Shangha, Jan. 7.
After being free from censorship since the middle of November; when ihe Chinese censors Left following the fsecupation of the Shanghai aren by the Japanese, the three foreign cable companies. in Shenghai were. again placed under a system of censorship iby the Japanese: yesterday. At 1045 '2k, two Japanese entered the ofoes each. of the. foreign cable come panies, Avenie Edward Vii, and took over the positions held up to the Iidate of November by the Chinese fficias. 'This followed' a notieation issued to the cable companies by the Okamoto, previously, that the Japan-feo were Intending to take over the [censorship of cables from" yesterday wards. Te notiteation it is under food, was In the nature of a demand, Sepported by the Japanese miitry On receiving the notification, the managers of the companies concerned Feterred. the nolifentions to. their Fespective Consuls, and. were me formed that it would be necessary to submit to censorship by dhe Japanese, fas there was no other course: open fo them, and nothing they could' do prevent such censorship. The "North-China' Daily News" was in= formed yesterday that the censorship did' not" hold up the sending or ceiving of cables {0 any considerable extents 'The two Japenese' officials, believed to have been brought over fom' Japan, "were. placed man aice adjoining the main cable arnee, Sind all outgoing cables were: passed through "their "hands before "being Aispatched, while "incoming. cables were also examined before being handed' over to the cable once.
iz not known for how long the censorship will be In. force, as this Wwas not" stated "in the. nolifation received by the cable companies, taken ty the censor, he said, was Regrets for the failure of Japanese ceablo censors to inform "a for chan geszespondent or more tin thirteen would ave (be withdrawn, rare wurs yesterday that his" dispatch
expressed Vast night by a spokesman the Japanese Embassy, 7 This was the first public ease of news suppression by Japanese censor stated sin various cable ofoes on The message, referring to cond {ons in Hangchow,, was Fequested to be withdrawn by ihe censor because the latter lacked "information tending {o'contim' the. slatementa, contained in the "dispatch'" recording. tothe correspondent involved, Filed at about 230 octock yesterday maring the! death wat Up until after 3 o'clock vesta llernoon when' the. "eorrsopondont was asked 'Yo visit the. censor' acc and withdraw it aim sorry that this hog happen ea," the spokesman sala: followings hasty "telephone conversation with the censor' daring which the. press conference was interrupted, "As you are aware, the censors assumed" their duties "only "yesterday fand are not familiar with their tsk have just given instructions ¥o thai this will not happen again'.
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