LATE CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 61, 13 March 1926, Page 10

LATE CABLES.

EMPIRE PRESS UNION.

RESOLUTIONS Or CONFERENCE.

"OVERSEAS BARRIERS." (Br .Cable. -?rees Association.— Copyright J (Received 3 p.m.) LONDON, March 12. The Press Conference resolutions have been presented to the Empire Press Union. Sir- Robert Donald deplored lack of enterprise in the British general post office regarding communications, instancing its reference to wireless as "ft subsidiary service." The' Imperial cable in 1925 lost £34,000 proving its methods were-obsolete which ■unhappily seemed a reason for refusing to scrap them.' Mr. P. A. Hurd. M.P., said the migration resolution should have mentioned the barriers, many of "which were hidden and raised by the Dominions. Lord- Burnham declared that not all the r barrier3 were raised overseas. It was decided to call'a conference of the Overseas Settlement Committee, High Commissioners, Agents-General and newspaper proprietors. Mr. Hurd moved, and Sir Harry Brittain seconded, the union's regret at the estrangement of Canada and the Pacific Cable Board and hoped that the differences would be settled in a spirit of goodwill' and mutual accommodation, Mr. Hurd mentioning that he had been informed 1 that such a resolution was likely to be fruitful. The union adopted a comprehensive Vote of thanks to their Australian and New Zealand hosts.—("Sun.")