CHINA - HONKONG / Rare Chinese-only newspaper from April 10, - Lot 161

CHINA - HONKONG / Rare Chinese-only newspaper from April 10, 1896 (it wasn't until the end of the nineteenth century that Chinese-only newspapers were published, previously the few articles in Chinese characters were included in English-language newspapers), printed on both sides of a large sheet of rice paper (59 x 108 cm), insurance company ads, pharmacy and bakery ads, train and ship schedules, exchange rates etc. / Attached: sheet printed in Chinese on rice paper (28.5 x 24.5 cm), soap ad, with pencil correspondence in French from Peking, April 23, 1867. / Attached: sheet printed in Chinese on rice paper (28.5 x 24.5 cm), advertising for soap, with correspondence in pencil in French from Peking dated April 23, 1867: the author sends this prospectus to his mother to be forwarded to Mr. Houssard "so that he can write the article for you".