. Notable Londoners, an illustrated who's who of professional and business men. der of the Crown from King Albert. His recreations arevachting and golf. Clubs : National Liberal, Devonshire.{Photo: Elliott &? Fry) COLONEL THE HON. SIR JAMES ALLEN Sir James Allen is High Commissioner for New Zealand,and it may confidently be said that no more representativecitizen of New Zealand could have been chosen for thishigh office in London. Although Antipodean born. SirJames was educated at Clifton College, Bristol, and atSt. Johns, Cambridge, also at the Royal School of the University he won o
. Notable Londoners, an illustrated who's who of professional and business men. der of the Crown from King Albert. His recreations arevachting and golf. Clubs : National Liberal, Devonshire.{Photo: Elliott &? Fry) COLONEL THE HON. SIR JAMES ALLEN Sir James Allen is High Commissioner for New Zealand,and it may confidently be said that no more representativecitizen of New Zealand could have been chosen for thishigh office in London. Although Antipodean born. SirJames was educated at Clifton College, Bristol, and atSt. Johns, Cambridge, also at the Royal School of the University he won outstanding successes both inhis studies and the vafsity sports. He was for thirty-threeyears a Member of the New Zealand Parliament, and wasa Member of the Government in power at the outl)reak ofthe Great War. He then held the portfolio of Defence,and to his energy and action the magnificently spon-taneous response of New Zealand to the call to arms waslargely due. Sir James is a Past Chancellor of the OtagoUniversity. (Photo: Russell) 149PUBLIC WORK NOTABLE LORD ASKWITH, First Baron Askwith of St. Ives, Hunts, cr. 1919. , Brasenose College, and Hon. of OxfordUniversity, who through his many public appointmentshas done much to bring about a better understandingbetween employers and employed. Chief Industrial Com-missioner, 1911-19, and Chainnan Fair Wages .AdvisoryCommittee, 1909-19 ; Chairman of Committee of Productionand principal arbitrator in trade disputes and on wagesand conditions throughout the War; elected PresidentBritish Federation of Iron and Steel Merchants, 1919-21 ;Chairman Xational CitizensUnion; Vice-President ;President of Council of Institute Frani;ais du RoyaumeUni: Commander Legion of Honour and of Belgian Orderof the Crown ; author of Industrial Problems andDisputes (John Murray). {Photo : Bassaiio)
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