EARL JELLICOE'S HEIR.
ROBUST LAD'S PROGRESS. BOY OF MANY INTERESTS. [FROM OUR own CORRESPONDENT.] LONDON, July 31. When Earl Jellicoe goes to Canada in August to open the National Exhibition at Toronto, he will be accompanied by his son and heir, Viscount Brocas. now a boy of 13. On returning from New Zealand, Viscount Brocas was sent to school at Brondstnirs, where he has remained until ihe present, but he has now passed into Winchester, and will so there in September. He has grown into a robust, lad, is very fond of games. 4t Krnadstairs he was in the cricket eleven and in both football teams, and recently he won the boxing championship For tho last two years ho has been head of his school. Viscount Brocas is also fond of yachting, and sails his own 13ft. dinghy at Bembridge, Isle of Wight. Another interest which he is successfully developing is that of riding. From his father's seat,' St. Lawrence Hall, in tho Isle of Wight, he has ridden to the meet of the fox hounds. One of the young viscount's hobbies is stamp collecting. lie already has a good collection, especially of Dominion stamps, in which he specialises. The trip to Canada will naturally be a great pleasure as well as being of great, educational advantage.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20970, 5 September 1931, Page 12
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217EARL JELLICOE'S HEIR. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20970, 5 September 1931, Page 12
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