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different turn of mind. He seems, says Mr. Britton, to have had a strong sense of humiliation over the cession of Hong Kong to the British, and disgust at his fellow countrymen of the compradore class who were forsaking their own culture in the rush for wealth in foreign business. He was in a manner a forerunner of the nationalistic leaders who emerged later, especially in and after 1927.
At Hong Kong in those days he was a voice in a wilderness. No one could stay the tide of foreignization. Ch'en Ai-t'ing was later appointed an attaché to the Chinese Legation at Washington, and then Consul-General at Havana. His son Ch'en Tou-yuan carried on the Wah Tze Yat Po.
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In the beginning the Wah Tze Yat Po had an arrangement with the China Mail somewhat like the arrangement between the Chung Ngoi San Po and the Hong Kong Daily Press.
In this case, the Chinese bought a second-hand font of metallic type, perhaps from the London Mission, and arranged with the China Mail to use its printing press. The arrangement continued until a fire razed the premises, after which the papers took separate offices. There was at no time any foreign control over the Wah Tze Yat Po though it was commonly called "the Chinese Mail" and regarded incorrectly as belonging to the British paper.
Advertising developed slowly in the Chinese newspapers, and was at first mostly for foreign firms, especially the shipping and insurance companies and large importers of foreign goods. Chinese merchants dealing in foreign wares gradually took to advertising: but the Chinese press for some time depended chiefly on subscription and sales returns.
By 1920, as we have seen in the previous article, only the Wah Tze Yat (or Yah) Po (founded 1872) and Tsun Wah Yat Po (founded 1873) were left of the old group, and they remain to-day. But from 1925 up to 1930, several new Chinese papers were started locally which now challenge the old-established ones both as to influence and circulation.
One of the more influential of these additions to the list of local vernacular journals is the Wah Kiu Yat Po (the "Overseas Chinese Daily News") which was founded in May, 1925, by Messrs Chan Kai, Lam Kin-sang, Shum Wai-yau and Wong Ying-yuen. That same year arose the Kung Sheung Yat Po ("the Industrial and Commercial Daily Press"). Others, which have appeared since are the Nam Chung Po ("South-Central China Press"), in 1927, the Nam Chung Po (literally "Strong Southern Newspaper") in 1928, and the Chiu Yin Po ("Imperial Journal") in 1930.
There are several others of lesser importance.
It is interesting to note that to-day the biggest shareholder in the Wah Tze Yat Po is Mr. Chan Tao-huen (or Ch'en Tou-yuan), son and grandson of Ch'en Ai-t'ing, mentioned earlier in this article, who conducted the paper in the old days.
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different turn of mind. He seems, says Mr. Britton, to have had a strong sense of humiliation over the cession of Hong Song to the British, and disgust at his fellow countrymen of the comproadore class who were forsaking their own culture in the rush for wealth in foreign business. He was in a manner a forerunner of the nationalistic leaders who emerged later, especially in and after 1927.
At Hong Kong in those days he was a voice in a wilderness. No one could stay the tide of foreignization. Ch'en Ai-t'ing was later appointed an attache to the Chinese Legation at Washington, add then Consul-General at Havana. His son Ch'en Tou-yuan carried on the Wah Tze Yat Po.
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In the beginning the Wah Tze Yat Po had an arrangement with the China Mail somewhat like the arrangement between the Chung Ngoi San Po and the Hong Kong Daily Press.
In this case, the
Chinese bought a second-hand font of metallic type, perhaps from the London Mission, and arranged with the China hail to use its printing press. The arrangement continued until a fire razed the premises, after which the papers took separate offices. There was at no time any foreign control over the Wah Tze fat Po though it was commonly called "the Chinese Mail" and regarded incorrectly as belonging to the British paper.
Advertising developed slowly in the Chinese newspapers,
and was at first mostly for foreign firms, especially the
shipping and insurance companies and large importers of foreign goods. Chinese merchants dealing in foreign wares gradually took to advertising: but the Chinese press for some time depended chiefly on subscription and sales beturns.
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By 1920, as we have seen in the previous article, only
the Wah Tze Yat (or Yah) Po (founded 1872) and Tsun Wah
Yat Po (founded 1873) were left of the old group, and they remain to-day.eBut from 1925 up to 1930, several new Chinese papers were started locally which now challenge the old-established ones both as to influence and circulation.
One of the more influential of these additions to the list of local vernacular journals is the Wah Kiu Yat Po (the "Overseas Chinese Vaily New") which was founded in May, 1925, by Messrs Chan Kai, Lam Kin-sang, Shum Wai-yau and Wong Ying-yuen. That same year arose the Kung Sheung Yat Po ("the Industrial and Commercial Daily Press"). Others, which have appeared since are the Nam Chung Po ("South-Central China Press"), in 1927, the Nam eung Po (literally "Strong Southern Newspaer") in 1928, and the Chiu Yin Po ("Impertial Journal") in 1930.
There are several others of lesser importance.
It is interesting to note that to-day the biggest shareholder in the Wah Tze Yat Po is Mr. Chan Tao-huen (or Ch'en tou-yuan), and grandson of Ch'en Ait'ing, mentioned earlier in this article, who conducted the paper in the old days.
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