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LANDING PERMITS - Reuter reports from Shang- hai that the Immigration Bureau of the Hongkong Gov- ernment Office in Shanghai is to undertake the issue of land- ing permits for the benefit of local merchants.
BELGIAN COLONIAL SOLDIERS
IN SUDAN"-
Censorship: Criticism By An American Correspondent In London
London.-We American correspondents have done a rood deal of grousing about the British censorship lately, but the culprit shows no signs of reforming yet, and a few more well- pitched yelps seem called, for.
It is all the more a pity that the censorship, run by men with brains, should so frequently lapse into stapidity. The chief press censor.” Mr. Cyril Radcliffe, and the director of ten-- sorship, Admiral George Thomson, are not only men of keen intelligence, but are manifestly anxious to facilitate the work of «foreign reporters here.
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The trouble appears to be that; Negrin to quit England, the cor- they lack the power to enforce respondent pleaded, and if the their ideas against the stuffed owls authorities consequently prefer
in the Foreign Office and defence the incident to be forgotten, then departments.
let them say so honestly, and the
To make clearer the sort of more credit to them. But, no; brick wall we continually bump the correspondent's report was into, let me mention a few re quashed. But just to restore the cent experiences. One
almost unfatting episode censorship's uverstrained the New York Times Aghter touch, the censor." by in- correspondent's patience. He had advertence, allowed Swedish inentioned German planes flying Journalist on the self-same day to Belgian colonial troops are up the Thames estuary the pre- report the identical facts about now in the Sudan, states a vious night,
the Negrin affair to his news- London message which adds "You mayn't mention that Polish troops are also Thames in your dispatch the playing their part in the fighting in Africa. A big force is being built up in Egypt for this purpose.
censor told him,
the paper.
"Hell, then," the correspondent' answered in despair, "go ahead und report to my American readers that the German bombers new up the Amazon."
The British are advancing in two directions on the strongly-fortified town of Keren, the last stronghold in Italy's African empire. “
Forces from the south are now only 50 miles from the sea town while forces from the west are patch to New York.
The censor was certainly not facking in conscientiousness, HA meticulously deleted the word Thames, replaced it by Amazon, and promptly forwarded the dis
closing in.
from Addis Abada.-(Special)
DRIVE TO GONDAR
Another Američan reporter was
Anti-Fascist Meeting In New York
"ITALIAN PEOPLE NOT DEFEATED" NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (Beater)
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The Italians are making desper-turbidden to mention Coventry, ate attempts to save the town and shortly after the devastation of Two thousand Italians and Italo- United-Kingdom and Stralts, are rushing up reinforcements that elty. For the benefit of Americans-80 per cent of them Java and Mania,
readers up in their Godiviana, hemen-attended a big anti-Fascist Australia and Manila, described the havoc wrought in meeting organised by the Mazzini "a Midland town. famed for its Society at Cooper Union Hall, The latest communique from naked women," and the censor Cairo, according
Professor Salvemini, after pay- to & London Immediately passed it
Registered and Parcel" Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than ing a tribute to President Roose the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are A third American correspondent velt, said: "If Hitler wins, Italy advertised to close at or before 9 am, registered and parcel maile forces continue their successful reported that discussions regard- becomes a German colony. The are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are adver- drive on all fronts. With the falling a new British credit to China Italian people have not been de-tised to close after 5 pm. Registered and Parcel malls are closed of Kermox there are no Italians are proceeding. The censor, after feated. The King. Signor Musso- at 5 pm.
message, states that the Imperial
on Egyptian and Sudan soll except a tussle with the Foreign Office ini, the last two popes and car-
as prisoners.
In LIBYA and ERITREA the elimination later in the same situation "Is unchanged.
in a dishonest war."
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approved this, but insisted on the dinals have been defeated.
"The Italians refuse to fight
Max Ascoli, President of the Ba-
won by Italy have been taken Saigon
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message of the phrase, “A new In ABYSSINIA the drive on to British credit to China is pos- Gondar has been resumed. and in sible." Are you surprised that, the area east of Lake Rudolph bamed by this high logic, the clety, said the freedom and unity Strafts and Rangoon, penetration is continuing.
censorship drives us occasionally
been fooled by Fascism.
In ITALIAN SOMALILAND, enemy
to break out in gooseberry pim-away from her people who had Canton forces have been driven back toples and in print? the line of the Juba River,
FOUND INTACT
BULLHEADEDNESS
Signor Ascoli added: "Now is the time for the Italians through-
These and many other censor-out America to aid the Anglo-1
WEDNESDAY
For
ship experiences are inexplicable Saxon Ideal. It is up to those Manila, Rabaul, Australia, and New A large number of coastal guns un any grounds other than stunt-who have Anglo-Saxon liberty to
Brisbane. and AA. guns were found intacted mental growth or bullheaded-teach the Italians of Italy what Straits and Rangoon. at Kismayu, states а London
ness, which have a certain affin-¡ freedom really is.” message. The town was well fort-ity. And I do not wish to dwell fled with tank traps and a deep unduly on the attitude of certain high authorities, who traditionally
belt of wire.
FURTHER BATCH
A further batch of 3.800 Italian prisoners of war have arrived at Bombay, states a London message. -(Special).
The total of Italian prisoners in India to date is 18,000, states a
De:ht message.-(Special)
NO LENIENCY FOR LOOTING
Heavier sentences
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much view a journalist duchess regarde u cockroach.
There is the admiral, for in stance, who ruled that I should not mention the landing, of Bri- tish forces on Crete, although the yesterday of Sir Arthur" Herbert Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya. American press had already pub-dian Civil Service in 1893, states Manila, Batavia, Mauritius, Lourenco Marques, East
Cuming. Kt., who entered the In-Straits. Rangoon and Calcutta. ...
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had some abstruse reason for that a London message.
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and South Africa via Durban,
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ban, but it hardly justified his Sir Arthur had a long career in tart remark: "The press should the East before he was appointed write what it's told, and that's Judge of the High Court at Cal- all." The admiral will have his cutta in 1921-(Special) nands full, persuading American reporters to embrace that philo. for 100tingsophy of journalismi. than have been imposed at the Another type of censorship is Central Criminal Court were pass- less easy to laugh off. It was ed recently on two AR.F. rescue exemplified a few days ago by the SHANGHAI, Feb. 17 (Reuter)— workers, Joseph Cutmore, 29, and suppression here of a telegram to Two leading American banks in Frank Nickels, 39, who pleaded the American press about the Shanghal, the National City Bank "Gullty" to stealing the sum of Halifax-Attlee-Alexander sugges- and Chase Bank, announce they £12 notes, left exposed by enemy tion to Dr. Negrin that he should are cancelling all cheque accounts action.
Africa, The two men were each "voluntarily" leave Britain. The from March 1 "as a preautionary sentenced to 12 months' imprison salient facts had become public messure" and will now carry all ment. In previous cases the sen- knowledge in the Commons and accounts on a savings deposit tences have been six montha" im Lords, The correspondent had basis. prisonment
merely re-hashed, them and in- cluded Пит
brief reference to the
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SHIP INCIDENT
Cecil Whiteley, K.C.), said: --- conversation between Lord Hall- "There are no less than 10 of these the one hand and Negrin on the An incident between an assistant fax and Mr. A, V. Alexander on
immigration officer and an officer occurred on board 88. Kau Twig on he Inquiring why
not Sunday in the course of examina- allowed to send this story, the tion of the ship's passengers by correspondent was informed by Immigration officials. It was al-
month. Because the sentences have been lenient that is no rea- son why it will be continued. No leniency can be expected in thes
| cases".
FLOODING IN HUNGARY
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It was stated that the stolen one official that the news could leged that the two men came to
disturb Britain's relationa money was a small portion of sav-another Power. The other Power the immigration official had to be with blows and as the result of which ings amounting to 2608, which being Spain, it very soon became sent to Queen Mary Hospital for escaped damage. It belonged to obvious that this motivation was an 80-year-old man whose body
nonsense, as Franco was bound to was recovered from wreckage by be only too gratified at the the two prisoners.
spectacle of the British Govern-. ment offering. Dr. Negrin his hat and stick, Later the correspon- dent was given another reason: a very high official at the Foreign! Office had decided that
ACROSS: Wrath; 8, Untamed; | Air Mall by Ben to Singapors to connect with the Reg. privacy of Lord Halifax's talk 9. Bcrub: 11, Berf; 12, Evade; 14, #British Overseas AirwaYE” with Negrin must be treated. as Gnats; 15. Elder; 17, Ends; 19. Straits. serious flooding in
sacrosanct.
Astute; 21, Intact: 24. Also; 27. Sandakan, Hungary and a number of villages
The correspondent remonstrated Plate; 29, Venom; 31, Prays; 32, have had to be evacuated and that British and foreign news-Then; 33, Lathe; 34, Compere; 35. people warned to leave their homes papers are constantly reporting State. in other areas, states a London diplomats talks and often suggest DOWN: 2, Recants; 3, Trust; 4, the substance of the conversa-Cuffed; 5, "Steed; 8. Smear; 7, Troops and reinforcements are tions, and the censorship does not Idled; 10, Beset; 13, Vent; 18 arriving during the night to take interfere.
Isis; 18, Neat; 20, Ugly; 22, Navel; part in rescue work and to repair If the British Government is 23, Crochet: 25, Letter; 28, Apace; broken dams-(Special)
ashamed of its invitation to Dr. 27. Parma; 28. Asset; 30, Enact.
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