The Archive · 1939

Singapore, Penang and Ceylon

The possibility of establishing a volunteer reserve and training facilities in West Africa, Malta and the Channel Isles, he added, was now being examined.

The day's proceeding were largely devoted to the discussing of relations between the Government and the Press, a most interesting contribution to which being the address made by former Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. R. B. Bennet, who said that the "N.C.DN." Photo.

More Refugees Arrive here at noon yesterday aboard: the the Lloyd Triestino Liner Conte Biancamano and together with the 450 Usaramo, the total Jewish refugee 15,000. Many groups such as the until members of the committee allocate transport and accommodation facilities to them and fortunately the weather was kind so that comparatively little physical inconvenience was encountered by them during their first day's stay here." power of the Press to mould public opinion today was greater than ever.

In the ce-operation between the two great forces—Parliament and the Press—lay the salvation if Democracy, he declared, but it was quite clear that the price they paid for freedom might be exercised by intelligent restraint at the present time.

Particularly was this restraint necessary, he added, when acute propagandists of other countries were always ready to distort press comments and criticisms to inflame opinion abroad against the British Empire.—Reuter.

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