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Statesman Born at Sea.
The life story of the prime minis ter of New South Wales, the Hon James Sinclair McGowen, who arrived In London recently for the coronation is a peculiarly romantic one. He was born on the Pacific. It was in the days of sailing ships, and the West ern Bride lay becalmed. But in the hour of the future premier's birth breeze sprang up, and the babe was hailed by the crew as .an omen of good fortune, and christened after the captain, whose name was Sinclair. Mr McGowen's birth was registered at Stepney, as he was born at sea under the British flag. Here comes a strange coincidence. Mr. McGowen was never out of Australia till he left for the coronation, and the taking of the cen sus coincided with his voyage. While on the high seas his name was counted among British-born citizens, and once more the fact was recorded at Stepney.
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