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News And Its Distribution: How To Sift Its Truth

And Its Falsity

In these days, when foreign news consists so much of propaganda, how can the ordinary newspaper reader and the radio listener sift out the facts and get a true picture MR. EDWARD MONT- of the position on world affairs? GOMERY, a well-known fournalist on the staff of the NEWS-CHRONICLE, answered this question when he broadcast from London yesterday.

הגונות

CROWN RENTS

| APPORTIONMENT

AMENDMENT

At the meeting of the Legisla ive Counc yesterday afternoon, | the Attorney Genera (Hon. Mr

C. G. Alabaster. O. B. E. K. C.) moved the first reading of a Bil to amend the Crown Rents (Ap. | portionment) Ordinance, 1938

FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1941.

FOREIGN

MAILS

HONGKONG FRIDAY, 27th JUNE, 1941.

GENERAL HOLIDAY

a.m

On Tuesday, 1st July, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8 to Noon, Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 am to 10.00 a.m. and the other ¡Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.

The Colonial Secretary (Hon There will be one collection from the pillar boxes as on Sun- Mr. N. L. Smith, C. M. G.1 second-days, and one delivery of registered and ordinary correspondence at ani a newspaperman," is verthed before being sent out for ed, and the B was read a first 11.30 am said Mr. Montgomery. My publication because they have ac-time,

There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence at cepted the role of telling the whole-time job is to follow the news that comes lo and; to try and get from that news i what is important and what is true. As you read your listen to your newspaper or radio, you will have to do the same thing.

the dictatur-controlled Countries that is not so. They don't care whether the news they put out is true or false. Therefore, in estimating the news you read you must think of the probable source from which it is put out.

The Money Order Offer will be entirely closed

In the objects and reasons it is 11 am from the Branch Post Offices at Stanley. Talpo and Un stated that the principal Or- Long dinance, No. 4 of 1936, makes no suitable provision for determina tion of rent on the application of the owner of the Remaining Por

Airmail Service by British Overseas Airways Cor-

tion of a section, in cases in which poration to East & South Africa. United Kingdom and

the rent of such section has al ready been determined

The object of the Bily is to make such provision,

LOCKIAW AFTER FOOT INJURY

EXTREME VIEWS

"ALLIANCE" STOKY You wii olten hear people ex-

Mr. Montgomery went on to give an externe views on. this, example of this when he mention subject OL course It is true.

ed that last Sunday was a day of 1 saw it in the papers' says one

wild rumours.

His paper had re- You cannot believe anything these ceived a news agency message from days repiles the other. None of Stockholm that an alliance be-

Lung Sin, 40, of No. 1180, Canton | this is はい god. Some of the tween Great Britain, the United Road, was admitted to the Kow. news you see in your newspapers States and Soviet Russia was from lockjaw caused when he re- loon Hospital yesterday suffering is false, some of it is true. some der consideration. That statement true and false at the same time.

ceived an injury to le foot two was pretty sensational. When you read your newspaper or have been true. On the face of it days ago, A log of wood had Esten to your radio, you must see it looked clear. All three

counfallen on him Ris condition is In your own mind Ikaw much tsrles had à common Interest in described as serious

true and how much false.

United

Press

of

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deleating Germany-why not સ

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in the main, newspapers and Treaty of Alliance? radios rely for their news on news "But let us take a agencles Names of these agencies again." continued Mr. Montgom- which are well known are Reuters.ery. First. It came from Stock- America. Ass0-holm, Stockholm is not in a die- ctated Presa of America, British tator country, but it has been used;

by the Germans to put out news ther small agencies, Alt these stories. Next, it comes trom a agencies private enterprises newspaper which says it is qualing: served by free men and are sub-the Moscow radio. Ject to censorship conditions in each country where they operate.

United Prèss and a number

are

A DISTINCTION

They depend for the news they send out on the integrity of their Correspondents and in distinction to these free news agencies are The controlled news agencies of The Totalitarian States. The con- trol of news in Totalitarian States

"How are you to know whe- ther a responsible person ac- tually heard the Moscow radio, Someune may have told some- body else that he heard and that someone may have been a German agent. So we have to check up his story from other sources.

Secret Record Of Lease, Lend Programme

WASHINGTON, June Zo cheulchy

- WORK MÊS Stalked on agreements : ul Six-Leru ConqiiJus unuer

which rain, China and other!

cos recuiving Lease and Lend

beyond is temporarily suspender.

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend. ed for persons other than the addressee.

The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China temporarily suspended:-

Yunnan

Szechuen

Kwelchow

Hunan

Fukien (except Amoy and Rulingsui Kwangs!

North and East of Kwangtung,

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD AIR MAILS

From

Due

ald will repay the United States. It Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-

vice" San Francisco date, 24th June, .................

W Bu

announced last night by the assistant executive of the Lease Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-

vice"-San Francisco date, 8th July. and Lend Agency. Mr. Philip Young.

No mortgage or lease is written

Then there is another thing. for individual shipment ut war

is very much more than a case of Russia had been generally regard-supplies, he explained, but instead rigid censorship. Each Totalitarianed as bound by a pact to Germany an overall remuneration agreciment State has its own news agency and until a few hours before she was drafted.

It is only through this agency that invaded. Russia was not regarded The record ot the Least wrrd news is distributed In Germany as being on friendly terms with Lend programine is entered in a there is the DNB.. in Russia it is either Britain or the United States. big black book of which there are the Tass Agency, in Italy it is is it. therefore, possible that a only two copies. The book is close- Stefani and in Japan it is the Treaty of Alliance would be made ly guarded as a military secret. Dome Agency. These are the four, with her a few hours after the at- big agencles, although there are a tack on Russia? few more.

"The main feature of their work is that they are directly controlled by the country con- cerned through the Ministry of Information or Propaganda,

Treaties of alliance are now made in a few hours.

HITLER'S PRACTICE

President Roosevelt has one and the Lease and Lend Administrator, Mr. Harry Hopkins, the other.

MONDAY

1st July

15th July

OUTWARD AIR MAILS

For

Date and Time

Mon. 30th June

KEO.

Reg. Ord.

4.00 PM

4.30 Ры

G.PO.

the Reg 4.00 PM

Ord.

4.30 PM

Tue, 1st July.

K.P.O.

Reg.

Noon

ABOVE MERJ

Ori.

Noon

AYOUM

Air Mail for Maniia, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and G.P.O.

Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans Atlantic Services"

Reg

Noon

Ord. 6.00 PM

TUESDAY

"I know that one of the main ALLIES ON HILLS

Aur Mail by Air to Rangoon tu connect with

"British Overseas Airways."

TUESDAY

Hines of Herr Hitler's propaganda for trying to excuse his attack on Now, with that picture in your Russia was that Russia was in- minc of a great network of news volved in a conspiracy with Bri- gatherers and лежа distributors tain and the United States to get: operating all over the world. some Germany down. If he could put & LONDON, June 20 (Reuter)- working freely and some working story out within a few hours of following the occupation of Mer] under control of the dictators and the war on Russia that this was Ayoum in Syria, the Allies are their governments, let us get down i so. It might make people think Dow on the hills above the town

that what Herr Hitler sald was and the latest news received in Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and true. Now you can see the value

to the news you are reading hearing on your radio," continued Mr. Montgomery

AN EXAMPLE

news

"Let us take the newspapers, for example. Into a newspaper office comes this great streamt of from all parts of the world. It has all been sifted and verlBed, but no newspaper uses the whole of this stream. Editors have to condense and set them again. They also have to verify them again.

Like the news agencies, they get their news from many sources which may not be reliable, At this point I hear you say Why

of that statement.

the "That is just one of ways in which Dr. Goebbels and his propaganda boys go to work on the news of trying to deceive you and me, to try and make us think what they want us to think instead of thinking for ourselves.

"When you read your newspaper or listen to your radio, read it carefully and listen carefully and may read think about what you and hear and analyse the news for yourselves. Where does it come from? Was the source reliable?

London shows that the Vichy troops have retreated to a polst about 10 miles from Mer) Ayoum. It is stated that Allied forces are still attacking the strongly fortified town of Palmyra. They

also advancing are

Che Damascus-Beirut Road.

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MEXICO WILL

FIGHT

Tue. 15th July K.P.O.

Reg. 6.00 PM

Ord. 5.30 PM

G.P.O.

5.00 PM

Ord.

7,00 M

Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans- Reg Atlantic Services"

CHATER TRUST FUND BILL PASSED

Fire Aboard

Petrol Junk

A fire aboard a petro Junk at

The Bill of an Ordinance to in- anchor in the Dangerous Goods corporate Frustees capable of Anchorage just off the Standard MEXICO CITTY, June 20 (Reuter) holding property and empowered On Company Installation at Lal- administer two trust funds chikok raged through the early The President of the Govern-

10

deal with sources which you have If it was not rellable, what is the ment Party, Senor Antonio Villa- known as The Chater (Cathedral) (hours of yesterday morning after

reason to suspect? Well, even a born liar mus tell the truth some times. times put out 1 story which is

true.

ulterior motive

for putting out lobos, told a meeting which pack-Endowment Fund and The Chater having been first detected at 11.45 It was under control at 6 am. Even false news may some-that particular piece of news at ed the National Theatre here that (St. Andrew's Church) Endowment pm on Wednesday.

that time? If, as you read the Mexico was prepared to fight if, Fund for the purpose of assisting news, you keep asking yourselves accessary for the defence of De in the maintenance of St. John's yesterday.

"The editor of a newspaper.

in fairness to his readers, has

the publish it and it is essential

that they should know IL.

FINAL JUDGMENT

Final Judgment on the truth or

these questions, you will read the mocTECY. newspapers and get at the truth."

¡Cathedral and St. Andrew's Church

Only one man was hurt, suffer-

in this Colony, became law at the ing burns to his chest, and in now meeting of the Legislative Council in hospital. Twenty-three other

loaded {Junks, sil

with petrol, yesterday afternoon.

managed to get clear of the fire ILL

The Hon. Mr. Stanley Hudson

jin time. Dodwell moved the second and NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, June third readings, the first having

COL. WEDGWOOD

LEGS SCALDED

:

A woman, Chan Ngan, 32. of No,

71. Pohfulam Roaḍ, was admitted

THOSE PRESENT

The burning 'junk was com-

ascertained what caused the fire.

falsity of news must rest with the Queen Mary Hospital yesterday 27 (Reuter)-The British member been moved on June 19, the Hon.pletely gutted. It has not been individual reader or hearer and suffering scalde to both legs sus of Parliament, Colonel J, C. WedgMr. J. J. Paterson seconding. that is most important.

tained in an accident in her kit wood, who has been touring the Before

ohen when the bottom fell out of a United States has been taken to you make an attempt to PLSE Judgment you should get an idea kettle of boiling water as she was hospital here as the result of a Excellency

heart attack. of how the newspaper man does it lifting it off the stove.

"The first thing is to consider the source of the news. The source

Present at the meeting were His

the

Governor, sir (Director of Medical Services), Geoffry Northcote. K.C.MG. (Pre-Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie (Chairman He had takon 1 after mounting sident). H. E. Major-General A. E. of the Urban Council), Hon, Mr. J. Among the foreign residents of the steps to a platform to address Grasett, O... D&O, M.C. Hon. P. Pennéfather-Evans (Commis-

CHINESE CUSTOMS

Mr. N. L. Smith, CM.G. (Colonial aloner of Police), Hon. Mr. J. J. Secretary), Hon. Mr. C. O. Alabas-Paterson, Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell;

Is always given in what we call Shanghai who have left to settle a meeting. the by-line or date-line. From in America are Mr. and Mrs. our own correspondant, Ankara, M. A. VIloudaki, who plan to re-

ter OBE KO. Attorney Gener: Iion, Mr. M. K. Lo, C.B.E, Ron: Mr. Monday."From our military cor-side near their son and daughter-

al), Hoh, Mr. R. A. C. North (Be-Léo D'Almada et Castro, jun., Hon. Viloudaki respondent in the Middle East, In-law in Seattle, Mr.

DUTIES

eretary for Chinese. Affairs). Hon. Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, Hon. Mr. 'According to the Rome correspon-frst came to Shanghai in 1884, dent of the Swiss nowapaper * and in his early days was aro-

TOKYO, June 28 (Reutor)-The Mr. R. R. Todd (Financial Secre-A L. Shields. Hon. Mr. T K According to Moscow radio quoted ciated with the silk department Standing Committee of the Jap-tary). Hon. Mr. A. 8. Purves Pearce, Hon. Mr. Lt Tee-tong and of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson de anese Chamber of Commerce and (Director of Public Works). Hon. Mr. C. Bramall Burgess (Deputy

F. B. Belwyn-Clarke, MQ Clerk of Counella), "News with such an introduc- Co. both here and in Japan, later Industry this morning urged the Dr.

by Router, eta,

tion tell you from where the news establishing himself bere under Government to open negotiations. comes. How can you tell whether the firm nams of N. A. Viloudaki with the object to revise Chinese these sources are reliable or not. In & Co., which is still continuing, customs duties, the result of which Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong free countries you can be sure that although he retires from active will bo a general lowering, of the truth or Talaity of the report control.

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