DUTY OF PRESS IN WARTIME

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 126, 21 February 1941, Page 6

DUTY OF PRESS IN WARTIME

Urging Greater Effort ADMIRATION OF UNITED KINGDOM I By Telegraph —l’i-ess Association.) ROTORUA, February 20. "Another year of war has passed since 1 last addressed you and in tb’at time the serious dangers besetting the Empire have been more fully realized. Our hearts go out to the people of Great Britain in admiration of the courage and fortitude with which they are bearing tlieir trials and sufferings and the grim determination with which they are putting forth Hie whole of their strength to achieve a successful result,” said Sir Henry Horton. Auckland, chairman of the New Zealaud section ot the Empire Press Union, at the annual meeting today. Sir Henry added that the newspapers still had a duty to perform in urging that New Zealand’s efforts should be still greater and should in no way lag behind those of the United Kingdom. Tin- war had struck Empire newspapers very heavily, specially in the matter of newsprint supplies, lie said, in Britain, in addition to this difficulty, many newspaper plants had been more or less destroyed by bombing. When news of the bombing of "The Times," Loudon, had been published he had sent a cable to Major the Hou. J. .1. Astor, president of the Empire Press Union, stating:—“The New Zealand Section expresses its sincerest. sympathy and admiration of your courage and resourcefulness.” He bad immediately received the reply : "Many thanks for your telegram. Much appreciated. ’The Times’ still flourishing and publishing, John Astor." "That is a reply,” Sir Henry said, "surely typical of tin- British spirit."