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SIR JOHN HARRIS PASSES. (British Official Wireless.) Received Mav 2, 11 a.m. 'RUGBY, May 1. . Sit John Harris, whose work for the abolition of slavery is well-known throughout the world, died on Wednesday, aged 66. Secretary of the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines’ Protection Society, Sit John Harris was strongly in favour of the formation of the Permanent Slavery Commission of the League of Nations. The appointment of this commission in 1933 coincided with liis receipt of a knighthood.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 130, 2 May 1940, Page 9
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79NOTABLE FIGURE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 130, 2 May 1940, Page 9
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