Chief Officer of the Shanghai Fire Brigade, who leaves for Home to-day.
Sir Frederick Whyte, formerly President of the Indian Legislative Assembly and later political adviser te the National Government of China, mas been appointed director-general of the English-Speaking Union of the British Empire, states the "Glasgow Herald."
Sir Frederick is the eldest son of the late Very Rev. Principal Whyte. D.D., of New College, Edinburgh, who was a native of Kirriemuir.
He has been M.P. (Liberal) for Perth, private secretary to Mr. Winston Churchill editor of the "New Europe." and chairman of the Indian Red Cross Society.
For some time the English-Speaking Union has pursued an expe ment in the development of its policy through the medium of a Public Affairs Committee, which has treated many common interests and problems of the British Commonwealth and the United States of America. This has proved so successful that the Union is at present undergoing reorganization in the light of its ex-
Sir Frederick is already well known to many students of British-American affairs through his chairmanship of the private dinner-discussions on Anglo-American prob-Jems at Dartmouth House, London, which have been held during the past two years.
Another aspect of the public affairs work of the E.S.U. has consisted of the series of panel discussions initiated under Sir Frederick Whyte's chairmanship last October. Subjects discussed at these panel discussions have included "The British-American Trade Agreement," and "How far can Britain count on American support if she takes risks for peace?"
Yet another aspect of the E.S.U.'s new activities has been the use of documentary films. British, American, and Dominion short films of the documentary type have been shown to E.S.U. members and others at Dartmouth House and other centres in London, and to E.S.U. branches throughout the country.
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