The spokesmen at yesterday afternoon's Japanese press conference, having asserted that they had no great amount of information, jour-rialists argued the point with them over establishing fair rules of censorship and urged that an open censorship should be established, Various grievances were cited and correspondents suggested that they were working against time and had deadlines in their home offices to meet.
The representative of the New York "Herald Tribune" said that he had filed a message at 2 am, yesterday and it was not until 3.30 pin., that he was informed that his cable had been censored and not sent. The censor gave the explanation that, inasmuch as he could not check the accuracy of the information, it might be prejudicial to the interests of the Japanese military forces, Another interjected, "Would they be permitted to send messages to the United States that there was official suppression of news:
The "Herald Tribune" representative further stated that he had informed the censor that if there were ah official denial of the authenticity of his message, he would be glad to append such a statement to his message, but to no avail.
The correspondent representing the "Daily 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.
"I have information," said the journalist representing the "New York Times," that the censor required 62 minutes to read through one page of my message. How can we work under such a handicap, when we have deadlines to meet?" from page 5)
Occupied by the Ishida detachment yesterday. To reach Meng: the column had to cross the Taishan mountains, Troops of the Fukuei detachment took Tsowhsien, about 28 kilometres southeast of Yenchow, at 2.30 o'clock in the afternoon of January 5. This column is advancing along the Tsinpu Railway.
The vanguard of this unit was reported to have driven Chinese soldiers from Liangsiatien, about twelve kilometres south of Tsowhsien.
Two divisions of Chinese troops from Szechuen Province were said to be preparing fort a clash with the Japanese forces at Lincheng, about 58 kilometers south of Liangsiatien.—Domei. a
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