POWER OF THE PRESS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1012, 1 July 1930, Page 11

POWER OF THE PRESS

FACTOR IN PROMOTION OF EMPIRE TRADE DELEGATES TO CONFERENCE Reed. 10.50 a.m. LONDON, Mon. The Imperial Press Conference concluded amid cheers. At today’s session Mr. Percival Marshall (Britain) proposed a motion deprecating the Dominions’ taxation of British trade and technical periodicals. Mr. Marshall said Canada imposed these duties and similar duties had been urged in Australia. It had been urged that the duty would encourage Australian publications. Mr. Marshall contended that the Australian market was too limited to enable local publishers to compete Whatever arguments might be urged for taxing fiction and magazines, they did not apply to technical journals which helped industry. He advocated the unrestricted circulation of Empire periodicals within the Empire. FLOOD FROM AMERICA Mr. H. T. Hunter (Canada) said Canada had been faced with a great flood of United States magazines which had been a most powerful factor tr promoting United States trade and in helping penetration. Canada now had the situation well in hand. Mr. Marshall did not submit a reso lution. but suggested that the dele gates from the various Dominions might consider what could be done In supporting a motion reaffirming the principle of the admission of the Press to meetings of representative bodies administering public funds, Mr H. Welham (Singapore) said Malaya was not a democratic country and did not want to be. It was largely gov erned by the Press. The motion was carried. SOUTH AFRICA NEXT Mr. T. W. Mackenzie (South Africa> invited the union to hold its 1935 meet Ing in South Africa. Major J. J. Astor moved the acceptance of the invita tion. which was unanimously agreed to. The delegates to the conference on Saturday attended a dinner given by the Merchant Taylors’ Company, at which Sir Henry Gooch presided Thev also attended the Hendon air pageant Yesterday the delegates were pres ent at a service in Westminster Abbey, at the special invitation of Dean Fox ley Norris. They had dinner with Vis count and Lady Burnham. Mr. Geoffrey Syme (Melbourne) won the cup given by Sir John Drughorn (Britain) for competition among the delegates, with a score of 3 down on bogey. Four competitors tied for secoud place.