THE OVERSEAS CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1625, 17 December 1912, Page 8

THE OVERSEAS CLUB.

Sir,—ln view of the visit of Mr. Evelyn Wrench, organiser for the Overseas Club, can you inform us what is the connection between that institution and the "Daily Mail., Overseas Edition." In looking through that publication I notico it is requested that correspondence regarding the Overseas Club shall be addressed to the editor of the- "Overseas Daily Mail," Carmelite House, London, marked "The Overseas Club." The club, I gather, was started by tho "Overseas Daily Mail," and Inotice that that journal prints every week a pago devoted to its affairs, and statistics as to its membership. In tho issue of November 2 tho following figures appear:— Inception of Club '. Aug. 27, 1910. Membership to date - 100,623 This week's new members 612 Lord Northcliffo (formerly Mr. Alfred Hannsworth), the principal proprietor of the "Overseas Daily Mail," we all know, of course, as the most astnto and enterprising newspaper magnate in the British Empire. Rising up gradually from the ownership of papers of the ■ "TitBits" variety, he lias advanced from success to success until lie now dates his letters from no less a place than the office of tho fanious London "Times." Everything—or. very nearly everything—Lord Northcliffo has touched has turned to gold. The Amalgamated Press, Ltd., into which most of his various properties hnvo been combinod, pays a steady annual dividend at the rate of no less than 40 per cent. Lord Northcliffo is übiquitous, a veritable Napoleon of journalism, touching tho interests of tho British nation at a thousand points, and sometimes to the time of 10 per cent, per annum to the lucky band.of investors under his flag. Ho ministers to the prejudices of the aristocracy in the columns, of "The Times"; ho provides tho general run of the public with full measure of shock and sensation in tho "Daily Mail" in its many editions; and, with characteristic vigour and gusto, advises love-sick servant girls in their affairs, of the heart in the pages of "Home Chat." The Amalgamated Press, Ltd., appears to me to be one of those institutions which has tho happy knack of preventing its interest from over getting on the opposite flido to its duty, and what I would^

particularly like to know is, How many of the 100,623 members of tho Overseas Club have incidentally become subscribers to tho "Overseas Daily Mail"? H wo are to support the fortunes" of the House of Harmsworth, let us do so to the daylight. If there is no connection between joining tho Overseas Club and subscribing to the "Overseas Daily Mail' it would be a good thing to make it clear and remove suspicion from the minds of those who love not the Harmsworth brand.—l am, etc., NON-SUBSCRIBER. [So far as' we are aware there is no connection between joining the Overseas Club and subscribing to the "Overseas Daily Mail" or any other paper.")