The old censorship decree under which publishers were required to hold all books for police inspection before releasing them was abolished several years ago, as it was considered "detrimental to the dissemination of Since the outbreak of hostilities in China, the censors have scrutinized the proofs of all books relating In any way to the War, Navy and Foreign Publications concerned with general politics, economy, science and the arts, however, have not been studied until after they have gone on sale, It is. probable now, however, that all such books will be scanned thoroughly before they are distributed, no matter how innocuous their contents may appear to be—Reuter.
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