Canton Register
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The Canton Register was an English
newspaper founded by Scottish merchant James Matheson
and Philadelphian William Whiteman Wood. First published in Canton
on November 8, 1827 and printed every two weeks, it was China's first English-language newspaper.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
newspaper founded by Scottish merchant James Matheson
James Matheson
Sir James Nicolas Sutherland Matheson, 1st Baronet , born in Shiness, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland, was the son of Captain Donald Matheson, a Scottish trader in India...
and Philadelphian William Whiteman Wood. First published in Canton
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
on November 8, 1827 and printed every two weeks, it was China's first English-language newspaper.