The Glenwood post., 1915-07-24
WD LONDON JOURNAL
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0A41so hewspaper saIseprise ~
oe0oUon9 4wsrfed ths inDostancs a
tAo LAo1oA Gazette. Britain's olAese
ssvs0a0eR. which for $50 ysaxs has
a1a1a11y eAronicled the history OF ths
esooesy. To-day ii u practically oaly
uee1 ~ oach announcsmsats - tAo
kaagis h1FtAday honors list and Ieeal
AstieaA Time was. however, when the
Gasoe1o vas the only medium through
vhSee ~ public could learn any for.
sAga 00vo er any public announcement
Which Foyalty and statesmea had 10
Aaho.
NoVaAAyo such announoemeats
while boaaG sent to the London O.,
ssete. - simultaneously communi-
eets1 - tAs more important nsvspa,
psrs- H0t oven today the Lo.Asa O.
sstts = esatrolled by the sovsrnnsat,
aAA DastSeularly watchfsl eye 10 ksDt
% tAo o1vertisemsnts In it, paeoa,
whieA aFe regulated By Law. rhaos
aAvset1DeOents are mostly of a o0cial
o. boGa1 eaaracter. Of which n h nA0-
sssasy - keep . record. sal earn for
ths aaGase about >so.oO0 . ysas. No
srsae nas1facturer could obtain Q paR
10 ~ DaO0. even thsaSh hs vses vt1t
iAg = ~ $4,000 . liss for H. Aleo,
0stAse. ~ Gazette yisaAs he country
. Drsot q about elee.eee Q year, -
thsssA Dsactically the oaly psssss
wAe ~ q ars govss.1sat s0sials
~ hvys8-
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4 was ~ until lsoe that II vas soGao.
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tFaAs0laG1ea BY inlAnl Dose - .
asvs0p0se. Previo1sly 4 AaA besa ~
gar6e1 - Q governnsat pablicatieo
sal1. ~ was dispatched 70. H. u.
go ~ way ssosDiAg postal
cAarOss eDlseethsr. But appsrsaaiy ~
O0vW11Dan9 saw . way 70 reaH . Nv
sats0 rAa1eDsaes By AavtaG 4 FsGAo
tseeA- .a val.
h oossEts variss b siss WI 80.
si6ssaAly. 0ometimss II ooasists nseo,
h 4 60 pase. and soostioss Il ~
tvssa 1s1s and i've hs.Ars1. ~ ~
peSee alWa1s remains tA0 sa0A, via,
90 d1Aank. There vas eos nsooe-
a5ss voUk- IN 1s47. which vas k.owl
- ~ -nanway Year" wAsa - nAay
pael1nnsa1nry notices ~ - - Dab-
lisAeA ~ the 0asstts ~ H. veek
toGale1 Abept three tAouaaaA Daeeo.
0ae of ~ most iAtagasting nnnbees
oe tAs oesstts vvsr pabltshsl was tAa
Dia0s0d jubilee aanber. the whole
paper being devoted TO an ofhcial rec
ord Of that historic celebration.
A. an illustration oe the importance
Of the Gazette In the old days, 1t
might be mentioned that as recently
a. the Crimean war the Gazette was
the arst to publish that important item
Of news. the victory Of Alma. At one
time the London newspapers had to
wait for the publication of the Gazette
in order to secure such news Of public
Importance a. the list of casualties,
which the war once In those days sent
direct to Fleet street.
1t is the proud boast Of Messrs.
Harrison. who for more than one hun,
dred and thirty years published the
London Gazette. that although kings
and cabinet aiAisters contributed to
its pages durias The time they pub
lished the papsr. and although thou
sands Of employees were engaged on
the work of producing the Gazette, no
o@cial secrets ssot 70 them for publ.
cation have svsr LEAKED out
The Gazette y probably the only pa-
Per which RETURNS the original copy to
IT. authors aloag With the proof. This
10 done in the case Of eonmunicationa
from sovereigns and cabinet ministers.