CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9] — Page 195

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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

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