The Archive
Saturday, 17 January 1925
From Reuters · North-China HeraldDerbyshire Mining CrisisThreat over Wages London, Jan. 1: 'A crisis has arisen in the Derbyshire soft coal industry, owing to the Miners' Executive turning down an offer from the owners to restore the seven-nnd-a-half per. cent. reduction in wa… The North-China HeraldThe Opium Graft in ShanghaiJan. 13. In Saturday's issue we said that the keynote of all the recent, turmoil in Kiangsu and Ché- kiang was simply possession of the wealthy district of Shanghs And in that it is no exaggeration to say that the riches… From Reuters · North-China HeraldSouth African GoldNo Postponement of Gold Payments Pretoria, Jan, 12. The Government has decided not to introduce Legislation to postpone resumption of gold payments beyond June 30. Accordingly specie payments wi be resumed on July 1 or s… The North-China HeraldNative Prepared 7 Sune 1924 Foreign Raw Native PreparedNative Prepared '134 Native Raw 44,208, Tis, 1,600 are equal to one picul, so we have a grand total of over seventy-six piculs of opium, or more than four tons, seized by the Customs in one The most instructive feature o… The North-China HeraldBy Cloud and by Fire'A Sermon Preached by the Rev. A. N. Rowland in Union Church, Shanghai, on January 4, 1925 The Lord went before them by day in @ pillar of cloud, t6 Tead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light… The North-China HeraldPrince George Visiting Japan in MarchTokyo, Jan. 15. It is understood that elaborate preparations are being made by the Imperial Family of Japan to welcome his Royal Highness Prince George, youngest son of King George and Queen Mary who is expected to arriv… The North-China HeraldDespising Our HeritageJan. 13. A chief defect in the life of civilized peoples of to-day is the lack of appreciation of that bods" of great literature which is their inheritance from the past, and we members of the English-speaking race are n… The North-China HeraldCounting the Cost'A casual visitor to the Gordon Road Riding School perhaps might not regard the assembly there of over 1,000 interned Chinese troops any thing more than just a minor incident in this latest petty war, but it attains a bi… The North-China HeraldCan Industry Stand It?Commissioner Biller reports, however, that considerable doubt is expressed whether German industry will be able to maintain the present heavy scale of taxation in the prevent business depression. Several reductions in ch… The North-China HeraldThe Fighting Over at Last'A Last Stand by Chang's Men at Route Ghisi: Then Surrender and Internment: Thousand, ix of Soldiers in the Settle. ment: Chinese Police Controlling Nantao Wy Tuesday saw the and of the fighting. The turmoil and exciteme… The North-China HeraldPeking Takes Steps to Move ArsenalAbolition of Shanghai Defence Government therefore instructs the Shanghai Chamber to supervise the suspension of work at the Arsenal, jand arrange regarding the employees pending definite arrangements for; the removal of… The North-China HeraldU. S. Cotton Industry[The Fight Against the Boll Weevil ciation will have the support of the New York Cotton Exchange and the Association of Cotton Merchants of New York, it was announced here to-day after a meeting at the Ex-Members of the … From Reuters · North-China HeraldBig Air Station for SingaporeFor Consideration as Part of Naval Base London, Jat 12 The "Daily Express" says that the establishment of a large and important air station at Singapore will be considered in connexion with the naval base. Jan, 13. It is… From Reuters · North-China HeraldSpeculation in TeaA Battle Pending in Mincing Lane London, Jan, 2. ws that with the resumption of sales on the tea market this week a big effort will be made to defeat brokers whose operations, it is alleged have [brought the market towar… From Reuters · North-China HeraldThe Opium ConferenceThe Marquis of Salisbury, the special delegate of Great Britain to the Opium Conference, who fell while hunting yesterday, is much shaken, but is progressing favourably. It is expected that he will be replaced {in the Op… The North-China HeraldBirds in Their Little Nests Agreecol at dinner last evening the heads of all the foreign legations in Peking and their wives at the American Legation. This is the first sedulously ignored. At the present time we do not know the composition of the Commit… The North-China HeraldA National ConferenceDr. Sun Yat-sen's sole object in Peking, his son went on, was to disgust with the leaders there the best possible solution of rea justment and for military situation. Vieved that the best means would be the convocation o… From Reuters · North-China HeraldQuadruple Wedding in HongkongCanton, Jan. 6. An interesting wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, on January when the four sons of Mr. Ma Ying-pin, founder and general manager of the Sincere Company, Ltd. each took a bride to the alt… The North-China HeraldMarshal Chi and Shanghaidan. Marshal Chi Hsieh-yuan is reported to have entered Lunghua Arsenal yesterday and to have announced that he is in control of the district, His undertaking was less easily achieved than he may have expected ut first, … The North-China HeraldNotes and CommentsOn' January 1 of this year two very important Acts of legislation came into effect: the British Car-importing indiscriminately with little regard to. the ntat Hage of Goods by Sca Act, 1924, and the Australian Sen Carria… The North-China HeraldMany. Kinds of DollarsSo far T have written only of] the larger deals that out meets in life in the interior of China, and which come within silver trading. The teal is comparatively easy to understand, I is the smaller money, ax every reside… The North-China HeraldThe Tea CropHigh Prices and a Russian Reviewal London, Jan. 9. The newspapers continue to give prominence to the question of 1 high prices of tea. A leading tea firm state that an increase in imports during the 12 months ended Novem… The North-China HeraldThe Duke of Argyll's ConfessionAn honest, and courageous: admission was' made by the Duke of [Argyll at the St. Andrew's dinner at Liverpool. He confessed was relieved to find that their fest val was not "A Nicht wi' Burns, because he had to confess t… The North-China HeraldCommunist Organizations and Bolshevik TeachingOne month ago a serious student strike at the College of Yale in China in Changsha, following closely after an outburst at the Norwegian Mission's Middle School in Yiyang, a day' a journey away by launch," put administra… The North-China HeraldPaper Hunt ClubThe snow of the past week had Jgiven rise to a fear that there would be no hunt on Saturday, but fortunately most of it had diseppeared by the morning and nothing was seen of it during the hunt. The hunt was laid by Brig… The North-China HeraldCustoms Revenue at TientsinAn Increase of Tis 150,000, but Much Less Than What Should Have Been Tiexrsin News Stavice Tientsin, Jan. 4. A welcome note in the political and economic discord of North China is the publication of the Chinese Mari time… The North-China HeraldHongkong Medical ConferenceJan, 17. Next week a joint medical Conference will be held in Hong. kong by the China Branch of the British Medical Association, and the China Medical Missionary Association. It is not likely that any great or startling … The North-China HeraldRavaging the DistrictThe contesting forees have created terrible havoc in the district around Siccawei and Lunghua. The retreating troops have been burning down all the buildings in their path, and smoke can be seen curling up from all quart… The North-China HeraldWilling to RepayExamined by Mr. Newman, wits ness said that he had been " with the Club since 1919 and had never before been in trouble, He hal police ax much as pose his arrest and had repaid to the Club as much of the money he had rec… The North-China HeraldVisiting from MukdenMr. E, Stuart Johnstone, until cently manager of the Jardine Engineering Company, at Mukden, who is on this coast, expects to set-de in British Columbia, having got tired, he says, of living in the Orient. He is spending… The North-China HeraldRobbery in AnkingWhat seems to be a curious robbery took place here two nights age causing a good deal of specula tion and suspicion on the part of the residents of the city. While to the casual observer it ie only a small affair, yet so… The North-China HeraldLower Tea PricesNot so many days ago Reuter informed us that a campaign had been started in Mincing Lane against the tea brokers who were believed to be controlling the market in their own Interest and without reference the price the co… The North-China HeraldPanic AN RoundThe precipitous fight of the oficinx "was" soon followed care among the civilian population. [The streets and roads' once. again became crowded thoroughfares with man woman and child. carrying their valuables to places o… The North-China HeraldThe French DebtA rather typical example of the opinion being expressed by a majorty of the American newspapers on the question of British opposition to France securing better debt re funding terms than Great Britain received is the fol… The North-China HeraldScenes at the BarriersA number of defeated trapa at tempted to cross the Creek in sampans but were fed upon by their own comrade was algo returned by the Breneh marines who are reported to' have turned a machine gun on them. A good deal of in… The North-China HeraldA Region of Desolation"The present Dead Sea is 47 miles! long and about 10 miles wide, Its Jsurface lies approximately 1300 feet lower than sea level and at its deep-Jest point its bottom lies another 1,300 ft, down, This great rift in the ea… The North-China HeraldForeign Marines Landed345 Men to Mount Guard: The Districts They-Patrol Following a decision reached at a meeting of foreign naval command ders at the Japanese Consulate-General, 345 marines were landed, from war vessels in port on Thursday, … From Reuters · North-China HeraldAttempt to Fly Over Sahara DesertParis, Jan. 9, On Monday next an aerial fight bbe made across the Sahara. Tt will start from Paris under' the leadership of the French aviators Pelletier and Doisy—Reuter, Governor Davis, whose term of office expired on … From Reuters · North-China HeraldThe Train RobberyTientsin Military Governor to Guarantee all Losses Peking, Jan, 3. The Military Governor at Tientsin has informed the Consular authorities there that he will be resper for all los robbery and also has arranged to place 2… The North-China HeraldLady Lion TamperA Monkey Cage I have found in Manchester heroine of thrills, romance, and adventure in real life, writes A.B. L. Tt all came about while I was hunt ing up information about the shortage of hotel accommodation, the probab…
