THE LATE LORD NORTHCLIFFE.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17585, 14 October 1922, Page 14

THE LATE LORD NORTHCLIFFE.

''INOAIiODItABLE EMPIRE SBEVIOE." ' OUK OWN .OOEIIESFONDESX,) •T ; . ||- ■ : IiONDOft, September 1. .&$ special meeting, .yesterday, of tlis' Empire l*roas Umiori-, called to eonEm' ttie redrafted art-icues of associatioo, to whioh approval was given at a pi|«mua mcetitig, jLord Bunuiam pre- , Sucqd ibo proceeumga by moving a reso'lutmu bwjyljf tlie aoata ol its treasurer, Vjscwunl, iNoiciiciitte, and ■ wi&ning to pluco oxl record ata sincere aoa amding appreciation of his mcaiOUlalUfl services and constant supjjort id furthering tae purposes oi 'tfio auujtfre i'rass uuiort. L-ard iNortflciute, anid .Lord Burxiham, 'Vfift etppQint-eci tieasurei- at tlie mvitatipn 01 the Urnog a!i the end of li»uy, when tho lato JUfrd Bulrnliam v/as in p<i prtudrotiol cisair. i'Yom lirst to ittat i»o eSutvo*' tliu keenest interest ia tho pioteeiiings, never failed wiieii any appepJi was made .to him for the purposes for wu:.e& tlie (Jaion ( exists. 4, it muat be, I think," said .Lord BiigtJiam, "a jcatter ot sorrowful reflcfei&branwjj but at the same time on© not devoid of a certain compensation, that the last pi; Ibiic meeting of any sort Which he attended was tlra luncheon given by this Union m his honour on JKte.y 10th lftst to congr atuiato him upon ' Jbia Mitura from his great voyago Around th.« wofcld, when ho made a notable speech ; Suli of the true spirit of Jtmp«riai patriotism. In doing so oarried a stop further the princijijea which guided ium throughout his puMio and professional life. Tiie JBritSftk has had no citizen, I believe, xpor<» iuAly convinced of ita inestimable plftco ic the world, the areatnoas of . ita paat isnd the immeasurable importanoa it® futuxe destiny, than Lord Kcnjic)iff«. ; ''too cltwrijilt Ijis memory ia just the itajßp spirit, and' we are quite certain tlskt V'hcn, as f hope he was, able to reflect on tjns public services that he hod rsEdeml to tho country 'and the Cjo&aaouwealfch, ho turned perhaps to ' u& au embodying oa w© do, m a peculiar. - way those ideas in which ho believed so fervently, particularly that tJiei"© is 110 social organisation which counts for more than, or even so much, as ttuj n©wepai>er tress, and than it 1 - was & matter ot urgent importance to ooßiiofifc and ooasoiidate it within the to the highest possible extent oil of common policy, but at ths stimo tjjna of uideijedent action of the venous jU)mmionsi ot tno Crown, 80 fas to i a*4' personally concerned, ' X ehaiji always cherish the memory of ottr fiiendijhxp, Jfhicti I am glad to thick continued tnthout a rift to the very liiatj and m of which there is not in lay mii:d thought that is not ia, perfect hartaotiy and euicenty one to *he other." Ab I>he oldest representatiw© ia Jxmdon oi tho overiteas I'ress, Mr T. S. Tbwnead seoondnd the motion, which was adopted ia silence, those present standing. tp tit#* business of tho moating, Lord Burnh(,m said the object was to adopt, propoasla v/hich would widen the soopo »u\o juHueuee of tho Union. 'Tho principal changes effected were admissm' to memlwrehip of tho weekly Press, roagaaiv.f,'&, technical and trade journals, and other publications, newspaper proprietors' organisations, and sws cgeacies. This extension of qualification of metnt erahip had been adopted' ia the United Kingdom, but it had .- not y»t been adopted by any of thei overseas sections, who wero free to adopt any, all, or none of the extensions. Otho? changes were provision for tho formation of more than one Hection ill way Dominion where there may be ft dear divergency oi interests 48 between the daily Press and other rsjfponrible publications, and delegation uf power to overseas sections to elect their own members and associates. The ITbiob was proc&tiding upon the basis of abso!ot« autonomy id (liferent parts of the Empire. ' < Mr T. B. Townend seeonded the motion autlwwiug th© changes, and it , waa passed. . ~'t tg.L'iiaa'iir.'iirriwsiggsg