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Work of the Lifeboats. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has jest sont a new lifeboat to Dungeness to replaca the one stationed there many years ago. Since the outbreak of war the lifeboats of the Institution have saved 334 lives from ships, mine sweepers, torpedobonte, patrol boats, seaplanes, and other vessels which have been torpedo- ed, mined, or in distress as s direct result of hostilities. Ra wards have been granted by the Institution for the saving of 447 lives since January 1 this year,
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The article was slain. And an. evidence is difficult to explain Serious Accident at School except by a desire to make the other American story, telling how
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public believe that the problems the Britons in a theatre took the -It is reported from Gifa that of the war are less formidable raid, was allowed to appear in the the Autumn Athletic Meeting of than they really are.-Pall Mall papers a fortnight or so ago. It the Kobata Elementary School in Gazelle.
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The Bad Word. Carmelite House aubmitted to tho Censorship s letter from Gallipoli in which the writer anid "overybody out there thought it a dampable disgrace to the Empire" of the feeling that exists about it, What was the action of our own and it should be present to the censors? They kept it book an- that we have not Conseription.
And they cut out the word minds of those who control the til 11 yesterday morning. The Press Bureau. No doubt there result, we need hardly say, WAS "damnable."
And probably went home are restrictions in force at present to deprive our readers of inform satisfied; for, although they had which limit the facilities for ation of great importancs, the let the enemy know what a Tom- operations on the Stock Exchange; immediate publication of which my in Gallipoli thought about but they are not so complete su to could not possibly have harmed Conecription, they had not let rob early information of all its our national interests. If this Nor do we wilful suppressio veri were not bim know that any British soldier market value.
company manufacturing certain had paid to the nerve and tenacity win the war.
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Mr. John Buchan's defaription of the fighting near Loos was grievously mutilated" by the Censor before the Times printed was so abandoned as to use the ignore the obviona fant that characteristic of the fashion in it. The Cantor even "refused to word "dampablo." And to that many other Government offices which these officials exercise their we should have to most necessarily be the re- functions, pass a tribute which Mr. Buch an extent they had assisted
positories of early and secret in- attributed it to inadvertence or formation, especially in war-time. to carelessness. But it does not But the Preis Bureau is not like stand alone. It is one of a long officials work ander an impene that the first instinct of the trable cloud. With the exception censors is to hide bad news from of two or three of the highest the nation. Where total con- rank, no one knows who they are, cealment is practicable it is Whore whence they came, how they were deliberately practiced. chosen, or what their numbers this is impossible the newB of may be. Bere assuredly is an is postponed, or doled out! both. The additional argament in favour of in driblets,
all) with a capital of over Yeo The Daily Mail says that Ger- COMTEMPORARY OPINION other Government offices. Its series of suppressions which show
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The following leading article which manufactures glycerine "The captains and the kings we take from the Times needs more than Yen 1,200,000 depart," wrote one correspondent, October 8. for which the Government has quoting Kipling's well-known We commented yesterday on the publication of the names of message from Athene was not issued a measure to supply in-line. The Censorship cut out the the holding back by the Press the men who have this power in the only communication to our We have often co... yesterday to which the terest on their capital nt eight per words, on the ground, perhaps, Bureau of newe, such as that of their hands, cent. annum. The Tokio Gas that to give an unfractured line M. Venezalos's resignation, which urged that this should be done, principle was applied. The bril- Company, Baron Shibusawa and from Kipling would help the is perfectly accurate, is published and so bave various eminent liant dispatch from Mr. John Hr. Bonoda and others are having Germans to win the war. at once in other countries, and members of the House of Lords: Baoban on the fighting near Loos consultations with Vice-Minister The Evening News has had cannot be concealed for long in It is equally desirable in the was grievously mutilated before Kaminayama of the Department much experience of Censorship England. It has since been aug public interest and in the interest it was suffered to appear. We of Agriculture and Commerce. comedy.
gested to as by a correspondent of the employees of the Press say nothing of the excisions freely made from a descriptive account Let us recall, first, Sir John in the City that there is an addi-Bureau themselves. Ipoh, October
And, in general, if our own of a struggle which had taken 25.- Mr. Simon's statement to Parliament tional risk in this practice of delay" Sharples, of the Agricultural that no facts would be suppressed in the Censor's office. It leaves nation are to rise to the heights of place ten days before-an account upon which a situation which threatens to be-which only related what was per- Department, delivered a lectora at Ipoh on diseases of the rabber unless their publication might important news,
Stock Exchange operations might come graver and more dangerous fectly well known to the Germans. help the enemy. tree, the lecture being under the
We submitted a long lettter be based, at the disposal of an than that already existing, it is Bat we are compelled to state that Buspion of the Central Perak from & soldier in France. Ho unknown number of unknown imperative that they should no the censors refused to pass a Plantere Association. whoso
mentioned casually that he and people long before it is passed for longer be kept in the dark as to tribute which Mr. Bachan had We
For this reason paid to the nerve and tenacity president, Mr. A. B. Milne, his comrades would be soon assiet publication. Let us say at once its real nature. presided says the Strait Times, Mr. Sharples chiefly dealt with ing to gather the orope. Censor that in this particular case there we are compelled to call attention and skill of the Germans, while It might have is no question whatever of improp-to what may appear a trifling in-they freely passed a correspond. pink disease, illustrating its out that cut, various forms. He emphasised Lelped the Germans to win the or use of the information.
Diseases of Rubber;
The cident but is really typical of an ing tribute to the gallantry newe was, we believe, published ingrained habt of the Government of our own troope in attacking the effectiveness of tar treatment war.
Americans First. everywhere before there were any in iu dealings with the public. such formidable foes. In other and said under certain circum-
Our military correspondent dealings on the Stock Exchange. The news of the Greek Prime words, they gave one half of the stances lopping off branches and burying them, in & lims pit quoted a paragraph from the But this does not affect the fact Minister's resignation was dis- picture and suppressed the other, the that news of this kind-known patched to us by our Athens Cor-thereby distorting the effect of Athens oorrespondent of answered very well. He em-Times which had appeared in long before the time of publice respondent before 7 o'clock on the whole. That, we venture to phasised the necessity for the
Conser cut it out, tion-would be of the greatest Tuesday evening, and it reached eay, is not the way to make a that paper. question being energetically perhaps thinking the hatit of value to any unscrupulous person London in plenty of time for publi- high-spirited and well-respecting tackled. Mr. Milse agreed as to quotation among newspapers was into whose possession it might cation in The Times of yesterday people put out their fall strength tar treatment and pointed out becoming visions.
come. This is clear enough in morning. It recorded the bare in the war. There is something concrete fact, of the resignation without ignoble and eminently un-Eng- that economy in this direction
Some days ago we submitted a the abstract, and a was fatal, Other speakers also report that the British had used instance is afforded by the fact any comments. It was the literal, lish in these studied efforts to favoured tar treatment.
gases against the German. The that Greek stock fell from 421 to truth,, naither exaggerated nor hide, or to garble, the truth if the Germans must have known that 41 as soon as the resignation coloured, about a fact of the truth is thought to be unpalatable. they had been gassed. Censor cat of M. Venezelos was known, highest interest and importance Not until the nation know the full you have lost your appetite that out. It would have helped the The fact that no harm has been which could not possibly be long extent of the task before them, If to varing of Germans to win the war if we had done in this, or go far as we know noncealed. It was apparently and the fall measure of the efforts dainty dishes at the ALEXAN-told them that the gas used in any other, instance, does not given out to the French news it demands, shall we even begin DRA CAFE is sure to tempt against them was gas and not alter the fact that the system is a papers in time for them to pub to draw near the victory we mean
butt-ends of rifles. Bat when the bad one. There is no question lish leading articles upon it. to wis.
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