AUSTRALIAN CASE

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 102, 2 May 1944, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CASE

POLITICS AND CENSORS

INFLUENCE CHARGED

(By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright.) \ SYDNEY, May 1.. "We arc now here to fight the issiie of whether Mr. Bonney is subject to political influence," said Mr. Cassidy, X.C.* when the'hearing of the case against Consolidated Press for alleged breaches of the censorship regulations was resumed before a magistrate in the Federal Court of Petty Sessions today. Mr. Cassidy, who is appearing for the defendant company, added: The other side says that Mr. Bonney: is not subject to political influence. We say that he is." ,+,,,. .. The Chief Commonwealth Publicity Censor,, Mr, Edmund Garnet Bonney, when cross-examined denied that he had ever been subject to such influence. No Minister of the Crown had ever brought any-pressure to bear on him, he said. It would be a grave arid serious thing if the censor allowed himself to be influenced by anybody. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED Rec 11 a.m. BUENOS AIRES, May 1. The newspaper "La Prensa" resumed publication today, carrying a 2£-c!olumn statement by the Sanitary and Social Welfare Administration replying to the critical editorial about, health matters Which caused its suspension last week..