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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16780, 8 July 1922, Page 14

j Messrs Dougall and Upham solicitors tor the company in the appeal »f t j, e New Zealand Express Co.. Ltd.. 1 m a case in which Mrs Gow was the I respondent, write pointing out that j the appeal was allowed on tho main \ point, viz., that the company was not acting as a ‘‘ common carrier ’’ in tha transactions in question. The question was one ot considerable interest, not only to the New Zealand Express Co., but to all other carriers wW undertake furniture removing business, as apparently it had l>een erromouslv assumed in many cases that in such business the carriers were acting as common carriers. “ Years ago." remarked Mr O- C. Mazcngarb in tho course of an address on public speaking last evening, relates the *' New Zealand Times " of Wednesday *' T read a statement that Parliament. the pulpit and the Bar were filled with " murderers, mouthers, and mongers of monotony **’ This was a severe indictment of the then standard of public speaking, but it was net and is not for from the truth. Think of the score or more clergymen in this city and tell me how many of them you really delight to hear. They wonder why their churches are not filled, and when you tell them why they preach to you the doctrine that the cl-urch is a place of worship, and that your duty is to be ,n your pew Sunday after Sunday—and if the sermon is not up to the sample, all tho stronger reason why yon should bo there. I disagree. If the. preaching of religion is not made attractive to church members, how can it possibly attract non church-goers!" Air Mazengarb afcn referred to the standard of speech in tlv* legal profession, and to th© pretence to oratory in 4 the ma-ble talking shop w Molefvcrlh Street. ’*