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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

“Truth,”

Truth,” a daily evening newspaper published by the Christchurch Press Company, has arisen out of the ashes of two less lusty predecessors. The first evening newspaper owned by the Press Company was the “Globe,” established by Mr. C. A. Pritchard, in 1874, and afterwards purchased by the Company. In 1881 another evening paper, the “Telegraph,” was started in Christchurch, which ran as a separate concern for two years, and was then also purchased by the Press Company. The “Globe” was incorporated with it, and the paper ran until 1893, when it was re-organised and given the name of “Truth,” which it still retains. “Truth” has always been distinguished for fearless criticism, and in this connection the paper's exposure of Worthington and Clampett are matters of history. “Truth” has had many trenchant writers on its staff, and has won a reputation, which it still maintains, as one of the brightest and most enterprising and courageous daily journals in the colony.