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Paris, Aug. 28.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER
RECENT HOME WILLS.
BREWERY CHAIRMAN
- LEAVES £514,000.
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Mr. William Groves, of Holehird, Windermere, a former chairman' The resumed conference here yes- of Groves and Whitnall, Regent- terday of the Inter-Parliamentary road, Brewery, Salford, left un- Unions of 400 M.P.s, representing settled property of the gross value 31 countries, unanimously de- of £514,746, with not personalty: clared in favour of international] £543,238. Free Trade by easy stages.
Mr. Groves gave £2,000 each to
In a resolution which has moved the Church Army, the Salvation by a French delegate, and carried Army, and Dr. Barnardo's Homes; unanimously, the view, was ex-£1,000 each to the Y.31.C.A.. Man- pressed that each country should chester, the Manchester and Sal- study methods necessary. to ford Boy's and Girl's Rofuges and
All Serious Minded People- abolish, or, at least to attenuate Homes and Children's Aid Society,
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considerably, customs duties the Royal Life-boat Institution. through progressive and gradual the National Mission to Deep Sen reduction,
Fisherman, the Church of Eng- land Society for providing Homes The resolution also expressed for Waifs and Strays, and the the opinion that such a reduction Hamilton Memorial Fund, Win- shaald be brought about in a man-dermere. per that would be provoke "dis:] loention of trade.
Mr. Alexander Duncan, of Park Hill, Arbroath, harrister, for In a striking debate, speakers of years Hon. Sheriff Substitute for inorent nationalities agreed that Forfarshire, left, in addition to the chief hope for a world-wide.considerable real estate, personal and particularly a European, trade revival lay in the removal of arti-estate in Great Britain valued for Helal trade barriers.
probate at 2136.128.
An Essential Factor.
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Mr. Walter Barlow. of Mount Villa, Erinnington, Stocknort: late The need for caution in the at-Chairman of Henry Faulder and tempt to bring about so drastic Co., left' £114,951.
reform was, however, insisted
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Mr. Sidney Stops, of Nevill Park, Tunbridge Wells, left £43,991. Among the views expressed were Subject to legacies and bequests the following:
(including £2.000 to St. Dunstan's) he gave the residue of the property | to the Boy Scout's Association, desiring chiefly to benefit the funds of that Association for help- ing poor boys who are Boy Scouts and those who are not able to afford to join the Boy Scouts: also: to assist such boys in getting ints; good schools.
Mr. Pathiek Lawrence (Great Britain): The question of the fabolition of trade barriers and the reduction of tarifs represents one the most essential factors for pence. If a richer, healthier and Saner Europe is to be created us tams must be reduced.
M, Emile Borel (France): The
Mr. John Roadley, of Scotter, ileal would be Lo suppress all Lincolnshire, farmer, left £21.700.; trade barriers, but in practice such Mr. Rondley bequeathed £2,000, to suppression is not possible. be known as the "Roadley Trust, Europo, which emerged shaken the income to be applied for the by the war, is unable to submit payment of expenses and mainten to so drastic an operation.
ance of patients from the parishes
M. Chabron (France)--If peast of Scotton and Scotter at the John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough.
is to be preserved economic agro Lincoln County lfospital; and ments must be established. Wel must try to break down all interna-
ional trade barriers.
M.
Dearer Living.
£1.000 upen trust, to apply the yearly income for the benefit of the District Nursing Fund for the parishes of Scotton and Scotter..
Braniguart (Belgium).—If Engineer Rear-Admiral Charles' the voice of the people had been Rudd (retired), of Hamilton-road, heard the barriers we now wish Ealing. left £1,197.
to pull down would never have heen set up.
Dr. Dernberg (Germany).--Cus toms walls which separate nations. can profeet an individual industry, but they favour the formation of trusts, which lead to an increase; in the cost of living.
UNION JACK IN WAR CEMETERIES.
A COMPLAINT AND THE
ANSWER.
M. Loncheur (France), in wind- į ing up the debate, mentioned that he project for a "Pan-European" economie fedration" was attrme-j British tourists who have lately tive, but surrounded by difficulties. I visited the Continent have written Europe's economie problems, he to the London Morning Post com- said, could not he solved unless plaining that no British flag is from the British war as a preliminary nations.obtained down. Isccurity, and agreed to a measure cemeteries in France and Relgiura.
of disarmament.
“A resolution during the abolition of passport visas was adopted.
-OLD SHARES CRASH.
FAILURE AFTER DEALS IN BRITISH CONTROLLED.
For this omission, the Morning Post understands, there is good and sufficient reason.
It is not perhaps generally, known or realised in this country' that while there are in France hundreds of British, there are fewer, by far, French war come. Iteries.
At the end of the war the re- latives of the fallen, were given permission by the French Govern- ment to remove, if they wished, The creditors under the failure the remains of their dead, and of of Messrs. Edward Otter and Co..this permission wide advantage. stock-brokers, Cross Keys House, was taken.
56, Moorgate, E.C., met .xt month
before Mr. E. Parke, Official Re- In those cases where the bodies ceiver, at Bankruptcy Buildings, were not thus repatriated they Carey-street, W.C.
were removed by the Government to vast concentration cemeteries, The chairman said that Mr.with the natural, although curious, Frederick William Challoner had result that the number of French attended under the receiving or war cemeteries, on French soil is der, and atated that he was the comparatively insignificant. sole proprietor of the business. Ile had been a member of the Stock Exchange for 37 years, and some 12 months ago he became connected with the firm of Otter and Co.. whose proprietor was then Mr. Edward Otter.
Mr. Otter died on February 13 Hast, very shortly after they had Lentered into partnership ar- rangement, and his widow, as sole executrix, had since received £40 a week from the business on se- count of anticipated profits,
False Idea of Facts.
In official circles here it is strongly felt that to fly the Union Jack in every British cemetery: would give a completely false idea of the proportion of sacrifice.
It might happen, for example, that in a district where the French, perhaps, had borne the brunt of battle, there might be to-day half
dozen British cemeteries, and not a single French cemetery, In these circumstances, to fly the Mr. Challoner carried on the Union Jack would manifestly give business with success until opera-an inaccurate impression of the tions began in the shares of the facts,
British Controlled Oilfields, Ltd., In one British war cemetery.! and when the crash came in those
shares most of his clients dealing however, that of Etaples, the Union in them defaulted in the payment Jack will shortly be flying, pro- "ham bably in conjunction with the of differences. He was mered" after the next account day, Tricolour. This cemetery, which his offices being taken over by abuts or the main line from Bou
logno to Paris, is seen by the ma-1 the Official Assignee.
jority of English visitors to
Mr. Challoner roughly estimated France. his abilities at £23,000, and valued his assets at £3,950, attri- buting his failure entirely to the default of clients.
A resolution was passed for the appointment of Mr. E. D. Jehring, terud accountant, as trustoo F. Challoner's estater 20
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It has been pointed out that the "Stars and Stripes" is flown from the American cemeteries in France. But that is a different story, and the same objections do' not arise. There are not hundreds of American, war cemeteries in France. There are three
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