LATE MR. T. P. O'CONNOR
iVACANT CENSORSHIP FILLED.
MR. E. SHORTT APPOINTED,
(Received November 24, 5.5 p.m.)
[British Wireless. RUGBY, Nov. 23. Mr. -Edward Shortt, a former Home Secretary, has been appointed President jpf the British Board of Film Censors, in succession to the late Mr. T. P. 0 Connor. Mr. Shortt represented Newcastle West IBs Libera,! member from 1910 to 1922. From 1919 to 1922 he held the office of Home Secretary in the Liberal Government, and was before that Chief Secretary for Ireland.
It-is understood that tho Labour candidate is likely to be unopposed in the byclection for tho Scotland Division cf Liverpool, where the seat was rendered jvacant by the death of Mr. T. V.
,o'Connor. Mr.' O'Connor sat as an Irish Nationalist. His constituency contained a large proportion of Irish workers.
Mr. Edward Shortt, who is a K.C., visited New Zealand some little time ago, on behalf of Sir W. G. Armstrong, "WhitWorth, Limited, in connection with the 'Arapuni contract.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20421, 25 November 1929, Page 11
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164LATE MR. T. P. O'CONNOR New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20421, 25 November 1929, Page 11
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