THE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1685, 27 February 1913, Page 6

THE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.

'■ » — (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, February 2G. The annual meeting of tho United Press Association was held to-day, Mr. H. Ilorlon (chairman) presiding/ • Thirtyrtvfo. members attended. 'The annual report and balance-sheet were -adopted. Vhe report/mentioned a great-increase in thq cablt' service, an'd the necessity for making lurtt.'er provision on this head. Several spoko in high terms of the calibre of tho service, and it was mentioned that rccent visitors highly qualified to judge had expressed their. admiration at tho quality of the news of tho world'they found in tho newspapers of this distant part of the i;, npi re. It'was also stated that the service of New Zealand news had been nitiin : tained at its usual standard. ■: Close on,, half a million words of original cable news-had been supplied to tho papers be- ■ louring to tho association. / ■ Messrs. Fenwick ("Otago' Daily Times ), • and Smith (Dunedin "Star") were re-elect-jed directors. Mr.'F.'&haw was re-elected aU An"invitation from the! New Plymouth Tourist Expansion League to hold tho next meeting there was accepted. The chairman was complimented on Ins ■onduet'of the business during tho year, md o 'Vote of thanks was passed to ban.