[1] The paper was founded as the weekly North-China Herald (T: 北華捷報, S: 北华捷报, P: Běihuá Jiébào) and was first published on 3 August 1850.

"Bob" Little (C: 李德立, P: Lǐ Délì), who also served on the Shanghai International Settlement's Municipal Council.

Morriss Jr., who used his money to build a compound of luxurious houses which became today's Ruijin Hotel,[4] as well as the Canidrome, a dog-racing stadium.

Drawing under the signature of "Sapajou" he was noted for his perceptive coverage of the complex politics of contemporary China and the extremes of life and society in Shanghai during this period.

The Shanghai Library has an incomplete collection of back issues of the North China Daily News and the North-China Herald at the Bibliotheca Zi-Ka-Wei (in Xujiahui).