Who Said Begg's?

NZ Truth, Issue 1184, 9 August 1928, Page 6

Who Said Begg's?

A FIRST-HAND knowledge of human nature, firmly inlaid with ithe \ virtues of integrity, honesty of purpose, and tolerance for the other man's viewpoint, has elevated Thomas Ritchie to the pinnacle of popularity m commercial and musical circles m Dunedin. But m gaining . this practical education he has been "through the mill" from the most humble position to the highest — no mushroom rise to fame, but a slow and thorough preparation m each ; phase of the retail music store business until to-day his hand rests on the helm of the national, enterprise of Begg and Co. Vocalist, organist,, conductor and canny business man, Thomas Ritchie has given much to both the social arid commercial life of Dunedin, and m his upward path to prosperity and success he has gathered round him, by sheer force of personality," a .body of supporters whose names are legion. Musical folk had e'er the reputation of being "temperamental," but Dunedir£s Tarn has a quiet nature, leavened with a good deal of common sense, and m the -various organisations with which he has been connected, he has had the happy knack of getting one hundred per cent, efficiency from his team.. , ... , ■ It ia superfluous to add that Tarn is a son of Scotia, and he wields a nibUqll with the efcju of a Bobby Jonas. 1