At the hearing of the case it was stated that Mrs. Pritchard, who had been acting as housekeeper to Mr. Hartley, who died on October 10, had been evacuated from Pingliang Road to 214 Avenue Haig. She had been given a cheque for $100 by Mr. Hartley and had gone shopping on the morning of August 23 when a bomb was dropped on the Sincere Store in Nanking road. Since then she had not been seen or heard of and Ìt was presumed that her death had occurred during the bombing.
She had made a will, it was stated, appointing Mr. Hartley as her exe-ewer and her estate consisted of about $1,000 in silver, a cash box containing various articles of jewellery, ihe sum of $433 in a savings bank account with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in the joint names of hersd and Mr. Hartley, £237. 4. LI and $276.26 on savings bank accounts with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, thirty $50 preference shares in the Shanghai Tug Lighter Ca. twenty-five 6 per cent. preference shares in the Shanghai Power Ca. and $1,030 on fixed deposit with the Wing, On & Ca. Ltd. and Sincere Ca, Ltd.
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