HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY OCTOBER
1984
PRESS CENSORSHIP
"Menacing Challenge,"
Says Institute President
"The demands upon the talent, foresight, and judgment of the Journalist are ever increasing," Bald Mr. Honry J. Whittick, in the course of his presidential address nt the conference of the Institute of Journalists at Blackpool.
"I belong to a school of journal- iam which does not believe either in sensationalism or 'stunts" but sols its faith on news that is care fully sifted and accurately: pre- sented," he said.
He.deprecated the absurd spirit of competition to be first with the nawa,without always boing sure. that news is really being sent. forth."
"Education comes by rending and the power of the printed word remains unchallenged and India- putable. It is for us to maintain this supremacy by the thorough- Resa and reliability of our work.". Referring to the extent to which the fremdom of the Press hna boen encroached upon," Mr. Whittick said, "This is an issue. which constitutes a menacing chal lenge a challenge which we shall not shirk."
A froo Press was the rock of the liberty of the people. "The world, alowly recovering from the shattor ing effects of a war unparalleled in history, la acarching for light. Each nation desiring to alt under its own roof tree has become self- centred and supor-sensitive, and the resultant acute nationalism implica an uncharted sea with rocks and shoals abounding.”
It was, therefore, vital, main- tained Mr. Whittick, that the Press should be able to throw the search- ing beams of truth waters."
RUTORA
*IRON' RULE."
GIRL TURNS INTO BOY
ASTONISHING. METAMORPHOSIS
NOW “SHE” CAN BE A FATHER
Lille, France, Oct. 3.
The strange case of Alice Hen~ rlotte Acces, a peasant girl who has turned into a boy, has been: confirmed by a doctor here, but for the time being "Henriette" must remain a "girl" until her birth certificate can be changed from "Female" to "Male"..
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The "girl" was newly baptleed Henri Acces, following a deelalon by Dr. Robert Minna that "sho" had turned Into a male youth in one of the most unusual medical Casca in history.
The youth, despite the doctor's decisión, however, was obligated to appear in a girl's robes for com- munion at the town of Lens, where for yours he, us, a "ake" sang. In tis choir in a suspiciously cracked
oprano. She must continue to weur girl's clothing until a for- mal sex certificate can be delivered to the Town Hall,
The youth, now 16 years old, commemorated his becoming male after 16 years as a girl by smoking a cigarette and doing his father's trousers. He asked the correspondent whether It WAS
Paymatar Lieutenant John Harvey McGregor, Royal Navy, leaving Holy Trinity Cathedral with, hia attractive bride, Miss Audrey Pamela Brooke, after their marriage In Shanghai. The brida is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wynyard Breaks, well known Shanghai residents. The couple laft aboard the Hector for England..
OUR CHERISHED
BELIEFS
legally probable that his peasant Lord Raglan Does Some parents "daughter's "dot", .or dowry on marriage, remaina pay-
"De-Bunking" able.
·
the
BIBLE WARNING
Professor On Sayings
Attributed To Christ
but in more or less ecstatic deliver- ances which they believed to be under the control of the spirit of Jesus.
"Even in the synoptle Gospels we must be on our guard leat wo
A suggestion that some of the mistake for authentic words of A good many of the cherished sayings attributed to Christ in the Christ certain sayings which may mankind Gospels might have been made by have been the deliverance of some, Dr. Minne, the family physician belleia, and habits of the
confirmed to the United Press that came in for some severe handling some later prophet, belleving him-prophet 'speaking in the spirit of Henriette had undergone a metam by Lord Raglan, addressing the orphosis.
anthropology
of section "Henri's masculinity is un- British Association at Aberdeen.! questionable," said Dr. Minne, "I Lord Raglan, in a paper on the shall recommend an operation to cuit of animals, said ferocity was make the metamorphosis complete.never attributed to a largh because. I think it entirely possible that the it was so absurd, but really it was operation will enable Henri to be come a father."
To know that two-thirds of the world's people were under the Iron rule of censorship must arouse In
Mrs. and Miss Goebbels, mother and sister of Germany's Propaganda Minister, out for a morning stroll.
this free country the gravest mis- giving.
"Official versions handed out to muzzled Press become a dope, evil in its effects, leaving the vic tims a pitiable spectacle, because those in whom freedom."of 'con- science has been implanted are left in a condition worse than that of a Blava enchained.
The speaker paid tribute to the correspondents of British news- papers who had handled Toreign news during the critical times. The fact that some journals wero banned would not, he said, prevent correspondents from doing their duty, often at great personal risk, as events had proved. "British correspondents have indeed upheld the great traditions of our Press in circumstances of acute stress."
Mr. Whittlck was of the opinion that the van of names in news columns had bech Bomewhat over- done in recent years. "While the signing of articles is amply justi- fied on occasion," he said, "I some times long for the wholesome, effective, and able anonymous articles-with-which wo used to bo satisfied. Thero is sometimes too much infusion of individual views instead of a reflection of the con- sidered opinion of the paper. It self."
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One cause for gratification,) Mr. Whittlek's view, was the closo attention newspapers were giving to the "Increasing tendency to issue threats at law on the flimsiest and most vaxations pretexts. Adventures of this kind must be thwarted. No doubt we could each give. Illustrations of this contemp- tible practice, and wo all trust that a firm stand will be maintained by all newspapers."
HEAVY RESPONSIBILITIES..
:
no more absurd than the attribu- tion of wladom to an owl.
Medical opinion generally was reported to be that the youth can Dealing with symbols, he satd marry and be the father of that it would take an hour for any-j children in one or two years. Heone to attempt to explain why the has had a moustache since. Inst olive branch was a symbol of Christmas-United Press.
pence,
Probably, he added, psycholo-1 with his! IN HARNESS AT 74gists would not agree
views on symbolism, but he bel lieved they were ke, meu who found a tennis ball at the bottom; of a rabbit-hole and from that cor cluded that tennis balls originated in rabbit-holes. Psychologists started from the wrong end.
Ben Tillett's Enthusiasm
For Trade Unionism -
Mr. Ben Titlett, the veteran of the Trade Union movement and a former M.P, recently celebrated his 74th birthday by attending n dinner, in company with a number
Other points from Lord Raglen's) speech were:-
It is no more natural for a man
of prominent Trade Union loaders, to eat cooked foods than for a dog
at the National Trade-Union-Club, to ent dog biscuits..
of which he has lately. heon chair-
man.
Mr. Tillett was a distinguished visitor at the recent Trados Union Congress at Weymouth. He has been present at the Congress since 1890, formerly for many years as an official leader of the dockers. At Belfast six years ago he was president of the Congress,
Interviewed, Mr. Tillett said
"I have, since my early days, had
Hindus must not cat a sacred cow. Jewn must not eat the pig, and the English must not ent the Bacred horse.
Even to-day some people refuse to ent the hire because they be lieve that the souls of women go into hires. Connected with this belief is the one that witcher take the form of hares.
a love for the great Trade Union It is not the sight or the taste) movement, and early in-my-career but the idea of eating the animal It. I have which flls a person with horror. I became attached never lost my interest in it, and I hope I shall remain in contact with it until the end comes.
I have never heard of anyone, who plays with the iden that roast
Although the typhoon which swapi Oɛska failed to destroy many of the more"substantial structures in the industrial city. It reduced to ruins the majority of the inliva style buildings. In the city, telegraph poles and other uprights were blown to the ground. The loss of life, was great.
"I think I can claim to be one/ mutton would make him sheepish.self to be under the influence of Jesus-deliverances believed by It is no more natural for a man Christ's spirit, was made by Canon the prophet himself and accepted
of the oldest of the Trade Union leaders who have been present at and officially connected with the annual T.U.C. There are only & few of us now over 70. Others are Sir James Sexton, Sir Ben Turner, Mr. Will Thorna, M.P; Mr. W. Straker, of the Northum berland miners. There is also, of course, Mr. Peter Loc, of Durham, the late president of the Minera Federation, who is 70.
"I hope to remain in harness in the cause of the workers and the Labour movement. My.one hope is that I shall never lose the re- gard and esteem of my old friends In the. Trade Union and Labour ranks."
effects due to the absence of news- papers."
He recalled, as significant now, the line which a journal in Amor- ica, in 1869, had under its title "This is published to provent false reports."
Looking forward to the future, Mr. Whittlck concluded "I feel that we can view the prospects- with confidence in the greatness of our task. Those who conduct our newspapers act n laudable examplo of generous devotion to duty. The triumphs of the Press are those of principle and Justice and a high
of public responsibility.pn "The Press remains an instru-
Turning sympathetically to "thement of social progress, ever rendy very grave difficulties" confronting to discharge Its heavy responsiblli- their colleagues consequent upon
ties, Journalists are held in the the dispute in the newspaper in highest respect for their efficiency dustry in the Trish. Free State, Mr.
and service and their consistency Whitllck, expressad the sincera
In following the golden rules of hope that no permanent dam fuirness and impartiality, well will result to newspaper activities considered opinion, and a songs of
duty to readers and the com munity."
there. We have witnessed in theas' incidents in Ireland the serious.
A
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B. H. Streeter, to wear clothes than it is for an
Queen's College, Oxford, at the by the community as authentic organ-grinder's monkey.
Modern Churchmen's Conference messages from Christ in heaven. Some of those messages may well Talking is unnatural.. A child at Birmingham recently.
bave been written down, and might Few must remember, he said, learns to talk by Imitation.
Magic is a clockwork toy wound that the New Testament era was easily have been gathered up, along up 2,000 years ago and is taking an one of the revival of prophecy, with authentic sayings of Jesus, unconscionably long time to run Everywhere in the Church there in the synoptic Gospele or even in down.
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