THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAPH.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1156, 12 April 1872, Page 2

THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAPH.

Several statements Have been/made as to. Mr Yogel having, on behalf , .of the Government, purchased from the Asso" . dated Press of Australia, the Tight of publishing the telegrams received by the Anglo-Australian line, and some harsh and hasty comments have been made upon the subject. In reference to these, the Lyttelton Times, says :— While we unhesitatingly reject the assertion that Mr Yogel has "bought" the right of republishing the Associated Press telegrams and : sharing in that body's arrangement with Reuter for L6OO per annum, or any other sum, we think it extremely probable that he has obtained from Mr George, the Manager of the Argus and Associated Press, seme definite offer. It may be asked by some of our contemporaries, and by the general public, why it is necessary to enter into any arrangement with the Australian Associated Press. The telegraphic summaries received by the Association, it may be said, will be brought to New Zealand by each steamer, and the newspapers will be able to publish them, if they choose, free of charge. True, but the steamers would only bring such summaries as had been published in Melbourne up to the hour of their departure thence for New Zealand. , Let us . see how, in , practice, this would work. Assuming that the Argils, from which the summaries would naturally be taken, goes to press on an average about three o'clock every morning, a steamer leaving Melbourne, say at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, would only get the telegrams received up to the time of going to press. All messages received between that time and the hour at which the steamer left, being unpublished, would not be available. But these might be of great importance, and at any rate we ought, if possible, to get the very latest news. This could only be done by making an arrangement with the | Australian Associated Press, or by establishing a separate agency with Europe. The latter plan, besides being enor.mously expensively iji fact altogether beyond reach in that respect— -would not be so efficient, for Reuter is unapproachable in matters telegraphic, and Reuter is already bound exclusively to the Australian Associated Press, even, we believe, in anticipation of a cable between New Zealand and Australia. The simple fact is, that the Associated Press has secured what the Yankees call "the inside track" in this business, and the New Zealand papers will find that it is absolutely necessary to form [an alliance { with this organisation. In no oilier way, so far as we have yet been able to ascertain, will they be able to meet the demands for the public efficiently. <