Jump to content

The Siam Mercantile Gazette

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Siam Mercantile Gazette
TypeWeekly newspaper
EditorJohn Marshall
Founded6 October 1888
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publicationNovember 1891
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand

The Siam Mercantile Gazette was an English-language weekly newspaper published in Thailand from 6 October 1888 until November 1891.[1][2][3][4][5] Its proprietor and manager was Mr. Richard Götte and its editor was Mr. John Marshall.[6][7] On 1 October 1891, Mr. J.J. Lillie became editor of the newspaper. On 19 November 1891, Mr. Richard Götte was found guilty of disseminating a libel upon Mr. Bethge, the Director-General of Siamese Railways, by means of two articles which appeared in the issue published on 24 October 1891.[8] The Siam Mercantile Gazette was succeeded by the Siam Free Press.[9][10][11]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Siam Mercantile Gazette". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Untitled". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 10 November 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 21 July 2022 – via newspaperSG.
  3. ^ "Journalism in Siam". Straits independent and Penang chronicle. 21 November 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 21 July 2022 – via newspaperSG.
  4. ^ "The Bangkok Railway Scandal". Straits independent and Penang chronicle. 2 December 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 21 July 2022 – via newspaperSG.
  5. ^ "Extraordinary Newspaper Libel in Siam". The Brisbane Courier. 25 September 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 21 July 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "The Chronicle & Directory For China, Corea, Japan, The Philippines, Indo-China, Straits Settlements, Siam, Borneo, Malay States, &C., for the year 1890". Hongkong Daily Press Office, Ltd.; P.408 (826). 1890. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Local and General". Straits independent and Penang chronicle. 15 January 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 6 August 2022 – via newspaperSG.
  8. ^ "The Siamese Railway Dispute". The Straits Times. 30 November 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 15 August 2022 – via newspaperSG.
  9. ^ "Untitled". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 16 November 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 12 August 2022 – via newspaperSG.
  10. ^ "Untitled". The North China Herald. 11 December 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  11. ^ "Obituary". The Colonies And India. 18 January 1896. p. 14. Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via Newspaperarchive.com.