The Archive
Saturday, 20 August 1921
The North-China HeraldA Tragic EpisodeIt is curious that Reuter has never sent us the end of the distressing story of the death of Dr. Hay Bolton's baby girl, after reporting the verdict of murder against the Japanese amah by the coroner's jury. The full rep… The North-China HeraldFarmers and Art 3He then proceeds to deal with the farmers, whose greatest fault is that they are ceasing to observe the lucky days of the calendar and that they curse at the rain and swear at the fair weather. The Emperor pronounces as … From Reuters · North-China HeraldBritish Aeroplanes in MongoliaProtest against Use by Chang Peking, Aug. 10. The recent British protest against the use of British aeroplanes with the Mongolian expedition was forwarded by the Chinese Government to General Chang Tso-lin. In his reply,… From Reuters · North-China HeraldNo Export to China Though China Is GrowingLondon, Aug. 15. In the House of Commons to-day Col. Sir Charles Yate (Unionist, Melton) asked what action was proposed by the Government of India regarding the export of opium from India owing to the failure of the Chin… The North-China HeraldMr. Langley Smith: You cannotdo that. Mr. Musso: We shall see. The Assessor: I cannot see the need of all this secrecy in this case. The Customs regulations cannot be privileged in this Court. Mr. Langley Smith: Do you mean that the witness has to f… The North-China HeraldRecord Opium Case DismissedIn the Mixed Court, on Wednesday, Mr. Blackburn. and Magistrate Yui concluded the hearing of the case which followed upon the seizure by the Hongkew police of opium valued at $250,000, the Bench ordering the dismissal of… The North-China HeraldThe Submerged TenthHow very few people who, unless they rush through in a motor car to Kiangwan and back, or to theatre and back. never see thing of the Hongkew district, realize what an immense amount of harm is being done to the prestige… From Reuters · North-China HeraldLoan Rumours in PekingPeking, Aug. 12. The "New Society" is responsible for the report that a concern, called the British Royal Syndicate, has arranged to furnish to the Minist of Finance a loan of $3,000,000. The paper says that the loan is … The North-China HeraldPengkalan Durian EstatesConfirmation of Resolutions to Reconstruct Company Proposals for reconstruction of the Pengkalan Durian Estates, Ld., were confirmed at an extraordinary general meeting of the company held on August 12 Mr. L. E. Canning … The North-China HeraldMachinery in ChinaAug. 13. Ir one thing more than any other is to-day seen in relation to the machinery requirements of China, it is that low-priced plant intended to work for a very few Years and then to be scrapped in favour of somethin… The North-China HeraldA Bitter Word from DublinAng. 19. While the conference sat, the multitude outside prayed with bared heads for peace. Later, the Lord Mayor, addressing the Corporation, declared: "Peace is in the air. During the past three hours one of the most d… The North-China HeraldEducation Without Loss of CharmThe day when a learned woman was dubbed a "blue-stocking" and shunned by ordinary society seems far away from us, says "Pall Mall and Globe." Yet it is but a little while ago that the education of our girls was purely el… The North-China HeraldBy Jack StrawThe Pacific Conference will undoubtedly be useful—if Japan can induce interested parties to refrain from discussion of the Ishii-Lansing agreement, the Twenty - One demands, the Open Door, Siberia, Korea, Outer Mongolia,… The North-China HeraldThe Navigation ActWith the beginning of this mouth came into force the Australian Navigation Act. It is a monumental measure, and was born in the days when the Labour Party were the aggressive controllers of Federal Legislation. It aimed … The North-China HeraldProcess of LiquidationIn a paragraph in the July-August bulletin of the American Express Ca. dealing with the foreign trade of the United States the following occurs Reports from our offices abroad indicate that the large quantities of Americ… By Ruth Benedict · North-China HeraldHermione Hears the BandGood afternoon, Mr. Cyurtuvy. How does it happen that you're not at the Gardens checking up on the number out at the Band Concert? Yes, 1 suppose you do have to have a little rest sometimes, and you certainly deserve an … The North-China HeraldGen. Smuts's LetterThe letter which General Smuts. addressed to Mr. de Valera on the Irish situation, reproduced in another column, is probably the most level-headed summing up of the whole matter that has been made for a very long time pa… The North-China HeraldCars Racing: Into the DitchA serious motor accident, fortunately unattended by any loss of life, occurred on Monday at about 11.15 p.m., when a motor car was completely smashed on the Woosung Road and its four occupants, three Japanese and the Chi… The North-China HeraldSchuhl and H. RodgerMr. Fleming's answer admitted the formal paragraphs of the petition and that he had obtained full information regarding the plaintiff bank but denied that the information so obtained was secret or confidential, in the se… By Rodney Gilbert · North-China HeraldRights in SouthPeking, Aug. 13. The Canton Government reports that it has received a telegram from Chinese students in Paris accusing Chen Lu and Win Ting-chang of signing: a preliminary agreement with a French banking group for a loan… From Reuters · North-China HeraldThe Canton ElectionsCanton, Aug. 9. Politically, the Kuomingtang, or the Nationalist Party, with Dr. Sun Yat-sen as the leader, has! secured control of the districts through its recent success in the election. All the district Assembly cand… The North-China HeraldDr. C. T. Wang and the SouthRepudiated by Canton: Political Vicar of Bray: Biting Accusations In connexion with Cunton's re-Ipudiation of the suggestion that the appointment of Dr. C. T. Wang to the Pa Conference. was acceptable to the South, we ha… The North-China HeraldFrom Very Ancient DaysTo understand the significance of this remarkable distribution it is necessary to examine the geologic strata of Tertiary times, from which it transpires that in those bygone days,. between two and three million years ag… The North-China HeraldCowboy and the Weaving GirlVaration of the Story from South China: The Feast of the Seven Fairies: A Charming Event From yet a third correspondent we have received another version of the above Chinese legend, that known in South China, together wi… The North-China HeraldThe Dempsey and the CarpentierWere working close at hand And each of them he wept to see The other had such sand. "i only it were blown away," Each said, it would be grand!" "If seven mouths with second wind Should blow for half a year, Do you suppos… From A Correspondent · North-China HeraldTyphoon at MokanshanMokanshan, Aug. 15. The typhoon began to blow up here on Saturday night, and worked up all night long, reaching its height during Sunday afternoon. At lunch time on Sunday, the servants' quarters and the kiteh of a house… The North-China HeraldCocaine Habit in ItalyA regular national campaign has just. started at Rome against the cocaine habit, which has. assumed grave proportions in the last year. The use of the drug as a vice was practically unknown in this country until about th… The North-China HeraldClaim of Privilege RejectedJust at the time when Shanghai, on a story passed on from London, is getting interested in the question of privileged witnesses in Court, with legal and medical opinions being expressed, the Mixed Court offers an example… The North-China HeraldAmerican Showman in JapanStory of Mr. Barr's Trouble with Japanese Promoters: A Long Chain of [l-luck The following application of Mr. Barr's story of the trouble his flying troupe experienced in Japan is taken from the an Ad-dvertiser" of Augus… From Reuters · North-China HeraldTuchun Wang Gives Up His SealsDeparture for Pukou: Wu Pei-fu's Arrival at Hankow: An Attempt at Negotiations: Abnormal Height of the River Peking. Aug. 9. The far-reaching character of General Wu's appointment was the subject of genera] discussion in… The North-China HeraldHunghutze Attack on Mr. PorterNarrow Escape of the Harbia British Consul and His Wife: Nearly Taken as Hostages Shanghai, Aug. 13. The following is a fuller account of the Hunghutze attack on Mr. Porter (British Consul at Harbin) and party, briefly r… The North-China HeraldDeath from FearAt Jurangon, in the Basses Pyrenees, a man was bitten by a dog and sent to the Pasteur Institute at Bordeaux. He was sent home in a few days. but declared he was not cured and returned. He was again sent home, but after … The North-China HeraldDefendant's Reply to Bank's AllegationsOn Thursdayy in the U.S. Court for China the defence of Mr. W. Fleming was filed in the case in which action has been brought against him by the Philippine National Bank to recover Tls. 600,- 000, it being alleged in the… The North-China HeraldA Lone ExperienceMr. G. D. Musso here protested that, although the witnesses had been ordered out of court, they were looking through a loophole in the door. This caused some laughter and he retorted: When you have been 23 years in this … Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldOverhead Railways for ShanghaiTo the Editor of the "Norru-Cuixa Datty News." Sir,—I have just received the issue of the "North China Herald" for July 9 and I shall be glad if you will correét_ the wrong impression conveyed that Mr. Powell is the firs… The North-China HeraldThe Yangtze AlligatorBy Arthur de C. Sowerby, The other day a certain amount of sensation was caused in Shanghai by the capture of an unusvally large specimen of the Yangtze alligator in the river off the Bund. Though such animals have from … The North-China HeraldShots in Museum RoadMr. R. F. Block, of 15 Museum Road, has reported to the police a strange incident which occurred at the rear of his residence about 10.30 nesday night. e shots were fired in fairly quick succession, four of them seeming … The North-China HeraldFusillade from the ShoreA few minutes later it began io rain, and the passengers of the boat started to pack their belongings into the cabin. Soon q shot was fired, closely followed by a violent fusillade. Happi was touched on the boat, time to… The North-China HeraldFire Walking CeremonyWeird Thanksgiving Ceremony of the Tamils When. a Tamil Hindu recovers from a serious illness he sometimes makes a vow to do something entailing discomfort and pain to him-sell a6 a sert of manifestation of gratitude com… By Ruth Benedict · North-China HeraldHermione and HygieneO Mamuut.dear, isn't it lovely that no one has come in for tea this afternoon? Not but that I always want people to drop in but I haven't really seen you for almost two days and I've some very important matters to discus…
