SHIPPING A WAR COREESPONDENT.
The Melbourne, f Daily Telegraph' is chuckling over its astuteness in getting a war special shipped with the ; New South Wales- contingent, disguised as one of the. crew. The 'Argus,' which-had' wanted lo send ' The Vagabond,' was refused; all ithe Melbourne papers were refused. No correspondents" were to accompany the expedition but those of'the Sydney :press. The ' Daily Telegraph ' man, not to be baulked, rigged, himself out in a round jacket and tarry. ,trousers, and signed articles on board the tlberia, as Jemmy Ducks, or cook's jmate's minister. The ' Argus' in due icourse learned^that it had- been done, land at, oncer.-appealed to- the- Sydney Government to order the disguised reporter, ashore at Adelaide.' His employes replied ■to this,move by interviewing a leading •, member of the Cabinet. 'Privately^' the Minister said, " I hope your man will succeed. Yon have, done the, smartest thing in journalism to get him on ; board. . The London ';Times ' couldn'ttfhavet done it better. -But, officially, we're bound to have him ashore, and we'll do it! ' The threatened telegram was sent to Adelaide r but.the newspaper.man bad stowed himself.away- nnd>could.not be found. ' The ships are how steaming across the Australian Bight,' says the ' Daily Telegraph ' in triumph, « and our correspondent is still on board I"
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Colonist, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4122, 25 April 1885, Page 3
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211SHIPPING A WAR COREESPONDENT. Colonist, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4122, 25 April 1885, Page 3
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