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365 TWENTIETH CENTURY IMPRESSIONS OF HONGKONG,

during its progress. With the object of presenting both sides of the question to the publici in the Far East, a paper was subsidised in Korea, another in Shanghai, and a third in Chefoo, whilst a special organ was started in Tientsin by the Russian War Department. This was the China Review, the first number of which appeared in August, 1904. The editor, specially appointed by the department, was Lt.-Col. C. L. Norris-Newman, F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A., late Instructor to the Naval Staff in Port Arthur, and a special correspondent of the Daily Mail attached to the staff of General Kondratovich in the early months of the war. The China Review, issued every evening, more than counterbalanced the efforts of the subsidised local Japanese paper. It ran with increasing popularity, and in December, 1906, it was purchased by the editor, who carried it on under the name of the China Critic until the beginning of January, 1908. It was then acquired by the present owners, the North China Printing and Publishing Com- pany, Ltd., which was floated successtully for the purpose. Colonel Newman remains with the Company as managing director, and as chief editor of its publications.

The ‘‘China Times,’’ Ltd.

When the Boxer rising was suppressed in August of 1900, the troops and Press corre- spondents in Peking had nothing to do but read the latest news from South Africa. General Barrow, chief of staff to General Gaselee, suggested that the Press correspon- dents at Peking might follow the example of their colleagues in Ladysmith, who established the Ladysmith Lyre, and start a newspaper

J. COWEN, Editor.

under the title of the Peking Loot. Two of the correspondents, Mr. John Cowen, formerly of The Jimes editorial staff in London, and his brother, Mr. T. C. Cowen, who had been correspondent of The Times in the China- Japan War, adopted the idea, but not the title, and founded the China Times with very inadequate materials. At that time it was asserted that Tientsin and Peking could not support a daily newspaper. The district not only supported one, however, but very soon had eight morning and evening papers. The China Times is the principal organ of opinion, and is much read by educated Chinese and the official and mercantile classes. Its head

offices are in the principal thoroughfare of Tientsin, Victoria Road. During times of high feeling between different nationalities, the China Times offices have been attacked, or threatened with attack, on more than one occasion. The proprietors are the ‘“ China Times,” Ltd.; the editor and general manager is Mr. John Cowen, who is assisted by his

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The ‘‘Tientsin Press,” Ltd.

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“CHINA TIMES.”

is Mr. John Jackson, and the editor is Mr. H. E. Redmond, formerly of the London Standard, for which he is now correspondent.

The sub-editress is Mrs. Vaughansmith, who, previous to Mr. Redmond’s arrival in China, had occupied the editorial chair from the time of the formation of the original syndicate. The “ Tientsin Press,” Ltd. are also general printers, publishers, bookbinders,