THE WORLD'S PRESS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 204, 2 October 1914, Page 6

THE WORLD'S PRESS.

THE CENSOR. V The censor becomes a subject .of com* : plaint when lie becomes unreasonable, ami there is an .instance "which shows how the thing should not be done. A. week ago a Belgian paper published a> pieee of news of particular interest toEnglishmen. Later the French papers printed the same information with greater !detail.,., :It;■ not a private message, but a. communication issued to the whole French Press by the French War Office. Now this piece of news the censor over here forbids the English. Press to /publish, although, said, it concerns the' English people more than any other people. For this action of the British, censor there is no sort of excuse or justification.—''-Daily - News."- . ;.-• .. ALLIES THE BETTER FIGHTBKSY- J * Proof has now. been furnisl«>fs the world that the Allies "are better fighters and more ably commanded- than the Germans; and since .their forces are destined to increase, whereas the strength of the enemy is doomed to persistent diminution, it is only a question of time when Germany will be ' vanquishedutterly.: - Her invasion of France, has substantially failed. Her sole success has been .against tlievßelgiahs, and they are still an undefeated, nation. Four million' Russian troopClnvcst her eastern frontier, and more tlian 2,000,000 French , and English soldiers(to be ; reinforced within a few moiiths by ' 500,000 fresh British levies) ' are busily preparing to-push the AngloGallie anvil within 'Striking distance of the Slavonic, hammer, —"Age." WAR A CRUEL THINjS.. Australia's first_ war expedition hasmet with success. German New Guinea, has followed the fate of German Samoa. Unfortunately;-"however, our expedition has not been so bloodless New Zealand's,,and. with this capture have occurred the deaths of the first Australians to go under in the war. As to that, all one can say is that war is. a cruel thing, whieh.must mean deaths, and that we are lucky to have got off so far with six whose names will go dciwn as those of thevfirst men in this-'"' part of the" world to give up their lives, for Empire. It is as fitting that an Australian expedition should take German New Guinea as that a New Zealand one should have' taken Samoa."Daily Telegraph.''.. CONFIDENT OF VICTORY. • We now know th'afr German soldierscan be met and beaten both by French. " and Belgians in smaller numbers, and. Ave have also soriie' cause to believe 'that the great Gernia'u army machine? (like many another machine devised bythe wit of man) is far from perfect, and. is liable to break down at the most inopportune moments. We still repeats that no real victory has been Avon. We. still repeat that Germany may temporarily be victorious, but we began this war" with complete, confidence that: Great Britain and her allies Avould hurl back the attack made on their liberties,, and this confidene'e'has grown stronger.. —"Express." •