Hongkong, May 19.
The provincial authorities Canton are exercising a rigid censorship over the. newspapers published in Hongkong. Four Vernacular newspapers are prohibited from entering Canton because they have published new. which is not favourable to Gener Chen Ming-chu's regime. There is a general suspicion that the local papers including the English dailies may occasionally print stuff favour of the Reorganizationists and Yen Hsi-shat A short while ago leading English-language morning paper published certain news about the mov ments of General Chang Fa-kuei Ironsides and their attempted plans to capture Canton. Immediately the provincial government protested against the publication of such news, ince it was substantially true the Chinese authorities had nothing further to say. At one time, the police authorities wanted to ban an~ other English morning daily because it had published from time to time the anti-Nanking manifestoes issued by Mr, Wang Ching-wei and other Reorganizationists in Hongkong.
One local newspaper syndicate headed by.Mr. Hu Hui-wan, proprietor of the popular "Wah Kiu Yat Pao," ran a. newspaper in ton strictly on a commercial but because it published a wry report sooner than released by the military authorities General Ai, Yang-kui, the chief of police in Canton, ordered it to be suspended. Several attempts have been made to revive this daily but permission is still denied, One American insurance agent who used to send Canton news to a local daily was obliged to stop doing so because he had sent a message that some of the military commanders were not wholeheartedly. supporting Nanking. General Chen Ming-chu denied this story and demanded an apology from the American, Eventually he resigned from his journalist, connection with the Hongkong newspaper. Several Chinese newspapermen in Canton complain to your correspondent that there is no freedom of speech and press there in spite of the proclamation of the Nationel Government that the fourth estate will not be interfered with, Only yesterday, General Ay Yang-kui, the police chief, deented it proper to warn the "China Truth", 0 Canton English weekly, not to give facts or views depicting General Yen Hsi-shan in favourable light. General Ay complained that, in a recent issue, the "China Truth" said that "Yon Hsi-shan and Feng Yuhsiang alone has mobilized 160,000 men from Honan with the object of capturing either Pengpu or Hay ow." General Ay also objected to the statement that General Yen Hsi-shan "has a well disciplined army In spite of the fact thi also mentioned that Nanking fully aware of the menace and would leave no stone unturned toward off the danger.
Mr. Wu Fu-chun, writer of the article, toid your correspondent that he never wrote anything against oF for any Chinese generals, as paper maintains a atriely non: partisan attitude in the present ssid Syave'setn ft to bother us" when the police, autheritin'" he wets pye both sides of the eae mode partauty or prejudice, 'The Mgiina Peuthe ts wel appreciated Ssch'sigh eels In Nemking'
Gane, the Foreign Minister, Sir, prank "Lee. the' Vice-Minister, IMG Mte"Sun "Fo, atniter aida tently wrote nome articles erept and assies oficlals which reaver the ching, Peat hay; Eorred the wrath of certain of {t's understood. that. the editor will appeal to Nanking against the Action of the Canton police. ing revised fares will be enforced:
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