FAMOUS JAP IN HOKITIKA

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1924, Page 2

FAMOUS JAP IN HOKITIKA

I'AFL KAXAAIOIII. “Truth" of Sent, 23rd. lots the 10lJ.iwing to say about Prolossor Haul Kanauiori. the famous Jap who is at present visling Hokitika, holding the ."•rviei's in the Presbyterian Church, and a united meeting in the Anglican Sunday Sd'nnl to-morrow aft I'l iieon : ‘‘For a period of two months' New Zealand has I i'pt"rlninmg. as it were, “an angel unawares” in the person of Haul Kammmri. who is working his wav south and will he on tour for another couple of months before going on to Australia. New Zealanders have made a great fuss over much lesser lights in the realms of education, economics. of culture and learning than Haul Kaimmori. who is being ignored. The Apostle Haul of Japan—the more familiar phrase for him is ‘The .Moody of Japan”—cuts a. large swathe over in his own country, where liir half a century he has figured as an advanced thinker and.an advocate of the English language. For twenty years lie was the foremost economist in his kingdom, a translator of English. Herman and American works, and a most prodigious lecturer. But it is as a revival preacher ami religious teacher that lie b known at home and abroad. To the patient Japs over on their own island kingdom he is a delight with his pi mulling - for his discourse runs into three hours! lie is a fluent speaker in English, and talks and thinks like a scholar, nor does he look anything like his fif veal's, and the loud father of nine ehildren. He has been a widower these ten years. Ilis principal theme during his New Zealand tour is a big lecture on his personal experiences in the great earthquake. lire, and tidal wave of just a rear ago. Vlis Sundays on tour are well tilled three times in the day. preaching from all sorts of pulpits- Anglican. Salvation Army. Hreshvterian. .Methodist, etc. creed mattering not at all to the brilliant, little man.”