TRIBUTE BY N.Z. PRESS

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26854, 6 October 1952, Page 7

TRIBUTE BY N.Z. PRESS

SERVICE TO EMPIRE NEWSPAPERS (Neto Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND. October 5. A tribute to Sir Keßh Murdoch, a leader of the Australian newspaper industry, whose death has occurred, was paid tonight by Mr R. D. Horton, president of the New Zealand Newspaper Proprietors’ Association. Every newspaperman in the British Commonwealth.” said Mr Horton, “will feel a sense of personal loss id the death of Sir Keith Murdoch, for long the acknowledged leader of the press m hig own country. His influence and advice were eagerly sought in all Commonwealth press activities. He Was constantly striving to improve the wide scope and high efficiency of the ae *s services of his papers. the present great Reuter Trust emerged from a discussion among Lord Layton, Sir Keith Murdoch, and Christopher Chancellor at the Im-; ferial Press Conference in London in IM6. Ry the end of that year the Mea had been developed into a work>bJe scheme, and Sir Keith Murdoch’s influence was crystallised in the announcement that the Australian AssoP?ted Press and the New Zealand Association had become partners the United Kingdom newspapers m the ownership, control, and man-. ag S? ent of Reuters. oir Keith Murdoch was appointed 1 Australian trustee of Reuters, the late Sir Cecii Leys was appointed the first New Zealrna trustee. Keith Murdoch firmly believed £ a *- if the press was to be completely tf ee from government control, it must n? Ve , ai adequate and unrestricted ' u ®Ply of newsprint. To this end. he ij?, s ®ne of the leaders in the estab‘'Rment of the newsprint mill in Tasa?! 1 ’ is wholly owned by the SJu* alian nrevents the further develop-, of that mill and in his search of paper Sir Keith Mureyes turned to the great forests * New Zealand- , . A »or several years he advocated and hArFA greatest interest in the of the newsnript indus,.y ® this country.” Mr Horton said, a see newsorint made here by in which Australia? and th;, oubl’chers are interested, great man will have left a further k ent to his energy, wisdom, and of vision.” Branded Petrol.—The Minis- <•/ Ue l an d Power announced toin£ ’J 1 at branded petrols would be rein Britain from February 1 dr5 y ® ar - Branded petrols were withe iw^L 13 years ago for defence reasems petrol v’ill be available We? Resent prices. The quality and tL;* °f high-?rade petrol will be sub&Al competition among the com—London. October 3.