EMPIRE PRESS UNION

Evening Star, Issue 19198, 15 March 1926, Page 5

EMPIRE PRESS UNION

BROftBBASTIHG AHD OTHER WATTERS DISCUSSED Press Association--By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 12. The Empire Press Union discussed a cablegram urging the special protection of the interests of the Press of the dominions with reference to wireless broadcasting, especially of news for which the cable societies paid largo sums. 'Pin? fear was voiced that the news bulletins from Rugby were threatening the interests of the Press and that news belonging to the various affiliations in England was being distributed broadcast by the Foreign Office service. The cablegram, was referred to a. special committee. The resolutions of the Empire Press Conference were presented to the meeting.

Sir Robert Donald (chairman) deplored the Jack of of_ the Post Office regarding communications, instancing its reference to wireless ns a subsidiary service. The Imperial coble in 1925, bo said, lost £34,000, proving that its methods wore obsolete, which unhappily .seemed to be the Post Office’s reason for refusing to scrap it. The communications and resolutions were referred to a committee for a report. Mr P. A. Hurd, M.P., said Hint the migration resolution should have mentioned tho barriers raised by the dominions, many of which were bidden. Viscount Burnham declared that all tho barriers were not overseas. It was decided to call a conference of tho Overseas Settlement Committee, the High Commissioners and AgcntsGcncral, and tho newspaper proprietors, Mr 11. P. Colebateh (Western Australia) remarking that it would be useful it it only removed tho impression that obstacles were being deliberately raised overseas. Air Hurd moved, and Sir Harry Britain seconded, a motion expressing the union’s regret at the estrangement of Canada and the. Pacific Cable Board, and the hope that the differences would ho settled in a spirit of goodwill and mutual accommodation. Mr Hurd mentioned that ho had been informed that such a resolution was likely to he fruitful. The union adopted a comprehensive vote of thanks to the Australian and How Zealand hosts.—Pouter and Sydney ‘ Sun ’ Cables.