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The paper was founded as the [[weekly newspaper|weekly]] '''''North China Herald''''' (北華捷報 ''Běihuá Jiébào'') by [[United Kingdom|British]] auctioneer [[Henry Shearman]] (奚安門 ''Xī Ānmén'') and was first published on 3 August 1850 in [[Shanghai]]. A notable editor during this period was [[Frederic H. Balfour]]. At that time, the [[British Empire|British]] perspective held that [[Guangdong]] was [[southern China]] while the [[Yangtze]] valley and northward was [[North China|northern China]]. Shearman died in 1856. A daily edition commenced publication on 1 June 1864, as the ''North China Daily News''.
The newspaper was an influential force in Shanghai and throughout China under editors who included R.W. 'Bob' Little (brother of [[Archibald John Little]] ([[:zh:李德立|李德立]] ''Lǐ Délì'') who had also served on the [[Shanghai International Settlement|Shanghai Municipal Council]] and its circulation peaked at 7,817 copies. In 1901, the paper was purchased by a [[Roman Catholicism in England and Wales|British Catholic]] real estate developer [[Jewish Christians|of Jewish descent]], [[Henry E. Morris]] (馬立斯 ''Mǎ Lìsī''). In 1920 the paper passed to his son, H.E. Morris, Jr., who also used his money to build a compound of luxurious houses (now the Ruijin Hotel)<ref>[http://www.urbanatomy.com/index.php/city-guides-/shanghai-2009/2005-luwan City Guide to Shanghai]</ref> and the [[Canidrome (Shanghai)|Canidrome]] greyhound racing stadium and ballroom. (One of the two Morrises also purchased the [[Hellier Stradivarius]]<ref> [http://www.cozio.com/Owner.aspx?id=1351 Cozio owner info]</ref>.) In 1924, the newspaper moved into headquarters the new [[North China Daily News Building]] at Number 17 in [[the Bund]], then the tallest building in Shanghai. The ''North China Herald'' and the daily edition ceased publication after 8 December 1941 during the Pacific war. Publication of the ''Herald'' was never resumed.
On 31 March 1951, the ''North China Daily News'' suspended publication at the orders of the ruling [[Chinese Communist Party]], and the North China Daily News Building was seized by the [[People's Republic of China]] [[Shanghai municipal government]].
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