The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-11
Government Press Regulate!

Governments Press Regulations.
Within tho past fcw months the
imperial government has been rather
strict as to the character OF matter
going into the newspapers. Most of
me Picking papers must be submitted
TO the censors. and a bulletin OF press
regulations has been Issued. which
provides how newspapers ma be es-
tablishe.i and how they must be car
ried on. This bulletin lies before me
as ] write. It provides that twenty
days before a paper IS established. its
name and policy, and the names of
the publishers must be sent 70 the
officials; and, at the same time, a Sc
carity, amounting to s500 must be
filed Herewith. All editors, publish
ers and printers. must be o. the same
mind. and over twenty years OF age.
They must never have been punished
or imprisoned, and must be in good
standing All daily papers must be
submitted 10 the local censOrs before
midnight Of the day previous 80 their
issue: and all corrections of nisstate-
ments must be IT the following issue.
There are many restrict;ons as to
F, the character OF the news TO be pub
lished. The reports Of the proceed
ings Of closed trials are prohibited,
and all secret DEGREES must be held
back until they are officially issued.
The articles provided against the the
publication OF anything which is like
~ to destroy the stability OF the gov
eminent. or to lower the standard OF
the living OF the people. The fines
for the various oifenses are fixed: and
for some IMPRISONMENT not exceeding
six months, is the penalty. All papers
may be suspended at the will Of the
government, and all persons signing
articles which are published shall be
liable In the same way as the editors.
I A ttnunfh1 tt%a 49, -a IT.
but In a fast changing country, such as
this low Is, they are almost q ucces-
sity.
Tie Picking Gazette.
The Old Picking Gazette has been
modified. 1t Is now issued in a differ
ent form, but it comes out regularly
and has q wide circulation all over
the empire This IS the oldest Jour
nal in the world. It was being read by
by the Chinese centuries before Amer
lea was discovered, and it had been in
existence over 500 years when the
IRE Tort Gazette. the first daily
ne vspaper Of Jul civilization, began
its publication III 1915.
Cntll recently the Picking Gazette
was set up from movable types, made
OF wood, aud printed on double pages
OF ABOUT the size and shape OF tne
old-1ashioned patent drugstore alma
macs. It then contained. az it does
IoE, tire iuipeFlGi DEGREES, and gave
the Official news Of Peking. It re-
corded the times when the emperor
Went out 10 sacrifice ct the Temple az
heaven, and when his imperial mai
estE prayed Tor snow OF rain, or start
eG the spring blowing. 1t gave the
osHctal reports from the provinces.
anG the sentences OF siiencing to death
ana other punishments, which were
50 Common until the new regime
came in. ~
The Picking Gazette of todav ;s
l3Tseiy devoted to the modern n7ova-
ments now going on in China. Tt con
tal9S memorials relating to the schools
ana the establishment Of CONSTITUTIONS
a government. 1t is full Of edicts ra-
12fdinS tile opium evil. and the I'm
portatIon OF morphine; and if hae
iauch 70 say about railways and ror-
8 loans. It contains now and the,
& paragraph concerning the ern naro-
anu the empress doWager. as wan &c
Seem Of the doings Of the prince 70
Gent and his cabinet officials, II l.
more interesting than were the ;se,,es
& the past, although it IS s:a;d end
cad and lack the gossin or ~
new Chinese daii!rs.