PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1934, Page 6

PERSONAL

The death has occurred of Sir Robert McAlpine, the builder of the Wembley Stadium, says a London cable. The death of Dr. R, W. Spence, Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide at the age of 74, is reported by cable. In granting Cr. L. Carey, Okato, leave of absence yesterday members of the Taranaki County Council expressed pleasure at his convalesence. Mr. W. Surrell, representative of Greater Australian Films, arrived at New Plymouth last night in connection with the screening of the film “Damaged Lives.”

Mr. Voltaire Molesworth, a. well-known journalist, died yesterday, says a Sydney cable. He was formerly managingeditor of the defunct Daily Guardian and also a former Labour M.P. He was 45. New Plymouth borough councillors last night expressed sympathy with the widow and family of the late Mr. G. A. Colson, who was at the council table for several years. Reference was made to his valuable service during that time, The death occurred suddenly at ■ the Riccarton racecourse yesterday of Dr. Frederick Goulbum Gibson, aged 63, a well-known medical man and prominent sportsman, reports the Press Association. He dropped dead outside the weighingin room. He had been in poor health and yesterday was having his first outing for some time.

Miss Marion Steven, Stratford, Miss G. A. Willis, Matamata, and Mr. D. G. Phillips, Feilding, have left Auckland, where* they were attached to the staff of the public hospital, on their return to Otago University to sit for the final section of the professional examinations in medicine. All are former pupils of the New Plymouth high schools. The death occurred at Rotorua on Sunday night ’of Mr. Thomas Richard Tripe, aged 67, states a Press Association message. He was a member of a well-known Wellington family. Mr. Tripe had gone to Rotorua to see his brother, Mr. A. H. Tripe, brior to leaving on a trip to Tasmania, he became suddenly ill and died. Mr. Tripe was born at Rangiora in 1867, being the fifth son of the late Dr. William Borrondale Tripe. He moved to Wellington with his parents in 1878 and received his education at the Mount Cook school and Wellington College. He joined the staff of the Union Steam Ship Company in 1884. With that firm he served in many capacities, ulti - mately becoming manager at Launceston, Tasmania, in 1916. He retired from the company’s service about three years ago.

The death of Mr. Louis Proctor Blundell, senior proprietor of the Evening Post, in his 85th year, occurred at Wellington yesterday, says a Press Association message. Mr. Blundell was born at Dublin and was educated at Melbourne and Dunedin. At Havelock in 1864 he founded the Havelock Mail with his father as partner. Owing to the failure of gold mining the paper closed down and the plant was shipped for Wanganui, but owing to the Maori war then raging it was not landed but taken to Wellington, where was established in 1865 Wellington’s first daily paper, the Evening Post. Later the paper was formed into a private company and Mr. L. P. Blundell became managing director. As a matter of policy Mr. Blundell always held aloof from public bodies and companies, but he was vice-president of many institutions which he helped liberally. Among other donations he gave the largest bell for the Wellington carillon. He had been a life member of the New Zealand Newspaper Proprietors’ Association since 1930 and a director of the United Press Association since 1894. In 1879 he married Miss A. E. Coker, Christchurch, and he is survived by his- wife, and two sons and a daughter.