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GRUELLING CROSS-EXAMINA- TION ON INCONSISTENCY.

THE CENSOR'S LIVER.

Interesting revelations as to the method of censoring of Chinese newspapers were made at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday, when the case against the Hongkong Sun Po was continued before Lt Col. F..Eaves, D.S.O., acting first Magistrate.

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, acting At. torney General, prosecuted, whilst Mr. M. K. Lo represented both printer and publisher,

The charges against the news paper were that they published, on May 9 and 10, certain articles, which were calculated to induce people to boycott Japanese trade, and further that such articles were not duly censored by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, ne required by the law.

In outlining the prosecution, the acting Attorney General stated that regulations under which the pro- ceedings were taken and added that the Emergency Regulations made in 1922, which applied to the pre- sent case, were to remain in force untii repealed by the Gov- ernor-in-Council, so that once they were made it did not matter why or how they were made but that they continued to remain in forza until the repeal in made by the Governor-in-Council. The breach of this regulation was punishable byta fue not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than

one year.

Speaking of the method under which newspapera were censored, Mr. Fitzroy said that the articles for a newspaper had to be sub- mitted to the S.C.A. There were two men employed, one surnamed Lam and the other Lau. They worked in watches.

On May 8 and 9, the days pre ceding the publication of the ar- ticies objected to, Lau was on duty from 4 to 6 p.m. and Lam from 8 to 10 p.m. All articles appear ing in the papers should have pass ed through their hands. He would call these two men as witnesses and they would say that these par- ticular articles did through their hands.

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Method of Censorship. Mr. Fitzroy then handed up the Magistrate copies of the transla- tions of the two articles,

copy of the Sun Po of May 9. Ho claimed that he had never seen the portion indicated by Mr. Fitzroy. He also claimed that he had not see the slogana contained in the issue of May 10.

In answer to Mr. Fitzroy, wit- ness confirmed that every article submitted to him either bore his initials or was crossed out.

'I Mr. Lo (cross-examining): put it to you that it is possible for you to pass a paragraph, or pass everything on one page, with- out initialling each paragraph?

Witness: No, I invariably ini- tial at the end of each Item which I pass.

Then, as I understand your evi- dence, you either have your initial to each article, or a cross. There would be no space where there would be neither initial nor cross?

Yes. It would bear something, unless it is a blank sheet.

You are quite clear about that? Yea

His Worship: That is, if he was censoring properly.

Mr. Lo (to witness): I take it that you never reject except by putting a cross or a dash ?—Yes.

Special Instructions.

I understood you to say you had not seen the paragraph in the paper of the 9th-That is no.

I invite you to read it now. Supposing it had been sent to you to censor, would you have passed it?-I would not, I have special instructions from the Government, When?-Bither on the 7th or 8th May, "

If you had received no special instructions from the Government would you have passed it?--I would pass anything which is not Injurious to the Government of Hongkong,

His Worship: Are you tho sole arbiter of that?

Witness: 1 usually exerciec my own discretion but in case I have doubt I would refer the mat- ter to the Secretary for Chinese" Affairs.

His Worship: That is not an answer to Mr. Lo's question. Mr. Lo asked if you had no special from the S.C.A., instructions would you have passed 17-If I had come across a paragraph of that nature I would have referred the matter to the S.C.A.

the S.C.A.

Assum-

Mr. Lo (to the Court interpre- ter): You can tell the witness- subject to his Worship's con- venience that I do not mind wait- ing until six o'clock for an answer, but I must got an answer. ing that these instructions had not Mr. Lo in reply to his Worship heen issued and the paper had said that he admitted the trans-been submitted with these words' lations except in one place, but on it, would you have passed it? he did not think it was important., would refer that paragraph to The translation stated in one sen- tenge that "the Japanese liave challenged us and cruelly murder- ed

Chinese officials and people."

Mr. Lo said that the word in Chinese translated as "challenge" might bavo stood for "originated the trouble."

Is Worship renyked that he did not think that that made any material difference and Mr. Fitz- roy proceeded.

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Nature of Instractions,

What is your objection to it? Take the words. "Wearing of Japanese cloth will cause the de- struction of our country. I think it It is rather exaggerated, as takes more than that to destroy any country, but apart from that, what le your objection?-It is not our objection. The Hongkong Government does not like this kind of publication against the Japan- are goods,

The Attorney General said that when an article was submitted for censorship it might be submitted

What was the nature of the f by itself or in a long sheet of paper together with a number of structions given you. Were you articles. If an article passed the told to reject anything pertaining censorship it was initialled in to boycott of Japanese goods?- the corner by the Censor, and if Yes..

no

St. was rejected, a blue 'cross was May I then ask you if the whole marked over it. The proofs were of your objection is that it was not kept in the office of the S.C.A. oeciuse the article deals with a but returned to the printer, who Velaed subject, the boycolt of

There is come to collect them themselves. Japanese good.

Mr. Fitzroy the mentioned other reason at all? that the summènes were against Witness replied something in a both printers and publisher.

heated manner and the Court in- Is Worship enquired if the terpreter was about to render it printers were a limited company. into English, when Mr. Lo, ad- Mr. Fitzroy replied that they were dressing his Worship, said: not, but added "You can't send. ve the luxury of understanding the Company to gael your Wor- ship, but you can fine them."

The articles referred to in the prosecution were then read in Court. The one 'published on May 9 called for the boycott of Japan ese goods and the objection to the paper of May 10 was because it contained a number of slogans against the Japanese.

The Evidence.

Lau Sheak-chong, one of the two Censors, then went into the|

the Censor's language and he is saying that he is not prosecuting the paper at all but that it is the S.C.A,"

To the Court interpreter, "You can tell him that the learned At- torney, General, the Magistrate and I understand that quite well and the sooner he realizes that, the better we shall get on."

Mr. Lo, putting the question again: The only objection to this is because it refers to the boy-

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