PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1925, Page 1

PRESS ASSOCIATION.

ANM'AI. M EKTTXO. ROTOR FA, Fed,. The ;iiiiiiimi meet mg nl' tli<‘ t niled Press Association was hold to-day, Mr I’. Seiig (Christchurch “l’ross”) elinirnum of directors. presiding. The annual report made reference to thi> deaths of several old members, in tin; persons of the Hon G. Carson and Messrs 11. V. Dtiigan and T. P. \\ iliiams. The eahle service had attain 'shown an increase, the total manlier ol original words supplied being not far short or one million. The service continued to elieit hit'll praise from overseas visitors. To the Xew /calami public, the most interesting section (Inline; the year was probably the tour of the All Blacks. In the supply ol news the Association had been re(inested to assist the movement to eliminate the use -of the word lasia/’ and the directors were in favour of doing so. . , The chairman, m moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, made reference to the foresight ol the founders of the Association, two o whom Sir Geo. Fenwick and Mi Tfnrrv Brett were present that d.i\. Thev’were the only Iwo 101 l ol the original founders, to whom they wore indebted for the establishment of the eahle service, a hold policy winch had been enlarged till they now possessed „ service that had repeatedly been alluded to in highly complimentary terms bv visitors from abroad—men "'lost opinion was worth having. One had only to travel to learn that the sorv.ee of cable news as supplied to the Zealand newspapers, could .ngbUj *• termed a most comprehensive npa mentation, day by day of events oecnrring in any part of the globe. Ihe reading public of this Dominion av as highly favoured in that respect, and he thought that was generally recognised. It had recently been claimed in America that nowhere else could bo fount n co-operative distributing agency similar to theirs, but they evidently spoke without knowledge of the existence ol the Xew Zealand Association, .speaking of the supply of news m the future. Mr Seiig said wireless would before long be taken into consideration. The possibilities of the beam system appeared to be enormous. One ot the representatives of the Marcum Co. re- ■ ceutlv foreshadowed a reduction of .Ml per cent, on the existing cable rates, am! possibly more. It was likely that in no groat time there would he regular wireless telephone communication between Britain and the Dominions. He mentioned that the assistance of the Association had been solicited by the Associated Chambers of Commerce in eliminating the n-e of the word “Australasia." and substituting some such phrase as “Xew Zealand and Australia." Tn this the directors concurred and he strongly commended it to ~11 members. Mr Selig referred at same -length to the ignorance displayed outside the exporting centre of I ondon respecting this Dominion. which was nlaving such an important part in the affairs of the Empire. The motion was carried. Sir George Fenwick and Mr C. lcv Smith were re-elected directors. Mr O' G. Kemher was appointed auditor. ' Dunedin was unanimously chosen for the next place of meeting. After the conclusion of business, Air