During the year two Chinese connected with newspapers were assassinated, attempts were made on the life of two other Chinese journalists while three men were abducted, The editors and employees of several Chinese language newspapers received threatening letters. During June and July, the offices of three Chinese newspapers were attacked by a gang of desperadoes armed with Mauser pistols and hand-grenades, 45 foreign and 316 Chinese publications were registered with Municipal Police in 1939, Film Censorship.—During the year the police censored a total of 1,275 pictures comprising 386 feature films, 709 short introductory films and 180 newsreels and representing approximately 3,056403 feet of film, as compared with 1,09 pictures comprising 463 feature films, 941 short films and 195 newsreels and representing 4,493,194 feet of film in 1938. Of the films censored, 111 were approved after objectionable parts had been deleted; 30 were not approved; One was approved for private exhibition only; one was withdrawn from censorship at the request of film. distributors and seven were pending at the end of the year.
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