PRESS CONFERENCE.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16748, 15 March 1926, Page 6

PRESS CONFERENCE.

MIGRATION PROPOSALS. CONFERENCE TO BE CALLED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.} LONDON, Maroh 12. At the Press Conference resolu-. tions were presented' to the Empire" Press Union. Sir Ti. Donald deplored the Post Of : ce's lack of enterprise regarding communications, instancing, its refer-, encc lo wireless as' n,. siihsiciiarv scr-; vice. Tlie Imperial cablc-'in i 925 lost £34,000, proving that its methods were ohsoleie, which, unhappily, seemed to he the Post Office's reason for refusing to scrap them. The communications resolutions were referred to the committee for report. Mr P. A. Hurd, 'a'memoer of the House of Commons, said Title migration resolution should have mentioned the harriers, many of which were hidden, raised by the Dominions. Lord Burnham declared that all the barriers were not overseas.

It was decided to call a conference of the Overseas Settlement Committee, High Commissioners", 'Agents-General and newspaper proprietors, Mr Colebatch remarking that it would be useful if it only removed the impression that obstacles were being deliberately raised overseas.

Mr Hurd moved and Mr Britain secended the Union's regret at the estrangement between Canada and the Pacific Cable Board, and expressed die hope that the differences would be settled in a spirit of goodwill and mutual accommodation, Mr Hurd mentioning that he had been informed that such resolution-was likely to be fruitful.

The Union adopted a comprehensive vole of thanks lo the Australian and New Zealand liosls.

The Union discussed a cablegram urging special protection of the interests of the Dominions' P.rjjss with reference to wireless broadcasting, especially of news for which canle societies raise large sums...' .

Mr Darbyshircvoiced the fear that the news bulletin from Rugby was threatening interests of the Press, and that news belonging to various affiliations in England would be milked by the foreign offices and a service distributed broadcast. The cablegram was referred io a special committee. The resolutions adopted by the conference of the Empire Press Union in Melbourne were presented lo a meeting of the union in London. Sir Robert Donald, ex-president of the union, said lie deplored the lack of enterprise on the part of the Post. Office regarding communications. He instanced its reference to wireless as a subsidiary service ■•••

The resolutions concerning the communications were referred to a committee to report. -Mr P. A. Hurd, M.P. for Wilts, who v is London editor of the Montreal Star, said the resolution- regarding migration should have mentioned the harriers (many of which were hidden) that had been raised by Dominions. Viscount Burnham, president, said the barriers were not overseas. It was decided lo call a conference between the Overseas Settlements Committee, the High Commissioners for the Dominions, the Agents-General and newspaper proprietors. Mr 11. P. Colebatch, Agent-General for Western Australia, remarked that this conference would be useful if it only removed the impression that obstacles were being deliberately raised overseas.

.Mr. Hurd moved, and Sir Harry Brittain seconded, that the union regretted the estrangement between Canada and the Pacific Cable Board and hoped that their differences would be settled in a spirit of goodwill and mutual accomodation. ... .

A cablegram was discussed; urging special protection of interests.of the press of the Dominions with reference to wireless broadcasting, especially news for which the cable societies paid large, sums.

The cablegram was refcrre'd to a special committee. '.