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The Brook of 1858 before the Governor to be found enclosed in Sir John Bouring's despatch 1.54 of 29a March 1859) Irevecented the Press of this rince
a
a reproach to the Colony and a discrediti
who
систиганет
"to the Community it by their support though they might
"be free from
the insulation of directly inciting it by their assnoval".
I requt to be unable to remark much improvement during the part Six years- some of the papers have dicarreared and at the present date only two remain, the China Mail, weekly with an evening
iceve under the title of the Evening
issue
mail, and the Daily
Press
appearing
Was
every lawful day - The frence established in 1845, the latter in 1858. The Commercial information
both is valuable.
Lest I should be thought to
judge too harshly of the Houstong Woitons "I shall cite their professional betteren in certain extracts made by shortly after I had permed the isragrash which I have quoted above.
Me
The Times of 15th March 1859
has the following:-
"As to the Stonghong Press the "lese we say of it the better, for we could
say nothing of it that would at all tend to the credit
Profession"
of The Singapore Standard of