UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION

Evening Star, Issue 22274, 27 February 1936, Page 6

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION

annual meeting of shareholders CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS (Per United Press Association.] NAPIER, February 27. ‘■lt is fitting that on this occasion I should first make some reference to the passing of our late beloved King, George V., whose death was mourned not only by his lojml subjects of the British Empire, but by the people of all nations,” said Sir Henry Horton, who presided at the annual meeting of shareholders of the United Press Association to-day. “His Majesty s fine personal character, his splendid example in the integrity of his public and private life, and his passion for service to his people and humanity at large, endeared him to countless thousands’the world over. On your behalf 1 cabled a message conveying the respectful sympathy of members with Her Majesty Queen Mary, and the next day received a gracious acknowledgment.” , . The Chairman said that the cable service had sustained its reputation for promptitude and variety. The outstanding subjects dealt with during 1935 wore the jubilee of his late Majesty King George the Fifth, the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the war between Italy and Ethiopia, and the critical international situations which attended it, the rearming of Germany, the startling developments in the Far East, discussions and decisions of the League of Nations, the restoration of the Greek Monarchy, the Government of India Reform Bill, the Quetta earthquake, the death of Queen Astnd of Belgium, and the British General Elections. Many other matters of world-wide interest or importance were also included in the service. There was again an increase in the gross amount of cable received, the total for the year being 1,233,937 words, an increase of 60,864 as compared with the total for 1934. The tour of the New Zealand Rugby Union team in the British Isles was covered in a most liberal way, the association receiving 27,561 words of cable conveying reports and comment on the matches and recording various aspects of the tour. The service had also faithfully recorded the more adventurous aspects of the world’s news, devoting generous attention to those gallant spirits to whom danger was a familiar but not unwelcome companion in their search for new lands, new scenes, and new sensations. The congratulations of members would be extended freely to Sir James Hutchison, editor of the ' Otago Daily Times,’ who received the honour of knighthood from His Majesty the King. The honour that had come to him was not only only a tribute to his personal and professional worth, but to journalism in the Dominion as a whole.