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WOMAN GAVE £1,000,000 AWAY

IN SECRET

A woman gave away £1,000,con and no one knew.

By leaving only £89,812 (net personalty. £29,498 in her will, Mrs. Florence Evelyn St. George, "of Cam House, Campden Hill, Kensington, W., stands revealed as one of England's greatest philanthropista.

George

In 1931 her father. Baker, "Sphinx of Wall-street," third richest man in the world, left her over £1,000,000 of his 15 millions. What happened to

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Let Mrs. R. N. Axton, of SOB- view, Isle of Wight, wife of her doctor, tell of those eight years:

"Mrs. St. George spent her money for the good of the country. Her donations to institutions and distressed people were made abso lutely anonymously... in fact, I do not think she signed her name to anything.

"She and I were very friendly and often she used to ask my to opinion about the charities which she intended to send money. "Her financial affalis she left In the hands of her secretary, who did absolutely everything for her, from ordering meals "to ac- companying her on trips abroad."

Discussing prospects for the next event at the First Extra · Race meeting held at Happy Valley. (Photo by Leica). ›

Oil King Left Fortune

To His Unborn Child

Before

seventy-two-year-old

Sir Henri Deterding, millionaire head of the Royal Dutch all group, died he made provision in his will for a baby his wife was expecting. The baby, a girl, born on Mar 14 in Berlin, is to be named Ben- WI- were Hengl rietta Wilhemine August (her father's names helm August).

She will receive an eighth share of Sir estimated at £2,000,000.

Henri's fortune.

|WORLD

BUDDHIST CONFERENCE

Being Organised By

Burma Women

A meeting of Burmese Buddhist women at Rangoon has decided to convoke a World Buddhist Con- ference every three years, and the

to be Arst skely

held in

Colombo.

The meeting was held under the auspices of the Burmese Women's League, to form the Burma Com- mittee of the International Buddhist Women's Association.

of the National Committees International Buddhist Women's Association are being organised in

Ceylon, Slam, India.

England. France. Germany and the U. S. A. Committees will be formed later In China and Japan.

The

Buddhist International Women's Association has proposed to establish two boarding houses. one in Colombo and the other in Sagaing, Burma for members who wish to pursue studles

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Cold Chicken · Sliced Tomatoes, Cucumbers Baked Potato Ginger Brend Cako Cocon

Round About

When one of the large steamers

pulled away from the pler the other day, an abundance of small

on the pier. | coins were raining Such a situation was the cause for an army of Cock and baggage coo- lies to abandor. their work, at

Buddhist staring, and attempt to "get rich

quick."

Large groups of them gathered on sections of the pier, all with their heads and eyes in the air; their hands and arms outstretched claim trying to catch the coiris before they hit the dock or were pocketed by their fellow grabbers.

Germany and was domiciled Switzerland.

bo

"All four countries

may

Sir Henri, who began life as an Amsterdam bank clerk, lost his see first wife soon after the war, His Russian to be second marriage to

father's estate will Her mother. Lady Deterding, her think that To that secretary, Miss Ethel young sister, and Ave half-bro- amount to two millions-far short duties." Rose (who had been with her for thers and half-sisters, children of of the fantastic figures that have. over 20 years) she left £1,000 air Henri's two former marriages, been talked of year and a house in Aubrey-walk, will inherit the remaining seven W with its contents, also the parts of the estate. contents of her at at Brighton. and the use of a cottage at Nettle- stone, Isle of Wight.

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FANTASTI"

"We are still waiting what death duties have paid. My father had

Holland-he was Mr. Henry Deterding. the eldest in

Ascot, son, a Norfolk farmer, said: "We estate near

to

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Biting, pinching, kicking, hair and clothes pulling took place. "It was indeed a mad jumble of arms and legs in action:

a business princess was dissolved.

13 Dutch-an Lady Deterding, who

place in married Sir Henri three years ago. group a

NEWSETTES

Banitary Inspr. G., R. Miles W be celebrating his 38th birthday to-day.

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On Saturday next, the Elliot Hall students of the University of Hong- kong will hold an informal dance.

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Hail fell in Kunming for about ten minutes on Tuesday morning.

forty.

mer.

Or tt one side near the largest stood one smail elderly coolie. He made no attempt to catch the coins coming down from the passengers on deck. But now and then he would step into the fight- ing group-calmly he inserted his fingers in one of the coolles' poc- kets or the cotton sash about their walst

None noticed, his way of "getting Trade Circles in the Philippines rich quick" and, no doubt, he was! to the the wealthiest of the lot when the attach "little significance

storm of money was over. small adverse balance in chandise trade against the Philip- pines last year, on the ground that use of customs figures for "the one year only gives an erroneous picture."

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The death occurred in Londo The mercury dropped to 55 de-on Jan. 17 of Mrs. C. Watson, wife

grees.

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of a former employee of the Roya Naval Dockyard, who left for Home The annual meeting of the about two years ago owing to ill- Children's Playground Association, ness. The late Mrs. Watson "war will be held in the Supreme Court prominently identified" with the at 5.15 o'clock this afternoon.

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The Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson retiring Director of Public Works Is leaving the Colony to-day 1 the Boissevain for Home on leave prior to retirement. "

activities of the Women's Bection

of the European YMCA,

A Passion Choral Service, to which thembers of other churches are welcome, will take place at the Hop Yat Church, in Bonham Road, on Good Friday, commencing

·J. The quarantine restrictions im at 8.15 p.m. Dr. Stainer's posed by the Government, of Co-Crucifixion and other Passion lombo agairist arrivals from Hong music will be rendered by the kong an account of smallpox have church choir under the direction

been removed.

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Financial circles in Shanghai)

of Dr. Yung Chi-tung.

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A delegation of children from have launched a movement to! collect money for making uniforms! the Child Welfare Association in for China soldiers, according to a Chunging called on President Lin Sen to pay their respects on the Shangha! report.

occasion, of Children's. Day yes- terday. They were received per- To-day according to the Chisonally by the President, who, in nesc calendar. is the festival of an address, urged them to be Ching-ming, or Pure Brightness honest, tidy, happy and hard- most working. At a mass meeting held Is the occasion when Chinese families visit the graves later Mr. Chen Li-fu, Minister of of their ancestors to offer prayers. Education addressed the gather

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His late Majesty King Ghazi of There will be an informal gather- Iraq yesterday, all Aags on Goving, free tea, and an Open Discus ernment buildings and launches sion to-night at the lodge room.of In the Colony were down at half-the Theosophical, Society (IB mast from 8 am, to sunset.

Chater Road) at 5.30 pm. Present will be a special guest, Mr. D. P.. Mr. Benjamin Wiley general Pandla, M.A., (Lơn), FT8 and the General Secretary of Mr. manager of the "South China Hon. Morning Post will be leaving Gandhi's organization the Harijen. Hongkong

will

answer questions and on. the President who Cocilage on Aprti 10 on long leave. speak on the situation in India. He is going to Scotland via Ame- All friends of Manuk Lodge are

welcome. rica.

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