The Archive · 1924

Regulations

Frost Oun Own Conansroxonst

Hongkong, June 17.

'The will of the late Br. Arthur Rylands Lowe, member of the firm of Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, chartered' accountants, was made public to-day. 'The gross estate is valued at $290,176. Chief provision' of the will, which was drawn up and signed while Mr. Lowe was lying ill at the Peak Hospital on May 28, two sisters appending their signatures as witnesses, are the bequest of {$10,000 free of all death duties and all his personal effects to the widows $50 to Frank Harold Lowe and the placing of his real estate into the hands of his trustees on the following conditions:

(a). That all income from it shall be paid to Mrs. Lowe (the widow) during widowhood and a half of it to her during the remainder of her life in the event of her re-marrying.

(b) Subject to the widow's terest in the estate during her ife-time all of his children who att the age of 21 (in the case of sons) and attain that age or marry (in the case of daughters) also the children of any deceased child of his under the same conditions, shall take that share which parent or Parents would have taken.

Three executors and trustees have been appointed, Messrs. W. E. L. Shenton of the firm of Messrs.

Deacons, solicitors, Mrs. Lowe and Mr. John Scott Harston. "As Mr.

Harston had renounced all probate, Mr. Shenton has applied for probate.

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