N.Z. CENSORSHIP

Grey River Argus, 5 September 1939, Page 5

N.Z. CENSORSHIP

TELEGRAMS AND RADIOS. WELLINGTON, September 4. Under the terms of the strict censorship of telegrams that has been enforced, as a result of, the outbreak of hostilities, the transmission of messages of any kind to Germany is forbidden. Telegrams addressed to any other country beyond New Zealand will be accepted for transmission at the sender’s risk. The conditions of the censorship, demand that messages shall be written wholly in plain language, either in English or French. Telegrams in code will not be accepted and messages must bear the sender’s name. All telegrams may be stopped, at the discretion of the Controller of Censorship, and no claims in respect of the reimbursement of sums paid for transmission will be recognised. Messages must not contain information concerning the movements of ships, and urgent cablegrams will not be accepted. The acceptance by telephone of cable messages and radio telegrams has been discontinued. All amateur transmitting licenses have been evoked, and the same applies to experimental stations and private communication radio stations. In addition, all stations must be dismantled, to make them incapable of em.tting signals, and any licensee not conforming to this order is liable to a fine of £5OO. The overseas radio-telephone service has been suspended, but there is no restrictions on the use of ordinary broadcasting listening sets.