The Archive
Saturday, 19 March 1921
The North-China HeraldA Railway FightThe latest telegrams indicate that in the United States a fight is impending between the railroad corporations and their employees on the question of wages. By the end of January the situation had already become sufficie… The North-China HeraldNo Ong Wants Tae JosAssuredly Lin was not a wise man to desire to be civil governor of Hunan. At present there are no applicants for the vacant post. A substantial deputation waited on Gen. Chao Hong-ti to ask him to take over both offices.… The North-China HeraldThe Coalition and Its EnemiesMar. 15, Recent by-elections in Britain have gone against the Government and those to whelm the present Coalition is anathema are preening themselves and getting ready for the day of battle that is "'to sweep out of exis… The North-China HeraldNavy League anMar. 15. WE have received a copy of a circular which the Shanghai branch of the Navy League is sending to all British firms in anticipation of to-day's annual meeting. It is interesting to notice that the income of the b… The North-China HeraldSex Exclusiveness in EngineeringThe statement issued by the Women's Industrial League on the position of women as industrial workers contains a number of features which are regarded in Labour quarters as misleading. In the first place, it is pointed ou… From Our own Correspondent · North-China HeraldChinese Hard to Rouse for the FamineThe churches of the city have received several telegrams from Peking urging participation in the Famine Drive. The local com mittee which had been at work for several months, therefore, decided. to seek the cooperation o… From Reuters · North-China HeraldPneumonic Plague in ChibliTsinanfu, March 8. Pneumonic plague has broken out. in Chihli and Northern Shantung. A number of cases have been carefully studied and the nature of the epidemic has been fully identified. Reports indicate that there hav… From Reuters · North-China HeraldSums the Tuchuns AnnexedPeking, March 15. The net salt revenue after meeting administrative expenses that was paid into the group of banks during 1920 amounted to $79,064,- 103, which represents a decrease of $1,572,400 as compared with 1919, b… The North-China HeraldThe Shanghai Merchant's Point of ViewFollowing on Friday's successful mass meeting and Sunday's parade, canvassers representing the 22 relief organizations on Monday began their house to house collection and remained hard at, work throughout the day. At nig… The North-China HeraldThe Shanghai Mint ProjectMar. 12. Mr. Davin Fraser's telegram, "published yesterday, in which he takes us to task for our unkind reception of the Shanghai mint loan agreement, is an example of how foreigners dwelling in Peking appear to become h… From Our own Correspondent · North-China HeraldThe Kansu TuchunFub-hsiang becoming Tuchun of Kansu was genera] throughout the province. He is well known here as he was Brigadier-General heve for many years and during his years of office proved himself to be a wise, prudent, capable,… The North-China HeraldShanghai & Hongkew Wharf CoThe annual general meeting of shareholders in this Company was held at the offices of the general agents (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson Ca., Ld.), No. 3a Peking Road on Tuesday morning, Mr, A. Brooke Smith presiding. In the … The North-China HeraldPhilippine National Bank FundsDeposit in the Chartered Bank: Supreme Court Motion for an Injunction At H. M. Supreme Cowt on Wednesday, before his Honour Judge Skinner Turner, the case of Joseph Brothers v. the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & Ch… The North-China HeraldShanghai Land Investment CoThe 32nd annual general meeting of shareholders in the above company was held at the Company's offices, No.2 Jinkee Road, on Wednesday morning. Mr. E. C. Pearce presided, and was supported by Messrs. H. E. Arnhold, C. G.… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldThe Need for WirelessTo the Editor of the "Norra-Cuina Dairy Sm,—This will be my third attempt to call public attention to the necessity of putting on board all steamers the finest means the world knows to-day of summoning help in time of tr… From Reuters · North-China HeraldEven When We FatHave you noticed how strange an illustration Jesus took when speaking of God's Providence? Not a sparrow falls to the ground without your Father."'? The popular comment is that God cares even for a sparrow, but the real … From Our own Correspondent, London · North-China HeraldOwnership of Russian MoneyLondon, Jan. 27. Mr. Vladimir de Markozoff, vice-president of the Private Bank of Commerce of Petrograd and director of a large number of industrial undertakings, whose views on the reconstruction of industry in the Balt… From Reuters · North-China HeraldGovernment Education Policy AttackedTokio, March 11. In the House of Peers to-day, the eagerly awaited massed Opposition attack on the Government's education policy broke down when a motion "questioning the responsibility" of the Minister of Education was … From Our own Correspondent · North-China HeraldProgress in a Shansi CityThe last vestiges of December's snow storms have not entirely disappeared, and March is ushered 10 with a fall of half a foot or more snow, which ought to gladden tie farmers, as every possible condition for good harvest… The North-China HeraldWu Peru's Mover ArmyWe have been hearing a good deal recently of Wu Pei-fu's training college for his model army, and it appears that the General is determined to get only the best men. Several Shansi lads have made -he long pilgrimage to H… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldA Ban on LuxuriesTo the Editor of the "Norru-Cuisa Dainty News." Sirn,—Soaring prices! Such should: be the wail of the Shanghai housewife at the present time, but unfortunately this is often not the case, and she smiles and thinks her hu… The North-China HeraldTae New VentureYou will be interested to know that arrangements have been con-eluded whereby we have obtained the coutelling interest in the China Motors, Ld., of which, as you will have seen advertised in the newspapers, we have been … Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldOpium and ShanghaiTo the Editor of the "Nortu-Cuina Dairy News." Sir,—In reading Captain Mc-Euen's report to the Shanghai Municipal Council, published in your paper of Wednesday last, regarding the traffic in opium, I was moved very much.… The North-China HeraldSerious Loss on RiceIn both the oil and rubber working accounts there is a very serious difference shown in the loss on rice as against last year. In the former about Ts. 15,000 as against Tls 5,000 and in the latter about. Tls. 34.000 as a… The North-China HeraldFire on NorthSeven Godowns Destroyed—Damage Estimated in Excess of $6,000,000—The Water Supply Que-tion One of the most disastrous fires which has occurred' in Shanghai for some years, and probably the heaviest on record in the amoun… The North-China HeraldThe Love of ConquestVamping for Vamping's Sake A well known American was quoted in the papers not long ago as having said, "If I were a woman, I would vamp." He understood the appeal of this tendency to the feminine nature, and was human en… The North-China HeraldAmerican Lawyer DisbarredAs the result of proceedings in the U. S. Court for China, Mr. Earl B. Rose, an American lawyer, has'been disbarred from practising in all American Courts in China, on the ground that he has been guilty of wilful deceit … The North-China HeraldThe Demise of the Bathing MachineBathing machines, which, judging by recent events at Cowes, seem destined soon to become obsolete, have never been popular on the Continent. They were first seen at Margate ju 1763, and their use rapidly spread to other … The North-China HeraldComplicated Land DisputeJudgement Against Mr. J. A. Hayes In H. M. Supreme Court on Wednesday his Honour Judge Skinner -|Turner gave judgement in the case of a disputed right to certain land' claimed by Mr. A. Hayes in satisfaction of a Mixed C… From Reuters · North-China HeraldCrown Prince of Japan in HongkongOfficial Audience and Receptions Hongkong, March 11. The Crown Prince, aboard the Katori yesterday at~noon, gave an audience to the Governor, Sir Reginald Stubbs, and the General Officer Commanding, General Sir George Ki… The North-China HeraldA Test CaseBut the higher thought of a providence that is concerned with humanity has not yet taken possession of us. We cannot yet attain the Christian standpoint of the Apostle. "Of Him and through Him and unto Him are all things… The North-China HeraldLies Told by ChildrenLove of Limelight and Sensation —Not Really Sin If children had heard what was said of them recently at the conference of Educational Associations, University College, Gower-street, they would have been surprised. Childr… The North-China HeraldScience of the SoulStriking Sermon by Canon Barnes That man was not originally endowed with a soul, but had come to possess it through the processes of biological evolution, was the thesis of a remarkable sermon preached by Canon Barnes at… The North-China HeraldClubs and SocietiesAnnual Meeting: Appeal for More Members The annual meeting of the Navy League (Shanghai Branch) was boid at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca., on Tuesday, Sir B. D. H. Fraser, K.c.u.c., presiding. th proposi… The North-China HeraldCuticura Heals Itching Burning"For three years my little girl had rough patches all over her body, and they turned into wet, sore eruptions. She suffered pain, and she could not sleep for the itching and burning. "Tthen wrote for a free sample of Cut… From Our own Correspondent · North-China HeraldA Kansu Magistrate in the EarthquakeWe are surprised that so little news has appeared in the papers about -the terrible earthquake in Kansu on December 16. It has been the worst of its kind. Towns and villages entirely destroyed; telegraph communication cu… The North-China HeraldA Legacy from Captain Cornell PlantGursee or THE Yanxerze Gorces. By Cornell Plant with HI and White Drawings by U. A. Donnelly, Kelly Walsh. Shangl There is a melancholy feeling in reviewing the almost post-humours we! se soon did his death follow on its… The North-China HeraldThe U.: S. Court and Jury SystemA'Reply to Mr. W. S. Fleming's Attack on Judge Law It is only natural that a considerable amount of interest should have been raised by the publication of Mr. W. S. Fleming's pamphlet arguing in favour of the introductio… The North-China HeraldStrange Radium StoriesHow German Profiteers Saved Their Fortuoes The "Berliner Tayeblatt" narrates a curious history of certain dealings in radium It is noteworthy that, during the war and in the time after the war, the stock of radium in Ger… The North-China HeraldU. S. Court for ChinaShanghai, March 11. Before His Honour Junce TLostncier. Shaw xv, George B. Rea and Patrick Gallagher, Mr. P. M. Linebarger, on behalf of defendant, Mr. Patrick Gallagher, the writer of an alleged libellous article in the…
