Show T THE HE important assignment ot of delivering arms shipments from thi this s country to europe is handed to a man who is somewhat ot of a specialist get wr war goods j in that line lie is sir g across the seap sea ashley sparks Is I 1 spa Spark ks task K B E who was director ot of the british ministry ot of chippi shipping ng in in the world war then as tow now he was resident director of the cunard line for the united states having taken this post in 1916 after 19 years previous residence here his new responsibility as head ot of the united st states a tes br branch an h of the british ministry of shipping will be to get the war materials across in operation cooperation co oo with arthur B purvis Pitr vis b head ead of the Britis ts purchasing commission in this country sir ashley was first here in 1897 in an office job with the shipping firm of tomes co of hongtong Hong kong an outpost of empire redy ready re dy when needed he is in all else a new yorker entertaining lavishly t at his beautiful estate near syosset Sy osset long island consolidated features evice |