PRESS ASSOCIATION

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 41, 20 February 1929, Page 11

PRESS ASSOCIATION

THE ANNUAL MEETING

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

EOTOBUA, This Day.

The annual meeting of shareholders of the; United Press Association. was h'cld to-day. Mr. A. G. Henderson, chairman, presided, and 40 members were present,: .The report showed that the cable sorvice had shown a considerable increase, 986,873 words of original messages having been issued, forming a record. Thero had been an unusual quantity of important events, culminating in the. Kind's illness, most' of which required reporting at groat length. Tho. service) was a remarkably good one, and had been spoken .of in terms of great' praiso by.-I.' visitors to England, who had had opportunity of comparing it with tho news given in tho papers at Home. ■ Tho official •wireless had also supplied a supplementary servico of considerable size. Tho principal events in Now Zealand wore tho Tasmau flight and tho General Election; the latter in particular had required extensivo reporting. . i Messrs H. Horton and W. Cecil Loys were re-elected directors, and Mossrs. 13; Abbey Jones and IV C. List woro elected in placo of tho two retiring directors. Dunodiu was chosen as the next place o£ meeting. Sir Georgo Fenwick was elected chairman of diroctors oi! tho Press Association. At a mooting of tho Empire Press Union the president stated that invitations had been sent for twelvo dologatcs from Now Zealand for the noxt Imperial Conference.

The annual mooting of the New Zealand branch of the Empire Press Union was hold to-day, some 35 members boing present. Sir Goo. Fonwick presided. *

The report showed a credit balance of £88. ■•• • '

Sir Geo. Fenwick, who received a great ovation, was re-elcctod chairman. The committoo was re-eloctod as follows: Messrs. 11. Ilorfon, C. A. Leys, L. P. Blundell, P. Selig, W. C. Woston, C. W. Earle, J. Coombe, A. M'Nicol, B. J. Gilmour, and C. S. Smith. Mr. L. W. Dow was elected secretary and W. Easton auditor.