JUBILEE YEAR

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 44, 21 February 1930, Page 7

JUBILEE YEAR

NEWS FOR THE PEOPLE

THE PRESS ASSOCIATION

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) TIMARU, 20th February,

The annual meeting of the shareholders of the United Press Association was held this afternoon.

Members present were Messrs. A. G. ■ Henderson, chairmau .. ("Christehurclx Times"), L. lilundell ("Evening tost"), f H. Horton ("New Zealand Herald"), C. Stanley Smith (Duncdiu "Star"), T. C. List (''Taranaki' News"), E. Abbey-Jones ("Southland News"), E. G. Ken- (Timaru "Herald"), 11. B. Bell (Timaru "Post"), 11. W. Crawford (Whaugarei "Advocate"), T. N. Geddis (Napier . "Telegraph"), R. P. Furriess ("Marlborough, Express"), A. L. Muir (Gisborne "Herald"), A. A. Lucas (Nelson "Mail"), W. Easton ("Otago Daily Times"), J. Coombe ("Manawatu Standard"), F. A. Clarke (Auckland "Star"), A. M. Burna (Christchurch-"Press"), E. C. Huie ("Sun" Newspapers), C. W. Earle ("The Dominion"), T. Williams (Westport "Times"), W. Atkin (Westuort "News"), W. C. Weston ("Taranaki Herald"),. P. Bond (Hawera '"Star")., , The following also attended by permission of the meeting: Messrs. P. Selig (Christchurch), G. Codlin ("New Zealand Herald"),. W.F. Bissett ("Southland Times"), A. Allport (Timaru "Herald"), C. H. Hewlett (Christchurch "Times"), John Montgomery (Christchurch "Press"), and E. A. Blundell ("Evening Post"). . The annual report contained a tribute to the memory of the late Sir George .Fenwick, who was the last survivor* of ■ the founders' of the association, of Messrs. Kilgour. and W. H. Smith, old- members of long standing, and Messrs. : Mitchell "* and N. Burton, old agents, of the. association. Resolutions of condolence vea-e passed, members standing. p ' ' The report stated that,: as .the associition was founded ou 19th December, 181U, this was its jubilee meeting,'and a laijge number of congratulations ..were received, including letters from the Governor-Gen-eral, the Prime Minister, •leading" -Australian newspapers, New Zealand Ictal bodies, and a cablegram from the-jiVrsi-dent o£ the Empire-Press Uniou< LJu jug the year 979,086 words; of original 'wi'files had been supplied.' Tlie present eoiiijact expired this year, and- a. new -agvewiicjit ' had been made for .ten years. ■ It w'a;-f!'.;i-tended to give a.freer hand, to sonic in-tent,-to use wireless hews. . . ■ ( ,The chairman delivered an adi'fross dealing with'the business of the year, »aml adding a number, of interesting facts kind statistics as. to the progress' of the. ajsso-. ciation during its fifty years of existaiice. Messrs. Henderson and, W. .Easton,. the only nominees, were"' elected to the Hwo vacancies on the board. \ ' Rotorua was selected as the place for> the next meeting. ' . . i

An extraordinary meeting -was then !j eld, at which a number of amendments -to^ the articles of the association were pa&f.d.

At a meeting of directors later,, Mr. K. Abbey Jones was elected chairman for the ensuing' year. ■ Mr. A. G. Hen'dersoa! tendered his resignation, and Mr. .A.' M. Burns, of the Christchurch "Press,"l was appointed to the vacancy thus erea-fed. . In the Municipal Chambers to-riighjfc the Mayor (Mr. W. Angland) extended: ai welcome on behalf of the citizens to I the visiting pressmen. He congratulate^ the members of the Press Association onj having met to celebrate the jubilee • ci: the association, ■ which was formed in TBJiaru, arid paid a tribute to the great worlc done by the late Sir George Fenwick. He |stated that the progress of the association (would ever be a monument to him,. anjjl also stressed the great part newspapers flayed in the welfare of the country generally.

Mr. C. W. Earle, C.M.G., president of the Newspaper Proprietors' Assod iation, acknowledged the welcome and expressed regret that Sir George Fen wick biid not been spared to attend the jubilee. .'

Members will leave for the- Hoajmitage, Mount Cook, to-morrow, where /the remaining meetings will be held. >