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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1928.

THE CENSORSHIP CASE.

LAWYER SAYS SYSTEM IS AT FAULT.

HIDE AND SEEK.

Mr. Lo: Last time I put it to Mr. Lo, intervi ing, explained Mr. Lau and he said it was Mr. that the two were entirely different. | Lam. Now, I put it to you and The article in the published paper

you say it was Mr. Lau,

was contained: In another shoot of lis Worship said that he, did; paper on which was also the lead- not remember Mr. Lo putting the ing articlo, mattor to Mr. Lau, whereupon, Mr. Mr. Lo, proceeding, explained Lo read an extract from the to his Worship that in the proof S. C. M. Post giving a report of of the front page, the newspaper the first hearing of the caso, where submitted the article which was tho witness Lau, in reply to anot used because they wanted to similar question, had stated "It cover themselves for having used The case against the printers was passed by another Censor." that article in an carlier issue.

Today Tomorrow and publishers of the Hongkong. His Worship Indicated that pro- The whole point in dispute was Sun Po, who are charged with bably there might be another Cen- whether the subject matter was Nothing tompts you. Everything Feeling "off your foed" today? publishing a newspaper on May 9 80r, when Mr. Fitzroy explained on the proof when the leading is wrong. The whole world seems and 10 which was calculated to that there were actually two men article was submitted to the censkew! Your trouble is "liver." induce persons to refrain from employed on the work of censor-sors, and did the defondant cake Most probably intestinal Inactivity dealing or trading with the ing the witness and Lau, who had the faitials at the end of that proof. Jubt take litle dode of Japanese and with publishing mat- given evidento.

to be permission to nee the whole ter without previously submitting Witness, on being pressed for pago as approved?

|Pinkettes tonight;, you'll, be sur it to the S.C.A., was continued at an explanttión, said that the Wah

prised how much better and the Central Magistracy before Lt. Keung Po; in submitting the arti-i Case for the Defence. brighter you will, fool, how well- Col .F. Eaves, D.9.0., yesterday' cle, had deleted certain passagea afternoon.

In opening the case for the de- you will eat, tomorrow morning. which they thought were too fonce, Mr. Lo called Mr. Leung All chemists sell Pinkettes, or Despite a special attempt made violent. The Sun Po did not do Chan, Editor and Publisher of the, post free, 60 cents the vial, from by all parties to bring the hearing this, and consequently the whole Sun Po who said he had five The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 60, to an end, it was found necessary (article was rejected.

to adjourn once more.

System at Fault.

Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy appear -ed for the prosecution" and Mr." Mr. Lo here commented that he

M. K. Lo for the defence.

When the case resumed yester-did not want to be hard on this day afternoon, Mr. Lum Pak the system that was at fault and witness, because after all it was Chong, who commenced his evidnot the individual. He asked the ence on Monday, was called, to the witness why he could not delete witness box, where, in answer to the parts objected to Mr. Fitzroy, he said that he had nover seen the alogans published In the Sun. Po in their issue of May 10.

had instructions to strike out any Witness explained that they article where too many deletions had to be effected.

the general inference to be drawn Mr. Lo told his Worship. that

years experience of Ideal journal. Klangse Road, Shanghái. istle work, having arrived here before the Censorship,

His knowledge of local censor- ship methods was that the Cen- of he proof sheet submitted, while sors put their initials at the end crossing out those paragraphs to which objection was taken. It happened sometimes that they matter, in which case it was he omitted to cross or to initial the universal practice with all the papers of the Colony to regard out as passed. anything which was not crossed

The Editors would submit only

Mr. Lo mentioned that his clients did not retain proofs of everything they printed. Proofs were kept for a few days and, if from the appearance of various anti-Japanese articles in other there was no trouble anticipated, papers was that there was no ob- matter which they thought was they were discarded.

Mr. Lo asked witness whether it (jection to such articles. He said important and required the atten that the meeting of Editors diation of the Censors, and fu con- was possible that the slogans had not take place unil May 11, and nexion with this practice there been submitted .on 'some sheet it was then that they were told not had actually been correspondence which witness had signed.

to use violent language, but not between his own paper and the Witness replied that he had not a ward was said about the boycott. S.C.A. The circumstances which seen any of the slogans.

He asked hia Worship to examine caused this correspondence were Mr. Lo: Do you mean to say the surrounding circumstances. that the S.C.A. had. called his at that you did not see those words One paper was actually advocating tention to certain matter published or do you want to tell his Worship a war and another a boycott. Mr, which had not been censored and that you are positive that none of Lo thought that one would be had threatened to take proceed-

them were ever on the side of justified in Inferring that the Chi- the paper submitted to you 7-I have never seen any proof with alogans on the side."

You are so very positive. See

if you have seen this sheet before? -I have.

Is your afgnature on it?-No. His Worship: How could he have seen this paper?

Mr. Lo: I don't know, but one of the slogans for which we are prosecuted actually appears on the proof.

Mr. Lo then proceeded to ask witness whether he had any dolibt that the words were there when the proof was submitted to the Censors,

His Worship disallowed the question, intimating that the wit- ness could not answer that.

"Rotten" Censoring.

Mr. Lo produced another paper with marginal slogans, but as witness denied his algnature on the proof, Mr. Lo did not ask any questions adding that he had "drawn another blank.".

Producing a copy of the Tat Kwong Po, Mr. Lo asked witness

ings.

Mr. Lo: And then you wrote nese press under the circum- stances had some freedom in the back to the S.C.A. that the prac matter, however small that might tice was not to submit anything for censorship which, according

Have been.

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Handing up to witness a copy to the paper's ideas, was not ob of the Yin Cheong Po, Mr. Lo ask-jectionable or was in accordance ed if certain passages did not ad-with Government requirements? vocate a boycott, to which witness In other words you would only replied that they did.

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submit that which was considered Mr. Lo: Would it be right to dangerous or of great importance? say that there are many news-

Witness agreed that that was papers which have published arti- 80, and went on to say that they 8,3

or other had received no reply from ho S.C.A. to this letter, which was sent on October 9, 1926. He took. it that his silence connoted the Department's acquiescence to the arrangement and "he" carried on with it.

forcible steps against Japan? Do you agree? Well, I seldom read

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His Worship then asked who censored the article in the Yin Cheong Po, when Mr. Lo, interpas

It was on May 6 that he publishi ing, anid: He will say, he did noted the article advocating the boy- seek. If his colleague got into the was censored and passed. Then know. We are playing hide and cott against Japan, which article witness box, It would be someone followed two meetings which the else.

Bilors of the various papers had The question, on being put to with the Censors, one before and the witness, produced a reply to the other after the publication of the effect that the witness could these issues of the 9th and 10th. not remember. pink georgette, trimmed with why a certain heading bearing the worship had indicated that this anything against Japan in strong

Mr. Lo then said that since his At the first meeting, the Editors No.

were warned against publishing pearls and diamante embroidery words "Universal Indignation" was attended by Miss Jean Mackie was allowed in that paper when he would not proceed any further mentioned in regard to the ques evidence would not influence him. or violent terms, but nothing was and was given away by the Hon on the same date It was not passed with it. He said he had in his tion of an anti-Japanese boycott. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie. The brides- for his client. Imaid WAR daintily attired in

possession many other papers The impression witness gained Witness replied that the words advocating elaborate plans against from this was that they could con cyclamen crepe de chine and the were struck out from the Sun PoJapan.

tinue to publish the advocation of His Worship said that the fact the boycott. It was not until Censor. The Tai Kwong's article that one party transgressed the after the present proceedings were did not go through his hands, law was no reason why another instituted against his paper, that des.. After the ceremony, a reception same. Witness added that the should be entitled to do the same. an Intimation to the contrary was

bride's mother wore a dress of biege satin and georgette.

Dr. Alan Reid performed the services of best man and Mr. F.

Mason was at the organ.

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was held at Craig Ryrie, No. 13, The Peak. The bride's going- away dress was of floral chiffon and lace.

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SEVERE DROUGHT.

ONE HUNDRED DEATHS IN BRAZIL

Rio de Janeiro, June 12. It is reported that over one hundred deaths have occurred

from starvation in North East Brazil as the result of the severe drought. Many cattle have per- ished.-Reuter.

on the instructions of the chief

otherwise he would have done the

words did not appear again in any

other paper.

Mr. Lo said that certain things conveyed to witness. were done openly by various

Witness said that prior to the His Worship hinted that he papers at the same time, as to meeting, for several days, other would not be influenced by Mr. Were not his clients to assume ing views relating to the adoption which no paper was warned at all. papera had been strong in advocat- Lo's questions to the effect that from that, that it would be all-of a boycott and other strong an article was passed by one paper right? und refused to another.

Mr. Lo replied that all he was ment. trying to do was to show up the "rotten" censoring.

Mr. Lo asked witness whether a

certain open letter to the Japanese by The Association of all classes of people in Kwangtung" was al-

measures, and in some cases even His Worship expressed agree went to the extent of advocating at least one war. There WAS Some confusion was created

paper advocating the severance of owing to the number of exhibits of economic relations. a similar nature in the way of newspapers and proofs which the own paper advocating the discon Shown a paragraph from his Court had to deal with.

tinuance of the use of Japanese

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