EMPIRE PRESS UNION.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19785, 25 November 1929, Page 6

EMPIRE PRESS UNION.

TRIBUTE TO SIR GEORGE FENWICK. vFK'jM OCa OWN tOREESro.NOUKT.) LONDON", Ortober IS. At the meeting of the Council of the Empire Press Union yesterday the president (Major the Hon. J. J. Astor, M.P.) said that on receiving the news of the death of Sir George Fenwiek lie had, on behalf of the Council, sent a cablegram of condolence to Lady Fenwiek. Ah this was the first meeting of the Council since the announcement, the members would wish to pass the formal vote of condolence. This they did standing ami in silence. The Imperial Press Conference Committee reported that G(i out of the 100 delegates to the conference had been selected. South Africa and Xcw Zealand had still to make their selections. The committee also submitted a tenfathc programme of tours. The delegates arc t'j meet on June -vi]. On June 10th it is proposed they should leave London for Liverpool, where they will stay a night. A night will be " spent at Harrogate, and on June ILlth Fountains Abbey, Kipon, York, and Buxton will be visited. One June Llth it is proposed to Jeave Buxton by road and travel by way of Bakewell, Matloek, Chesterfield, "llardwbk Hall, Chatsworth, Mansfield, Derby, Burton otiTrent, Lichfield, Stonobridgo, Kenilwurth, and Warwick, for Leamington (T-S miles i. On leaving Leamington on Ihe following day. the delegates are to 1 ra\ i-l by road to St rat ford-on-Avon, returning to Leamington for train to London. A Scottish tour a week later is to include Glasgow, Edinburgh, Lo<h Lomond. Loch Katrine, the Trossaehs, and Gleneaglos.