New Australian Mi inister to Japan a Brilliant ud Statesman Shanghai, Dec. 6.
IR John Latham, recently apy ted Australian Minister Japan, will be passing thro way to take up his post, He is for in 1934 he was a member of ugh Shanghai next week on his not new to the work before him, an Australian Mission to the Far bringing him into close contact with Japan, He is acknowledged as one of Australia's greatest statesmen and scholars, having had a int career' in both par-
Latham's reach in 1931, but with the fives are' records of "illustrious. ser~ 10 their country, to their Empire, and to the cause oF work harmony id goodwill, To mis new office he brings great scholarship, the keenly twained mind of an eminent constitu. tional lawyer and judge, and a deep understanding of administrative and governmental problems and processes the fruit of twelve years" Parlia mentary. service, ning of which he spent as a Minister of the Common Government, He brings also personal knowledge cof the scene to which his new work spirit of service that had character: zed his' entire public life. he Voluntarily Stood down in favour of the late Mr. J. A. Lyons, so that a United Australia" Party could formed. He again became Attorney General, and held in addition the portfolios "ut External Affairs and Labour and Industry. in the Lyons Ministty, and was" Depuly. Prime Minister under Mr. Lyons. In all his Parliamentary career, Sir John served only three years as a'private member, Australia made other calls upon his services. Many times he represented the Commonwealth overseas. when questions of vital importance to his country came up for discussion, or when matters affecting Australia's place in the world plan were to be Feviewed, Thus. in 1028, he repre: sented the Commonwealth at the League of Nations" Assembly, and in 1992 he was the Australian delegate to the Disarmament und Reparations conferences. In. 1992, also. he was again an Australien delegaic to the Leayue Assembly. takes him, and Is already aware of the nature of the problems he may mieot, for, hn 1994, he led an Austra:
Mission to the East "with cons "sir John Latham." suld the spokesman of the Japanese Mission which visited Australia in 1933, ree ferring to Sir John's work in Japan In. the previous. your, "really paved the way for friendly rotations between Japan and Australia
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