New-York tribune., 1909-04-18
,-,oy.s OLDEST NEWSPAPER.
c,,stts" First Published in 1865
of the British Government.

t''f -. Gazette Of Tuesday night con-
'1hs L'i-U- iS,o,,noement says The London Ex-
ts,1sd u- .,, 5o1rnal has just been registered at
r1sss - postofice for transmission by inland
,,si IS -s+ood that this Rip Van Wrinkle pro-
f is nii's, .,s 10 desire on the part of the gov
'ssei 10 snsper- Iase if unregistered, would, OF
bulky nT Z,nre than one halfpenny to post, and
--r1ss co cson Gazette sometimes runs into hun
The Lonoonee SO il might be thought that The
s'sis OF pFTeeuld have been registered as a news
j,sSstie registration frst was instituted IN
rsysr We VIC money on postage.
I-jer 70 80 Gazette" has hitherto been regarded
ssct The 65-.ernroent publication, to be sent
,1b s. and in this way il has escaped postal
s,rres sltoge1hsin ina the distribution of The Ga
.,rt- was vas.H7 of St Martins Lane. and govern
gsssrs but in recent years other hrns nave
~sai o1lcss The Gazette" from the publishers
Ssn 20 5,q o., II through the post to customers.
"a suppl lts LIS seems TO have seen its way TO
s5ing few "a an Express representative was
.o Postsee5ia% that this is the reason why The
;s1stte hsT 1T, he charged postage unless dis
ssgste =. n-o-er course from metropolitan gov
vsicheo n - s or from the publishing office OF
he Gazette; which thus becomes the youngest
is also the Oldest f8r II was 81 9rS{ pao
The lsSse 5sT,er is numbered 2S:1S5 A journal, out
So neSsPse' grew vas published by authority
which II sii +i,na hut the title Gazette" dates
CroaNeII.. =. as frst published at oxford, the
I'm was in residence mere o9rng hse she p PiIsue soT
Fa Shs9 tH bes ever since been published twice a
seek Nl'l Tbsse have been published at all times
4 he day a. a. one hundred end thirty days The
Fr rA Ine'es ese been published by Messrs. Harrison
GsJsIte aims Lane but il is the property of the
nsL-osrt . mi and yields profit or about s2e.eo
s- 4b. Gazette varies in size from one page TO
q psres accora,ns 70 , me In ~ SnoI,
e q page fs-se staff and it is matter or pride that
tsess ts,S there are thousand enployes no on1claI
ta.s.s ~. ssent 10 The Gazette Tor pubNcanon mas
= Issted out nrematureiT
sEs- So ssee-s++e is the only news journal TO which
, !ns ministers are frequent contributors, and 10
tseRt ~ nr,nrarch now and then sends paragraphs
IA 7-A1s-sss5 with his own initials important state
tllos..ies Of state concerned, and are not pub
- ~-til they have seen the proofs The Ga
-s1t' IS probably the only paper whlch returns ms
=, s-h!s is done in the cases Of the sovereign
II # cabinet ministers
- .sn1- whose advertisements are controlled by
tx q Parliament in which numerous people are
osr.issnents are absolutely prohibited. 1t is the
~ . 1~rer whose statements may be accepted as
SssssSs Ss azst1e has cronicei oficiaI history for
.,-ly tTo hundred and fifty years, and the Lord
,.11a, had whole issue TO itself. In 1S47. the
ss,Tssy wear 50 many Parliamentary notices had
= 3 ,-.4k tcTaiied bout three thousand pages
Is recently as the CTirnean War The Gazette
,sz The first % publish an important item Of war
sszthe victory OF the Alna-and at one time
~ London newspap apeTs had TO wait for The puoli-
,i-n If The gazette in order TO secure such
.sxS NJ public Importance as lists Of casualties.
-iieh the War Once in these Gays sends direct 10
sTis (;azrtte's'' news is now always stolen by
sgsr newspapers which receive copies OF It over
srht and II Is the only newspaper which does not
psect 20 such procedure
ne onlv people who buy II are those who must
rrrh ss ofscials and lawyers, an Express rep
ssr-taflve vas told. To these may be added many
,s-sors who secure official promotion Of some kind,
n which they wish 70 keep an official record, and
r.ssibly-nsnkrupts-