EMPIRE PRESS UNION.
LUNCHEONS IN LONDON. (Sydney Sun Cable.) Received May 7. 1.10 p.m. LONDON, May 6. Lord Burnham presided at the first of a series of monthly Empire Press Union luncheons arranged to enable overseas newspaper men to meet each other. He announced that the union was presenting Mr Towncnd, the principal guest, with a portrait in oils in commemoration of his 71 years' newspaper work. Lord Burnham added that English newspapers would improve the service with the Dominions if the cable companies, instead of conserving surpluses, reduced cable costs, and if competitive wireless were available, the service would be better still. ' Sir Georse Fcnwxk and a host of London editors were present.
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Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15980, 7 May 1924, Page 5
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114EMPIRE PRESS UNION. Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15980, 7 May 1924, Page 5
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