The Archive
Saturday, 15 August 1925
The North-China HeraldArrest of Alleged Murder Gang TUESDAYWong Tsang-hua, a camphor merchant, who was discovered by the police in East Yuhang Road, very. seriously injured, and who managed to give sufficient details to point to mary kidnapping and. since has died. One man alleg… The North-China HeraldVictim's Escape After Shocking TreatmentAn attempted double murder of two brothers took place in the Settlement and the French Concession last Friday night, when a gang of 15 men, failing in their demands for blackmail, tried to carry out their threats' agains… The North-China HeraldPengkalan Durian Estatefor 1926 The board of directors of the Pengkalan Durian Estate (1921), Will recommend at the forth: coming annual general meeting on August 24, payment of a final dividend of Ti. 0.05 per share, making Ti. 0.15 (15 per c… The North-China HeraldBritain Opens For AllThe war was started and pushed forward with the usual vigour of British, and in the end a treaty signed, indemnitying the British and declaring certain ports open to foreign trade—not merely British, mark you, but the tr… The North-China HeraldBank Rate and Gold StandardAug. 1 On February 5 last the Bank years succeeding the war—and at one time during the Labour regime it had again lost a very great deal of ground—this is a distinct triumph on the part jof the British financiers and ban… The North-China HeraldMoulmein Road MurderOne division of the gang including eight males and two females were arrested on June 19 when the police raided u house in Chinese territory und were remanded for the remainder of the To these prisone: was attributed murd… The North-China HeraldPress on the InquiryNo stone must be left unturned have the judicial inquiry at ax dit inquiry the whole of the facts relating the May 30 affair, those leading up to it, the share of the Soviet agents in bringing.it about, what was going. o… The North-China HeraldHarvest Outlook SummarizedThe C. E, Rly. Economic Bureau have. just issued their usual midsummer report, which may be taken! conservative, on crop conditions, following being a translation of rame:— The Economic Bureau received replies from vario… The North-China HeraldPurple Patches 'of the Gorgeous EastExruse Omenrat, Mixture—By Gilbert Collins, "Methuen. London, In "Extreme Oriental Mixture" by Mr. Gilbert Collins: the author makes his readers conversant with Chinese life and customs in a style through which there run… The North-China HeraldNo Real ApprehensionProceeding then to take a hypothetical ease in which Japan would have no armaments, Mr. Yano asks what would happen. "Very likely nothing," he replies. yt we keep armed, then we might invite am attack on us, but depend u… From Reuters · North-China HeraldRed Russians Drilling TroopsAs to the situation in genera there is much talk of war agai Fengtien, though one high official decently declared that the rumour of Fengtien soldiers pressing from the east has nothing in it Present, though a few weeks … The North-China HeraldLeave It ToListening to the hysterical shrieks of well: whipped schoolboys, thes! ever people wired their consular' representative here in Shanghai, who passed on their inquiry. And the Council, feeling, no doubt, that without the … The North-China HeraldThings You Must NotI occupied the front hold and quite comfortable. It was jer deep down and how I should have fared in bad weather, I don't know. Once I was! battened down, but cried out and objected to the thick darkness, happily it was … The North-China HeraldYet Further TermsAt a gathering of 100 labour men, presided over by the general chairman, Li Lih-san, it was resolved that to settle the strike: "The Mixed Court to be return: unconditionally to China, The Chinese to have complete freedo… The North-China HeraldGrowers To Be InterestedThese particular specimens were grown by a rancher in Merced, who, before coming to this country had been engaged in silk in Greece, of which country both he and his wife are natives. At home in Greece the hed for years … The North-China HeraldMurder Premeditated WEDNESDAYThe murder of a tramear motorman in Avenue Road a few minutes before midnight on Monday, brief particulars of which appeared in Yesterday's "North-China Daily ews," hax caused no small amount of consternation, which occa… The North-China HeraldNo Orders to ArrestAsked by defendant whether there was an order not to make arrests, witness said the instruction was that, whilst Shanghai was in 4 disturbed state, discretion shoul be used and the' police should, if possible, avoid maki… The North-China HeraldA Most Valuable BookAll of which is by way of introduction to "Impressions of Soviet Russia". The author*of this most valuable book may well say that he, certainly, has done his little tit, This book has already been commented on in the cor… The North-China HeraldUnchecked: Ruin and Even Suicides ResultingWhile the opium traffic has suffer= sd considerably from the measures taken by the Fengtien administra tion the flood relief tickets,' and "fortune, gaining passes" proceeds and on dimensions larger than ever before, Att… The North-China HeraldChina Her Own Greatest EnemyTo-day China has only one serious She has grievances indeed, and many of us would do anything in our} power to ce-operate in removing. them. But these grievances are effects, not causes. Who holds any for extraterritoria… The North-China HeraldAge of Conquest GoneMr. Yano then goos on to argue that, the aggressive age is gone, that, asthe world progresses the direction in which itis progressing, the chances of conquest force of arms will diminish continually till there will, in a… The North-China HeraldTwo Honest Men"In forwarding to your Excellency che attached detailed account. of What took place, I gladly recognize that General Wang Ling-chi, in the face of obstruction from other officials and the open defiance of the agitators, … The North-China HeraldMurder Among Charges and Wholesale. BlackmailIn the second session of the trial of the 17 kidnappers who faced the Mixed Court last Wednesday judgment was passed by Dr. Ramondino, the Italian Assessor, and the Magis trate. Two of the gang did not appear before the … The North-China HeraldMission Schools and the StrikeWill Students Return: A Grave Question of Policy Peking, Aug. 7. Reports from missionary circles indicate that a movement among students to boycott all missionary schools and colleges under British control or with Britis… The North-China HeraldForeigners Fined for Speeding[Brothers Fast Driving: A Naive' Admission of Over 40 An Hour Driving at a high-speed and danger ously was alleged against Mr. Frederick Elias by the French polled at H. M. Police Court on Monday. The evidence of Inspect… The North-China HeraldIntimidation at Summer ResortChikungshan, Aug. 12. Students from' Sinyangchow are forbidding the shopkeepers to sell groceries to foreigners on pain of heavy fine, necessitating closing of the shops. The residents do not anticipate great inconvenien… The North-China HeraldThe Tobacco CropThe Recent Reports of a Heavy Shortage During the past week ox two @istinctly unfavourable reports have been current with reference to the bad that no stocks would be available for export. 'Tnguiry_into this report bears… The North-China HeraldDestruction Without ParallelThe communists and the agitators of Clydeside and the Mersey amoy, "possibly, be taken as somewhat of a joke, although all the ications "in the latest reports from England go to prove that even they are developing from a… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldBlockade Canton RiverTo the Editor of the "NontH-Cuina Darcy News." Sit,—You have spoken the true word in your leader of this morning's issue. "Blockade the Canton river and the adjacent coasts." The "Red" government of Canton has, as you sa… The North-China HeraldCharge Against the BrotherMr. Edward Elias blithely ad" mitted to the Magistrate at H. M. Police Court on Thursday, that he had driven a motor-car along Avenue Petain at over 40 miles an h The case was really a continuation of the "speeding" char… Letter to the Editor · North-China HeraldRubber and American ManufacturersTo the Editor of the "NontH-CHiNA Datty New! Sm—In your paper today I notice that the U.S. Ambassador handed to the British Government an "aide memoirs" on the present high price of rubber. When rubber was being sold at … The North-China HeraldSilk Culture in CaliforniaSuccessful Efforts: Industry to Be Fostered Frow On Own Comsesronoest, San Francisco, July 18, The idea that silk could be produced on a profitable basis in is by no means a new some years past experi: jon has been carri… The North-China HeraldImpressions of Soviet Russiafo the Editor of the "Nowti-Cuiwa Datuy Nuws." Sin,—Your reviewer of the above book by Charles Sarolen has noth ing but praise. But although the. book is very admirable and gives good sketch of modern Russian aments yet … The North-China HeraldIndustrial Conditions inTo the Sir,—One point in the discussion on the China situation in the Houxe of Lords the other day has not been emphasized: The Earl of Bulfour express ed indignation at the flood of absolutely unfounded calumny poured o… The North-China HeraldATTACKED Hungry Mob Search for FoodOne of the most incidents of recent days has been an attack by a large mob of hungry Wharf coolies on two of the San Peh Co.'s steamers. of this company is" Mr. ching, Chairman of the Chinese al Chamber of Commerce, and … The North-China HeraldPraise to North ChinaLondon, Aug. 8. Seven thousand Freemasons today attended a luncheon at Olympia i connexion with the Masonic £1, (000,000 Memorial Fund Festival The Duke of Connaught 1 The Duke of York and Prince Arthur of Connaught were… The North-China HeraldChinese Medical MethodsFrom Oun Own Contesronpent. Vancouver, July 23+ Magistrate Jay at Victoria sentenced Wong Goy Gow, known also as Wong Wa, to '18 months imprisonment and a fine of $1,000, default of the payment of this sum, an additional… The North-China HeraldLet Us See the FacesBefore it will be accepted by the Chinese and the world at large that} Great Britain is one of China's best] friends, this old stumbling-block must be removed. To say that the statement that Great Britain forced] opium o… The North-China HeraldThe Telegraph in ChinaWhen one realizes that-it was notantil the year 1881 - that China showed any interest whatever in the telegraph; it must -be admitted that the pre-ut. tolerable certainty with which one may send a telegram to any officia… The North-China HeraldTwo New American NovelsIn Britain ay well as in America, Mrs, Susan Glaspell has already established herself as a novelist and playwright, says the "Westminster Gazette." "Her candid publishers in putting forward "The Glory of the Conquered" (…
