Chinese readers take it for granted that their newspapers are subsidized by one political faction another. They find out which fac. tion is giving the subsidy, and read their news with this knowl in mind. Some of the, subsidy newspapers are very popular at pres ent, giving @ fear amount of actual news with their propaganda, and non-political readers overlook' the polities in order to the news, Most of the important officials in Peking at present publish their own newspapers, which are openly mouth-pieces. The pers. seldom have n The largest in Peking at present is thought to be about 3,000, but the single independ ent paper, the "Ta Kung Pao," announces 'a circulation of 17,000, the largest in the north.—United Press.
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