PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1931, Page 4

PERSONAL

The death of Signor Arnaldo Mussolini, journalist, tlfe only brother of Signor Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy, is reported from Milan. Mr. James Hutton, M.A., principal of the Greymouth Technical College, has been appointed rector of the Gisborne High School, reports the Press Assqciation. There were 52 applications. Mr. G. Gower, Kohuratahi, a member of the Whangamomona County Council, left yesterday on a holiday visit to Wellington. He was accompanied by his wife and family. -

■Mr. Frederick Carr Rollett, for 33 years agricultural editor of ths New Zealand Herald and the Auckland Weekly News, died yesterday at Auckland at the age of 70, reports the Press Association.

Dr. E. Kidson, director of the Dominion meteorological services, returned yesterday to Wellington by the Rangitane from England, where he attended .*e centenary meeting of the British Association for the Advance or Science. H also attended a meeting of the International Meteorological Society at Locarno (Switzerland), and went to Norway to study advanced meteorological work being carried out in that country. Miss Mary Hine, New Plymouth, a student of Canterbury College, received advice last night that she was success ful in passing Psychology I, Zo °l o S7 J and French I for the Bachelor of Arts degree at the recent university examinations. Mr. G. L. Ewart, Otago University, was successful in Torts ana Criminal Law for the LL.B, degree. Mr. John Craig leaves Wanganui for London on December 31. He will travel to England by the Rangitata and, on reaching his destination, will jam the Royal Air Force. Mr. Craig was the first pupil at the Wanganui Aero Club to qualify both in practical and theoretical tests for the Royal Air Force examination.

The death of Mr. John Roberts Sullivan occurred at Devonport, Auckland, on Saturday in his 80th year. Mr. Sullivan’s .parents lived at Penzance, Cornwall, and came out to Australia m l«ol during the time of the Ballarat gold rush, Mr. Sullivan being born at Wagga in 1852. After a short residence in Australia the family returnea to England. At the age of 13 Mr. Sullivan entered the Post Office, and so began a long and distinguished career of 4< years’ service, nine years in Penzance and 38 years in Manchester. On his retirement, nearly 20 years ago, Mr. Sullivan Was the oldest superintendent of the Brown Street, Manchester, post-of-fice. Coming to New Zealand Mr. Sullivan took up his residence in Devonport, where his kindly disposition and sterling character made him many friends.