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NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND. MANSION HOUSE DINNER, JOURNALISM AND THE WAR

practically all the work being done volun- tarily. It met the needs of the aged, the widow, the sick. It was administered tactfully, and a considerate secrecy was observed as to the identis et-those who benefited by it. It was destined primarily A divie welcome was extended on May to prevent the extremes of poverty, to help With to members of the „Newspaper Pressa rueber or his dependents through a Fund, who, as guests of the Lord Mayor, hard time. And once the und gave a held their hity Sixth anniversary festival helping hand that band was not with- at the Mansion House, The Lord Mayor drawn until the necessity was removed. (Sir Horace Brooks Marshall), presided Hear, hear over a gathering muralering about 900.

During the evening Captain chase the Secretary) announged that the subscrip. tion list had reached the handsome sum of £5,000, which was only £200 below the The record amount ohtained. lus; year. list included a teration of Rebe from the Lord Mayor,

Altre the loyal toasts had been honor- ed"

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that those who produced the newspaper, which was part and parcel of their fie hud a plain in their need upon those whom they served so well. He boemerd that the class of persons eligible for ment

The Press was always appräling for cof its own fund it help for others." maij only one annual appeal. He was deeply indebted to the Press for the ready way, in which it had given publicity charitable and sutional causes in which he was officially,interested, and in his offeinh capacity as well as personally he took great plavour, in wrging the claims of this fund. He appealed far it also because he! Visconut Hambletion proposed. The Tra- had known of its work for years in his perial Furves" Alluding to the Navy, hoitinate and ahast lifelong association Another reason was said it had gained the epithet of silent, "which was doubtless appropriate. Whilst it was perhaps much more silent than to its taste, it did what was expected of Er it cleared the enemy from the sea, kept the highways of commerce open, and enabled us to sad troops and men to the swat E war. Cheers.) Having spoken in praise of the 'undefeated British soldier, he remarked that the youngest branch of the Servies has impressed itself to a very complete extrat upon, the people of this enuntry, and not lose upon the people of London for it was from the air that the people of London were attacked, and it was in the air that we were defended. It was largely to the gallantry, persistency, and ingenuity of the officers and men af the Royal Air Fore that London suffered so little an it did from the air raida. Every Briton was proud today, for he would look back to five years of warfare daring which the Imperial Forces of the wown had more thin justified the gresit baditions they had achieved

Re-Admiral Sir Reginald Hall, MP, in role, said the policy of stienne with re gard toxubmarine warfare had a teorify ing ffect upon the public “of Germany, who had no idea of what was going on in the submarine world or the extent of their losses The Germans had admitted losing 199 barins. His report showed that they lost 202 Cherrs He had not yet had an opportunity of seeing where the other three came in: (Laughter.) -

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ship included even proprietor of newspapers. But he saw there a nuiler of journalists and proprietors who were | hardly likely to be contamplating vandi dature for the fund's assistance, but who, on the contrary, had the means to help the fund generously. He asked all who for any reason felt under obligation to the journalists of their waspaper Press to give, liberally in respase to this one appeal of the year. He had great plea. sure in coupling with the toast "the name of Viscount Barnham, president of the Fund, who so happily enthuvd the long on generous asseiation of his father, and family with this institution,

Viscount Buruhan, in acknowledging the toast, said the last cime the News paper Dress Find was revived in :bat Mansion Thouse of hospitality was two Years ago, when the chair was taken g that brilliant and powerful journalist. his friend Lord Northcliffe. Last ni they had the heroid fort of Vischunt Rhondda. whe, literally From his death bene collected a splendid sum for their benefit. His nawe would always be held in hommar by their fraternity. theers.). In the great war which was now dying down into street fighting in Fastern Europe journalists played their part in a triple bill. They fought, and fought well. with the other classes and entegories of oud people. A Canadian journalist, Sir David Watson, became one of the most famous of Eanadian generals. They kept the record of the war, and painted its glories and its horrors in black and white that would be the perennial spring froth which writers would always draw. were proud of their war correspondents. and he hoped that their fant and ip spring work would have due honour from the State for war servir as good in its way as the best service of the war. hers.) Then they had the men behind the line, practically all over military ag

They

lose ahead of them. At no time was a journalist's life. hedged about by safety devices Dickens one said that in the course of his career as a newspaper re porter there, was no vehicle he had not been throwout of and Lord Morley asked what became of the journalist when

Major-General Seely alesponded and remarked that they realised mire and more every day that the sem, land, and air forers were distinct, but they were While the necessary to an another. Army could not have operated without the Savy, while the Navy could not have attacked without the help of the Army, neither of them could have achieved the victories they did without the Air Force (Hear, b) The Royal Air Force was imbued with the old traditions of the Army and the Navy, of valour and deter mination (Cheers.) He had been told by those who knew that what finally gave

s the supremacy in the air, which we for they had contributed their full quota undoubtedly had at the close of the war to miliary services and they, con, did was got only the skill of qur designers, their bone service faithfully and well. and the energy of those who worked at Many would pay their war debt in im home to produce aeroplanes in ever-in paired health and lower vitality, so the creasing nambers, but that it was in the calls on this fine fund would be the great desperat, conflict of valour that the mener and not the less in the years that lay of our race just won the day. (Cherra.) He was proud to be allowed to respond for them. That night there were three prople in London they were glad to wel coon" was at that board and two bad just arrived. (Cheers.) General Sykes, in his arduous fisk of guiding wisely the future in the air at the benefit of civilihis paper failed or turned its colour from sation, would have their cordial support In spite of his grave injuries recently he dete over to Paris a few days later against his (General Serly's) orders, (Laughter.) There had also arrived Hawker and Grieve. (Loud cheers.) f acid not do their most gallant net for the honor of England as members of the Royal Air Force, they did dare the perils of the air in its most tremendous form, and they were glad they had come safely to London. (Cheers)

The Lord Mayor, in prepusing Pros perity to the Newspaper Press Fund," said it gave him much pleasure when the council of the fund accepted his invitation to hold the annual dinner at the Mansion House; and he extended to his guests a cordial welcome. "At the council's request it had given him additional pleasure to take the chair, (Hear, hear.) At the same time, he followed with considerable difidence the many distinguished men who had presided during the existence of the fund. He was sustained somewhat in his task by the fact that this year he happened to be Lord Mayor, and by the opportunity given him to show his regard for the Press and his sympathy for the fand. la inviting them there he felt be was maintaining the tradition of the Mansion House for the support of good works, and the recognition of those who had rendered good service to their coun- try. (Hear, bear.).

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yellow to red or from green to purple. They had to provide against all the chances and dangers of Fertstreet life, and it was a hot and hurried life Super. annuation funds and insurance scheines

NONSIGNEES of Cargoare her by informed were not.common in newspaper offers. Props there ought to be more of them.sifat being landed at their There was much private benevolence, bat risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazar for the free lance and the fria dous Godown, of the Hongkong sad Kowloon tirear Fleet-street was still paved with Whart and Godowy Co., Ltd, whence anchor | cobblestones. He appealed to them, for from the whartes delivery may be "old friendship's sake, for the freemasonry No claims will be wimitted after the Goods of the Fress. In thanking the Lord have left the Godowns, angl.Goods remain Mayor for his hospitality and kindness. ing, undelivered after July 13th, will be Lord Burnham referred to Sir Adrace as subject to rent a giant news-vendor whom newspaper cen regarded as one of the pillars of their Slate. (Cheers.)

Mr. J. A. Spender "gave the tenst of The Visitors and in coupling with it the name of the American Ambassador, assured his Excellency that the news. papers of the country were most anxious to help him in the responsible post which he so worthily held..

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All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on July 12th, at 11 AM

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[937 Hongkong, July 7th, 1910.

The American Ambassador, in replying, paid a tribute to the voluntary censorship which the people must live. (Ifear, beur.) which the Press had imposed upon itself He profoundly echoed the suggestion during the war, and pointed out that tonade by Mr. Spender that there was a ask newspapers possessing news not to morale in peace time, not only of nations divulge it was like "asking a starving but of individuals as well, and that the whole eulaur, tenour, and temper of the man who was possessed of brend not to devour it. (Hear, hear) One great ser nations of the world towards each other rice, which the Press had rendered was it was gathered from the columns of their contribution to the inorale of a civilian daily Press. Perhaps he felt that pecu population behind the lines. There was liarly, for the Press of his country and never a time, never a day, when the out-of this country was printed in the summe jock was so dark that the Press was not other tongue, and the distance between Empire. It had faced great dangers and deady with encouragement: there was the breakfast table here and in New York disasters without panic; it had had the never a day when the outlook was bright was a very short one, and was getting. tremendous task laid upon it of rightly that the Fress was not ready to warn shorter every day. (Cheers.)

that guiding the public mind, and sustaining against over-confidence. It had sounded the confidence of the people. He believed that the verdict of history would be that the Press land come nobly through the ordeal. (Heat, hear.)

During the war few things had been more harply put to the proof than the British Firs. The Press bad faithfully discharged its duty to the people and the

ADMINISTRATION OF THE JUND. What he had said of the Press 'served as an introduction to the appeal be bad

It was to his mind 'inconceivable

from the beginning to the end of this at this time there could be any man who conflict the clear, strong note of duty and did not hunger for goodwill and amily of sacrifice, that kept the pontiation of among nations. He could not believe that warring nations true to the call until the in Great Britain and America there was struggle was won. (Cheers.)

any thinking person who did not desire,

Now that the struggle was ended, not alone the continued friendship of might he give voice to two thoughts in his those countries, but their constant co mind? There was the morale of war and operation. If such "there be, he was, in to make. They were there to help the the morale of peace. After all these years his opinion, not merely foolish and mis necessitous among that great body of men of struggle and of stress it raight well be

guided, a" dangerous lunatic who and women whose talents, integrity, and that men immediately called back to the should be under restraint for the sake of hard work made British Journalism what tasks of civilian life might be called upon the world. He had profound confidence it was. What was the Newspaper Prese to learn once more that by the sweat that the tremendous responsibility which i Fund, and what did it do it came into of their brow shall they eat." They might was placed upon the Press would be borne existence in the Reporters Gallery of the find it difficult to start these new trials with patriotism, and with an carnest House of Commons just sixty years age and burdens, and they might ask what desire to advance the goodwill of man- In 1865 it paid grants amounting to a reconstruction of the world and of their kind. The sentiments of all his fellow total of £20. In the year 1001 the amount

own lives they would have if the Press was guests were God-speed to the Press of paid was over £2,000 In 1015 it reach not there to support theor, with its words ed £7,000. The total disbursements since of encouragement and "cheer! He was Great Britain and the noble and charit the fund'a inception Lad been £121,136, & not suggesting that the Press should offer able enterprise that gathering was design- sum representing a wonderful boon and to the people false promises, but it was Sir Edward Russell afterwards pro- comfort in homes visited by misfortune one thing to state facts as they were and posed the toast of "The Chairman," which or calamity. The fund was administered another thing to make an atmosphere in

was briefly acknowledged by the Lord by working journalists; and the marked

Mayor. economy of its management was due to

(Continued ut font of next column.)

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