CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11] — Page 472

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Hon. Mr. 0laud BeverE,

Delomial Secretary.

Hongkong Daily Press, Limited.

Hongkong, Sist. March, 1916.

sir,

To #qi#09% #it anbalwonien of bedosnih ma i

twit woy #totri of bas „dozak „dživa adź to reddał moy GAW VISIT THoloð aldt of videotiqqa ameitosztani edi rebou eit to maltaolIdug mit wellaqib od tad avižanrsila sa «d+kwotad mužen I doldw (polžeep mi salotána

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Lávoved hual) (.48)

I am obliged to you for your reply to my latter of the 27th. instant complaining of the anomalies and absurdities of the Censorship in this Colony.

The explanation with which you have favoured

un mains it clear that the Press of the Colony is deliberately placed under greater disabilities than the Press of Japan, the Straits Ettlements, and the capital of the Empire itself,

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that even the ples of "peculiar local conditions" can

be raised in defence of this. The only means, apparently,

of stouring any improvement is by writing an article

describing the situation to the London Press and by inducing

a friend or confrere the has a moat in the House of Commons

to address a question, or a serion of questions, on the subje ot

to the Secretary of stata for the Colonies. This course I

have meditated taking for some time. If it does nothing elas it should at least serve to add to the gaiety of nations

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time of glaca.

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Yours faithfully,

(ED.) H. A. Cartwright.