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SIR D. YULE'S LIFE

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UP AT 4 A.M. DAILY TO GO TO WORK.

LEFT MILLIONS.

The extraordinary life of the Inte Sir David Yule, one of the wealthiest persons in the British Empire, was described in the King's Bench Division recently.

Sir

Mr. Justice Rowlatt was asked to determine what domicile David had at the time of his death In 1928. The Attorney-General anld It was in England; but the widow contender that it was in India.

Mr. Wilfrid Greene. for the widow, and that despite his im- mense wealth Sir David was ap- parently unknown outside India. In 1911 he was not known person- ally to the Viceroy. It seemed as if he entirely cut himself off from European society and practically all his friends were Indians,

He was born at Edinburgh in 1858 and at the age of 17 he went to the Calcutta sillee of Muasra. Andrew Yule and Company, la which two of his uncles were part-i ners. On a visit to England in 1883 he met his future wife, who was then nine

Bought a King's Residence.

On his return to India he threw himself with vigour into the busi news of his firm and built up the foundation of a big fortanic In 1900 he came to England again and married his cousin. Un told his bride that India was to be their permanent home.

1zt Calcutta he bought the formaer residence of the King of Oudh.

On the first morning they were in Calcutta Sir David got up at 4: a.m. and went to his office. He returned to lunch, went back to the office, where he stayed until Inte at night. That apparently was his habit.

"It was an appalling prospecí," said Mr. Greene, "for that was not the sort of thing Lady Yule, had anticipated. She was taken very ill with maturin and returned | to England.

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.new Mr. Greene said that Sir David unched at Aldershot with the 2nd building in Calcutta he had a flat left estate in India well over Batt. of The Buffs in which her built for himself over the office. £7,000,000. There was, in addi-father was formerly an officer- When he was made a knight at the tion, substantial property in Great the whole battalion, complete with Delhi Durbar and was presented Britain.

to the King, he was holding the hands of some young Indians

Colours, was paraded for her re- In March, 1925, Sir David came ception and she was presented to members of a family to which he to England. He had said he was the troops by the commanding o-

was devotedly attached.

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only coming on a visit, stayed until he died in July, 1928.cer with the honours usually reserv. He wrote all his own business | The hearing was adjourned. ed for potentates.

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