NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS' ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 137, 27 February 1918, Page 6

NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS' ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association was opened iu the Chamber of Commerce, Wellington, on Monday evening, and continued yesterday. There were present: Messrs P. Selig, 'in the chair, "(Christclmrch "Press"), George Fonwick ("Otauo Daily Times"), Henry Brett and A. D. Seabrook (Auckland "Star"), Frank M'Cullough (Thames "Star"), A. A. Reese (Te Aroha "News"), E. Abbey Jones (Southland "News"), J. Coombo (Mauawatu "Standard"), William Thomas (Taumarunui "Press"). W. D. Nicholas (Ohineniuri "Gazette ), Walter C. Weston (Taranaki "Herald ), Henry Horton and C. A. C. Codlin ("New Zealand Herild"), George Worth (Wanganui "Clironicle"), Henry Duigan (Wanganui "Herald"), Charles S. Rush (Mauawatu "Times"), Fred Piraui (Feilding "Star"), A. E. Manning (Waikato "Times"). W. Clement Cargill (Morrinsvil)e "Star"), C. »- Smith (Dunedin "Star"), A. A. Lucas (Nelson "Mail"), A. L. Mmr Poverty Bav Herald"), L. Blunde and' W. J. Blundell ("Evening Post ), 0. Earle and A. Sando. (The Dojiikion), Robert Belt ''-Ashbur.ton Ma. l !, b ThomasC. List. ("Taranaki.. News. , John B. Rue' ('.aVairarapa . Tnnes ), F W. B. Greville .("pie Dairyman ), W. ft. Kettle (Greymouth "Star ■ ), G. T Allen ("Eketahuna Express .), t. East (Timan. "Post"), R. J. »urne»s ("Marlborough Express"'). C. H. ,Walker ("Hawera Star"), W. Dinwiddle ("Hawke's Bay Herald"), A. "Dannevirke News"), W. ("New Zealand Times" and "Napier Teiegraph"),.G,H. Dixon ("Not Zealand Times"). Miss M. S. Grant ("Woodville Examiner"), R. J- Ullmour ("Southland Times , ("Hawke's Bay Tribune . A. E. Copping (Stratford "Post"), P. Bond "Nelson Colonist"), J. M. Gead s "New Zealand Free Lance ), K Darley (Pahiatua "Herald ), W. Atkin ("Westport News"), and L. J. Berry (secretary). ...... The president (Mr. Selig in his openine address referred to the war, and expressed the wish that peace would be speedily brought about with honour to our colours. He reviewed the wo.k of the association of the past He referred to the deaths of Mr Gothaid, who represented the "Westport Times"; Mr. Gardiner, of the "Rotoim Chronicle"; Mr. Lane, editor of the "New Zealand Herald" ; Fl.s! tLieritenant Lealo Brett, »n pf Mk Arthur Brett (Auckland htai ), *■* Mr. List, brother to Mr..T. C. List Saranaki News"). A resolution of Svmpathywith the bereaved vrasMrned by all standing. Mr; Selig then referred a . length to the matter of paper .-supP ies and the. difficulties confronting members in this connection. . He- also instanced the strain newspaper _on J were feeling, due to depleted staffs and the fact t&at the calling up.of.. a Second Div sion is accentuating, tHa Son. It was subsequently decided S wait upon the Prime Minister wrth a view to securing more paper b> mail °At the'evening session of "the conference, Mr. George, chairman of the Kcd Triangle anneal, with M,V. Varney, nationalsecretary, waited upon members to lav before- them the urgent needs of the Y.M.C.A., and to solicit the support "of tlie newspapers m the enort to make the Red Triangle appeal a successful one. The following officers were elected :— President, Mr.. P. Selig; vice-presi-dent, Mr. F. E. Hyman: executive, Messrs. H. Horton. L. Blundell, I'. Pirani, G. Fenwick, E. A. Jones, with power to add to their number, Messrs. C. Earlo, H.-Brett, and J. _ Coombo being recommended; advertising committee, Messrs. E. A. Jones. J. Coombo, W. C. Weston, It. Bell, P. Selig, and W. Blundell; Postal and Parliamentary committee, Messrs. L. Blundell, C. Earle, G. H. Dixcn. and F. Pirani; labour and awards committee, Messrs. F. Pirani, P. Bond, It. Bell, W.. C. Weston, and A: Sando; newsprint paper committee, Messrs. G. Fonwick, L. Blundell, H: Horton. P. Selig, T. C. List, A. M'Nicol, and H, V. Duigan; secretary and treasurer, Mr. L. J. Berry; auditor, Mr. R. B. Bell.

V.otes of thanks were passed-to Sir James Allen, Minister of Defence, for invitation to visit Trentham and h'eathcr'ston ; also to the nrcsident ami secretary and Mr. I<\ Pirani, tlie association's representative in labour arbitration matters., and to those institutions which had extended hospitality to visiting delegates.