16 JUNE 1928, Page 30

ALLIED NEWSPAPERS.

Not the least satisfactory feature of the meeting of share- holders of Allied Newspapers held this week was the reference by the chairman, Sir William Berry, to the good relations existing between the employers and the staff. Moreover, while fully recognizing the likelihood of severe competition, he spoke hopefully with regard to the outlook, expressing the opinion that "they could face the future with equanimity and courage, remembering also that in the case of new competition theirs were the inner lines and the entrenched positions."