SOPHER, withdrew from the management of the Edward 1. Ezra Trust Estate, Ever since, unscrupulous elements have been continually spreading false, maltelous and libellous rumours about ourselves to the effect that our sister, 'Mes. Mozelle Ezra, the 'Trustee and life' beneftlary of the said Edward 1. Bara Eslate, was victimized by is and was forced to pay to us a sum of about Taels 2,500,000 in order to have us relinquish the manage mer of the Estate, Such malicious rumours have been circulated through low, cowardly, ound methods and it has been yet to bring the cul-
In_ view. of this malicious propo protection to give paganda. still continuing, we have
Publicity to the following tacts During 1930 we withdrew from the management of the said Edward Ezra Estate because of disagreement between ourselves and Mrs. Ezra in the matier of the future policy of the Estate and regarding our remunera tion for the nine years of our management, as when we assumed the said management we did not Jdeem it necessary to have our relations with our sister covered by a contract in writing.
Owing to such disagreement we, ourselves, urged to refer the matter to an honorary committee compose of the late Mr. A. B. Lowson, Manager, of the Hongkong & Shang: hal Banking Corporation (which institution had been the Bankers for the Edward 1. Ezra Estate for many years), the late Mr. S.A. Hardoon, Felative and friend of our family, and Mr. G. H. Wright, of Messrs. Hansons, egal advisers to both the Bank and the Estate), which committee, having fully and thoroughly gone into the whole matter of our relations, unanimously decided that our remuneration, in the absence of any }written agreement, was to be not less than Taels 150,000 for each of us for the entire period of nine years, which sum they recommended Mrs, Ezra to pay and which recommendation was followed by her.
ARTHUR SOPHER,
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