THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD.
16 (a generally believed that "Ths Times ' (of London) and the " Gas«Ue dt Franco" (of Paris) are the cldeit paptrs m existence, bat this appears to be a mlßtake. The honor belongs to the) .^ Chinese, who posseas a journal started ' nearly a thousand yevra ago: Its name is the " glng-Pan. " It wa« foqndtfd, says a learned bibllophlak, In the year 911 of the Christian era. At first it wm published at irregular periods, but In 136 L it became a weekly. In 1804 it underwent another transformation and appeared daily. It ooeU a halfpenny, and Issues three editions. The morning edition, printed on yellow napjjr. if devoted to oommerce j the noon edition printed on white piper, contains ofliial acts and misoelianeou3 news ; while tht evening edition, printed on red paper, is taken up with political information and leading articles. Is is edited by six members of the Academy of Solenoe, and the total sale of the three edition! Is 14,000 copies. 1 - •» Ma _ aa^ a _ aa _ a>llau 4
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1649, 30 August 1887, Page 2
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175THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1649, 30 August 1887, Page 2
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