“北婆罗洲”就是如今的马来西亚沙巴州,1878年割让给英国。1882年英属北婆罗洲渣打公司成立,古达和山打根两个城市的开发进入一个新阶段。《申报》在1882年前后,集中刊登了一批记述北婆罗洲开发情况的新闻,并且刊发了对北婆罗洲设立领事的设想。汇整《申报》中关于北婆罗洲的论述,有助于建构当时中国内地对这块新开发土地的认知。 “North Borneo ” is today’s Sabah, Malaysia, ceded to Britain in 1878. In 1882, the British Northern Borneo Standard Chartered Company was established. The development of the two cities of Guda and Sandakan entered a new phase. The “Newspaper” circulated a series of news reports covering developments in North Borneo around 1882 and published a vision of establishing a consular presence in North Borneo. Summarizing the statements in the “Declaration” about North Borneo helped to establish the mainland’s understanding of the newly developed land at the time.