MEN OF THE TIME

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 127, 30 May 1914, Page 10

MEN OF THE TIME

SOME ENGLISH NOTABILITIES.

Sir Rufus Isaacs (raised to the Peerage ns Lord Reading), who was appointed Lord Chief Justice of England, is tho first Hebrpw to bocomo head of the British judiciary. He tiierl severft professions before he adopted that of the law and won fame and fortune. He berame the foremost advocabe of his day, and the most formidable crossexaminer. He spent three years in office, having been appointed both as Solicitor-General and Attorney-General in 1910.

Though only twenty-one, Mr/ Francis Ouimet won ' the American Golf Championship in September, beating two famous British representatives, Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. He is a golfing genius — a prodigy. He has been playing almost all his life, and was the first amateur to win the American Championship.

The Soubh African Governor-General may have to deal with Labour troubles as well as a Home' Secretary in London. Viscount Gladstone has found that out. His successors at Home have been attacked for their handling of industrial disputes, and Lord Gladstone has had his turn also in Africa.

The American Ambassador to Greab Britain, Dr. Walter Hines Page, was a warm supporter of President Wilson in his election campaign. He is nob so witty as Mr. Choate, or so eloquent as Mr. Bryan, but he speaks well and forcibly, and understands American problems at few men do..

The Bishop of London, one of the mosb active, public churchmen, has held his present position since 1901. Before he became a bishop ho had been learning how the poor live in one of the pooresb disbriebs of the Easb End", Sbepney, by living among the people. He gob to know them and did splendid work among them. They did him good, too, he says; broadened l his views and enlarged liis sympathies.

Sir Alberb Spicer, head of a great paper house of that name, is one of the most advanced of Imperial commercial men. lie was in New Zealand with the Empire Chamber of Commerce party. Ab chairman of the Marconi Committee he came into greater prominence a year ago.