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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 8, 1938

Oil king 'John D.' left six studs And A Mere £5,000,000 When He Died

Had Only £8 In His Company

NEW YORK; NOV 23.

WIZENED JOHN D. ROCKE- FELLER, ONCE THE

RICHEST

MAN IN THE WORLD, WHO DIED AT THE AGE OF NINETY. SEVEN IN MAY, LEFT A MERE £5,000,000 OR SO.

share,

He possessed only one valued at £8 168. 5d., in the Stan- dard Oil Company, the vast empire he founded.

The Government will receive £4,- 000,000 of the £5,381,036 8s, estate listed in his will, published to-day. *It was known that Rockefeller had given away about 100 of the millions for which he had fought with all the ruthlessness he could muster.

To his family and successors he had distributed the greater part of his wealth long before his death. Further evidence of this is found in the will.

BACKED A LOSER His son and heir, John D. Rocke

only feller the second, receives £6,000, The principal beneficiaries are Mrs. Margaret Decuevas, his granddaughter, and her two chil- dren. Mrs. Decuevas is left the

residue of the estate in trust.

In the will was evidence, too, of the only time the wizard of the oil Among industry backed a loser.

the assets were listed 27,733 shares

Three charming studies of that popular young star, Deanna Durbin, whose latest film, "that Cer- tain Age," starts at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow. The "China Mail's" offer of free photographs of demand, which Miss Durbin has unfortunately had to be discontinued, as due to the unprecedented started shortly after the first edition was on the streets yesterday and continued till after 5 o'clock, the supply has been exhausted.

Japanese Take Soundings Near Yeung Kong

Macau, To-day.

Reports that the Japanese landed a large force of troops and bluejackets at Yeung Kong, half- way between Hong Kong and Kwongchow Wan, yesterday, appear to be premature. is learned from a reliable source that no landing

was attempted in that vicinity.

in the Mount Powell Mines Com-It

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pany, acquired by Rockefeller 1904. They were described as hay- ing no value.

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Also among his property were:- An incomplete dinner set, pieces.

Twelve champagne tumblers and (Rocke- twelve cocktail glasses.

feller was a staunch prohibitionist.) Six collar studs, gold-plated, no value.

In some distant day those collar- studs will probably be worth their weight in radium as trophies of the man who built the greatest for- tune the world has ever known.

JAPANESE LOYANG SECTOR LOSSES

Shanghai, To-day.

Mayor Outlaws Nude Dancers

Several Japanese gunboats and trawlers are anchored off Yeung Kong in Deep Bay, and yesterday were sent morning, launches

PALESTINE CONFERENCE ACCEPTANCES

London, To-day.

-Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Trans-. Jordan and the Jewish agency have already accepted the invitations to attend the Palestine Conference in London, announced the Dominions and Colonial Secretary, Mr. Mal- colm Macdonald, in the House of Commons yesterday.

A formal invitation had been sent to the King of Yemen.

In regard to Arab representa- tion the Government was giving facilities to those debarred and close to the shore, where sound-excluded from Palestine if they

were chosen. ing operations were carried out.

They made no attempt to land and the Chinese did not fire on

TWO OF BROADWAY'S BRIGH-them.

HAVE TEST "NIGHT SPOTS"

BEEN CLOSED AND OTHER A state of panic, however, pre- LEADING CABARETS ARE THE vails in Yeung Kong and many TARGET OF A VIGOROUS civilians are fleeing upriver to "CLEAN-UP" CAMPAIGN BY Yeung Chun.-Our Own Corres-

pondent. THE POLICE.

A tourist from the Middle West, A list compiled of Japanese shocked by daring performances, losses during October and Novem-wrote to Mayor LaGuardia, who has ber in the Loyang territory, in Ho-answered swiftly by outlawing nudi- nan province, states that 18 officers, ty on Broadway. including one Lieutenant General, and 1765 soldiers, were killed while two officers and 685 soldiers were Sun Club -

The licences of the famous Inter-

VATICAN'S

-national-Casino-and the Midnight REPRESENTATIVE

where Elinore Troy,

wounded and three officers and 170 New York show girl, slapped Jack IN BRITAIN

Boldiers taken prisoner. Trans- Doyle's face a month ago

been suspended for 24 hours, Ocean.

BALKANS ARMY CONFERENCE

→→ have

London, To-day.

PALESTINE CHOICE

In order that the deportees would be available, it had been decided to release. them as soon as transport was arranged. They would be free to go anywhere ex- cept in Palestine.

Replying to supplementary questions Mr. Macdonald said that selection of representatives of Palestine Arabs, was primari- ly a

matter for the Palestine Arabs themselves. Reuter.

RELEASE ORDERED

The Colonial Office announces that in pursuance of the decision in re- gard to Arabs excluded from Pales- ordered tine, the Government has

the release of Arabs now...detained in the Seychelle Islands. Release will be final.-Reuter.

Regarding the appointment by STAND-BY ORDERS

NO STRIP TEASE Deputy Police Commissioner Cor- neilus O'Leary, who a few months ago stopped popular burlesque shows has laid down strict regulations to The Chiefs of the General Staffs curb risque performances... Fan or of the Rumanian, Yugoslav, Tur-bubble dances are forbidden, and all carry kish and Greek armies are in com-show girls must be plete agreement on all points. it clothed.

Athens, To-day.

IN MACAO

Macao, To-day.

the Vatican of an Apostolic Dele- gate to Great Britain, Mr. R. A. Butler stated in the Commons that the Apostolic Delegate was an ec- clesiastical official appointed to It is reliably learned that the out certain ecclesiastical Portuguese authorities have order- adequately duties, and who enjoyed no diplo-ed troops and police to stand by

matic status or privileges.

for instructions to man the Macao-

should border

the Chungshan was declared here in an official All forms of strip tease are pro-,

The appointment was a question necessity occur: communique issued at the conclu-hibited and show girls are not per-

Refugees are pouring in in con- sion of the conference of the Bal-mitted to sit at tables with unat-for the Vatican alone.

tached men patrons.

There had no hitherto been an siderable numbers, and the The communique stated that the New Yorkers are amazed at these Apostolic Delegate in Great Bri-thorities are now negotiating for establishment of Refugeo discussions were carried on in an "puritanical" rulings, but Mayor tain, but for some time past such the "extremely friendly atmosphere." La-Guardia is determined to make delegates had boon appointed to Camps In Chlhese territory near The Generals will leave the the shows fit for less sophisticated | Canada, Australia, South Africa the Portuguese border. Our Own

and India. British Wireless. Greek capital to-day,-Trans-Ocean. eyes from the Middle West,

kan Entente States.

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