A Debtor's Sensational Claim tas that the Battle of contend rai in 1918 was largely fought on my plan, and I claim that it saved artillery preparation which n cost anything from £15, £20,000,000."?
This statement was made by a debtor in the London Bankruptcy Court when a meeting of creditors was held under the receiving order made against Mr. Oscar Ellis Ay-mar de Satge de Theron, of St. James's Place. The proceedings were on the petition of a firm of moneylenders.
The Official Receiver said that Mr. de Theron, who described him-such clauses as this are not quite! families residing with her, but self as a retired Naval Commander, so rare as might be supposed. For such provisions are probably had stated that in the autumn of example, this testator was not so usually founded on experience with 1915 he went to the War Office with original as perhaps he intended to, the families in question. a scheme for a general offensive on be, for a somewhat similar will One testator left a handsome the western Front in order to obtain was proved about 14 years ago, in a knockout blow at the earliest which a man, _livi at Sutton legacy to a lady "who in her 5 wisdom jilted me and left me to possible date. The effect of his Coldfield, near Birmingham, left to enjoy a life of bachelor independ-scheme or project was also sub-his son 3id. to purchase "a hempen ence."
Gratitude of this nature stantially to decrease the heavy cord or halter for the use of his casualties of modern battle. (son's) dear wife, which I trust she is, however, unusual. may make use of without delay."
OrrictaL ENCOURAGEMENT.
Having regard to the rise in prices, the present bequest of 1s.
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