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Show OFFICIAL LETTERS OF U. S. OPENED Censors at Vancouver, B. 0. Cause Steamship Company to Lose Contract. WASHINGTON. Sept. 16. British censorship cen-sorship of United States mall has extended ex-tended to official letters to the navy department de-partment from the far east. On the eve of Great Britain's nolo replying to state dfipu union t protests of the mall censorship. censor-ship. It was learned today that the navy department censors nt Vancouver, B. C, had opened several letters addressed to t he department J'rom navy ofrk-era at 3 ionykoiitf. some of whom have tho diplomatic diplo-matic status of naval attaches. Admiral Benson, acting secretary, said tho Interference with official mall had Veen called to tho attentiun of tho state department in each instance and protests made to London. The eensoranip, he explained, apparently had not been pen-eral. pen-eral. as many simitar letters had been recel ed unopened and mall goliiff cast had not been disturbed. The postof:lce department recently transferred contracts for transportation of moil to the Orient on vessels ply!n to British Columbia ports to ships troin direct di-rect to iraitle and San Kiaii' l?co. |