THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 53, 5 March 1915, Page 8

THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

STS OPERATIONS REVIEWED

Peb Pkuss Association. Timaru, March -I

The annual meeting of the United Press Association was held to-day, those present being: Messrs (J. Fenwick (chairman), H. Brett, L. P. Bltindell, H. Horton, Hon. C. Carson, F. L'irani, l». Selig, C. S. Smith, P. Bond. R. Bell, T. P. Williams, F. H. Kilgour, I'. Dinwiddio, \\. C. Weston, .11. i\ Furness, li. V. Derigan, P. J. Gilmour, \V. McCullough, G. H. Dixon, A. A. Lucas, A. L. Muir, J. A. .McKay, T. C. List, F. K. Hyman, A. K. Copping, A. McXicol, J. U. Wallace, C. H. Walker, E. A. Jones, K. Darley, I). Macara, W: Atkin, C. East, E. G. Kerr, A. Santlo, C. J. Nightingale, 11. B. Hell, and E. J. G wynne.

The annual report dwelt upon the increased expenditure necessitated by the great increase in cable news on account of the war, and stated that during the year 785,139 words of original cable news had been supplied from all sources, which is far in advance of any previous record. Two of the features of the cable business were the cutting of the Pacific cable, which was out of commission for eight weeks, and the burning of the cable ollice at Wakapuaka, which interrupted communication by that route for a short time. Reference was made to the proposed appointment of an oflicial war correspondent. The number of subscribing newspapers was rated at 72, and of shareholders at 45. The chairman delivered ad interesting address, dealing at length with the operations of the Association during the year, one of the features of the speech' being his reference to the fact that'the first meeting from which the Association ultimately sprang was held in 1879 at Timaru, the place at which they were assembled that day. This address it was decided to have printed and circulated among shareholders. The retiring directors, Messrs L. P. Bhmdell and Selig, were re-elected Unopposed. llotorua was chosen as the next place of meeting.