The Archive
Saturday, 21 August 1920
From Reuters · North-China HeraldInvasion of FukienCanton, Aug. 16. Preparations are in prog-ess to move troops to Fukien to oust Tuchun Li Hao-chi. The military authorities are keeping the details secret. Japanese Agency reports on the subject are more or less unfounded… The North-China HeraldLabour and WarAug. 18. THE attitude of Labour at the present time of European crisis calls for the gravest attention. It is many months now since Labour intimated to the British Government its opposition to all assistance to the anti-… The North-China HeraldThe Modern KnightTo Cleopatra,—We do not all agree with your modern knight. Man has always had something 10 live for, for he fights and proud is he to fight with sword or spear on foot or horseback, and with more modern weapons for home … The North-China HeraldTo Our JapaneseAug. 14. Fon several months past the "North-China Daily News'' has had to say things as disagreeable tu Japanese readers as they were certainly said with reluctance by itself. For Japan is an old ally of Great Britain's … The North-China HeraldThe Demand in England From Our Own CorrespondentLondon, July 1. Since the war started we have bulls perhaps a couple of hundred houses in the country though at Tease 350,000 are needed. Contracts have been passed for the erection of 67,000 houses and schemes have been… The North-China HeraldWhat to Do with RussiaAug. 17. A WEEK ago the Powers were engaged in an effort to save Poland from the Red tide which seemed about to submerge her, To-day, arising from these difficulties in which Poland found herself, the whole problem of Ru… The North-China HeraldRailways and the WarEarl Haig recently unveiled a memorial at King's Cross Station to the thousand employees of the Great Northern Railway who fell in the war. Some hundreds of the men's relatives were present. Earl Haig paid a tribute to t… The North-China HeraldThe Chinese ArmyA telegram from Peking states that the Chinese Army is in process of disbandment, at least part of it. Disbandment news has been received with frank scepticism in many quarters up to the present, but, seeing that on the … From Reuters · North-China HeraldTHE SALT REVENUE Tsao Kun's Unpopular PolicyPeking, Aug. 19. Considerable dissatisfaction has caused at Tientsin by General Tsao Kun's imposing an additional salt tax on wholesale merchants. They will receive salt as before but will pay an additional tax which wil… The North-China HeraldAn Enlightened MissionaryAug. 20. Ocr attention has been drawn to the pamphlet which a mis-jon ary, well-known in South China, has written, the main purpose of which is to advocate the industrial development of China. Tt represents the views of … The North-China HeraldChinese Post OfficeIn the report on the working of the Chiness Post Office for 1919 which has just come to hand, M, Picard-Destelan, the Ca-Director General, states that the articles of mail matter posted during the year amounted to no few… The North-China HeraldA Lady Drowned From a Correspondent Ruling, Avg. 11Yesterday a party of young people started for a picnic at the fails. In the course of the afternoon, when in bathing above the falls, there was a thunder storm, and about the heaviest rain we have had this season. A numb… The North-China HeraldSupport from ShanghaiSome 28 local organizations have sent a joint telegram to General Wu Pei-fu requesting him to carry cut his scheme for the calling of a National Citizens' Convention \ithout further delay. To assist towards this end, the… The North-China HeraldWhat Women AreWe have no intention of attempting to catch the elusive, in spite of the title of this paragraph. It is much too vast a subject to be dealt with here, and what between the European crisis and the uncertainty of things in… The North-China HeraldRussia's. Buffer StatePeking, Aug. 14. The following is the third instalment of the report of the Special Commission of Advisers to to the Chinese Government on conditions in the North East Frontier Provinces and in Eastern Siberia The creati… The North-China HeraldTae Fan EastFar Eastern exchange has not had time to recover from the effects of the violent break in the silver market. It is a matter for satisfaction that the effect on other exchanges has been negligible, and it is also gratifyi… The North-China HeraldInterview From Rodney GilbertPeking, Aug. 15. In the course of an interview granted to a party of Japanese journalists, headed by Mr. Nara-the Osaka "Mainichi," Chang Tso-lin made some sensational statements. He said that he was opposed to Gen. Wu P… The North-China HeraldCay It Be Done?Of course, every new brooms Sweeps well. And all Reformers have good intentions. Will they be able to carry them through? On that judgement has to be reserved. But foreigners and Chinese—will agree that it is absolutely … The North-China HeraldGermans and the Eastdug. 19. A copy of the "Berliner Tageblurt" has just reached us from the publishing house of that paper. It is the weekly edition of the journal, and with a certain amount of dread the knowledge arises that for the futur… From Our own Correspondent, Washington · North-China HeraldThe Democratic ConventionWashington, July 16. In every part of the country and among all classes of people the Democratic National Convention excited a much keener interest than did the Republican. It was taken for granted that the latter would … Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldRed Cross Work inSIBERIA, To the Editor of the "Norta-Catxa Datty News." Sim,—We have just received the following letter from the Acting Commissioner, Siberian Commis-Sion, of the American Red Cross, Vladivostok, Siberia and we would dee… The North-China HeraldMurder in LouzaBetween 10 and 11 p.m, Wednesday a middle-aged Chinese was done to death in a small room over a tobacconist's store at the corner of Chekiang Road and Avenue Edward VII. The full particulars of the tragedy have yet to be… The North-China HeraldMen with Two MindsThe ability of the human mind to think double is remarkable. I know experienced speakers who speak altogether from manuscript who will be d ing one part of their speech with great carnestness and passion, seeming to look… The North-China HeraldWest End Business SchoolsAn interesting indication of the attitude of big business houses to the new Education Act is shown_ by the fact that Messrs. Debenham and Freebody, the—well-known firm of West' End drapers, are advertising for a principa… The North-China HeraldU. S. Letters By EmpressDealing with the the dispute over mails from Vancouver the "Daily Colonist" writes on July Three carloads of American mail for Manila, on Great Northern Railway express cars, arrived at the Union Depét to-day for the C. … The North-China HeraldThe Unwelcome VisitorsFlight from a City of Fear From Our Own Correspondent Liuanchow, An., Aug. 11. Last week two nondescript parties of ex-soldiers passed through. Some of thei were shoeless and altogether in a pitiable state. The ward offi… The North-China HeraldChurch Films for the PeopleThe prospectus of the Church Pictorial Movement, La.—which is to take the cinema, under ceclesiastical direction, to the small towns and villages of the countryside—has been issued. It invites subscriptions for £100,000"… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldThe Yangtze GorgesTo the Editor of the "Norra-Cumma Datty News." Sim,—Partly in correction, and also in continuation, of one of this morning's "Day to Day" pare re "Shipping on the Upper Yangtze," way I say that while Capt. Plant made his… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldThe Case of Mr. ShawTo the Editor of the "Nortu-Cuina Dairy News." Sin,—The attempt to prejudice English readers against Mr, Shaw on account of his Irish nationality, to which you refer in to-day's issue, is singularly ill-placed. Mr. Shaw … From Reuters · North-China HeraldChinese Eastern RailwayPeking, Aug. 19. The Japanese Legation is for warding its reply to the Chinese Government's Note of August 7 which demanded the carly with drawal of Japanese troops from the Chinese Eastern Railway. The reply states that… The North-China HeraldChanges in ChinaThe Industrial Future of the Country—Where Missionaries and Business Men Agree By Professor M middleton Smith Jications concerning China and the Two typical and interesting pub- industrial development of the country have… The North-China HeraldThe Widening of the SkirtsAs summer advances it is interesting to note what has and what has not survived of the models which were offered at the beginning of the spring season. The tendency of the Parisienne is ever to simplify, to tone down exc… The North-China HeraldArrayed in All Their GloryNature being a cunning mother arrays the flowers in beauty to attract the moth that carries the pollen. This is the means to the end which nature uses in all her departments, and then as her relaxation from work well don… The North-China HeraldThe Illusions of Dean Inge"Personally, I would rather be governed by a strong bureaucracy—honest, economical and efficient—than be a prey to the sectional fanaticisms of trade unionists, syndicalists, and what not," said Dean Inge, discussing the… The North-China HeraldA Disquieting ReportThere are some disquieting features in the report of the Board of Education for the year 1918-1919, especially in the chapter dealing with the education and training of teachers. With regard to the supply of men teachers… The North-China HeraldNotes by the WayEden and Cedar Paul, joint authors of a book expounding "Creative Revolution' have dedicated their work to Lenin, and the choice of a literary patron seems at least to be appropriate. Here the interested reader may seo h… The North-China HeraldPreliminary to Hankow Mail ServiceDisappointment was in store for the small number of people in the know who waited at The Point on Sunday afternoon for the anticipated arrival of M. C, E. W. Ricou, the well-known Macao and Hongkong flying man, who was e… From Reuters · North-China HeraldChang Tso-lin's ProposalsPeking, Aug, 14 It is reported in responsible quarters that Generals Chang Tso-Tin and Tsao Kun and other prominent niembers of their party have sent a joint circular to the Provincial authorities of both the North and t… The North-China HeraldViews from the Chinese PressLittle Hope from Political Situation—Peace and Unity Still Remote—Japan and the Anfuites Judging by the utterances _published in the Chinese Press during! the last week or two, the majority] of the Chinese people are not… The North-China HeraldTwo Curses PioneersAs we have already mentioned in a former article, students began to return from England and the United States in the eighties of the last century. One of these was Dr. Yen Fah, who studied naval architecture at Greenwich…
