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than he could get a day's sport on Stonecutter's Island, and for the same reason. If, therefore, the 'prentice hands' who have limned his caricatures or ventured into the seductive field of sarcasm and personalities, have made the most of their opportunities, to the possible exasperation of the victims, Punch, whilst expressing his sincere regret, is now in a position to say with truth he will do so no more.
Of even greater age, and probably the pioneer of such issues locally, was the Hong Kong Monthly Magazine, which first appeared in July, 1857. It does not appear to have lasted beyond 1853; the last copy I have seen is dated March of that year, but it may have continued much longer.
This publication was of small size, without any illustrations and was edited by Mrs Annie E. Beecher, "assisted by able contributors, local and foreign"; being printed by Noronha & Co., at Oswald's Terrace, Hong Kong. The price was $6 a year payable in advance, and all communications were to be addressed to Mrs. Beecher at No. 1 Staunton Street.
The contents were decidedly literary, consisting of well-written articles on travel, the drama, China politics, and so forth, and poetry. I am unable for the present, to "place" Mrs. Beecher.
Finally we might consider the China Magazine, which was published in Hong Kong from about the later Sixties to the early Seventies. It flourished particularly in 1869. The subtitle was "A Literary Miscellany", and that was fully borne out by the contents.
There were several articles of a local descriptive nature such as musings on walks taken in Wongneichong and the magazine was illustrated with actual photographs, which were pasted on mounts bound in with the pages.
This promising publication was conducted by Mr. C. Langdon Davies, and was printed and published at 7, Pedder's Wharf (approximately near where Jardines are to-day, on Des Voeux Road Central). It does not appear to have lasted beyond a few years.
More in the form of newspapers, were several weekly journals published here in the old days in the Portuguese language, and these will be considered in a later article.
The Chinese press will also be dealt with next.
THE LOCAL CHINESE PRESS
The history of the Chinese newspapers in Hong Kong is an old one. It is not intended to mention all the vernacular journals which at present circulate here, except to take one or two of the most prominent and influential which are of rather recent origin, for this review is essentially concerned with the older-established Chinese Press.
It is interesting to note how the beginning of Chinese journalism in the Colony was fostered in part through missionary or other foreign assistance. The pioneer of the native journals was evidently the Chinese edition of the Daily Press, founded in 1857-58, either immediately or soon after the English paper. It was going strong at the beginning of the Sixties, as a daily morning issue, but in 1870 we find it appearing only three times a week. A few years afterwards,
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than he could get a day's sport on Stonecutter's Island, and for the same reason. If, therefore, the 'prentice hands' who have limned his caricatures or bentured into the seductive field of sarcasm and and personalities, have made the most of their opportunities, to the possible exasperation of the victims, Punch, whilst expressing his sincere regret, is now in a position to say with truth he will do so no more. #
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Of even greater age, and probably the pioneer of such issues locally, was the Hong Kong Monthly Magazine, which first appeared in July, 1857. It does not appear to have lasted beyond 1853 the last copy I have seen is dated March of that year, but it may have continued much longer.
This publication was of small size, without any illustrations and was edited by Mrs Annie. E. Beecher, "assisted by able contributors, local and foreign"; being printed by Noronha-& Co., at Oswald's Terrace, Hong Kong. The price was $6 a year payable in advance, and all communications were to be addressed to Mrs. Beecher at No. 1 Staunton Stree.'
The contents were decidedly literary, consisting of well- written articles, on travel, the drama, China politics, and so forth, and poetry. I am unable for the present, to "place" Mrs. Beecher.
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Finally we might consider the China Magazine, which
was published in Hong Kong from about the later Sixties to the early Seventies. It flourished particularly in 1869. The subtitle was "A Literary Miscellany", and that was fully borne out by the contents.
There were several articles of a local descriptive nature such as musings on walds taken in Wongneichong and the magazine- was illustrated with actual photographs, which were pasted on mounts bound in with the pages.
This promising publication was conducted by Mr. C. Langdon Davies, and was printed and published at 7, Pedder's Wharf (approximately near where Jardines are to-day, on Des Voeux Road Central), It does not appear to have lasted beyond a few years.
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More in the form of newspapers, were several weekly journals published here in the old days in the Portuguese language, and these will be considered in a later article.
The Chinese press will also be dealt with next.
THE LOCAL CHINESE PRESS
The history of the Chinese newspapers in Hong Kong is an old one. It is not intended to mention all the vernacular journals which at present circulate here, except to take one or two of the most prominent and influential which are of rather recent origin, for this review is essentially concerned with the older-established. Chinese Press.
It is interesting to note how the beginning of Chinese journalism in the Colony was fostered in part through missionary or other foreign assistance. The pioneer of the native journals was evidently the Chinese edition of the Daily Press, founded in 1857-58, either immediately or soon after the English pa er. It was going strong at the beginning of the Sixties, as a daily morning issue, but in 1870 we find it appearing only three times a week. A few years afterwards,
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