London, Mar. 23.
Mrs. Shepherd, formerly a famous musical comedy actress, dice here today at the age of 67. Mrs. Shepherd was the former Miss Louie Frecar.
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Sir Robert Wallace London, Mar. 20, Si Robert Wallace, formerly MP. for Perth, and Chairman of the London Sessions, died in Kensington today at the age of 88. Known as the "merciful judge," Sir Robert founded "the "probation © system—
Dr. Yotaro Sugimura Tokyo, Mar, 24:
'Dr. Yotaro Sugimura, former Japanese Ambassador to France and. one-time assistant Secretary-General fof she League of Nations, died of an intestinal. disorder at Keio University Hospital here at 145 o'clock' this morning. He was 03 years old Domei, Dr. J. H. Robertson Annapolis, Mar. 21.
Dr. James Alexander' Robertson, Maryland archivist, died here last hight at the age of 66. He was an authority on Latin' American and Philippine affairs. He owned what is perhaps the most important private collection of Philippiana in existence. United Press, Sir Sidney Herbert London, Mar. 22.
'The third vacancy in' the Parliament. representation to be. created within ten days by the death of a sitting member occurred today, when by-election in the Abbey Division for Westminster was necessitated by the death of Sir Sidney Herbert, who as a Conservative supporter of the National Government, had a majority' of 12,802 over his Labour opponent, at the last election—Wireless through Reuter, Mr. James Brown London, Mar. 21.
Mr. James Brown, Labour member for South Ayrshire, died here today at the age of 77.
Born in Whitletts and educated at Annabank Public School, he was miner from twelve years of aye to 41. Mr. Brown received an. Hon.
LL.D, from Glasgow University in 1931." He was Lord High Comm slone. to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1924, 1930] and 1931.
He married Miss Catherine Steele in 1888, and is survived by his widow and two sons.—Reuter.
Lord Sanderson London, Mar. 25.
The death occurred today of Lord Sanderson, first Baron of Hunmanby, at the age of 70 years. He was the eldest son of the late Mr. Thomas Sanderson Furniss, of Higham House, Stratford St. Mary, County of Although he was blind from he finished his studies at Oxford University, and "was awarded a @iploma in economics with dist tion, in 1906. From 1907 til 1916, hho twas lecturer and tutor in econo: mies at Ruskin College, Oxford. In 1916, he became Principal of this College and held this post till 1925.
For 20 years (1915-1935), the deceased was a member of the Central Executive Workers' Educational As~ sociation. In the General Election of 1018, Lord Sanderson figured as a Labour candidate for the University of Oxford, while, from 1931 till 1936, he was a member of the Parliament ary Executive of the Labour Party, from which, however, he resigned in 1928.
The late Lord Sanderson had been appointed a, member of the Joint Committee of both Houses on the London Passenger Transport Bill in 1931, on the Water Resources and Supplies Bill during 1935-36, und the Gas Prices Bill during 1936-37.
Besides his contributions to The Economic Journal and other period-leals, the late Lord Sanderson edited The Industrial Outlook. Among his us were "Memories of Sixty Years" (1931).—Reuter.
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