OVERSEAS TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20033, 4 September 1939, Page 6

OVERSEAS TELEGRAMS

STRICT CENSORSHIP ACCEPTANCE CONDITIONS (Per Pr««s Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Under the terms of strict censor-, ship of telegrams that have 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 censorship demand that messages be written wholly in plain language, either 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 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.

Acceptance by telephone of cable messages and radio telegrams has been discontinued. All amateur transmitting licenses have “been revoked, and the same applies to experimental stations and private-communica-tion radio stations. In addition, all stations must be dismantled to make them incapable of emitting signals. Any licensee not conforming with this order is liable 'to la fine of £SOO. The overseas radio telephone service has been suspended, but there is no restriction on |he use of the ordinary broadcasting listening sets.