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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 15TH, 1923.

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LORD NORTHCLIFFES WILL

LEGACIES FOR" EMPLOYES. The value of the late Viscount North- life's estate (says The Daily Mail) will The probably be about five millions. death duties payable on this amount will bo nearly two millions. These duties have to be, paid before legacies can be distributed. The following particulars

of Lord Northoliffe's will appear in this Daily Mail:

AHEAD OF THE MAIL. SUPPLEMENTARY WIRES FROM INDIAN PAPERS,

The following talegrams are baken from Indian exchanges:-

COSTUME AT EVENING COURTS.

LONDON, February 17th. Although the official regulation for the forthcoming evening Courts at Buck ingham Palace have not been issued it is understood they include au atacas re-

permitted, to wear coloured dress and volutionary change. Debutantes will be gloves a change, it is understoak, brought about as the result of a suggestion by Princess Mary, and will undoubtedly add to the 1 lance of the Courts, The remaining regulations for presentation are the same as obtained twelve months except that the carrying of fans nid bouquets is optional.

BOXER'S CONTRACT DISPUTE.

Losnos, February 21st.

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After confirming serisiu settlements, trusts, and deeds made between 1893 and 1912, the testator bequeaths his personal MARTELL & CO. ffects to Lady Northcliffe, and gives to her as an imminediate legacy the sum of month £10,000 to be paid within one after his death. Further, his leasehold house, 1, Cartion-gardens, S.W. 1, is left in trust for his wife during her widow hood and after her death or the giving of notice on her part of her desire no longer to occupy it, the lease hold is to pass to his residuary estate.

directa Lord Northcliffe

bis that trustees shall realise his remaining real and personal estate, at their discretion in point of time, and that the proceeds shall be invested. The net income of

fortn trust by the defendant to the plaintiffs was these investments is

Seventy andounced in the King's Beach to-day fund divided into 100 parts. qpe and three fourth equal one-hun-in the action against Kid Lewis by the dredth parts is called the residuary Rotherhithe Hippodrome. for the alleged trust fund." The remaining Twenty repudiation of a contract to appear for! eight and one quarter equal one-hun- a week beginning June 20th, fast. dredth parts is described as the legacy fundant defeated Frankie Burns in the fund."

Under the residuary, trust British Empire championship. on June fund," an annuity of 25 per cent, of the 9th, and plaintiffs, therefore, anticipat. income of the total fund is left to Lady et a full house if Lewis appeared. They claimed that they lost £341 stealing Northcliffe during widowhood.

by his non-appearance. It was estimated Members British Chamber of Commerce that, Lewis would have received £577 of (Shanghai). Mr. T. W. BOWERN, Fellow of the takings. Lewis pleaded that he mis- the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Incor understood the contract and further-porated by Royal Charter, London, more that it was rescinded.

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NEW TREATMENT FOR DIABETES,

LEAFIELD Feisruary 21st.

All legacies payable out of the legacy fund are to carry interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum from the expira tion of one year from the testator's death until payment. Subject to speci fed claims on the income of the residu ar trust fund, the fund and its incorne Bro to be devoted ultimately, OA terms specified in the will, to cortain charitable purposes. One-half Rapid progress has been made to the new of the residue of the fand, and the inwards rendering insulin,"

treatment for diabet available for come from it, is to be devoted to all or one or more (according to the conditions patients generally with suitable guar specified) of the three following chari-antees of authenticity, potency and ties, viz:-

safety although its issue is still in the experimental stage. Insulin is being The Newspaper Press Fund.

used in treatment for the relief of Provident The Newsvendors

patients at the big general hospitals in London" and at the Royal Infirmaries in Shaffeld and Edinburgh. At the same time every effort is being made to aces The remaining half of the residue of lerate production upon a manufacturing the fund ultimately avaiable, after the scale.

Medical Research Council satisfaction of the trusts already men have entered into arrangements with tioood, is to be applied to the founding manufacturing, Grp securing in the of a charity or a set of independent public interest the control of the safety charities the object of which shall be the and potency of the product and its 'salo providing of pensions for aged or infirm at a fair price, but it is, stated that a or incapacitated employes (including in period of some weeks caust pass before that expression all grades) of all or any laboratory tests and clinical use under (as the trustees have full discretion to special safeguards will have made it deside) of the companies with which as justifiable for the supply to be issued largest shareholder or director or man- generally for use in medical praction. aging director or president Lord North- cliffe was connected at his death.

tion."

The Printers Almshouses and Orphan

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TESTATOR'S SOLICITUDE FOR HIS NEWSPAPERS.

Lord Northcliffe's solicitude. furthe future of the great newspapers associat- ed with his name is witnessed both in the will-and in the codicil dated June 13th, 1919, made in view of the surgical operation he was then about to undergo

In this codicil he states:-

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LONDON, February. Rist. There is good reason to believe that Mr. Bonar Law, while recognising that the Treasury Bench is not very strong, has resolved to carry on for a considers able time with his present Ministerial staff. It is understood that Sir Robert 67, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Horne has definitely refused to join the Gvernment, but it is not known whether the refusal was based on political or personal grounds. He recently assumed important business responsibilities which DAIRY he had to discard at a moment's notice. It is further understood that Mr. Auston Chamberlain, who is going abroad will only rejoin the Ministry on conditions which possibly will be unacceptable to Mr. Bonar lnw. Conservative circles state that an invitation is not likely to: newspapers be extended to Lord Robert Cecil to join and the vast Newfoundland · сод the Government. cern which embraces an area exceeding

destro carefully to define directions as to the disposal of following companies: — Judging by my experience at the time when the Times newspaper was for sale and by the fact that I have declined Que aud & quarter million pounds for the shares of the Associated Newspapers Limited, there will be undoubtedly per Bous, and syndicates who will desire to obtain control of these

3,000 square miles, to whom it might not LIVELY SCENES IN THE COMMONS.

be desirable for patriotic reasons to sall the same.

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I therefore direct my executors to. let the final choice of a purchaser of the said shares reat with my brother Vis aunt Rothermere, "if" living, with whom I have discussed the matter, and will

LONDON, February 22nd.

There was a lively encounter in the House of Commons during the discussion of a private Labour motion advocating old-age pensions for all septuagenarians which was followed by a close division. not dispose of these interests to any per- Mr. Austin Hopkinson who has demon- son who is not British born, nor to any strated his practical sympathy with the company or syndicate the members of poorer blasses in various ways, said the which are not wholly or at least pre-measure would pauperise septuagen

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ponderatingly of British birth, and if, arians. Labourites were annoyed at his ONG SIU»WOON TACORTer, B.C., Hozolain, Singapore, Penang

John

unfortunately, Viscount Rothermere generally lofty and sarcastic tone. One should die before the said shares are intorjected: "Liar." Mesars sold, I direct my executors to follow a Lawson and J. E. Thomas angrily de- Jike course. But I suggest that the salt cinced that their parents were drawing take place as rapidly as possible, having old age pensions, while Mr. Kirkwood regard to all the surrounding circum was even more vehement. The incident terminated with the Speaker admonish-

stances.

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In the event of the services of Mring Mr. Hopkinson. Mr. Baldwin, op- Thomas Marlowe and Sir Andrew Caird posing the motion, said it would mean not being retained by the directors of additional expenditure of £17,000,000 nm-

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the Associated Newspapers Limited after 'nually. The motion was rejected by 230 BOOTS, SHOES & SLIPPERS Shining eyes

the sale of my shares at an adequate votes to 208 amid ories of "Resign." remuneration, I bequeath to each of

them whose services are, not so retained

sum of twenty five thousand pounds

free of duty out of the purchase money Limited my executors shall have alsolute

of my said shares by way of compensa and unfettered, discretion to retain, my tion, and I empower my chief executor dars in that company or any of such Bir Coorgo Augustus Sutton, Baronet,

shares unsold,

| to decide whether or not any offer made

..

...".

to either of the said Thomas Marlowe Similar forethought is shown in the and Sir Andrew Caird is adequate hav provision made with regard to bis largo ing regard to the remuneration received holding of shares in the Times. In an. by them from the Associated Newspapers early passage in the will the testator directs his trustees as soon as possible Limited at my death.

after his death, and before attempting to dispose of them otherwise," to offer. to John Walter of Printing Hou square in the City of London by lettor all the shares of whatsserer description

But I desire to express my emphatic opinion that the editorial judgment of the said Thomas Martown and the oom martial ability of the said Sir Andrew Caird are very valuable assets to the Amociated Newspapers Limited...

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