Chinese Times

[1] Its Chinese title was initially 愛國報 Aiguobao (“Patriotic Newspaper”, 1902-1905), later 警東新報 Jingdongxinbao (1905-1914), 平報 Pingbao (1917), 民報 Minbao (“The People”, 1919-1922).

[4] The founding editor and owner was 鄭祿 Zheng Lu, also known as Thomas Chang Luke.

[2] Zheng had been editor of the Tung Wah Times between 1899 and 1901 but his republican views became a source of tension and he left to start his own newspaper.

[4] The Chinese Times was critical of the Ch’ing establishment, encouraged its readers to support reform, and according to historian Morag Loh “by 1910 was openly republican”.

[5] A bilingual edition of the novel, reproducing the original Classical Chinese and an English translation by Ely Finch, was published by Sydney University Press in 2019.