Concerning Mr H. N. Holmes, who arrived in Palmerston North to-dav on a brief visit, Mr C. M. Luke, of Wellington, remarked to a local resident: “He is the finest orator I have heard for verv many years past.” Mr Holmes will deliver a public lecture, “A shrinking world and its urgent challenge,” at the Municipal Hall this evening, to which the public are cordially invited. A local business man, who has been looking foi ward to the visit of Mr H. N. Holmes, recalls that he addressed a public meeting in Palmerston North about 15 years ago and was regarded as a verv good speaker then. Since that time, with his world-wide experience, he haa developed into one of the greatest of platform orators.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 143, 21 May 1925, Page 4
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