OUR GOVERNOR-GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 20263, 26 August 1929, Page 8

OUR GOVERNOR-GENERAL

SIR CHARLES FERGUSSON'S SUCCESSOR COMMANDER KENWORTHY MENTIONED Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright* LONDON, August 25. (Received August 26, at 11.53 a.m.) Rumour is mentioning the name o£ Commander Kenworthy as the likely successor to Sir Charles Fergusson as Governor-General of New Zealand. Commander Kenworthy declines to confirm or deny the statement.—Australian Press Association, ‘ [Commander J. M. Kcmvorthy is tha eldest sou of the 9th Baron Strabolgi. He was born at Leamington on March 7, 1886, and was educated at the Royal Naval Academy, North wood Park, Winchester, and trained for the Navy on H.M.S. Brittauuia. He entered the Navy in 1903, and served iu China, tha East Indies, Mediterranean, and West Coast of Africa. Ho commanded H.M.S. Bullfinch, 1914-15, and H.M.S. Commonwealth, 1916. He was on the Admiralty war staff, 1917, Assistant Chief of Staff, Gibraltar, and with the Mediterranean convoys, 1918. He was elected as a. Liberal to represent Kingston-upon-Hnll in April, 1919. Until recently he was leader of the Radical group in the House of Commons. On October 24 ho announced that ho intended to join the Labour Party. He said it was the duty of every Liberal and every Radical including Mr Lloyd George, to follow his example. This was necessary because the Libera] Party was split from top to bottom and the Labour Party was the biggest party. At the General Elections ho stood in the Labour interests, and was returned by a good, majority.]