The Archive · 1934

COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS

London, June 18.

'The Domisions Office' announces; to-day that Sir Cecil Rodwell, Governor of Southern Rhodesia, has been granted permission to retire ext December when he will have completed 35 years of service under the Crown.

The King has approved of the apointment of Sir Herbert Stanley to Succeed Sir Cecil. Sir Herbert has held, since 1931, the posts of High Commissioner for South Africa and High Commissioner in the Union of Too Much for Zara Aga Constantinople, June 18.

Allegations that he was only 120 years old, proved too much for Zara Aga, the world's oldest man, who was taken to the has pital to-day, suffering from a Severe fey His 80-year-old daughter said that her father had been considerably affected by suggestions that he was not 160 years old, which he claims to be—Reuter.

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