EMPIRE PRESS UNION

Evening Star, Issue 19021, 17 August 1925, Page 5

EMPIRE PRESS UNION

THE DELEGATES AT AUCKLAND TOUR OF THERMAL REGIONS [Per United Press Association.] ' AUCKLAND, August IC. The Aorangi arrived this evening with Empire Press Union delegates. The party was mob by Sir George Fenwick (chairman of the_ New Zealand brunch of the Press Onion) and other members of the branch. The visitors will be accorded a civic reception to-morrow morning, and for the remainder of the day will be the guests of the proprietors of the Auck- i land daily ' newspapers. To-morrow i evening they will attend a ball to be , given by the Northern Club to the j officers of the American fleet. On ■ Tuesday morning they will leave bv : special train for Rotorua, a _ tour of: the thermal regions extending over : throe days having been arranged by 1 tho Tourist Department. _ Alterwards j visits will be paid to Waitomo, Tara- j nnki, Wanganui, and Wellington. A i dinner undpr the auspices of the Press j Union will be held in Wellington on j Wednesday, August 26. The delegates j will leave" Wellington for Sydney by | the [jlimaroa on August 28. J The following are the delegates from Great Britain, together with their wives:— Viscount Burnham, president of the Empire Press Union and proprietor of the London ‘Daily Telegraph.’ Viscountess Burnham, representing ■ the, Society of Women Journalists. ; Major the Hon. J. J. Astor, M.P., j honorary treasurer of the Empire Press j Union and chairman of ‘The Times’] Publishing Company, London, and Lndv Violet Asian. Sir Harry Brittain. MVP., chairman of the Committee of the Empire Press Union in London. Sir Frank Newnes, representing Messrs George Newnes, Ltd., and the Periodical Trade, Press and Weekly Newspaper Proprietors’ Association, and Lady Newnes.

Sir Edward M. IlUiTe, M.P., a member of the Periodical Trades Press and Weekly Newspaper Proprietors' Association and of the firm of Messrs lllifle and Sons, Ltd., and Miss Illifie. Sir Joseph Peed, representing the Press Association, and Lady Heed. Sir Etnsloy Carr, of the ‘ Nows of the World,’ and Lady Carr. Sir William Davies, of the ‘ Western Mail.’ Cardiff, and Lady Davies. Sir Percival of the ‘ Daily Mail ’ and Associated Newspapers, Ltd. Captain Anthony Eden, ALP., ‘Yorkshiro Post,’ and Airs Eden. The Bight Hon. C. W. Bowerman, M.P., president of the National Printins; and Kindred Trades Employees’ Federation. Air R. J. H. Shaw, of 'The Times.' Mr David Davies, of the ‘South Wales Daily Post.’ Air J. P. Findlay, of the ‘Weekly Scotsman.’ Mr N. B. Graham, of the ‘Wolverhampton Express ’ and ‘ Star,’, and Airs and Miss Graham. Mr A. P.. Herbert, of ‘Punch.’ Mr E. AVoodhend, of the Huddersfield ‘Daily Examiner.’ Air F. J. lligginhottom, of the London ‘Daily Chronicle’ and the United Newspapers. Ltd. . Afrs A. W. Aloorc. of the Sheffield ‘Daily Telegraph.’ the ‘ Review of Reviews,’ and ‘ TJ’.’s Weekly.’ Airs Henson Infield, of the Sussex ‘Daily News,’ Brighton. The Canadian visitors on hoard are as follows;

Air J. W. Dafoe, of the ‘Free Press,’ Winnipeg, and Airs Dafoe. Air J. H. Woods, of the ‘Calgary Herald.'

Mr W. A. Craik, of ‘lndustrial Canada,’ Toronto, and 'representative of the Weekly and Periodical Press.

Mr C. F. Crandall, of the British United Press, Alontreal.

Mr John Bassett, of the ‘Montreal Gazette,’ and Mrs Bassett. Mr Hugh Savage, Mr O’Leary, and Mrs O’Learv.

With tho ]);u ty arc Tvlr IT. E. Turner (secretary of tJic Empire I’ress Union) and Mr W. 0. Fairfax', who is attached to the delegation.

VISCOUNT BURNHAM INTERVIEWED PRAISE FOB NEW ZEALAND PAPFHS. [Per United Par.ss Association.] AUCKLAND, August J 7. Viscount Burnham, interviewed. said Unit so far they had had a magnificent journey. They .had travelled liy the All Bed route, receiving in Canada a warm welcome. They had been ahle%i spend four days in the .Becky Mountains, and in Vancouver they had received a civic welcome and a public lunch at the hands of the City Council, the Chamber of Commerce, and tho Newspaper Press of Canada, .lie regarded the Press Union as a great Imperial movement. The Governor of Hawaii had honored the delegates at Honolulu, and a similar courtesy had been shown them at Suva. The purpose of the organisation was to obtain the most, eflieienl service for I lie newspaper Press throughout the Empire. In regard to cables and wireless, the arrangements it had made had been of very groat advantage. Then' were hianchfs in every pari, of Hie Empire. One representative of India was with them—Mr ’Moore, editin' of the 1 Statesman,’ Calcutta ; and another from India would join them in Australia.. Malta was represenled, and a delegate would go to Australia from Singapore. “ I am fpii'le familiar with New Zealand newspapers,” Lord Burnham proceeded. “ New Zealand is said to he, and I expect, to find if, the most British of all Iho British dominions, and giving one Die most keen sensations of Home. Thai applies equally to the New Zealand Press. There is marked similarity between ihe newspapers of New Zealand and ihe older newspapers of Britain. Tvpical papers, such as ‘The Times,’ ‘Scotsman,’ ‘Manchester Guardian,’ and ‘ .Daily Telegraph ’ are suggested by ihe make-up of the New Zealand newspapers, I.heir choice of subjects. and (lie manner in which (hey are treated. I noiice also how well the blocks and illusl rations arc now <h im. Your standards and practice generally arc nr,act ically identical with the older journalism.”

New Zealand, lie concluded. had had ]icr delegates at former conlerences. and at Home they were aware of tl;e calibre of llio men.