CORRESPONDENTS ARRESTED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15192, 4 January 1913, Page 2 (Supplement)

CORRESPONDENTS ARRESTED.

Nox even in the Russo-Japanese war mm a stricter censorship exercised over tno ! press than has been the case in the *"■*"£.;'■ conflict:, and correspondents have has v- , adopt all sorts of subterfuges in order to get messages through, .y ■■_~.- , »iu'' [ So kuen has been the desire of all "' j combatants to keep their movement j secret, that several journalists, mora enterprising than : the rest, have be*Mffl rested. Mr. Philip Gibbs, of the DW 1 Graphic, had scarcely set foot m/ 8 ! ' troubled territory than he was af™J, , as a spy, and only secured his releas:,. after considerable trouble and annoyance. ■ Mr. Martin. Donohue, of the AW Chronicle, and Mr. Ellis Ashmead J*** < lett, of the Telegraph, both'' inte.ra||| learning something of the fighting I Chatalja, were arrested by geadonwj, who would have conducted them to «'| rear but for the fact that the two cones' pondents understood the Eattern cm actor. A liberal "tip," and not on., were the two released, but they *?£• actually piloted to points from which tWJ could get good views of the struggle.' | ■Less fortunate has been Mr. 'f§mm Hamilton, of the Central News. He M ' with the Turkish advanced force bejow the Chatalja'lines, and was captured' M the .Bulgarians. He was placed ufl*/ arrest, and sent under escort to & * Kilisse. ' . • »'ss#