“papermen met, in London,,

_bute in a great measure the marvell-

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Conferences

The ‘mpressions of a neWwspaperman

who-has attended press. conferences

itt various parts , of Canada and, Jn the
Old Country just” adeckig: Whitien
by Hugh Savage of, Diiean, B,C. a
past president; of the B. Cié" “Yukon
Press Association... .

Did you do a yt bg in, ‘Phgland « ex:
cept co joyriding? That ig >a fair
question, prompted, doubtless -by, cabled
descriptions ‘of the entertainment fea
ures of the Imperial Press Conference
Other fainiliar, questions are: How
did the King look?’ Did you see’ the
Derby? Did they wear long dresses

Jat Ascot? But many hare’ asked Juore
soriously. How | are “thiigs in England ?
Ave they had /oyér there? What, Ad
the Conference do? | . ,

IVyst of all,- what is the Tmperial
Pros: Conference? ‘Tt’ is’ to” the press
of the Empire; ‘What the Imperial Con-
ference is to the governments of the
Enipire. In 1909 representative .news-
They were
overwhelmed’ With ‘attention and pri-
vete and public’ ‘hospitality ; ‘houored
by Eing idward and the Queen and
shown as<meuy” “phases ast possible of
_ life. ;

nd tHéy done nothing” else it” still

W cont have been: worth. while. to.them

and to the: Empire, for. the assaccin-

tion and. interchange of ideas and: in-

tring, aviation and other’ “ihe ius!

: The Omineca I | ia

NEW HAZEL TON, B.C.

Atma came plete Kee pe Nm me team,

Pablished Brey ‘Wednesday’ 7
fe BE ‘SAWEE ‘PUBLISHER a

s PO. ae:
* PRN WCE sige BC.

_-EMBALMING FOR SarruanNT A BPECIALIY

will bring us

oa aoe new ame omer no

cussed at the’ pessions: “bore “om thesé

all-important subjects, . , While, between
delegates; it is ‘safe to: say that how to
foster inter-Empire trade was the out-
standing theme of: their conversations.

As one who attended every event
provided for our delectation or instru-
ction, I can subscribe to the view that
future conferences should - provide
more time for actual business sessions
and a little more. for leisure, .On each
of the 30 nights of June I was lucky
if I got six hours slesp..” Apart from
Whit-Monday and the’ -evening

was fully occupied.
“The -92 delegates from 13- overseas
countries, thelr. Wives: or. :

the hewspaper press of Great. Britain
their oun back,” for: sufferings pati:

ently endured in Cannda -and Austra-
lia, : they ‘succeeded -.admirably.

der to another; and for. the unfailing
courtesy ‘of our hosts bended by Ma-
jor, the Hon, J. J. Aster,’ M.P., of The:
Limes, who presided ‘at the conference _
and for & year past bad ‘lived ‘and .
worked for its ‘success. -

condition favérable ‘to revolution, * :...
a system" of: combines, cooperative sell-|' §
ing, mergers, ete,” nécedsities of life
are being kept, fiom: the people,’ except
at prices not” ‘pattirat’ to” conditions. |
Coffee, rubber, whert;| ‘steel,
sugar and many others things are’ “Ds
ing held in‘ vast quantities, or wasi
“of or production curtailed’ because of 1)
Derby Day, every “waking ‘momient surplus supply, But the éonsumex

~~ sti paying the old prices, ‘and. in, ad-
dition is. being asked ‘ to supply
: daughters, money to keep, those gamblers there
were not exactly martyrs : to duty; but foing. - There is a “Hmit’ to all things.
etch will admit that, if their hosts of. Price control, "production " control and

Seri- puty minister’ of public works at Vic-
ously, -no words are too laudatory: ‘for |toria, has’ ‘been making a ‘speech down |’
the kindness, the abounding hospital-|in Wenateliee ‘and he said ‘a’ lot: of |
ity, the exceptional . privileges which true things’ about the northern part of
were. showered. upon us; the,efficiency this province ‘and about the wotiders |.
with which a party of 200 was, almost lof the road to the Midnight. Sun:
iniperceptibly,. watted from one. won-. We cannot: help but feel” that he’ will
make or cause to be made a very up
pleasant announcement regarding that
sane wonderful north’ eountry.

‘Nélther ean from the old country he will be busy

Adv raten—$1.50, per de Gieb per month

mommennoeniy | A
sha Gs ‘Herald is $2.00 per year |E

‘BENT |

*Office—Over ‘the Drug Store

artising rates
reading -noticés 16¢ per Hne' firatinsertion, 10e per

line each subsequentinsertion, . wee

The world is raptaty: getting: into a
By

‘copper,

‘thet.

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Our old friend’ Pétrick' Phitip, .de-

ony

When Hon, ‘R. B: Bennett: gets ‘back |.

fornia tion between delegates’ is. be- delegates find terms sufficiéntly ide: right up to Christmas settling this or| +

yond computation” in yale, But. they"

did more. They were nddiessed by
the great. politien), _Jeaders. , Lor. |. Rose-
bery warned, | them , to, take. ‘pack. ,oyer-

sens the message that) some personal
duty and, respousibility” ‘for. nationel
defence, rested; on ‘every: citizen: rin “the
Empire.

Lord Roberts ‘actually’ paid to them,
“A shot fired in the Balkan Peninsula
might produce an expldsion which
change the fortunes: of every remotest
part of the Empire. My aay

Amery, . Sir’ Edward ; Grey, Curzon,
Asquith, - “Balfour, , . McKenna. Lore
Charles Bersferd,* Sir Percy. Scott and
others enlightened. then. and - as Lord
Milner has ‘said of this first’ confer-
ence,“Great : Imperial ‘questions were
thoroughly, ‘discused | and. community
of ideas .established, to which I attrl-

ous way in-whieh “the * “Empire ‘pulled
together when ‘the: hour of ‘trial’ came.”

‘The second’ -conferenca” was held in
1920 at: Ottawa, and the delegates.
were shown Canada from. Sydney, N.
5. to. Duncan, Vancouver Island: and
back; They “snw opr tesources, . met |
oux . leaders, enjoyed'iour “hospitality.
Vive years ago..Melbourne: was the’
venue, and, after seeing something of
New Zealand, the ‘party travelled one
end of AustraHa to the other,

Vhid' year the conference. was again

held in London. . Apart from associa-

wis our Govenor General.
Tt, was. calculated. _ that. we,listened

as,
hearing. 1 shall touch. on this, but

landers, and a West. Indian lady de-
legate, travelled on that’ admirable 0.

seas,
There were some ‘astonished editors

governmnt had decided. to. confer hon-

titles ‘they’ would encounter.
other ‘diusements caused “time “to ‘fly.

ly from Liverpool, past “hedges “decke |
with, white may, _ through ” Bngland’s
green | anid pleasant: land, Soon” we |:
were installed ‘at Grosvenor’ House in
Park Lane, one of the newest and: ‘Var-
gest of | ‘Loridon'’s: hoteels,”
‘conference Sessions took place, ” 4

Ottawa,Nov.—Thioiigh’ the: ‘new | ‘and

tion, Listening to’ ‘speeches and, being |.

entertained; the ‘delegates,.. on nine |
days in London‘‘and Bdtibuigh, dis- ;

cussed technical and ‘general: ‘questions Ive in October it ia” ‘already ‘apparent.

They planned for’ ‘further improvement ,
in Imperial -means of communiccation- -
by alx;*avireless “telephones: ‘and: +teles,
graphs, mail ; ‘and: cable. ‘One objec:
tive. is a- pentiy: ny ‘word: ‘tox ‘Meterted
newspaper’ rate‘ by wireless telegraphy

Canada. Was to the fore dn. suggest
“Ing an’ Empire co-operative news ser-
-yice:on. the same bag
Press. Our sectlohs

wide: pu'
London: preds
to * ie ‘eonference

e. os interp

‘extensive pensions legislation pasbed |
early this. year ‘only becomes operat-

that it will have to be matetlally |
ONarge de yr vase wer. cee snensgire ¥
Ls ASU TOW: constituted: ite will
five or even ten year to deal. with
the: Pehéatings. and; ‘appeals ‘aléenay.
ia hind: “Or. ‘In: ‘prospect, his’ ‘pltriat: |
doy defénts “at ‘least ‘holt the purpose
of the- legisiation, It waa ‘first intend
ed that. the pee la y phould, eliminate
ped‘tape “and euathnice most“ gener®,
‘ation - fo ie soldier., me

quate-to-thank his charming wife, that crisis, It seems that all the old]: :
Lady: Violet -Astor, who never forgets World. does, now idays is‘ to’ get “into: a .
her girlhood days at Dedeau ‘ Hall, | mess ‘and then wait for Hon. Mr. Ben)
when her father, the Jate Lord Minto, hett to. pull it out. vhs

to tyxo days. and, two nights o£ speech~ shopping ; ig when you have’ the money.

ithe newspapers for ‘the’ best place to
here I must first get. you to Bngland spend. your. money, especially, look at
by suying that niost, w0f the, Canadian your, local . paper,
delegates of 24, plus two Newfound- your. money. should be. spent ‘locally,

P. R. liner, the Duchess of Athol,. a. straightforward style, adopted by. Hon, a

. 4 Mr, Bennett at the Imperial confer-| "
ence appeal to. ‘Indian ‘delegates |
when’ they. learned that the Canadian the, Round Table conference now, being
held in London. .
ours on them in order that they might [of those Indian’ delegates ‘are telling |
hold their own, among ‘the hosts of |the: mother ‘country just’ what they
“That ‘and’ swant and’ just what they “will dio. The
Mother of Payliaménts- is preparing to
On May 3ist.we weie sliding smooth: | grant India’s ferent

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