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CITYSUNDAYTHE HON. SIR HAROLD ALLAN, iKt., O.B.E., c%d at theNuttall Memorial Hospital yesterday morning at5'11 o’clock. He. was. 5j8jlTH Finance and General Purposes andT nf the House of Representatives* suffered a stroke while at the Bath of St. Thomas on Sunday morning and fell into a semi-coma% • » _ iG •from which he never recovered.News of his death, fears of which had been entertained since his sudden illness, was received with, shock a fid regret throughout Government and political circles, as well as in /’prtland, his native parish, which he had. represented in the Legislature since 1935.Jamaica's most outstanding statesman, politician and legislator. Sir Harold was also a businessman, a planter-and' a sportsman, and thereby connected with every phase otactivity in the community. — . _Merges of condolence began pouring hi to Nuttall Hospital and his residence, 16, Waterloo Boad, St.a Andrew, shortly after hi* passing had become known.-A large number of persons attended personally’at the hospital to express their sympathy to Lady Allan, and show respect to the dead statesman.Sir Harold was reported in reasonably good health up to Thursday when he went to the St. Thomas Bath, accompanied by Lady Allan, for a week-end rest stay. He was stricken on Sunday morning and brought over to Kingston, where he was admitted intothe Nuttall Hospital. .. - ’ 'Despite constant medical care hfc* condition remained unchanged. On Tuesday night, his doctor, Dr. H. I. Whitelocke had consultations with Dr. G. F. Baxter and Professor Cruickshank. of the University College Pathological Department.Yesterday morning he-Was again visited by Dr. Whitelocke and Dr. Baxter. Hiscondition became more serious; V , . ' .At 11 o’clock, with Lady Allan, .Mrs. L. Fletcher. Matron of the Nuttall, Miss R. Simms, Assistant Matron and three nurses in the sick room, he died. Dr. Whitelocke..was, on his way to the hospital at the tima. to pay -Sir Harold another visit.During his illness there had bejcn constant inquiries at the hospital about his health by Government, political and* community leaders. The -Governor,- Sir Hugh Foot. K.C.M.G., was in constant touch with the Matron of the Hospital while Lady Foot visited Nuttall on Tuesday night and again yesterday morning. iJVisitors yesterday morning also included Mr. Norman Manley. Q.C.. leader of the PNP, who with Mr, Wills O. Isaacs, a vice-president, had called at the hospital on Tuesday to express personally to Lady* Allan their sympathy and their wishes for* his re-tovery* »Other visitors were: the Hon. Alexander Bustamante,v who called Tuesday night and lgain yesterday morning; the Hon, Donald Sangster; and the Hon. F. V. Grosetrt, Gustos ol Portland. .y-wSIR HAROLD ALLANHis funeral has been arranged for .Sunday. The service will be held in.the Church of. St. Margaret’s, Hope Road, at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Before that, the body will lie in state-in. the church from 1 p.m. He will be buried in.'the Corporate Area, A farther announcement is to be made as to the place of interment. .Sir Harold is survived,by his wile, whom he married in 1941. and Sisters and other relatives in the United States. -There are no children of. his marriage. ° 'Although not an old man, Sir Harold was not a well man. The strain of continuous public life for over 26 years had impaired hw health, and he had a previous seizure throe years ago which kept “him. out p of public life for a lew months.He has been a • membei’ olthg Legislature' continuously slDceej^^of-the Privy .Council lt;1942 Jo 1945)-. ,sHe served on numerous, boards, commissions, and committees and has represented'Jamaica and the British West—Indies in several—capacities overseas and here at home. More recently he was chairman of the Committee arranging the Coronation Celebrations to take place this year.Sir Harold had been selected also to attend the Coronation with Mr. Bustamante »nd the Hon. Col. A. G. Curphey, C.B.E., M.C., this June and was booked to sail from Jamaica on May 1, in the s/s Goiflto. His death has created beveral problem* for the Government and the political life of the island. He wag due to take charge of the Finance. Ministry in May. He was chairman of the Committee now drafting a self-governing Constitution for. Jamaica.An important' member of the Government In connection with the drafting of the 195S-54 gadget,- his death has left a major gap in this sphere. It has also created a vacancy in the East Portland constituency which “Sir Harold represented as an independent, and a by-election will have to be ordered in the next few weeks.Jamaica Labour Party circles, in which, he was closely identified during the last nine years, indicated yesterday I that Sir Harold’s death will lead to a complete re-casting of the1 elected Executive, both now and in cohnection with, the establishment of responsible Ministries in the. next, three.-months. _____’_________________ ■____ I-------_Gleaner Parliamentary:Reporter pEW MEN in Jamaica have had so crowded a pttblie life as Sir Harold Allan. By ability, by courage and devotion to duly he kept himself in the forefront of Jamaican affairs and honours were- heaped upon him from all sides. -;--—*--To him the most important of i ----these was the fact that the people | of Portland had kept him in the legislature as their representative from the time, he won his seat m“1935, right through .to 'the end of the old Legislative Council., and with the introduction of - Universal Adult Suffrage in 1944, in iwo..successive.tatives.To Sir Harold, that was a« great an honour as the accolade of Knighthood which he received from the late King George VI, in 1948; for it was to him an Indication that his services to his people had been appreciated, as h« waa wont tp express himself privately, to “those who mattered most”. »Jamaica’s foremost statesman and legislator. Sir .Harold Allan served his country, and in a lesser degree the British Caribbean, as an educator, politician and legislator. He was active in so many fields that his name was known In every home in Jamaica. *HIS INFLUENCE' All aspects of public life In the island knew him and were conditioned by his influence—the teaching profession, the parochial boards, the legislature, the farming community, social welfare, labour industry and commerce, the Government. He was a leader who led by the soft voice of diplomacy, and who did more than any other politician In Jamaica to ereate an atmosphere of Dolitical stability in-which the ad-, vanced Constitution could operate.Sir Harold took an active part 'In the bringing about of a new Constitution for Jamaica in 1M4- ... and It was dne to him that unanimity was achieved among the divergent factors of the political life of the country which was vitally necessary to pressing the country’s request for a new Constitution.More recently, it was his wise, counsel and unflurried approach in which .. he re-crlt;?ated his role of 1944. which brought about agreement between the political parties in the House of Representatives, and led to the granting of further advances* in the -Constitution scheduled to come into effect on May 1.this yearHe was to have been Jamaica’sfirst responsible Minister of Finance, a title that he had held by courtesy since 1945. vHarold Egbert'Allan was born af Spring Bank in Portland; on March(CONTINUED ON PAGE 12)TUMTkMT? 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