Debaters Compete
About 30 members of eight debating clubs from Christchurch took part in the Canterbury Speaking Union’s preliminary contests at the weekend for the final event on Sunday. In the A grade debating competition the W.E.A. Debating Club won the semi-final and will meet the University Dialectic Club in the final.
Other results were:— A grade prepared speeches: Mr G. Thomas (W.E.A. Debating Club) 1, J. Brines (W.E.A. Debating Club) 2, J. Brown (United Club) 3. B grade prepared speech: Mr D. Marks (United Club) 1, Mrs B. Milligan (Speakers' Club) 2, Mrs A. McLachlan (W.E.A. Speakers’ Club) 3. B grade auditory. Mr J. Ryder (Forum Club) 1. Mrs A. McLachlan (W.E.A. Speakers’ Club) 2, Mr D. Marks (United Club) 3. Orations: Mr J. Brown 1, Messrs G. Thomas and J. Brines 2 equal.
World Weather
The world’s weather on Saturday was.—Rome, sunny, 70 degrees minimum, 81 degrees maximum; Paris, cloudy, 58, 76: London, cloudy, 55, 64: Berlin, cloudy. 61, 68: Amsterdam, cloudy. 59, 61: Brussel's, rain, 52. 68: Madrid, sunny. 64, 92; Moscow, cloudy, 52, 73'- Stockholm, overcast. 57. 68: New York, cloudy. 72. 88: San Francisco, clear 52. 61; Los Angeles, cloudy. 62. 82: i Chicago, clear, 66, 84: Miami, [clear. 82, 84; Tokyo, fair. 75. 94: Hong Kong, clear, 81, 88; Buenos Aires, clear. 58. 72: Montreal, cloudy,. 64. 88: Toronto, clear, 59, 79; Rio de Janeiro, cloudy. 56, 76; Singapore, fair, 74, 88.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32359, 27 July 1970, Page 12
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