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Newspapers-Straits Chinese Herald-1894

Data from Feb 2024 to Feb 2025Updated 5 months ago

NLB (National Library Board)

This dataset is a list of digitised out-of-copyright newspaper articles from the National Library, Singapore.

These materials present a valuable resource on Singapore’s history, art and culture, digitised as part of an endeavour to preserve and provide better access to resources located within the library to enable users to explore and discover these resources.

For enquiries, please email ref@nlb.gov.sg

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NewspapersStraitsChineseHerald1894.csv (1.1K rows, 477.3 KB)

Newspaper title
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Issue id
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Issue date
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Edition
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Page id
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Page number
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Article id
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Article title
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Article text 1st50words
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Contributor
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(Null)0.0%
Straits Chinese Herald100.0%
(Null)0.0%
straitschinherald18940406-11.8%
straitschinherald18940405-11.7%
straitschinherald18940404-11.6%
straitschinherald18940127-11.5%
(Null)0.0%
6 April 18941.8%
5 April 18941.7%
4 April 18941.6%
2 April 18941.5%
(Null)0.0%
1100.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
126.3%
230.8%
317.4%
43.8%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)99.9%
Penang Gazete0.1%
Straits Chinese Heraldstraitschinherald18940122-122 January 18941straitschinherald18940122-1.1.11straitschinherald18940122-1.2.1MastheadTHE STRAITS-CHINESE HERALD, OR SURAT KHABAR PERANAKAN. Vo I, SINGAPORE, MONDAY, 22-d JANUARY, 1894 A' IHO.NA
Straits Chinese Heraldstraitschinherald18940122-122 January 18941straitschinherald18940122-1.1.11straitschinherald18940122-1.2.2.1Page 1 Advertisements Column 1SHibertisements. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Offt;k.— Collyer Q.ay. WH.Ai.vEi and Godowns New Ilarbour. Tho mail steamers may bo expected to arrive •u:\va_.ls an I leave Singapore homewards ou tho (oliowiiig dates OUiV.Ai.D3 HOMEWARDS ISN WW Batcne Jan. IM QaagN Jan. 2tth. Kosetta F.-b. si!i. Thames Feb, 7th. AssamNA
Straits Chinese Heraldstraitschinherald18940122-122 January 18941straitschinherald18940122-1.1.11straitschinherald18940122-1.2.2.2Page 1 Advertisements Column 2CHARTERED BANK OE INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCOr.POHATED BY EOYAL CHARTER. AL WOOO RESERVE PUHD I co oom (./?y antihs} yang a Ja simpan J BIKQAPOBI BRANCH. Intfulst on Fixed DKPOBITB. Eur 12 months, 5o o per aiinuni. +M 6 4.00 •1 3 p, _Wo Kalau simpan wang tidak kasiNA
Straits Chinese Heraldstraitschinherald18940122-122 January 18941straitschinherald18940122-1.1.11straitschinherald18940122-1.2.2.3Page 1 Advertisements Column 3attbrrttscments. NOEDDEUTSCHEP. LLOYD. BREMEN. The fast and well-known steamers of this line run regularly between Bremerhaven and Shanghai, calling en route at Antwerp, Southampton, Genoa, Naples, Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Singapore, and Hongkong. In connection with the arrivals and departures of these mail steamers, the Company's steamer Nurnberg leavesNA
Straits Chinese Heraldstraitschinherald18940122-122 January 18941straitschinherald18940122-1.1.11straitschinherald18940122-1.2.2.4Page 1 Advertisements Column 4THE MERCANTILE BANK oi INDIA. LIMITED Incorporated under Ihe C mpani Act 1862 to 1890. CAPITAL [00,000 akan n of £25 each; r Modal (60,000 X lata -/<//'". 6 £25 J SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL 1 Modal yang orang swlah> Cl, 125,000 fchttr, J BIAS CFFIC2: No. 65, Old Broad Btr«i LNA
Straits Chinese Heraldstraitschinherald18940122-122 January 18941straitschinherald18940122-1.1.22straitschinherald18940122-1.2.3The "Straits=Chinese Herald." Singapore, Monday, Jan. 22.The "Straits=Chinese Herald." Singapore, Monday, Jan. 22. The necessity of a public organ which shali enable those who, unacquainted with the English language and therefore unable to derive any advantage from the local organs, are anxious to learn the 1 news of tbe day has loug been apparent to us,NA
Straits Chinese Heraldstraitschinherald18940122-122 January 18941straitschinherald18940122-1.1.22straitschinherald18940122-1.2.4.1Page 2 Advertisements Column 1COMPAGNIE DEB MESSAGERHM MAUI riMRi DI FRANCR. a iMunM. ,il;n 'k. 4l,i»k»h. BUMAMBB, Tne foilov\in" are tho date., ou wliich tho Mail Hteamera of the Mes*agerie_ Maritime* may be expected to arrive hero: HoMKWA.R.x.. OI.TWAK'H. v r- 30-a S<j+npy Jin. 31*. \w.u~mm \3fl rnUvmen h-r llth i— n h- 27ikNA
Straits Chinese Heraldstraitschinherald18940122-122 January 18941straitschinherald18940122-1.1.22straitschinherald18940122-1.2.4.2Page 2 Advertisements Column 2SAFES! PEII iiESI! SAITOH PETI BESI!! SAFES'!! PETI BESI!!! Don't buy elsewhere till you have seen my sates. Jan gan pegi lain tempat Ui, sampeh smlah tengok sahya punya peti besi. A rare and splendid assortment of Thief and Fire Proof Safes, all sizes,by the best English Makers. Satu machamNA
Straits Chinese Heraldstraitschinherald18940122-122 January 18941straitschinherald18940122-1.1.22straitschinherald18940122-1.2.4.3Page 2 Advertisements Column 3Thh STRAITS-CHINESE HERALD," No. 12, Robinson Quay. The subscription to this Paper is §1.00 per month, payable quarterly in advance: and for a single copy 6 cents. Outside Singapore, §1.30 per month, Post free, also payable in advance quarterly, (§3.90), the Daily issue will be forwarded. All letters are toNA
Straits Chinese Heraldstraitschinherald18940122-122 January 18941straitschinherald18940122-1.1.33straitschinherald18940122-1.2.5A CHINESE COLLEGE.A CHINESE COLLEGE. Mk Hwang Isun-hVjien, the Chinese HHI-Gener.il liere liVs proposed to college in SingapoiW for the pur- s lt admitting advanceol boys, irresi,r- iv of colour, who have b_\n educated ie the Kn 1 lslt Schools iv the SWaits Set-tlr-iueiiU.° After the students h*Vyve passed the required standardNA

Column legend

Title
Column name
Data type
Unit of measure
Description
Newspaper titlenewspaper_titleText-Title of newspaper
Issue idissue_idText-Issue ID
Issue dateissue_dateText-Issue date
EditioneditionText-Edition
Page idpage_idText-Page ID
Page numberpage_numberText-Page number
Article idarticle_idText-Article ID
Article titlearticle_titleText-Title of article
Article text 1st50wordsarticle_text_1st50wordsText-First 50 words of the article text
ContributorcontributorText-Contributor- an entity that made contributions to the article
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_b063f5a2559352d7ee3ea4cda0a1ecd3"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

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National Library Board. (2022). Newspapers-Straits Chinese Herald-1894 (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved November 5, 2024 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_b063f5a2559352d7ee3ea4cda0a1ecd3/view

About this dataset

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ref@nlb.gov.sg

Created on

26 Sep 2022

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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NLB (National Library Board)

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