Shanghai, dan. 8 Refuting the charge that, Japanese telegraph censors Seat for" tree oure"'on Sdipateh of a foreign Press correspondent on 'Thursday a se Embassy spokesman yexter= fey anid Ut tavoRigaion had se: Nested. that the allegation' ae: made Sta press conference "is than two Hours" after the. message: aden Handed" over "the "telegraph once "Tam reluctant to mak this pointy the spokesman' snd, "but othe matier war reported in some: news: Dapers Ina somewhat exaggerated way, [feet Tam bound to reveal Slatng® that he elt "particularly awkward" in making his statement the absence from tne press conference the correspondent who had made charge, the spokeanan'declored tis when dhe' allegation" was made bout stock on Thirday afters oon the message hod already been investigated the matter myst continued, "T" found' thatthe meskize took tess than an hour and fall fom the time i was' handed Sver the counter {othe time it wat completely vaispatcheds The time ecemlated for censorship Could nol Have been, more than a faction that de, question, the was of "more than "reached. the conviction, swith pleasure" he added, "that the tine Sapeed was not unreasonable, dering the length of the dispatch:
"This statement by. the Japanese spokesman was endorsed ty "an feat of coe of the foreign cable Ompanies, concerned in an iniesview with the "Notth-Chioa' Bally News Yesterday "sttemnoon, tne ime 'The representative of the New 'York "Herald 'Tribune™ said' that. ho had filed a message at 2 am, yester~ day and it was not until $30 pin,, that he was informed that his cable had been censored and not sent. 'The censor gave the explanation that, in= asmuch "as he could not check' the accuracy of the Information, It might bbe prejudicial to the interests of the Japanese military forces, Another interjected, Would they bbe permitted fo send messages to the United States that 'The "Herald Tribune" representative further stated that hho' had in= formed the censor that it there were an offeial denial of the authenticity of his message, he would be glad to append such a statement to his message, but t0 no avail, The correspondent reproventing the "Dally Telegraph and Morning Post," said that he had sent similar information but that he had not been Informed if his message had been held up, have information" said the journalist representing the "New York Times," that the censor required G2 minutes to read through one page of my message, Mow -can we work under such a handicap, when we have deadlines to. meet?"
The press from the continent urged that censors should be able. to read French, German and Mahan, "and asked for an assurance that qualiicd censors should be provided, where-unpen it was stated that notes had been made of the suggestiony and the speed of handling messages would bbe facilitated, A certain amount of delay, however, is being experienced by the cable services owing to temporary mechanical difleulties, but these were expected to have been overcome by Tate last night or early. tonday. 'The line to the American continent has Leen found to be faulty near Guam, and is now being repaired, 'The' Shanyhai-Hongkony Tine, t00, hay been disrupted, and cable charyes have increased from 17 oonts word {0$1:71 a word for code messages, ug to the fact that for the time bein, messages from the Colony have tO bbe routed via London, Phe oficial concerned strongly dealed rumours a certain circles that the charge per word had increased to $0.
With regard to the international Fadio service formerly operated by the Chinese Government Tadio Administration, which is now under Japanese control, it is understood that messages from countrleg abroad are now routed via Japan, Only part of the equipment owned by the CGRA. Is being operated, 'Tue Mangehow branches of the National "Industvial Bank and the Chekianys Industrial Bank, which, evacuated the lake city some tle ago, have been carrying on in the head offes of the banks in' Shang. hai, says a report to the "Stwa Mei Pao."
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