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MR. G. B. SHAW JOURNALISM [BY CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] (Rec. May 19, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 8. “The greatest service journalism renders to the public is to provide it with mind,” declared Mr. Bernard Shaw, at the Institute of Journalists’ luncheon. “We ire suffering because people have a terrible ‘time lag,’ ” he said. The duty of journalists is to abolish •it, and make the people understand that the world is continually changing. It is no use trading on the ideas obsolete before they are born. We have not yet realised that the. Russian revolution has come to stay, consequently we have lost a magnificent commercial chance. Great trade is being built up in Russian without our capital and machinery. Do not start a ‘time lag’ about the Austro-German Customs union. They are bound to unite nationally.” ■ (
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Greymouth Evening Star, 9 May 1931, Page 7
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