NEWSPAPER PARTY BY AIR ONLY

Chronicle (Levin), 1 April 1946, Page 7

NEWSPAPER PARTY BY AIR ONLY

oANOTHER EDICT BY MR. CALWELL i CANBBRRA, March 28. The Minister of Immigration (Mr. ' Ualwell) stated that no facilities woula be provided to enable a party of twelve newspaper proprietors to travel to Bxig land to attend the Bmpire Press Uonterence, unless thcy gave a guarantee either to travel both ways by air or re- | main out of Australia for twelve ! months. j No shipping facilities would be pro- ! vided for their return in preference to ! wives and families of Australian seri vicemen. J This decision is sihiilar to that com- ! municated unofiicially to the Australian ■ Lawn Tennis Association, when the ! president inciuired concerning penmts j to allow tennis representatives to travei to Wimbledon. "There is no objection to granting ■ passports to people who have strong I business reasons or compassionate rea I sons for leaving Australia, provided : they travel by air and return the same Iway," said Mr. Calwell, I In Melbourne, Sir Keith Murdoch, chairman of directors of the Australian Associated Press, said he had no doubt that Canada's 17 delegates, New Zea land's eight, South Africa's seven, ana others from India and the Crown Golonies were all having their paths smoothed by their respective Governments. ' ' This is primarily a matter of mtelligence apd pubRcity," he said. "But Mr. Calwell, being what he is, 1 approached the Prime Minister (Mr. Chiefly) direct about the Australian delegation and have been met with courtesy, sympathy, and helpfulness. Mr. Chiefly has offered to provide each member of the delegation with a per sonal letter of introduction and ha:, given assistance. Joumalists agree with Mr. Calwell on one thing, if in nothmg else— the claims of service brides. 1.1 he had awakened to them earlier, or nau had any experience in looking over the Australian fence, let alone going outside of it, he would have had them all here long ago." The delegation will go by air if necessary. A special meeting of the Australian Lawn Tennis Association is being called to consider the possibiiity of sencling the tennis representatives also by air.