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letter from Austria TRIBUTE TO ENGLISH SPEECH "Tins letter justifies the activities of the International Committee," said Mr. T. U. Wells, president of the Auckland Rotary Club, in referring at the club's luncheon yesterday to a communication from the Ilotary Club at Villach, a small town in Austria.
Mr. Wells said Mr. J. Clark, chairman of the committee, recently sent a message of congratulation to the Villach Club on its foundation. The president of the Villach Club, Professor August Lange, bad now sent a letter of appreciation, and had commented on the progress of the organisation. In his letter, Professor Lango staled: "Half an hour before each meeting I teach my 'boys' English, an idea, of mine enthusiastically welcomed by them (free of chfi.rge, of course). I made them understand this was a sort of tribute to our founder, Paul Harris, and to the Englishspeaking nations, from whom Rotary, Ihe herald of peace and general understanding, lias spread over the whole world." Professor Lange said that it, was hoped that next year the club members would be able to welcome British visitors in the English language.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21358, 6 December 1932, Page 10
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