ba ‘ THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDN ESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1080 | — eae erwereeees — =, AJ ournalist. Travels to) Many Press Conferences... The impressions of a newspapermen who hos attended press conferences in various parts of Canada- and in the Old Country, . Just. -recently. . ‘Written hy Hugh Savage “of Duncan, B. Ca past president of the B.. C..& Yukon Press Association. ——me ares rs ARTICLE. 4° Q The morning of ‘June? Sth ‘we ‘spent Hstening to the Postmaster-General and Sir Basil Blackett,..chairinan’ of Imperial and International Communt- cutions, Lid. and. in debate on tech- nical .matters..:Do you. know. that ii whole page of The Times has been transmitted. in helf an hour seross the Atlantic?. This.indiecates what may yet: come in the way .of. fascim- ile ye-production “in ‘the ‘daily field. We ate lunch on board two very, fine lnunches : provided .by Thorney- Savoy Hotel, pany which enjoyed not the’ -Royal* Hospital Seliool, ‘divaited the official representative of Canada France and England, namely, our. Mi- nister to France, (M. Phillippe Roy): the French Ambassador and H. R: -H the Duke of Connanght, The _ boy's band played the jeach , ours: being "0 Canada” After the: Union Jack and the ob- |solete Canadian. merchant flag had ° dropped: from, the we passed ‘down, lanes of ‘people to the school fynnas- ium, to a reception by. the Mayor.and | Mayoress of Greenwich, where Lady Tiolet Astor, Who is a talented. ‘Speak er recalled her family's association with Canada. This day was. certainly Canada's. We returned by river and dined ag guests of the Canada Club at with. a’ brillinnt | national _ the hill least - a os ” or aD) we ne endence of, the young fationa of: the : __[emire, até now “aeeomplished facts, reservedly, by... Britain, and acknow- “lledged ‘by the worlds rc > bnabs a The next step after equality ds ef. fective unity. Make “unity as effective as: you made equality ; if you don’t | the Empize’ Will not remain.’ ‘If, things remain merely “where, they ‘are, it will come’ to ultimate disintegration. ‘He spoke: ‘of: the’ vast ‘ territories, ‘airs of responsibilty of government of which fell: upon’ the centre of Empire.’ That for later the ‘Dominions would have to. face. the question, of whether. they were prenered ‘to- take ‘their part, of esponsibility. in guiding and ‘gover- ing these immense, territories. . . ‘- “Great as, the Dominions: are, | oF may. bhecome individually’ ‘as integral parts of the great. commonwealth, of free nations, they , Will be incompar- ably greater," - he said. ‘The problem and ¢ question _ “Mr, | Lloyd George propounded is for. the imperial Conference to solve. As The Times said, is for the - govern- ments to. create the machinery for ‘shipping statue, through the com- the ‘|They aré accepted, and, accepted un-} not yét Dominions, the burden - of | erofts. From Westminster Bridge we slid down the' Thames to Greenwich past scares’ of ‘historic and intcrest- ing sights, If you bad o radio that day . you will have heard. the speeches. nt the unveiling of .the monument to, Gen- eval Wolfe in Greenwich Park by .the Marquis de Montcalm, a: direct des- films of the unveiling ceremony and of Quebec. The Duke of Connaught the French Ambassador, Sir Camp- bell Stuart, Lord Elibank and Mr. J. H. Woods, chairman -of the Canadian press delegation and vice president. of the conference, spoke. . ‘Meantime, the’ tadies dined at the. Ritz » Hotel, co-operation. * It is for the. “mewspop- ers “to foster the spirit gad promote the understanding that . make co-operation alone. : effective, . can There was. an “afternoon ' redeption = jat. the Ladies’ Cariton Club by Lady Brittain to meet members of the. Dip ecendent of the French «commander. This ceremony had special interest for British Columbia for the late Mr. F. C. Wade -when :Agent-General, pl- anned the scheme béfore: the war. Sir Campbell Stuart ‘has’: seen that it was completed, The sculptor, Dr, Tait MeKensle,’ ds also Canadian. , | come : to Descendants - of: “Wolfe's. “lineman; of his,-brigadiers, of, Admiral Saund- ers, whose fleet ; acted: vith... ‘him, “¥e- presentatives of ‘the’ regiments’ - who fought at Quebec: ‘and hosts of - bri- gut-faced boys, 3 in: sailor ‘dress, from | said. as the guests of Mrs. ‘Camphell ‘Stuar Mr. Lloyd George was. the “feature of thé next day's session. that war now, 12: years after it over, and having . ‘beer through. it as o minister from beginning to end, © definitely, _ the determining factor in the was the British Empire mind, not Britain; but: the British Empire. Even 80, “tt made him. shudder’ think how near a. thing it was. Tur- ning from the past to the future “he “The equality and the the. conlusion’ ' tomatic .Corps and wé dined at, the May Fair Hotel with the Royal Eur pire..Society .and Sir, John Sandeman, Allen, M. P. as chairman, - Admiral © Jellicoe said, spent... annually. 300, 000,000 pds. on, foreign food stuffs and tke . Domin-. “Viewing is | did not. come. out of the ae A, _. |large Dart of these might do- “|. When certain precision processes {0 lwere perfected it would-be’ possible: to’ supply what newspaper - publish-"|: erg had long been looking. for— a do lou edition—wiis one “message given Jat next day’s session ‘by ‘Me OJ. OR: issue indlep- -B. C. COAST . -[stBaMsmes December 18, ? 27 - ‘January 1, Bay, Campbell River, ; | -Friday:at 10.00 a.m,. AGENCY FOR: ALL OCEAN STEAMSHIP LINES. Ww. Cc. Orchard, cor. .Third Avenue and Fourth Street, Prince Rupert "British Columbia Coast Steamship Service | Sailings from Prince Rupert “Ta Ketehikan, Wrangell, Juneau and Skagway, ‘on To, Vancouver, Victoria and Senttle December Be 14, 5.-8. Princess Mary for Butedale, Odean Falls, Alert Vaneonver, Victoria, every | Poll information from: Riddell, ‘principal - of. the: London | ¥ {School of printing. An new ‘era’ was at hand, he’ said, “where . and chemistry would ‘play’” a- ‘muéh larger part in industrial develop- |ment than in the"past. 2 °°° 7 Our. first weelz. ended’ ata’ ‘perform ance of “Silver Wings” ‘at ‘the Do- jon in the. _ theatre, ‘at which we met ‘severad “store”. “including” Emma’ pliy au: aeroplane. ‘crashes down on * {the stage with, astonishing effect, | GOING IN FOR A MUSICAL CAREER? Some day she will pass” “her fil Then she will open a studio of her own and be looking | *. for: pupils, . -Hundreds of little boys and Btls allover British Columbia d love to take up music if only. ~Daddy had steady work, but Daddy 1° wore in factory and’ the “tectory | is 8 hot t yery, Puy, Pecause, , ‘ examinations. ‘wou ron Ie dg, the; commonest, ‘and -most wide } _ COLDS Most: cosTiy or ALL . A. In this axe of putting yalués upon |, everything the ordinary-common cold ° thas‘ not escaped. Officials’ of the De- | “|partment ‘of Health: ave “issued. a statement declaring the ordinary gar- | den’ variety’ of winter cold’ is. one. of |: the most: formidable: of public health |, eneniies. ‘Colds takemore dollars and cents out of the workers'. pockets in a single year ‘than apy -other sickness. : They ore responsible for a greater loss}: ‘Vor time from school and work than, any ‘other alnglé” cause:: a Hey" ‘people: aire: {mite “to colds. |apread - “eomumunteable “disehses. _| Despite” the ‘great “advance. in medient 7 {owe there sera bse ho “general one ‘person. to another, hat he te jeaireh 3 | boay of the John’ Hopking | University have ‘heen engaged in a 5 year “study . lee this, universal. malady: and. part , ot [ele aumming,, up, rends;—‘The - com: . {mon- cold : ‘comes - ‘from contact, with a Heteon, indeotd with, the specific germ : Id:and ‘not from, chemi- ‘Britain, Pp ions spent 500,000,000_on. goods which | mechanies . minion theatre, followed by a recept |”: eee * a Ee oS i B.C. eee : - RMBALMING FOR SHIPMENT A BPEOIALTY. ” = lee pe ee ore DENTIST | are ue ‘A wire will bring = ta “P, 0. >. 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