The Times of Ceylon The Times of Ceylon The Times of Ceylon was an English language daily newspaper in Sri Lanka published by Times of Ceylon Limited (TOCL). It was founded in 1846 as the Ceylon Times and was published from Colombo. It ceased publication in 1985. The "Ceylon Times" started on 11 July 1846 using the printing press of the defunct "The Ceylon Herald". The newspaper was established to oppose "The Observer" and promote the mercantile interests of British colonials. Initially it was published on Tuesdays and Fridays. In 1858 the paper's owners Wilson, Ritchie & Co. sold it to John Capper, a
The Globe (London newspaper) Cubitt, who brought in George Armstrong as editor. It was controlled shortly before World War I by Max Aitken. Staff of the newspaper included Arthur Morrison, William Le Queux, and P. G. Wodehouse, who took over from William Beach Thomas as assistant to Harold Begbie on the "By the Way" column, which he would eventually take over in 1904, when Begbie left. Wodehouse's career at the newspaper coincided with those of Charles H. Bovill and Herbert Westbrook. Under Aitken (Beaverbrook) the "By the Way" column was moved to the Daily Express, where it was signed 'Beachcomber'. The Globe (London newspaper)