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The 'Herald', title graphic from 1 January 1896 after conversion to 14-daily appearance. Extract from the title page of the British North Borneo Official Gazette of 16 April 1902. Although the herald is usually quoted as British North Borneo Herald, its official name has undergone several minor changes:
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Returning to North Borneo in 1893, he served in various posts including Postmaster-General of North Borneo and Labuan (1894); editor of the British North Borneo Herald; Acting Secretary to the Governor; Sessions Judge; Acting District Officer, Sandakan; Deputy Governor (1896); and Superintendent of the Public Works Department (1897). [1] [2] [3 ...
North Borneo (usually known as British North Borneo, also known as the State of North Borneo) [2] was a British protectorate in the northern part of the island of Borneo, (present-day Sabah). The territory of North Borneo was originally established by concessions of the Sultanates of Brunei and Sulu in 1877 and 1878 to a German -born ...
24 January 1990 Grave of the Humphreys family, located in the churchyard at St John the Baptist Church, Bromsgrove. John Lisseter Humphreys CMG CBE (21 September 1881 – 15 December 1929) was a British colonial administrator, and Governor of North Borneo from 15 October 1926 [1] until his death while on leave in China in December 1929.
William Burgess Pryer (7 March 1843 in London, England; – 7 January 1899 in Suez, Egypt) was the first British Resident in Sandakan of North Borneo. Pryer's character is described as adventurous, diligent, and goal-oriented.
Board of directors of the company. The company was founded along similar lines as the East India Company.German businessman and diplomat Baron von Overbeck, along with the heads of a British trading company in Shanghai and London, Alfred Dent and Edward Dent, together met with the rulers of northern Borneo to obtain a concession for their colonial interests. [8]