The services rendered by Reuter's Agency in conveying to Shanghat and its newspapers intelligence regarding King George's itiness and death must bbe gratefully recorded. This journal also indebted to the United Prees Agency which gave admirable co~ operation on important points hut the main burden naturally fell an the shoulders of the senior British Agency which spared no trouble in keeping. the service efficiently running and by its courteous assistance in circum~ stances of special strain greatly faci-Mlated: the newspapers' performance of their task As an example of the development. in Reuter's news services, it may be appropriate to recall thai, on the occasion of the death of King Edward VI. although the news of the demise was actually re~ ceived through Reuter in Shanghai two hours after the event instead of afew minutes as on Tuesday, the Subsequent' messages wore far' Tess expansive, Indeed this journal's issue of May 9, 1910—tho rst published after the King's death on May 6, 1910 contained a bare couple of columns. fof Reuter's messages on the event find that space was largely devoted to repetition of the formal announce ments of the passing, apart from a brief account of the final scenes and summary of the new King's speech his Privy Council, This journal Holt gave a leading article and a special obituary of the late King together with a column on the recep tion of the news in Shanghai. The yest of the issue—amounting in all less than ten columns—was devoted to general nows and correspondence. It is permissible to suggest that Reuter's development of the news service has been reflected generally In the press during the quarter of a century which has elapsed.
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