(On Aonday next a conference will London, Nov. 22. meet at Geneva under the presidency of Lord Burnham, the British representative, to discuss methods of developing the circulation of newspapers and periodicals between various countries of Europe, "The meeting is the result of a conference of Press experts held by the League of Nations in' 1927, One of the resolutions adopted by that conference was that "Inter~ national understanding and prom>- tion of peace can best be encouraged by the widest possible dissemination of news," since public opinion is now more interested in the life of other countries than ever before.
Among other suggestions put forward are the following:—Dutics and taxes should be abolished 2 At any vote unified and reduced to 'A minimum and customs formal should be simplified. If possi some system should be established by which newspapers could be sent direct from the country of origin to the country of destination. At present transit agents have to be employed to discharge customs formalities at each frontier and forward newspaper parcels and this leads to_considerable expense and delay, The fastest expresses should be available for transport of newspapers and air lines should be run connection with these trains.
it craft pilots should be allowed to drop parcels of newspapers and periodicals at specified places instead of having to waste Innding. Censorship where it exis should be simple and speedy. British Wireless through Reuter.
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