LOUD CHURCHILL AS A PUBLIC SPEAKER.
+ = — Lord Randolph Churchill is said to be a mild terror to the reporters — mild, because the sonorousness of his voice and the general distinctness of his utterance are some set-off against the rapidily of his delivery. On one night, ml 5 minutes, he spoke 208 lines of the "Time?," or nineteen-twentieths of a column, threefourths of a column being about tho average spoken by members who are reported m the first person. Lord Randolph's rate of delivery, without allowing i for cheers or other interruptions, was at ; the rate of 140 words a minuto, and, as \ there were some pauses m the 15 minutes, i lub lordship when he wbb speaking kept up j the pace at 150 words a minute or more, i This puts an unusual strain on reporters ' i taking notes under conditions not favor- i able to the hearing of every word with ; certainty, and gives them m Hvidually a | disproportionate amount of work to do on < leaving the gallery, ]
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG18870415.2.11
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Ashburton Guardian, Volume v, Issue 1533, 15 April 1887, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
170LOUD CHURCHILL AS A PUBLIC SPEAKER. Ashburton Guardian, Volume v, Issue 1533, 15 April 1887, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in