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Lady Houston's Estate Surprise

Particulars of the estate of Lady

LIFE OF WOMAN WHO SHOT COUNT

TWO-HOUR RECITAL TO MAGISTRATE

"SAW DUCE ON 20 OCCASIONS”

Mme. Magda Fontanges, who on Houston have become known fol- March 17 shot and wounded the lowing the announcement that let-Comte de Chambrun, former French ters of administration have been Ambassador to Rome, at the Gare granted to her sister, Mrs. Flor-du Nord in Paris, gave a two-hour ence Wrey, of Chester-terrace, Re-recital of her life history to the gent's Park.

examining magistrate.

Lady Houston's estate in the United Kingdom has been sworn at £1,528,475.

Her estate in Jersey amounts to about £2,000,000, making a total of £3,500,000.

"I was born at La Roche-sur-Yoni in May, 1906, and passed by child- hood in Paris with my father, the painter Coroboluf, and my mother," she said. "After the death of my mother I returned to La Roche-sur- Yon and studied at the local girls'

- Sir Robert Houston, her husband, who died in 1926, left her a for- college. tune of £7,000,000, which was thus “Every evening M. Laferriere, reduced by half in the ten years who at that time was secretary-

to his widow's death last Decem-general of the Prefecture, waited ber. The financial position could for me at the door of the college. be thus summarised: Paid in death duties on

husband's death Estate remaining in Eng-

land

Estate in Jersey

Total

Expenditure by Lady during ten years may be rived at:

Inherited

Accounted for in previous

table

Lady Houston's expendi-

ture

Later he became my husband. £

In 1928, Mme. Fontanges com- 1,500,000 tinued, a divorce was granted and both parties were pronounced to be 1,528,000 at fault. 2,000,000 "I then took up life as an actress," she continued, “and first 5,028,000 played at the Odeon Theatre, where Houston I remained. a year. Afterwards I thus ar-had an engagement at the Plaza Theatre, where I acted in a detec- tive drama called 'Inspector Gray." 7,000,000 In this piece I played the part of a girl who shot her uncle.” 5,028,000

£

"I Am Not Mad” Mme. Fontanges then described how she became tired of the theatre 1,972,000 and took up journalism, To the latter total additions "I was introduced to M. Fran- would be necessary because of in-cois Coty the dead perfume manu- terest on capital or other incom-facturer and newspaper proprie- ings of the estate.

£690,921 Death Duty

The announcement on the United Kingdom estate stated £690,921 had been paid in duties.

tor-who

gave me work on the 'Figaro' and . on the Ami du Peuple," she said.

that Afterwards, she said, she became death secretary to M. Ferry, director of

the evening newspaper, "Liberte," Sir Robert Houston had a Jersey and worked as lobby correspondent domicile at the time of his death. for weekly newspapers. In March There are no death duties in the 1936, she was also engaged by M. Channel Islands, but the British de Rovera, proprietor of the “Tri- Treasury refused to admit the bune des Nations," to do some validity of Sir Robert's Jersey special work for his paper. domicile, and claimed death duties which were estimated at about £3,000,000,

"A month later I was sent by the Liberte' to interview Signor Mus- solini," she continued. "I ex- In 1927 Lady Houston... paid pected that I would stay in Rome £1,500,000 to the Exchequer, "as an only for three or four days, but I act of grace and without admitting was persuaded by the Duce to re- any legal liability on her part." main. I saw him on about 20 oc- Lady Houston's fortune will be casions and stayed in Rome for two disposed of as if she had died in-months.**

testate, for the will which Was She added: "It is useless to have found was invalidated by the fact me examined by mental doctors that the woman named as inheri-because I am not mad." trix pre-deceased her. The will was found, after several weeks" search, at Byron Cottage, Hamp- stead, where Lady Houston died. Made on board the steam yacht Liberty on March 20, 1930, it stat- ed:

Empire Air Day

The Air Ministry announces that the fourth Empire Air Day will be the

"I leave all I possess to Mies celebrated at 53 stations of Hoare, of North End House, Hamp-Royal Air Force on Saturday, May stead, to do with as she in her great 29. goodness of heart, thinks best."

The Next of Kin

This is the largest number of sta- tions which has been available for Miss Hoare, who was an aunt of inspection, the increase being due Sir Samuel Hoare, First Lord of to the expansion of the service the Admiralty, died in March last which is now proceeding. year. It is because the will was thus Invalid that letters of ad- ministration have been granted to Mrs. Wrey, as one of the persons entitled to share.

The Dorset, has just been returned to him toy balloon, released a...-year,

a boy at Poole, from. Kumasi, on the Gold Coast, about 8,000 miles away.

Among the next-of-kin are a brother, Mr. Thomas Radmall, a niece, Lady Palmer, wife of Major

Two men who were attempting to Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Mrs.

cross the Channel in a W.

small canoe. Woods, another niece, and Mr.the South Goodwin lightship

from Dover to France were saved by [Hugh Catty, a nephew,

when their craft capsized.

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