PARLIAMENTARY UNION AND OEBA TING SOCIETY.
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,"A, rich; oratorical treat" wqstthe uaani^ inous verdict uf the large audie rice, wh^cn asaeinbied at the Uprough. Council Ciiambers last evening aid had the'pl««Bur,e : of listening to the lecture, delivered, untleir-the auspices, of, the .'above society, by,, the Rey~ H. -R. Dewsbury . on .. "Charles Dickens." There were not a few amongst "those present last' evening who had previously "Jie^rd the eloquent lecturer, b\it one apd a^l agreed that' they, had never, heard M r Dewsbury to such advantage, and rarely,, if ever, hasL they been provided' with a richer litetary treat. % In his introductory Tematfcs .the lecture? < gave . an > eioquenb perojtatioil. on noveliats in. general, and ; w.hen demoting iiimseit more particularly "to his subject fairiy. revelled lit itc His Recital of munj bf -Dickens' gems, hisclevfer impersoiuitiba of th^e Various .characters represented by ■the great novelist/ htuuec and;pathoa «lternattng, and ,^He beajahful word-paintings which characterised tlte lecture throughout wwe watmty applauded, and v *fc "ita cit»a tne t audience most . enthusiastically expressed their- appreciation and thinks, on the motion of Mr Jas. Aitken, seconded by Mr J. Ball. Mr J. Btl tfeesing, speaker of the Union, presided. It was announced thatdt the if«xt meeting, of the Society the Government would introduce a bill dealing with educational matters, particulars' of which will be "given later on. - - ■ _ . ' ? -.'.-• .1 t Several new -members,' were enrolled. ' •
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10971, 10 June 1903, Page 5
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233PARLIAMENTARY UNION AND OEBATING SOCIETY. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10971, 10 June 1903, Page 5
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