Registration of Printers and Pablishers resolution providing for the licensing of "printing tablish ments and of the Press was in by. the Connell at Special Meeting of Ratepayerg in 1010 and was duly passed. The Teatons. for" this mneasnto were very clearly, sot forth. by the Chairman of 'Council. for' that year, Sir Edward. Pearce, who Hated inter asia. that Shanghat wan. very boifind chand. in this Matter and reminded his heaters tut the French. Génsul-General for the regulation of all printing calablishments in the Freich Cone cation, thi. British Municipal Gouncit in Hankow ad for some years a Byelaw "governing the rising of the Proto nnd the British Concession in tientsin bad The Bye-law in were passed. at the. same. mee! Uid not meet with the support of the Consular Body, but in March 1080, the Couneit Tearned that with view to achieving the same object, the Consular Body favoured the registration of printers and the Publication of their names and Addresses on all. printed. matter, in-a manner similar to the prac' tice obtaining in other countries. Inthe circumstances, and in. the view that auch a meastve, whit hot of the san value asthe would be valuable in Keeping. heck on "printed -inatter—particularly scurrilous and seditious pamphlete—the Council decided to ly before the Ratepayers. a Lise. Taw in auch terms as would meet with the approval "of the Con-which docs not bear the name and place of business of the printer.
Registration will not have to be repeated, although changes of address, "and in. the case of printing company, changos in the directorate, will have to be noti= fied. 'There is absolutely" question of the vogistration of printed matter itself, aa is ous: tomary in' so many other oun
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