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I saw Mr Cartwright, the Managing Director of the
"Hongkong Daily Press" yesterday morning and outlined the
Government requirements as follows:-
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(b)
(e)
Prohibition of publication of Naval or Military
news or information. (I pointed out that in the
Straite Settlements this had been secured by legis-
lation, Ordinance XXIV of 1914, but that it was
not proposed to legislate here unless it became
necessary)
Prohibition of news likely to have a bad effect on
the Chinese Community.
(I pointed out that the publishing of false and
alarmist war news even with editorial comments was
dangerous as it was likely to be quoted in the
Chinese Press without such comments.
To refrain from mentioning that telegraphic messages
have had words eliminated by the Censor, and generally
to omit any references to the Censorship either
telegraphic or postal.
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I then drew attention to the letter regarding the pay
of Censors to which objection had been taken and explained how
misleading it was. He was satisfied as to this, but went off
on the wide spread feeling in the Colony that there had been
extravagant expenditure, giving as an instance the hiring of
numerous launches at rates 2 or 3 times above the ordinary.
I pointed out that that was a matter for His Majesty's Govern-
ment as it was an Imperial charge and that the letter referred