A simile frequently heard is "os out of date as yesterday's newspaper," And in the modern rush of up-to-date news this is undoubtedly true. But when a newspaper is 30 or more years old, it sometimes forms as in-{cresting reading as. the latest issue, still amp from the press, for it becomes a living page of history and a Tecord of momentous changes. Take, for example, the Issue of the "Norih-China Daily News" of June 6, 1907.
The Holy Trinity Cathedral "Catheral School" has opened and is advertising for scholars. Chairman of the committee is Sir Havilland de Sausmarez, and the announcement slates. that "this school provides an English Grammar School Education at moderate fees, 'The Headmaster can' take boarders." One wonders where' the Rev. R. G. Winning, the school's first headmaster, put his boarders; there was certainly not much room in the old schoo! building.
June 6, 1907, incidentally, was the Goth anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the first Holy Trinity Church, and mention of this made elsewhere In the paper.
The Municipal Council's column falls In a class by itself. Mention Is made of the fact that on Aprit 26 the Watch Committee had authorized the promotion of a number of constables to the rank of probationary Sergeants, Among the names mentioned are Messrs. T. Kerrigan, C, Mills, 8, C. Young, and C, Maguire, all of whom have altered their positions some what since then.
'A further report on the escape of onviet is mentioned, together with ye. recommendations of the Super-Intendent "for the punishment of the warders and others responsible," The Counelt orders that an. iron grille should be erected over the verandahs ff the cell blocks with the object of reventing convicts from reaching the Poof, "as in this recent case,"
Prominent in the. advertisements appears the name of Mr. L. Soyka, that harrower of company directors, but who in those days was more interested in iron and steel works, railway and artillery: material, gas and. steam engines, electrical' and printing machinery, cotton and woof Spinning and weaving plants, and a host of other articles and products of a kindred nature. His interest artillery material in 1907 undoubtedly assists him to-day when he tres bar Bes of questions at hapless chaltmen.
Finally, there is the Summary of Revenue for the year, with its estimate of Tis, 1,959,305," Compare this with the figure, for 1937, which, approximately $24,000,000," and then be trite, and say "Times have cei Gaaouat improvement in the lations between Sikang, Tibet and Chinghat (Kokonor) hes been noted recently, says a report. to the "Lin Pao" from Chungking. Since the dis putes between Sikang and Tibet were Hot thrashed out In. the conference Chingkwos jon prevailed ter from time to time. Recently, Gen, Liv Wen-hui, Pacification "Commissioner of Sikang, sent his chief counsellor, Mr. sw Tieh-feng, to Chingkuossu, Hsining and Yushu to conduct negotlations with the Interested parti As a result of Mr. Hsu's mission, isaclory relations have been restored between the authorities "in Sikang, Tibet and Chinghai and it expected that no serious Incident will femur in the future,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.