HIGH PRAISE
AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER ABILITY AS A SPEAKER (Per United Press Association; AUCKLAND, Oct 29. High praise for Australia’s Prim# Minister (Mr R. G. Menzies) was given by Mr Peter Barr, of Dunedin, who has returned from a visit to the Commonwealth. Mr Barr said that Australia was fortunate in having a man like Mr Menzies as Prime Minister. He thought the position of the Commonwealth Government had been strengthened since the declaration or war, largely by reason of the ability o£ Mr Menzies as a speaker and as a result of his determination to carry out the programme the Government had laid down. With the exception of the Labour leader (Mr J. s Curtin) all sections strongly approved of the principle of compulsory service for home Mr Barr said. He had heard Mr Menzies speak on two occasions on defence matters. One speech was at a huge congregation of men in the largest Presbyterian Church at Melbourne. and despite the fact that it was a Sunday afternoon and the meeting was in a Presbyterian “ Kirk,” th# men rose to their feet and cheered Mr Menzies when he began to speak.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23952, 30 October 1939, Page 9
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192HIGH PRAISE Otago Daily Times, Issue 23952, 30 October 1939, Page 9
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