UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 3806, 22 February 1927, Page 13

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. ~ WELLINGTON, February 17. The annua] meeting of the United Press Association shareholders was held this afternoon, those present being Sir George Fenwick (Otago Daily Times), in the chair, Messrs G. Horton (New Zealand Herald), W. Cecil Leys (Auckland Star), L. P. Blundell (Evening Post), C S. Smith (Dunedin Star), A. M. Burns (Christchurch Press), E. G. Kerr (Timaru Herald and North. Otago Times), A. L. Muir (Herald, Gisborne), Mrs E. L. Pirani (Feilding Star), Messrs W C

Whitlock (Hawke’s Bay Tribune), A. A. Lucas (Nelson Mail), O. Johnson (Pahiatua Herald), W. Dinwiddle (Hawke’s Bay Herald), J. Coomb (Manawatu Standard). Robert B. Bell (Ashburton Guardian and Timaru Post), E. Huie (The Sup), L. C. Noting (Wanganui Chronicle), W. C. Weston (Taranaki Herald), R. P. Furness (Marlborough Express), T. C. List (Taranaki Daily News), A. G. Henderson (Lyttelton Times), E, Abbey Jones (Southland Daily News and Oamaru Mail), R. H. Bit lens (Manawatu Daily Times), C. W. Earle (Dominion, Wellington), 11. W Crawford (Northern Advocate, Whangarei), A. M'Nicol (Dannevirke News), P. Bond (Hawere Star), and S. H. Palmer-Jones (Herald, Wanganui). The following were also present by permission of the meeting:—Messrs C. S. Rush (North Auckland Times, Dargaville), A. C. Codlin (New Zealand Herald), W. 11. Bis set (Southland Times), T. L. Mills (Feilding Star), Mrs Page (Hawera Star), and W. J. Blundell (Evening Post, Wellington). The annual report made reference to the deaths of Sir Henry Brett and Messrs F. Pirani and E. E. Copping and the Hon. W. J. Geddis, the first-named of whom had been chairman of directors of the association. It also alluded to the passing of the New Zealand Times, a very qjd subscriber to the association. During the year 904,308 original words of cable news had been supplied to the newspapers," and a new contract had been made with the cable associations of Australia for two years with the option of two more. One of the features of the year was the large increase in the number of evening papers publishing late Saturday editions. Arrangements were in hand for the reporting of the tour of the New Zealand cricket team, which would involve a fairly substantial extra outlay.. The principal feature of the present year would probably be the Royal tour. As was the case when the Prince of Wales visited the Dominion, the Royal party, would be accompanied by representatives of the association. The chairman had presented one and the association five trees for Canberra avenue in the Australian' Federal capital. The Chairman delivered an exhaustive address on the werk of the year, which had been more laborious than usual on account of the heavy labour involved in several special directions, particularly the negotiations for the renew ..1 -of cable agreements and the preparation and issue of new agreements with individual subscribers. The report and balance sheet were adopted. Mr L. P. Blundell, a retiring was re-elected. Mr A. M. Burns, the other retiring director, did not offer himself again, and Mr A. G. Henderson, of the Lyttelton Times, was elected in his place. Wellington was chosen as the next place of meeting. At a subsequent meeting of directors Mr W. Cecil Leys (Auckland Star) was elected chairman for the ensuing year.