CAPTAIN ANTHONY EDEN, M.P.

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 48, 25 August 1925, Page 9

CAPTAIN ANTHONY EDEN, M.P.

the "Sphere"/and ."•Tatler.". For'many years he has been. associated with the movement'to develop closer, relations between the -British Empire and the United . States. 'Sir Harry ■ Brittain- a; Yorkshireman educated at Repton and Oxford, began life in Fleet street with Sir William Ingram, at that time proprietor of the "Illustrated London News" and "Sketch." Eater he-joined; Sir .Arthur Pearson'.in the. early-days "of .tho "Daily -Express" and'••his. .many"-other papers. He has been '-'of' Parliament .for the-.Acton division, of\Middlesex .since 1918. ...The..idea,p.f an Empire Press Union .was-conceived by Sir Harry Brittain while in, Canada in 1907 with the late Lord Strathcona. The first conference was ■ consequently organised and took place in London in 1909. -And one of the, direct results of; this first

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conference wa« tho formation of a permanent' body, the Empire Press Union itself.

Sir Joseph Keed represents the Press Association on the delegation. He recently resigned his directorship of tho "Newcastle Chronicle," Ltd., with whose publications he has been associated for 44 years. He is graduate of Durham University, and adopted the profession of marine engineering; but re-entered the - "Chronicle" office, of which his father was manager. He commenced, his career pn thp "Chronicle" as a printer's devil at the Vage of 14. It was about this time.that the linotype machine was introduced "from America-, and.as some difficulty waa being experienced in adapting the machines to English needs Sir Joseph was called from his work as a draughtsman in a Tyneside. shipyard to attend to the;linotype construction and installation., He never returned to the' shipyard. In

1918 he jouied.thiv committee of ths Press Association, of which lie became chairman in 1921, gr[ r Joseph j B deeply interested la musketry, and is a very keen shot. Hs js an ajfd%r.t • supporter o£ tie voluptesr merejaacti, and "during ths irar iras largely responsible for ths successful recruiting efforts on the Tyne.- . .'

Captain; Robert Anthony Eden, M.G., J.l'., M.P., is one of the younger mcrhbers of the party. JTn is tho second surviving son of tlie late Sir' %Vi]J]a.Tn Eden, 7th baronet, ami was bnrn in 1897. Captain Eden is said to. possess a kefin desire to learn all (hat lie: can of the lands south of the Equator. J1 c was educated at Eton and Oxford, and took fireUclass honours in Oriental languages. His tendency was originally towards tho Diplomatic Service, hence iiis study of Persian and Arabic, hut his university career was interrupted by tbn war. He served will) Iho King's \Hoyal Rifles from -1915 f<> .1010, -tlio. lalUr period of 'l""n '»nip biiins ■■ IW> G.s,<J, .ami .tJacu #* Imjadj' mi'-Xi lia'ii: