PRINCE AND THE PRESS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 May 1920, Page 5

PRINCE AND THE PRESS.

TRIBUTE TO DOMINION PAPERS. HIS THANKS TO JOURNALISTS. By Telegraph Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. Sir George Fenwick, chairman of the New Zealand branch of the Empire Press Union, ha 3 received the following letter from Lieut.-Colonel Grigg, secretary to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales: —

"Sir,—l am directed by the Prince of Wales to convey to you his sincere thanks for the loyal address presented to him on behalf of the New Zealand branch of the Empire Press Union. No one realises more fully than His Royal Higrniess the great importance of the work of the Press in maintaining the best understanding between all parts of the Empire, and he wishes the Union all possible prosperity and success. He is grateful for your good wishes, and will be happy to convey your assurances of devotion to His Majesty the King. "His Royal Highness also wishes me to convey, through you, as chairman of the New Zealand branch of the Empire Press Union, his sincere appreciation of the manner in which the Press of New Zealand has shared in the wonderful welcome extended to him throughout the Dominion. He knows that his rapid movements through the country have entailed much extra care and labor to all those who are, concerned in the writing and production of the daily newspaper, and he would like to thank editors and all their staffs for the trouble which they have taken to assist in making his movements known, thus helping him to meet the largest possible numbers of his New Zealand kith and kin. He has been very pleased to recognise in the Press of New Zealand a close counterpart to the Press of the Old Country, and lie wishes it in the future sound influence and well-de-served prosperity." !