Evening star., 1926-11-21
Sir Hugh Denison
| Comes to Represent
Australian Union
New Commissioner, Who
May Be Elevated in Dip
lomatic Rank, Presents
His Credentials.

Sir Hugh Denison. who presented
his credentials to the Secretary Of
State and was presented to Presi-
dent Coolidge during the past week
Is the third Commissioner assigned
to this country by the Australian
Union since the World War changed
the political status Of the dominions
of Great Britain beyond the seas.
The present Commissioner Is a native
of New South Wales. whereas his
predecessor, Sir James Elder, was
an Australian and came to the United
States from Melbourne.
For the present the new Commits
sioner f1lls a dual role and will have
both diplomatic and consular affairs
in charge. For this reason, he will
have to follow the procedure Of for
tinent of Australia and divide his
time between Washington and New
York. He and Lady Denison spent
about 10 days. in Washington and
Wednesday went to New York where
they will be in residence for the next
month or so in an apartment at the
Plaza. They will return to Washing
ton some time in December and will
remain until the future status of the
Commissioner has been determined.
The conference still in progress In
London between the premiers OF the
empire may result in Australia. as
the FIVE separate states which COM
prise the union are familiarly called
following the example Of the Irish
Free State and lately of Canada, In
having a Minister Of its own. In
this case, 1t Is considered quite pos.
sible that Sir Hugh Denison will be
named the first envoy and consul
general and other consular officers
will be appointed for New York, San
Francisco and other commercial
centers where the South Sea coun'
tries have vital interests. The Com
missioner, who was born in Forbes,
New South Wales, Is one of the great
newspaper directors and managers
in his country and is at present chair.
man of the board Of seven directors OF
the Evening Sun of Sydney, of the
Sunday Sun, separate publication,
and Of the Newcastle, IN. s. WI Sun.
These papers have a combined cir
culation of more than 100000. an6
Sir Hugh occupies the most 1mpor
tant post in their direction and gen
eral policy. There are two dominant
DOllllCdk pdIIlCo AA AVG" NootA s~A~o
the National and the Labor but these
papers are not organs but are pur.
veyors of news in the most impartial
way.
Sir Hugh and Lady Denison are
in the prime of life and have been
active in many ways in Sydney. the
capital Of New South Wales. a thEiv-
Ing city the population OF which has
already passed the million mark.
Both are members and the Commits
sioner is the president of the Vic
toria League, a patriotic organiza-
ton pledged to labor to improve the
bond of union between different parts
of the British Empire. Lady Deni-
son was born in Sydney and was,
before her marriage in 1893. Miss
Sara Jothergill. There are three sons,
all remaining in their native home.
The eldest, Reginald Ernest Denison.
studied in the University Of Sydney
and selected law as profession. He
ls, however, now associated with his
father in the management of the
Sydney Evening Sun. He is married
and has two children. The second
son, Cecil Herbert, Is unmarried and