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PRESS AND CENSORSHIP
CUSTOMS BAN ON -BOOKS
ABUSE m AUSTEALIA
United Press Association—By Electric Tele;graph—Copyright. ' CAPE TOWN, February 9.
At the Press conference, a discussion took place on the question of censorship. Captain R. J. Shaw, of "The Times," London, who was press censor in Ireland from 1916-18, said that political censorship .in time of peace was unthinkable in Great Britain and the Dominions. ;., .. . -.'...
Mr. H. G. Adam (Melbourne) said there was a great deal of indirect cen-l sorship. by the. Government in 'Aus-: tralia through the Customs, which refused the entry of many foreign newspapers and books. He could understand this in a country.with:definite and delicate problems, ...but not Australia, where the aim' was to promote an educated and enlightened democracy. ; . . The. conference agreed to a resolution inviting the overseas section of the Empire Press to collate information- on existing restrictions ■ on-free publication and expressionl of opinion.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 35, 11 February 1935, Page 9
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