PRESS CABLE SERVICE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144134, 2 July 1913, Page 2

PRESS CABLE SERVICE.

New Zealand ore generally do not realise how well served they are by their, newspapers, though visitors to tho Dominion -Hrcquontly;., remark -upon the

groat excellence of the press, not only in the matter of its high tone but also of its complete cable service, which enables it to supply its readers with a more intimate knowledge of the world’s happenings than is given in any other country. One reason for this is the efficiency of the Press Association, to which most of tho newspapers in the Dominion belong, and which disseminates daily a well-selected digest of tho news of the world, and, in the case of events of first-rate importance, with wonderfully full and accurate reports. Of course it is impossible, with, cable rates as high as they are, that every item of.-wterest can bo supplied from tho world’s centres, but tho selection general';-.- has been good. "With a view to still further improving the service, arrangements have just been completed by many of the newspapers, tile Taranaki Herald among tho number, to take what is known as the Sydney Sun service. It may have been noticed for some time past that a selection from this service has been publisher! in our columns, but the messages have always been several days old because they were not cabled from Sydney, but taken from the Sun files when they reached hero. Under the new arrangement we shall share with the Sydney Sun in its independent cable service, which is obtained from the London Times, and so lie able to furnish on>readers with practically a double cable service—tho old service, which has been supplied through tho loading Melbourne dailies and the Sun’s independent service, which lias supplied Sydney readers with world’s news at practically the same hour as readers of Tho Times obtained it in tho Old Country. The readers of the Now Zealand papers taking this additional service will thus be hotter supplied than ever with the news (f the world, better supplied indeed than the hulk of newspaper readers in any part of the world. Naturally this cannot be done without large expense, but New Zealanders treat their newspapers on the whole generously—otherwise they could not bo so well served—and tho press is seldom backward in tho matter of enterprise. The new service will commence in our columns on Monday next, and we hope will be fully appreciated.