It fe announced that the Canton Politien! Council properes: to. pen negotiations with the Governments Hongkong ami the Straita Seulesents in connection with the ban enforced on Canton Kuomin-fang newspapers and. propaganda literature. The Canton Council points that there is nothing Communistle now about the Nationalist. Government and that these newspapers: and propaganda pamphlets do not in any way undermine the authority of the Governments concerned, but, senile the Political Cotmell is anxious Yo have the Bin lifted, the Canton authorities themselves continue to forbid certain Hongkong and Sing-pore Oninese language nevwrpapers entering Kuangtung and even Japanese newspapers are often withfaranen from the ort. interesting example of "the aytness of Chinese officials to shift the blame for any incident may be given here. Recently, the vernsealar Tress in Canton. stated thet Gen, Wong Shui-hung, Commander of the Fifteenth Army and Chairman of the Kuangei: Provincial Council, find arrived at Canton withthe Kocichow envoy, Mr ito Kuang cheung, on board the gunboat iam Koo, The real fact vas that nly the Kueichow envoy and. his arty came and. that Gen. Wonk Bid not. The "Min Kie," the offeia organ of the Kuomintang, published a inmost complete. report of Gen. Wong's arrival, his interview with local ofciats, ete, but the account was a figment of the reporter's imagination and he was, of course, sacked. Now the "Wah We. Yat Pao." of Hengkone, whith reprinted the story from the "Min Kuo Pxo," lis been banned from Canton, although the oficial argen of the Canton Kuomintang ¢ontinués to fection, the Inference being, course, that, the Hongkong paper swat reaponeible for the taino news.
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King hais prohibited the eifeulation of four classes of printed matter (1) anti-social, (2) rebellious, (3) Yewd and (4) Wepraved write. The distifietion appears aubile:
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