Action Towards Protecting Its Beauties London, Feb. 26
Action to protect the beauties of the English countryside, which were described. as "one of our greatest assets," was welcomed by the Home Secretary, Sif. Samuel Hoare, at the Opening of/a conference to consider the strengthening of the Advertisements Regulation Acts, It was, he said, necessary to devise a scheme which would give effective powers against disfigurement, but would not, unduly interfere with advertisement, The Home Office had circulated a draft clause upon which the views of the conference in this matter would be valuable, Various proposals for action were discussed and gre to be studied by a small committee.—Wireless through Reuter,
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