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SIR PAUL'S WILL.
FULL LIST OF BEQUESTS.
14 Probate of the will of the lato Sir Paul Chater has just been granted in the Supreme Court by the Chief Justice. Deceased's os tate has buen valued at $5,008,500 On this amount no less than $405,660 has been paid in duties.
Sir Paul's will was made in April 1925 and ho added dicits during the last few days of his life. These last two were signed with a mark, he being then unable to write his name.
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He appointed his wife together with Mr. W. E. L. Shenton Mr.
FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 10, 1926.
The Armenian Church. Upon trust to pay the balance of his residuary estate to the Armenian Holy Church of Na- zareta, Calcutta.”
He. He gave a trustees, abalute discretion in the hingement of his estate and should any differ ence of opinion exist between thom the majority of them to pre- voll.
POWERS AND CHINA.
TIMES" ON UNMASTERLY
INACTIVITY,
London, Sept. 9. The Daily News, in an editorial on the Chrisse cibos, concludes
that there fa hothing to be doho at presdir. But to wait patiently for chance to do admething affective...
He instructed that his wife bo
The Daily Mail in a leader says allowed to live rent free in his that amid the welter it will be of House known as Marble Hall" if little practical use to apply pressure she desires to do so in which to a helpless government at Peking, event the residence and furniture, yet it is clear that oven. Chinose fixtures and effects and his collec-generals and Communiat, republics tion of china shall not be dis- cannot be permitted to go beyond nosed of by his trustees until his certain limits in their behaviour wife shall cease to live-there.
towards foreign and friendly rightly undesirable as long as it states Isolated intervention is
can be avoided, but some common policy may have to be concocted by Eastern and Western cillvised Powers which have joint and com- mon interest in helping China to release herself from anarchy and miarule.
R. F. Mattingly and Mr. A. H. Barre follows an interesting re
Inwns, executors and trustees, He desired to be buried in Hong kong next to his brother, Joseph Theophilus Chater and had he died outside the Colony he wished to be brought back here. Ho desired that on her death his wife be buried with him.
commendation, with regard to his collection of china. "I recom- mind my executors and trustocs not to dispose of my collection of porcelain and pottery without fully satisfying themselves that they are not selling it beneath its real value for 1'believe it to be
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To his wife ho bequeathed, free very valuable and overture bave organisation of really efficient MACHINE MADE WIRE-CUT
of all death duties, als personal effects, furniture, glass, chin, books, manuscripts, pictures, porcelain, motor cars etc, £5,000 to be paid to her as soon as pos sible after his death, and an an nunity of £10,000.
To his sister, Mrs. W. G. Gunn, he left £5,000 and an annuity of £2,500.
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been made to me for the purchas: of it for a very largo sum."
The First Codicil.
British propaganda in China.
The Timdo in a leader says that the extension of civil war in China may force the Powers to agree on- common policy. It will certain- efforts to defend the rights and ly oblige Britain to redouble its safety of its nationals in Chinese territory.
The first codiell increases the amount to be paid to Lady Chater on his death from £5,000 to £10; 000. He also therein bequeathed to Dr, J. C. Macgown who has
The report that Mr. Lämpson, bedu attending me during my pro- who has imagination and person-
The executors, other than his sent illness the sum of £6,000 frecality, will be the next "British
'wife receive $6,000 cach upon
proving the will.
"The Chater Cup." He left to the Hongkong Jockey Club the sum of $50,000 and ex- pressed the hope that the income thereof would annually provide a cup to be called the "Chater Cup."
Other annuities bequeathed are
of all death duties."
He directed his trustees to pay double the fees that would in the ordinary
course be paid to the nurses and doctors attending him during his illness.
The clause of the will referring to the disposition of "Marble Hall," he directed that upon his wife ceasing to live there the said Marble Hall the furniture and fix
Minister to Peking may justify the hope that the British Government will soon be able to adopt a more positive policy in the Far East, where British inactivity has not always been masterly-Reuter,
Whiskey.consumption in England was only 12,074,000 gallons last year, a record of government con- trol in 1918 and 1919, according to the report of William H. Ross, chairman and managing director of the Distillers Company, Ltd. Whiskey-drinking has been grow
to Mrs. Annie Macpherson £500,tures, his racing cups and the to Helen Jordan, the widow of whole of his collection of porcelain his nephew Paul Jordan, £1,500,
and pottery at "Marble Hall" be to his grand nephew Percy Manuk given to the Government of Hong-ing less and less each year at present in Patna, barrister at kong absolutely. law, Rupees 200,000, to his execu- tors (except his wife) $2,000 during the time they actively, ad- minister the estate.
His real estate of every tenure and personal estate not disposed of by the above bequests he left to the use of his trustees and direct- ed them to sell, call in, collect and convert into money all such re- siduary estate at such a time and in such a manner as they think fit.
Family Bequests..
Subject to his funeral and testa- mentary expenses and debts.he directed his trustees to invest the proceeds of the sale upon the fol- lowing trusta,-to set apart and invest separately the sum of $400,- 000 Hongkong currency free of all death duties and pay the income
Company Directorship.
Under the articles of Associa-
era:
he said. He held the high govern- ment taxes responsible, rather than any inclination toward tem- perance on the part of the consum
Government taxes, he de- tion of the Hongkong Land Inclared, are "gradually but surely vestment and Agency Company bleeding the whiskey trade to Ltd, he nominated in his stead as death." permanent and managing director the senior representative in Hong- kong of Messrs. E. D. Sassoon and Co., Ltd, provided there be paid to his estate the sum of $800,000, his hope ceing that Sir Victor Sassoon. would fill such position. Should they not pay this sum to h's eg tate ho nominated Sir Robert Ha on the same conditions. Tung Should both refuse, he nominated his nephew Mr. J. T. Bagram ny permanent and managing director but all benefit derivable there- from to be paid into his residuary estate.
His Last Bequests. '
thereof; to his nephew Chater Paul Chater and from his death to hold the capital and future in- come in trust for his children Sir Paul bequeathed to his wife
In the second and last codicil
in equal shares until they the blackwood furniture in Marble reached the age of 21 or the Hail. daughters marry.
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To his clerk, E. Sadick the sum of $50,000 free of death duties.
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To Dr. Fred Kew, the sum of
Upon trust to set apart and in- vest separately the sum of $800,000 fres of death duties and pay the income to his nephew John Theo-$25,000 free of death duties and to his office boy the suri of $100 free of duties.
philus Bagram during his life and after his death to hold the capital and income for his children in equal shares.
He also increased the sum of $300,000 upon trust to his nephew"
$700,000..
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Upon trust to set apart and in-J. T. Bagram and his children to vest separately free of death duties $200,000 and pay the income to his nephew Juck Chater and on his death to his children in equal shares,
These three legacies are made provided always that his estate be sufficient to provide in full for the bequests made earlier in the will."
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