Freighter for the United States About 100 guests availed themselves of the invitations to attend the launching of the freighter Celestial, one of the 14,000 ton ships just completed by the Kiangnan Dock & Enginee… The North-China HeraldA Chinese on IrelandAlso Some Religious Views From Our Own Correspondent Kirin, July 25. Yesterday when at a certain Government building in the city, 1 was invited by one of the officials into his private room for a cup of tea. This gentlem… The North-China HeraldThe Right of AsylumPeking, July 29. The systematic searching and sealing of the houses of Anfuites continues to interest and excite the citizens and particular zest was added to the proceedings today by the spectacular search of the Financ… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldVictoria Nursing HomeTo the Editor of the "Norra-Cuina Dalny News." Sm,—I am at present a patient at the Victoria Nursing Home, and—thanks to the assiduous attention of the nurses, the regularity and precision with which food and medicine ar… The North-China HeraldThe Silver MarketMessrs. Mocatta & Goldsmid's report on the London silver market for Jume 10 states 'A sudden and rapid change has come over the market during the past week and the fall in the price which had for so long been anticipated… The North-China HeraldTHE SPLENDID COOLIE China's Chapter in the War BookWarn rue Cursxs, By Daryl Klein, with illustrations, "John Lane. 6/6 net. Mr. Klein isa business man who conducted Chinese labourers to France, He describes his experiences in camp at Tsangkou, and then the voyage vii Ca…
