THE 1000th ANNIVERSARY.
OLDEST PAPER IN THE WORLD. The “Tchiug-Pao,” the official gazette of Peking,recently celebrated its thousandth anniversary. It is said to he the oldest paper in China, and, of course, in the world. Every copy since the first issue is said to he preserved in the king’s palace at Peking. A specimen recently seen was numbered the one hundred and eighth year, fifteenth day, seventh month of the reign of an emperor of many generations ago, lie theoretically being still alive.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 8, 6 January 1913, Page 5
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83THE 1000th ANNIVERSARY. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 8, 6 January 1913, Page 5
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