1850 August 3, issue of first number of the "North-China Herald", Mr. Shearman, proprietor and editor.
1856 Mr. Shearman dies and is succeeded by Mr. Spencer Compton.
1861 Mr. Samuel Messman succeeds Mr. Compton.
1863 Mr. R. A. Jamieson becomes editor.
1864 "The Daily Shipping List" becomes the "North-China Daily News".
1865 The first Hong List issued in sheet form.
1866 Mr. Edwin Pickwoad, proprietor of the "North-China Hersld," dies at Southampton on August 31+
1866 Mr. R. S. Gundry succeeds Mr. Jamieson.
1870 The "North-China Herald" absorbs the "Supreme Court and Consular Gazette".
1878 Mr. D. W. Haden succeeds Mr. Gundry on his retirement as editor.
1879 Mrs. Janet Pickwoad appears in the Hong List as proprietor of the "*North-China.' 1881 Mr. H. Morriss takes over control of the business in the interest of all the proprietors, given in the Hong List as Pickwoad & Ca.
1881 Mr. Haden dies and is succeeded by Mr. Frederick Balfour.
1885 Mr. Maclellan becomes editor, succeeding Mr. Balfour, retiring.
1887 Offices of the "North-China Herald" removed from Hankow Road to Kiukiang Road. 1889 Mr. R. W. Little follows Mr. Maclellan as editor.
1900 Jubilee of the "North-China Herald. 1901 Offices removed to the Bund.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.