The Archive
Saturday, 18 September 1920
The North-China HeraldShould Girls SwearWe have our dog days in Shanghai during which much is written that can hardly be forgiven, viewed in the cold light of days of lesser heat, but the home papers just to hand ave those when editorial staffs are still strug… The North-China HeraldArrangement Pending ArbitrationAt Tuesday's meeting, Dr. Ton, and Messrs. Fok and Lu advise the men to resume their work immediately and in the meantime the Guild would try their best to get the contractors to raise the pay in order to meet the demand… The North-China HeraldGold and Silver MarketsBritish Imports and Exports Writing on July 15 Messrs. Montagu say The Bank of England gold reserve against its note issue is £121,469,785, a substantial increase of £1,984,310 as compared: with last week's return, The v… The North-China HeraldThe Shanghai MintThe British Chamber of Commerce Journal contains an extremely interesting article on the proposed mint for Shanghai from which it would appear that the essential feature of foreign control has come to be more favourably … The North-China HeraldAn American Trade DifficultySept. 16. Our American friends occasionally take a healthy and usually innocent delight in telling us what they have done for the Philippines. There is, however, the converse side of the case. What have the Philippines d… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldLatter Day TrendsTo the Editor of the "Norra-Cuixa Dairy News." Sin,—The spectacle of factory after factory passing into the hands of the Italian proletariat and the grave labour troubles now in progress in England suggest certain reflex… The North-China HeraldThe Spa Conference From Our Own CorrespondentParis, July 18. It is a relief to find that the Spa Conference has passed off without a rupture. At the same time, it would be idle to assert that the French are satisfied with the outcome. The only real result, hey say,… The North-China HeraldA Compromise EffectedIn connexion with the strike of Cantonese carpenters, a compromise, was effected by Dr. F.C. Tong, Mr. W. C.. Lu, and Mr. 5. W. Fok, at me Cantonese Guild on Tuesday afternoon It will be remembered that when the men pres… The North-China HeraldAmerica's Coal ShortageIn dealing with the shortage of coal in America the circular of the Guaranty Trust Ca. of New York for July 16 quotes the National Coal Association as saying While in ordinary times there a supply of 35,000,000 tons of c… From Reuters · North-China HeraldFarewell to JapanTokio, Sept. 13. The party of Americai men who have been vi sailed to-day from Yokohama, on their return to America, on board an American liner. A' crowd of officials and others gathered to bid them farewell, and shouted… The North-China HeraldMishap at British BuoyWhile proceeding up river a few minutes after two o'clock on Thursday afternoon, the China Merchants' str. Kungping collided with H. M. S. Mantis which was lying at the Senior British Officer's Buoy. 'The Kungping, which… The North-China HeraldLower Prices in AmericaNew York, Aug. 20. (By Mail.) In common with coffee, sugar and other commodities, cotton is now feeling the force of public protest against the high cost of living this week, and underselling of the most aggressive and a… The North-China HeraldTue Time ror a VisitThe summer has been one of the. hottest on record. Visitors from Shanghai and the interior have asserted that it has been hotter here than in the places from which they have come. It is a great pity that those who come f… The North-China HeraldPossibility of Shipwreck ReducedWhat whiskers are to a cat in a dark corner, what ears to a wild beast in the jungle—that is what the United States Navy M.V., type of hydrophone will be to the ships that thread their courses along the ocean lanes. With… The North-China HeraldTyphoon and Flood at TaichowCity Inundated—Appalling Scenes During Visitation From a Correspondent Taichow, Sept. 6, The district of Taichow in Chi kiang has again been subjected to a terrible and calamitous visitation during the recent typhoon. 'A… The North-China HeraldThe Sesamum Seed CropReports just to hand indicate that the sesamum seed crop in China is likely to be about 33 per cent. less than was originally anticipated. Lately a number of transactions have been made locally at prices higher than thos… The North-China HeraldMotorists and the Outside RoadsSept. 11. Tue reluctant decision of Mr. G. W, King, H. M. Police Magistrate, in the case where a British subject was summoned for alleged contravention of the municipal traffic by-laws, by furiously driving a motor-car o… The North-China HeraldExtensive Damage From a CorrespondentManila, Aug. 31. Approximately Pesos 1,000,000 was the rough estimate made of the extent of the damage done by the recent storm in the city of Manila, including the damage done on the water front, Reports received at the… The North-China HeraldStrife in Two KuangsCanton's Fear of Looting by Beaten Troops From Our Own Correspondent Canton, Sept. 3. Returning to Canton after a brief holiday one finds the place outwardly quiet, but it is not long before it is seen that there is a go… The North-China HeraldContraband for AmericaFailure to Obtain Whisky in Shanghai Efforts which have been in progress for some months back to obtain whisky in Shanghai for American consumption have duing the past two or three weeks been renewed. The scheme is under… By Cate · North-China HeraldNorth Szechuen Road ExtensionTo the Editor of the "Nortu-Cuina Dairy News." Sin,—Apropos of the correspondence concerning needed improvements in the North Szechuen Road district, I would especially like to add a word with reference to the necessity … The North-China HeraldThe Famine in North ChinaSept. 14. Nor since the Kiangpeh famine of 1906 has any calamity befallen this country so great as that which now descends upon northern China. And it is to be feared that the present famine will far outdo that of fourte… The North-China HeraldShanghai American SchoolMr. Willard W. Bartlett, who recently resigned his position as Dean of Des Moines College, arrived with his wife on Sunday on the R. M. S. Empress of Asia, to become principal of the Shanghai American School in Shanghai.… The North-China HeraldSunshine and Shade in ChinaTragedy of a Soldier's Wife—Woman the Enigma (Adapted from a Tang Poem) try'a young man and his wife. They Long ago, there lived in our coun-were attached to each other very much, -One day the Government had to send troo… The North-China HeraldThe Pittman Act Writing on July 22 MessrsMontagu say It is reported from Germany that Mexico is taking steps to regain her old position as the largest silver producer in the world. All the mines, even those hitherto regarded as unprofitable, are to be worked, p… The North-China HeraldA Smaller DollarUsed as we are to vagaries in Chinese money, one province does not pay much attention to the coinage of another. So it may be news to many readers that so near as in Shantung 50-cent pieces are circulate ed and much in u… The North-China HeraldLack of ProsecutionAt the Mixed Court on Wednesday morning, before Mr. Yui (Magistrate) and Mr. Blackburn (British Assessor), a Chinese clerk was brought up on remand on a charge of having thrown a quantity of corrosive fluid upon. a Chine… The North-China HeraldA Hospital in North KiangsuYear's Work at Tsingkiangpu Some of the most fascinating pictures of Chinese life are pre sented in the pages of Mission hospital reports. Foreign physicians working in out-of-the-wa; places undoubtedly acquire a very cl… The North-China HeraldWomen and BettingThere has been an enormous invrease in the number of women backing horses since the armistice, says "The Times." The excitements of the war have given place to the excitements of civil life; "auction" had not sufficient … The North-China HeraldGrand Canal in FloodHighest Water Level for Five Years From Ouf Own Correspondent Tsingkiangpu, Sept. 7. During the past year your _correspondent has often written of low water and practically no water in the Grand Canal. The story is now c… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldThe Elusive BachelorTo the Editor of the "Norra-Cuina Dairy News." Sir,—It has been with much interest and with many twitchings in my heart, that I have read the many letters from " Worried Parent," "Father of Six," more "Worried Parents," … The North-China HeraldPrices in AmericaThe trend of commodity prices in the United States which has been more or less downward for some month: declining, according to the index numbers of the leading trade agencies. The August 1 index number as made up by Bra… The North-China HeraldThe Returned CoolieA word needs to be said in behalf of some of the coolies returned from France. It was generally supposed that they returned, if not overloaded with war wealth, at least carrying a fairly useful cash but even this modest … By Rodney Gilbert · North-China HeraldNew Military DespotismPeking, Sept. 7. Now that Chang Tso-lin and Tsao Kun have left Peking we may assume that the preliminaries in "reorganization" are over and it is interesting to survey the field and see how much further ahead we are than… The North-China HeraldProfessor Laird, from CantonChristian College, stayed here a few days with his party, investigating native oils. Wood oil is grown here. in ever increasing quantities, and the officials are encouraging the people with bounties to plant the waste pl… The North-China HeraldMr. John H. WisnerIt is with very deep regret that we have to record the death, which took place in New York Gity on the sth instant, of Mr. John Wisner, founder of the firm of Messrs, Wisner & Ca. in China. Deceased came to the Far East … The North-China HeraldNational Convention Dead andThe Tuchuns Win all Round By Rodney Gilbert Peking, Sept. 8. definitely understood in Cabinet circles that no more thought or discussion will be given to the question of the National Popular Convention. The Government ha… The North-China HeraldMust the Operator Tell?Must the telephone girl tell? is the new problem in professional ethics that is agitating the business world. Consternation has been caused in the London and elsewhere by the calling of a telephone operator to give evide… From Reuters · North-China HeraldA Channel SwimLondon, Sept. 11. Henry Sullivan, an American, has just failed to swim the English Channel from Dover. He was compelled to give up the attempt when two and a half miles from the French coast, owing to severe pains in the… The North-China HeraldThe Murder of Lien YingConvicted Men in the Military Court There is still some haggling between the Chinese officials regarding jurisdiction in the case of Yen Jui-sung and Wu Tsung-fang, who were recently found guilty at the Mixed Court, for …
