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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 26 August 1935, Page 4

Writing in tho Christchurch Press, Mr R. J. Annan says : “Abyssinia is divided up into about 80 provinces, and these are peopled by more than 27 tribes, over which the Amhara rule. It is because an invader is at the door that war propaganda, is carried on among the tribes. The very mention of Italy or an Italian is anathema to an Abyssinian. In regard to war with Italy, Abyssinia will move as one /nan. Italy must attack first, for the Abyssinians will not unless forced to. Having travelled extensively in Abyssinia and mastered a. language and part of another, I venture to discredit some of Mr Valenta’s remarks about slavery.' Ira the first place, for the last four years slavery has been illegal. The Abyssinian Government has rigorously endeavoured to suppress tne traffic, and has met with success. In three great provinces of the interior we did not hear of or see slave raids during the period of six years.”

There is far more news in each issue of a modern newspaper than there was .25 years ago, says a writer in the “Aberdeen Press and Journal.” The new's of all the world may bo given briefly, but, he continues, it is there, in a. range undreamed of before the war opened up the world. The increase n the range of daily news is due chiefly to two causes. On the one hand there is a greater demand.on the/ part of a., public educated up to an interest in the events in every quarter of the world, and on the other there is actually more news. This latter is a point in newspaper reporting which is not .sufficiently appreciated. Since the war a host of new' public bodies have been set up to administer new law's and regulations, each of’them providing news of greater or less interest to the public; the development of aviation, motoring and a score of other inventions has brought activities all of which are news; and so on. There is not merely a more active demand for new's; there is actu-