PRESSMEN IN CONFERENCE.

Mataura Ensign, 25 February 1909, Page 3

PRESSMEN IN CONFERENCE.

i'i:i; L'xn'F.n ckess association. W.VNGANFI, Feb. 2-1. The annual meeting of the Press Association was held to-day. The annual report made allusion to the deaths of the late Mr G. G. Stead in director), the Lion. H. Feldwick and AIT- J. Humphries (.who for thirty years had boon on the hendniianers stall). .Mention was made oi the Daylight Extension Hill, and newspaper proprietors were warned that any such measure would be most disastrous to iho cable service, unless a similar scheme, were adopted in Australia. Allusion was made to the heavy burden imposed on evening newspapers by the charge for Press telegrams, which practically remains the same as it was thirty years ago, notwithstanding the frequent concessions made to the public. The excessive cost of messages is especially tele by the smaller papers. the meeting strongly endorsed the complaints of the oppressive effects of the present telegraphic .rates, and decided to again urge revision.

.Messrs L- i'- lilundell mill ''• were elected directors, ttotorua «as li.sed as. next place of meeting'.

Al a subse.[uent meeting of I hi? directors. Mr Fenwick was elected c'nairmiin ;iml Mr Hlorton deptitychairnnin.