''Chong Shing Yit Pao'' (, also known as ''Chong Shing Yat Pao'' and ''Restoration Daily''), was a Chinese-language newspaper in Singapore. The newspaper was founded in 1907 by

Tongmenghui The Tongmenghui of China was a secret society and underground resistance movement founded by Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others in Tokyo, Empire of Japan, on 20 August 1905, with the goal of overthrowing China's Qing dynasty. It was formed ...

members in response to the growing influence of '' The Union Times'', a paper which they had founded but had fallen under the control of reformists.

History

The ''Chong Shing Yit Pao'' was founded in 1907 by members of the Singapore branch of the

Teo Eng Hock and in response to the growing influence of ''The Union Times'', a paper which they had founded in either late 1905 or 1906, but had fallen under the control of reformists. The first edition of the newspaper was published on 20 August 1907. The paper's literary section was used to argue, slander and refute the reformists and ''The Union Times'' through short stories, poetry and humour. Both papers frequently used the literary section to insult the other side, using various insults such as "fleas", "mad dogs" and "prostitutes". Both papers occasionally sued each other for libel. The paper folded in 1910 due to financial difficulties.

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