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At the suzgestion of the Knight President. Viscount Chinda was made a Knight Vice-President of the Club,
their facts. These farts the pro- posed committee could obtain. He feared the penny # word proposal was not a feasible pro- position in the near futute, but
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THE "GREAT ALLIANCE.” RATES.
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Mr. Geoffrey E. Fairfax, chair-
Viscount Chinda, the Japanesə Onawa. August 6. At the man of the Australian delegation,
shortly opening session of the Imperial moved the following as an alter-Ambassador, who is
retiring from office and returning native motion: "That
WAS the guest to Japan. novel. If you wish to secure them place your order Press Conference yesterday, Mr.
Robert Donald moved the follow-Empire Press Union should use of the Knights of the ing resolution: "That this Con-its influence to secure better.
Round Table at
farewell ference strongly recommends the quicker, and cheaper facilities Incheon at Simpson's recently. early, we have only a few dozen of each.
Governments of Great Britain, the for the dissemination of news by
Sir Trevor Dawson, Knight Pre- and other Dominions, and cable. self-governing
wireless, India to increase cable com-methods throughout the Empire.sident, was in the chair, and amongs: those present were munications and reduce the rates the Gaverament to assist in such Admiral Iida, of the Japanese of news messages, and so ensure provision, its assistance, however. the fullest interchange of news to be limited to providing in-asy: General Siz Leslie Rundle, Sir Ernes: Wild, K.C. M.P.; Sir and opinion within the Empire.creased and cheaper cable. Further, that this Conference wireless, and other facilities. all Hall, Sir Peter M'Bride, and Sir Percy Thompson. Sir Henry J. rece amends that these Cavern- of which are declared to be ments in the interests of Empire essential to the strengthening of
Sir Trevor Dawson, in pro- unity, should make increased the Empire relatione.”
posing the health of the guest. grants to the cable companies
referred to his Excellency's long! and the Pacife Cable Board
and distinguished diplomatic enable
reduce them to talls without operating at a loss, Mr H. R. Denison, of the career in the service of Japan. and also that these Governments Syeing Sanseconded the resolu-and expressed the hope that the should lay down new cables ar tion, and gave interesting figures great alliance between Great Britain and Japan might con- enter into arrangements with showing the cost of cabling over cable companies to do so under the eastern extension between tinue. (Cheers.) conditions which safeguard the Great Britain and Australia since public interest: that this Con- its inceptian in 1873, during a ference considers it essential that portion of which period guaran- where any Government assistance tees had been given by various is given to the Press by way of Australian States enabling the Viscount Chinda, in reply, said cable or other services such state | Company to off-set ang loss in-he was intending to leave this. assistance shall appear specifical-curred by them in reducing rates. country in the course of the next on that week orten days. The experience ly in the estimates of public ex-He further pointed penditore, and that the selection Australia. New Zealand, and he bradgained during the four years and editing of news and other other countries remote from the in which he had held his post had matter circulated within the centre of the Empire were not taught him how truly to appreciate Empire should be in the control without their revolutionary ele- and admire the genius and great.
and
He ness of this great nation.** of newspapers
news mente. whose activites should not in largely caused by the agencies and
want had observed the nation in the of what wathroes of a death struggle, in ADY way be subject to official of Enowledge
being done in civilised the exaltation of triumph, andį influence."
M: Donald took exception to feoantries. He urced that in the difzalt pusk of work- Mr Mackenzie King"- objection | cheaper mates were necessary if ing 03: reconstruction. ** In
he- opinion,"
declared, to the term "Impérial" in con- the proletariat was to be kept corr nection with the Press Conferentr.rectly informed of the world's tried by these severest of tests. pointing out that there were affairs. This was also the best this great nation has demonstrat- Strong objections to the use of method of seting of Bolshevism. ed itself to be sound to the core.
"British" in that which was stalking through the and to be equal to the word
every connection, while Imperial" world today. Since the war the emergenes that can arise." had no political significance. cable business to Australia bad
ADMIRATION FOR BATSH Regarding cable facilites, he more than doubled, and receipts
NATION. said the position now was really worse as a result of the war than in 1991, although considerable
had been advance
made wireless and the former German
Halifax cable to British possession, where he hoped it would remain as part of thebig indemnity which we are not going to get." He suggested that a cable company should be started to compete with the Eastern between Great Britain. Asia, Africa, and India. That company. be said, had made huge profits under its monopoly. The universal penny postage obtaining in pre-war days was reasonable than a universal cable rate of a panng per word for Brtish possessions.
Mr. Dafoe, of the Manitoba Free Press, emphasised the objec- tion of the Canadian publishers to Government assistance, imply- ing control or influence other than by the newspapers them. Elves,
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In the course of his career, be of 1902 was based, and which pro- continued. he had been transferred ivided for a proportionate accord-from one Court to another, but he ing of rates for public and Press did not remember ever baring messages, according to the rate of left his post with so great an and admiration for increase in business. Le claimed, enthusiasm therefore, that. inusmach as the the nation he left behind as on abnormal conditions created by this occasion. It was a great the war were now past, the cable gratification to him to be able companies should be compe let to feel that he was perfectly to hocour this agreement which warranted in saying that the relations between the two had been abrogated by the war, and still further to reduce the countries had never been so close rates in accordance with the as they were to-day. He was one of those who believed mast terms of that agreement.
strongly in the desirability and advisability of keeping up the between Great great alliance Britains sod Japan. "Whatever may become, wherever I may be when I leave these shores, rest assured, my brother Knights, that I shall deem it my labour of love! to work for that alliance and for Mr. Crosbie Roils, of Ceylon, the promotion and strengthening Chairman of the Asia Delegation,] of the bonds of friendship between presented a resolution declaring (our two countries." that the Empire and the world should be provided with the advantage of wireless telegraphic and telephonic communication.
SEED FOR MORE LINES. Sir Roderick Jones, chairman of Reuters, supporting the resolution. pointed
On
that out
After further discussirn it was decided to redraft the resolution the terms of the various motions put forward, and the subsequent amendments for consideration, at tomorrow's session.
WIRELESS TELEGRAMS AND TELEPHONES.
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Mr. Burrougba, manager of the news department of the Marconi Company replying, said a new
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Mr. Robert Donald criticised
The
Mr. Makepeace, of Singapore, as the representative of the outer marches of the Empire, supported
Sir Campbell Stuart, seconding, the attitude of the Government the cable companies laboured paid tribute to Chevalier of the United Kingdom toward the one hand under the Marconi's constructive imagina- the wireless scheme. The Im- disability that the proper main-tion. He suggested, however, perial Wireless Committee, he tenance of their lines bad always that the newspapers were diffident declared, was pifling and useless been difficult and sometimes im- as to the use of wireless for the and already obsolescent. possible during the war, and on transmission of news, as it was a scheme. moreover, did not con- the other hand that the amount meding which might be tapped template competition with the
cable companies.. of traffic since the Armistice by rivals. official, comroercial, and Press- bad enormously increased. This increase would certainly continue, and more lines would be required.system of transmission to greater the motion on purely imperial He recommended that the Con- distances was in operation despite grounds.
Lord Burnham, closing the ference should appoint a small the adverse weather conditions, committee to take up in London He asserted he was able to give debate, said it would be a perfect with the cable companies and practical assurance that there scandal if, owing to personal the authorities the question was no risk of news messages sent intrigue, the Press were deprived of extended cable facilities, and at high speed being picked up by a of a cheap and essy method of also to inquire bow far the newspaper for whom they were communication within the Em demand of newspapers for re-not intended. Slow speed transpire, and he hoped the authorities duced rates could be met. Hemission would permit of the dis-would get busy to use à phrase of supported Mr.Robt, Donald's aim tribution of news to numerous Mr. Lloyd George's, and set upori of a penny a word throughout the newspapers. He explained bis the motion,
The resolution was carried and Empire as a laudable ideal, but Company's proposals for the
Conference adjoumed. they as delegates, he explained, establishment of an imperial wire the
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