The Archive
Saturday, 8 January 1921
The North-China HeraldDeath of MrsIt was with feelings of deep regret that the community on New Year's day received news of the death of Mrs. W. S. Jackson, an old and much esteemed resident of Shanghai. For, many years, Mrs. Jackson had suffered from an… The North-China HeraldNaval Policies ofwith Bryan Washington, Dec, 15.—A review of the United States naval situation shows that the incoming administration of President-Elect Harding has not yet formed any naval policy. The present Republican Congress realize… From Reuters · North-China HeraldCanada Against Renewal London, Dee. 29According to a "Times" telegram, the "Toronto Globe" opposes the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. It declares that neither Power needs such an Alliance for defensive purposes, and points to the increasing friction… The North-China HeraldTe Curse or Lazy ContentThe roads already spoken' of connect large towns having their chambers of commerce. Take this town of about 12,000 inhabitants. It has a railway station 20 li away. The business men of the town and the mandarins of ten u… The North-China HeraldLiberty Men's BrawlA French sailor has been detained for shooting a comrade in. the breast outside The Naval Club bars. It is reported that several sailors from the Commandant Marges, lying off Yangtszepoo, invited two women belonging to t… From Reuters · North-China HeraldProposed Rubber Output Restriction London, Dee. 30"The Times" city correspondent notes that owing to continued weakness in the rubber market some of the plantation companies are urging the Rubber Growers' Association to adopt measures curtailing the output of rubber by … The North-China HeraldChristmas Festivities at ChinkiangChinkiang, Dec. 30. This part of the country has been enjoying some fine weather all through the month so that the wheat and winter crops are in excellent condition. The farmers in and around the Antung district have bee… The North-China HeraldTyphus in the Famine AreaTwo Doctors Going From Reports from several centres of the famine area state that among the Chinese sufferers a number of cases of typhus have occurred. Typhus—also spoken of as famine fever—is the disease most dreaded i… The North-China HeraldNursing as a ProfessionJust glance at the advertisements that have appeared in the papers for trained nurses? "Matron required for a country hospital, salary £100 per ann., with £25 a year extra" for taking the worry and responsibility of the … The North-China HeraldThe Position in KuangsiNanning, Dec. 17. 1920 has been a very wet year and even now the rain seems lot? to leave us. Rice is cheap ani abundant and, the country people prosperous. This promised to be " record year for trade returns, but these … The North-China HeraldWhat Can Be Done in ChinaJan, 3. The following article from a reader who speaks with long experience of life in the interior of China, though more in the form of a letter to the Editor follows naturally in the same place as the two leading artic… The North-China HeraldOf the directorate Messrs. ASamson and R. N. Truman retired on leaving for home, the vacancies thus created being filled by Messrs. R. N. Swann and T. Cock, whose election requires your confirmation. The resignation of Mr. Samson on his retirement … The North-China HeraldNotes by the Way"Who is the greatest living writer? somebody asked the other day. 'There isn't one,' came the swift reply from a man of letters. "Would experts be as_ pessimistic if they were asked who was the greatest living statesman … The North-China HeraldChina and the SovietCommercial Treaty Denied Peking, Dec. 31. Interviewed by the Peking correspondent of the Kokusai News Agency yesterday, an official of the Waichiaopu stated that there was no truth in the reports that a Russo-Chinese com… The North-China HeraldSoviet and FarmerDec. 31. In Mr. Rodney Gilbert's former report of the views of Professor Golovatchev, the latter was quoted as, on the whole, favouring the idea that Vladivostok would vote for union with the Communists of Chita, That fo… The North-China HeraldExperience and ExperimentNotes of a New Year's sermon preached in Union Church by the Rev. A. N. Rowland, Phil. III, 15, 16. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded (i.e., to press on) and if in anything ye are otherwise minded e… The North-China HeraldImpressions of an AbsenteeWhen he has become satiated with the City it behoves any absentee to cast an eye upon the Suburbs. If his feelings have then been blunted to. a more casual observance he will, perforce, notice change less poignantly. He … The North-China HeraldCHINESE AND THE SURTAX Merchants' Threat of a StrikeGovernor of Shanghai and Sungkiang, is endeavouring to aid the Chinese merchants in Shanghai as much as possible in their fight against the proposed goods surtax. It will be remembered several days ago, the merchants hel… The North-China HeraldThe Day of TrustsNot many months ago huge shipping amalgamations were taking place—enormous financial] transactions put through with the greatest ease. To-day about half a dozen people control British shipping, and not yet have we realiz… The North-China HeraldWraps and FursThe French have a most clever way of making a coat more charming by designing a hat of the same materials. A costume for motoring from a famous Parisian house, represents the newest style in coats and illustrates the ten… The North-China HeraldOpposition to the New Manchester SchoolThe following emphatic manifesto has been issued by the Liberal Anti-Nationalization Committee (whose President is Mr, Frederic Harrison) in opposition to the demand of the Manchester Group of Liberals" for the inclusion… The North-China HeraldSome Useful HintsThe latest wide-kilted check skirts are certainly, most original. One from waist to hem consisted of but four large checks. It was in varying shades of wedgwood blue and buff, and though the size of the check may sound a… The North-China HeraldSubjugation by AeroplaneTokio—A Tainan special to the Tokio "Nichi Nichi" reports that a recent air demonstration carried out by the Japanese guards in Formosa had a greater effect than was hoped for upon the insubordinate aborigines. Among oth… From Reuters · North-China HeraldJapanese Magnates at LawTokio—Baron Okura, head of the Okura Company, has sued President Matsukata, of the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Yards, in the -Kobe District Court, for Yen 3,140,438, which he alleges is the loss he sustained on a shipment of p… The North-China HeraldInfluences at Work on SilverMessrs. Samuel Montagu & Co.'s silver report for November 18 states The market has been inert since we last addressed you. The China exchanges—corresponding with the lack of any activity in export business from that coun… The North-China HeraldCommunist Plots in AmericaChicago, Nov. 30, The first "underground party" that the United States has ever seen- is now believed to be operating, according to Edward J. Brennan, division superintendent of the bureau of investigation of the Departm… The North-China HeraldClubs and SocietiesA general meeting of members of the Shanghai Rugby Football Club was held on Tuesday at the Shanghai Rowing Club, for the purpose of electing a Captain and Vice-Captain, confirming the election of other officers of the C… The North-China HeraldThe Government and the FamineLocal Committee's Criticism At the weekly meeting of the Chinese Foreign Famine Relief Committee held on December 29 a further $50,000 was voted to buy grain in Manchuria. Grain-trains are now passing through Tientsin da… The North-China HeraldPresentation to MrBy Marine Engineers' Guild A very pleasing function took place at the Carlton Cafe on Monday evening, when a large number of members of the Marine Engineers' Guild China, and friends, assembled to offer to Mr. J. F. Reid… The North-China HeraldRecreation Ground for Chefoo from Our Own CorrespondentThe coming of a football eleven from Weihaiwei brings to the fore the subject of Chefoo's lack of a playing field of its own. The China Inland Mission Boys' School field is being loaned for the occasion. It is very unsat… The North-China HeraldMagic in NamesMacic 1x Names. By Edward Clodd. Chapman & Hall. 12/6 net. Mr. Clodd has collected, from works on folklore, many curious instances of '"mana''—as the South Sea islanders call the " vague, impersonal, ever-acting, univers… The North-China HeraldQuestion of JurisdictionAt the Mixed Court on Wednesday morning Mr. Kuan (Magistrate) and Mr. tenney (American ASsesser) rendered a decision which will doubtless have an important bearing on procedure in civil cases that may come up for trial a… The North-China HeraldA Dive Isto Poppy SwampsAt times it was necessary to tread sideways, so narrow was the path, and brimming paddyfields awaited the luckless wight who should lose his equilibrium. Many a time, so uninviting was the path ahead, that a detour was d… The North-China HeraldThe First SnowGreat was the delight of the Chinese on Sunday morning when the fall of snow indicated to them a promise of a good year ahead. Of course, those warmly clad could watch its coming with perfect unconcern, but whether it wi… The North-China HeraldCampaign Against Chinese LotteriesShanghai merchants have once more taken up arms against the sale of lottery tickets. It will be remembered that, a short time ago, they started a campaign against the sale of these tickets and received a certain amount o… The North-China HeraldThree Cases of FraudTseu Ah-loong appeared before the Mixed Court on Wednesday on a charge of misgppropriating two sums of $28.00 and $15.00, while in the service of Mr. Vaughan Read. Tseu was entrusted with the monies when told to pay two … The North-China HeraldTwenty Cents a GallonIt will be remembered that some weeks ago the Standard Oi] Company advanced the price of their petrol by about 30 cents a gallon, and we understand that the Asiatic Petroleum Company have raised the price of their Shell … The North-China HeraldPeking's New Year DecorationsPeking, Jan. 2. _A number of Mandates were issued for the New Year, conferring the following distinctions: Order of Merit, Fourth Class, to the Foreign Minister, Dr. W. W. Yen, and Civil Governor Li Ching-cheng. Order of… The North-China HeraldThe Closing OrderIn response to the agitation on the part of the foreign community, aa shown in our columns, the Chin ese authorities have resolved that the "Trenches" be closed: -An important part was played in this agitation by Mr. F. … From Our own Correspondent, Paris · North-China HeraldA Popular AmbassadorParis, Nov. 21. Lord Derby, the retiring British Ambassador, has evidently made a greater impression on the people of Paris than most of his predecessors succeeded in creating. In addition to the French Premier, M. Georg…
