Mr. W, Turner, mow oversea manager for Reuter's in London, 'Phe institution of this Chair anarks an important advance in oe Beademie. resources, "since. it ye moves" the reprouh that we lagging behind. our 'Continental reighours and. America in' Oriental indies, apart from. linguistics. While' the universities of these countries support several" appoint ents concerned with the material fultureof Asiatic or Far Bastern Gvilizations this isthe heat Chait limited to Chinese Avt_ and Archaeology. It is fittingly located inthe capital of the "El where thave are public and pri Collections of Chinese objects of art equal to any outside the Far Bast.
"marks," too, the progressive policy "of London University. which Is rapidly increasing' in importance 6 a rear national teaching centre Professor Yetts" lectures at the Courtauld Tnstitute will offer a grounding in the history of China's Material civilization a knowledge of which is essential to those who wish meet the Chinese on a footing of friendly understanding." The Teacton against the excessive foreign. juing. of China, is bound to" come Before long. Already" from various toms in the "Herald" one seems to detect, Signs of a. turning towards China's great cultural achievements, the product of 8,000 years, which in fact are her greatest contribution to the world, and without some know. Jedge of which it is quite impossible '0 understand China past or present.
Association in Caxton Hall, Westminster, called to discuss the needs of journalism in India, particularly of British-owned papers, which are fewer than 20, while Indian-owned Papers are over 500. The other speakers were Sir Alfred, Watson, editor of the "Statesman," Mr. S. T. Sheppard, late editor of the "Times of India," Mr. Philip Graves, foreign editor of the "Times," Sir Stanlgy Jackson, Sir John Thompson and Sir John Kerr.
My. Turner spoke of the hi servi done between London India, by Reuter's, since it ced ite a India in the wide ing taken anglo-Indian papers and 100 Indian-owned papers, the latter representing a 100 per cent, increase in the past eight years. This, Mr. Turner thought, was a natural and wholesome growth, though the di ficulty of knowing' what the Indian papers wanted (their needy being] naturally different from those of English journals) was a constant problem. nog Taper went on to. recall Sir Alfred Watson "had. remarked that the management of the Press is an unsolved problem, there had. been some talk of the democracy." In this connection
great difficulty in India of getting the Government position fairly stated in some of the Nationalist papers. Mr. Turner thought that
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