Reuters have been able to receive the texts of these telegrams. only rough the action of their Hongkong Mee, which has now supplied copies of the telegrams as sent' from Hong-ong.
Thsidentally, all the above telegrams were sent from Honekonit to London, where they were duly published.
Reuters also consider it. their duty to their clients to Inform them of nother. censoring incident which occurred toa telegram in. tran: between Reuter's Tsingtao and Shang-ai emees.
On July 7, Reuler's Tsinatao Omice lesoatched the following cable:
'Briton, Jock Crichton, stopped by Japanese sentry for smoking cigarette Commercial, Wharf this morning. Crichton extinguished cigarette and apologized, whereupon sentry slapped his face'
The only. telegram received from Tingtao by Reuter's Shanghai OMice on duly 7 ran:
"Briton, Jock Crichton, stopped he Japanese sentry for smoking cigarette Fonmercial Wharf this morning.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.