EMPIRE PRESS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 13 July 1925, Page 5

EMPIRE PRESS.

CONFERENCE DELEGATES SAIL.

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT LONDON, 'July 11. The Empire Press delegates have sailed by the Empress of Trance from Southampton lor Canada, en route to New Zealand and Australia. They were farewelled by Sir James Allen and a party of Australian's. Lord Burnham (chairman of the Elmpire Press Union and proprietor of the London Daily Telegraph) acknowledged the good wishes. He- >said the delegates were going to Australia to catch one another’s ways. They were unable to do so unless they came into contact with those responsible for the government of the Dominions. It was with a real sense of patriotic duty in which they were leaving. In a later interview Lord Burnham said he believed the conference would produce a better understanding all round. The 'journey was purposely planned via Canada, which was really the All Red route. The conference would discuss not merely press -subjects, hut those of general interest, like- air communications and Empire trade. It would give an opportunity which possibly would never recur for consolidating Empire, relations.