The Archive
Saturday, 19 February 1921
From Our own Correspondent, Paris · North-China HeraldMore Traffic ProblemsMinister, who resigned because he could not agree to the reduction of the period of military service to 38 months, as, in his view, it would make the army too weak to cope with the eventualities he foresees, has explaine… From Our own Correspondent, Edinburgh · North-China HeraldTrade Outlook: That Fatal Ca' CannyEdinburgh, Dec. 29. The great struggle between the Licensed Trade and the Temperance Party, Winder the provisions of the Temperance (Local Option) Act, has now finished. and of course both sides claim the victory. With t… The North-China HeraldWestern District Motoring TragedyMotor Cyclist's Death the Subject of an Inquiry An inquest was held at the U. Court on Thursday afternoon before Mr. F. J. Schuhl, Commissioner acting as Coroner, and a jury of six, to investigate into the circumstances … The North-China HeraldA Previous SurveyStill further. Some time ago a survey of this very road was made by a Chinese, a graduate of Yale if Lam not mistaken. It seems to one who is not an engineer nor a railroad builder, that it might have been a better polic… The North-China HeraldBritish Estates in ChinaAn important alteration to the China Order in Council 1904, respecting the amount of death duty payable on British estates in China, has been made by His Honour Judge Skinner Turner, and has received the approval of the … From Reuters · North-China HeraldChinese Control in HarbinMunicipal Council Taken Over Harbin, Feb. 15. The Chinese authorities have declared it their intention to assume, forthwith, full. control of the Harbin Municipal Council, in accordance with the international agreements … The North-China HeraldPreparations in the Far EastThis preparatory work is of great importance, adds a well informed correspondent, and the Soviet's previous victories were due to it. In the Amur province they are working furiously in this direction. The Board of Intern… The North-China HeraldThe Soviet Plot3 feb. 18. SPEAKING in the House of Lords last Tuesday, Lord Curzon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, is reported as saying that, in his opinion, there should be no difficulty in reaching a trade agreement with Ru… The North-China HeraldHome Crafts and Criminals"The Minister for Education, Mr. Mutch, in opening the exhibition, said that there were over 100,000 girl scholars in the State, but only 6,000 of them were undergoing the two years' domestic course. Cooking, home manage… The North-China HeraldWhere History Was MadeWhen history was being made during the war, which generally meant that laboriously prepared trenches were being kneel bits and the ground in the dug up with high explosive, the question often occurred to those on the spo… The North-China HeraldMexican Oil a World IssueGeneral Policy Formulated by State Department Washington, Dec, 31-—Petroleum questions have been separated from the Mexican problem, it was learned to-day at the State Department, and placed in the broader field of a gen… From Reuters · North-China HeraldCanton and the Customs FundsA meeting of the Diplomatic Body on Thursday discussed the Canton Government's application that it should be allotted the funds set aside for the former Canton Military Government. No decision was reached, but the princi… From Reuters · North-China HeraldAmerican Crisis PastWashington, Feb. 16. Mr. W. P. Harding, Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, in his annual report, expresses the opinion that the United States has passed the crisis of post-war re-adjustment, and he contemplates the f… The North-China HeraldJapanese Merchants in ConferenceMeeting of Chambers of Commerce—Important Schemes Under Diecuesion—Suggested Banking Facilities Starting on Saturday the Japanese Chambers of Commerce in China held a conference, apparently very much on the lines inaugur… The North-China HeraldFurther Injunction Granted In H. M. Supreme CourtThursday, his Honour Judge Skinner Turner gave his decision in the application, made on behalf of the Peking Government for an injunction restraining the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank from parting with any monies now in their… From Our own Correspondent · North-China HeraldTrouble Brewing at KanchowPolitically we are in suspense; no one knows just what to expect. Rumours of impending trouble ave. very rife. Yesterday at Kian I was told that the officials either had already or were arranging for their families to le… The North-China HeraldJapanese in the NorthThe Commonwealth secret service is just now searching the sugar districts along the northeastern seaboard for Japanese and other coloured aliens who have illegally gained a footing in the country. This is the proper seas… By Rodney Gilbert · North-China HeraldBy Rodney GilbertIt is exceedingly wholesome for those of us who live in Peking, and wha are subjected to the city's influences for months and years at a time, to get away occasionally and look back at the old Tartar capital through the … The North-China HeraldMarrying for PityA home correspondent writes Among the unsuccessfully married people who invite my advice there are some who admit that they entered marriage through pity. The "sterner sex" are more susceptible to impulsive compassion of… The North-China HeraldWere Lire " Rear SuccessThis understanding of true success is the thing so greatly needed, so largely lacking in the present day. It is the same with the art of life as with the art of knowledge: much learning is no substitute for real insight.… The North-China HeraldThe Supply of SilverDescribing the silver position on December 30 Mess Samuel Montagu & Ca. state: The market continues to be largely artificial. The prices on the 24th and 28th instant were the same (42 for both cash and forward deliveries… The North-China HeraldMoscow and CantonLittle news of importance comes direct from Canton, and while correspondents. in Peking supply plentiful indications of the trend of events there, they have so far not touched upon one interesting and important feature. … The North-China HeraldTo Res ror Five Years7. No participation shall be given by any one of the parties} hereto outside its own market. Any participation given in its own market by any one of the parties hereto shall be for its own market only or in the event of … The North-China HeraldInjunction to ContinueApplication was made before his Honour Judge Skinner Turner in Hi, M. Supreme Court on Monday to renew the interim injunction granted last week in respect of certain Government funds for which there are rival claimants. … From Reuters · North-China HeraldA Tribute to Mr. SzeLondon, Feb. 10. A correspondent to The Times," who says he has had peculiar opportunities for knowing the facts, pays a tribute to the work of Mr. Sao-ko Alfred Sze, late Chinese Minister to the Court of St. James, Stat… The North-China HeraldFar Eastern AMENITIESI gather from a delegate of the League Assembly just back from Geneva that there, as elsewhere, the most important happenings were recorded as it were behind the scenes. at private luncheons or dinner parties given by th… The North-China HeraldThe Salvage of the ChinInteresting Case in U. S. Court: Award of Tls. 1,500 to S*hai Tug- & Lighter Ca. Judgement was delivered in the Court on Saturday last, by his Honour Judge Lobingier in the claims by the Shanghai Tug Lighter Ca., for sal… The North-China HeraldChinese Aviator in HongkongUnlucky Ending to Exhibition Hongkong, Feb. 14. A flying exhibition which the well-known Chinese aviator, Lim-on, was to have given at the Race papers for some enterprising folk Kueiyang, Kuei., Jan. 22. have commenced a… The North-China HeraldA Resourceful GirlHolds Up a Burglar With a New York, Jan. 2.—Awakened early this morning by the clicking of a key in the front door of her apartment, Miss Bertha Miller, architect, crept noiselessly from her bed, drew a shining object fr… The North-China HeraldA Time for Plain SpeakingFeb, 12. put in his place. So-tre survives, and if the Coalition is not actually stronger t ever, those who prophesied that it would not last*two years must be regretting that' they were so positive. The commonest charge… The North-China HeraldLakhs of Smuggled OpiumA Bold Conspiracy Unmasked An amazing opium smuggling incident has been brought to light, states a local. Japanese contemporary, through the arrest in Tsingtao of several Japanese by the military administration. A number… The North-China HeraldCharge Against a British SeamanA Night Out, and Revolver Shots Vincent William Dawson, aged 27, 3rd Officer of the B. I. str. Takada, appeared in H. Supreme Court on Tuesday, before his Honour Judge © Skinner Turner, and a jury, upon a charge of havin… The North-China HeraldINTERPORT GOLF MATCH Shanghai's Visit to HongkongThree members of the Shanghai Golf Club team which went to Hongkong to contest the challenge cup returned on Saturday last, They were the Rev. W. P. Roberts, J. B. Ferrier and W. J, Hawkings, the other two (Col, Marr Joh… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldExplanation by AssociationWe have received the following letter from the Woollen Merchants' Association _on the subject of the contracts To the Editor of the "Norra-Cuina Dairy News." Sir,—On account of a_ clerical error, the important word '"del… The North-China HeraldField Artillery BatteryThe annual general meeting of jthe Field Artillery Battery, S.V.C. was held at the Town Hall on Monday, Capt, R. W. Davis presiding. In presenting the report and balance sheet, the Chairman congratulated the Battery on d… The North-China HeraldFighting with Hunger and ColdSeenes at a Relief Distribution Centre in Chihli If you had stood with me a few days ago at the end of our utile village of Shangchialin and looked out over the great Chihli plains you would have seen little else but bli… The North-China HeraldThe Consumer PaysApropos of Government wastefulness and H. C. L. generally, "Truth" comments on the failure of the slump in prices to extend to the retail cost of foodstuffs, even though raw material is obtainable far more cheaply than i… The North-China HeraldThe Pirate ChiefIt is reported that pirates have of late been very active in the waters round Chekiang and that many passenger and fishing boats have been plundered. Recently, the "'Shunpao™ reports, the str. Anting, a government transp… The North-China HeraldAnnual General MeetingThe fourth annual general mecting of shareholders in the New Amherst Rubber Estate, Ld., was held on Tuesday afternoon at the offices of the general managers, Messrs. R. N, Truman & Ca., Mr. C. J. L. Stewart presiding, I… The North-China HeraldChinese Advisory CommitteeA deadlock has arisen with respect to the appointment of the five members of the Chineses Advisory Committee which the Chinese General Chamber of Com: merce was invited to nominate. On November 24 last the Chinese Genera…
