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Description-Abstract:
Keywords: New Republic Pub. Co. Ltd.
Format-Extent:
00:02:20
Location(s):
British Columbia--Victoria--Chinatown
Location(s) Facet:
British Columbia--Victoria--Chinatown
Transcript:
那么新民国报这份报纸
Interviewer: During the development of
本身发展中
the New Republic newspaper,
是否有一些重大的事件
were there some
发展中间有一些主要的活动
major events or activities?
你能谈谈吗
Can you talk about it?
1911年成立到这个中国抗战
Mr. Hsu: The New Republic was founded in 1911.
中国抗战的时候
When it got to the period of the second Sino-Japanese War,
虽然是这个说起来消息很慢
although at that time
不过在当时来说
the news arrived very slowly,
真的不晓得是哪里沦陷啦
(the Chinese immigrants) here wondered if some places were occupied by Japanese troops.
我家乡怎么样啦
What happened to their hometowns?
对不对
Right?
我们还是多多少少
More or less, they could find out in our newspaper
是有这个东西
reports of this kind of information.
所以报纸那个时候
So,
这个华侨报纸的三家报纸
that period that
都是全盛时期
all three Chinese newspaper reached the zenith of their development
就是抗战的时候
was during the second Sino-Japanese War.
那么新民国报当初从维多利亚
Interviewer: What caused the relocation of the New Republic
Newspaper from Victoria to Vancouver?
搬到温哥华 当时搬迁的原因
因为温哥华的交通
For the convenience of transportation, Vancouver
慢慢就取代了
gradually replaced Victoria.
以前轮船是到维多利亚 第一站
Before, the first stop from the sea was Victoria.
现在慢慢的坐飞机嘛
Now, we took the planes to Vancouver.
加上这里发展的快
Plus, the local economy grew faster in Vancouver.
慢慢慢慢 中国人也都是到温哥华来了
Gradually, more Chinese immigrants moved to Vancouver.
所以把新民国报搬过来的原因就是这个
That's why we moved.
新民国报这份报纸
Interviewer: You left the New Republic
您是在1981年离开的
in 1981.
当时离开的时候主要原因是什么
What was the main reason to leave if I can ask?
主要原因是因为世界日报出来了
Mr. Hsu: the main reason was that the World Journal came to Vancouver.
他们要我出来帮忙
They invited me to work for the World Journal.
第二呢也是我觉得
Secondly, I think that
没有太多观众 没有太多掌声
there were not many readers and not much applause (for my work at the New Republic).
不过我走了以后 不久就关门
So soon after I left, (the New Republic press) closed.
我从一辈子做新闻
I spent my whole life working at the news media area,
写新闻
writing news
是吧
all my life.
就有一个原则来说
There is one principle:
你是不可能又要宣传你的党意
it is impossible for you to promote the opinions and standpoints of your party
报纸又要赚钱
and at the same time to make good profits.
那是不可能
That is impossible.
不过呢 公家报馆呢
So, for a newspaper press that was owned by a party
就有一个原则
the principle is
公家报纸就是有多少钱办多少事
to do as much as you can afford.
你不要去想着赚钱
Don't think about making money
一边宣传的你的党意
while you advertise for the party.
再赚钱是不可能的事情
It's impossible to accomplish them at same time.
所以新民国报也好
So the New Republic newspaper,
别的报纸也好
or other newspapers,
差不多都那几年就关闭了
all closed in those years.
时代的需要
(They) have met the needs of the times.
加上中国局势的变化
Plus the change of the political situation in China.
阶段性任务已经完成了
They have completed their tasks in those periods,
所以他们熄灯也是一个完美的句点
so the closure of the newspaper presses can be a perfect stop sign.