Lady Northcliffe benefits under the will of Lord Northcliffe to the extent of a legacy of £10,000 and Lord Northcliffe's personal effects. The remainder of the estate will be realized and invested, Lady North-diffe being the principal beneficiary, receiving roughly 18 per cent, of the income during widowhood. Certain percentages go to Lord Northcliffe's mother, sisters, and brothers. The executors are Sir George Hulton and Mr. Henry Arnhold. There are also annuities to relations by marriage, secretaries and others, and legacies to nephews, nieces, god-children and many friends, most of whom were business associates. The directors of all hig companies receive £1,000 each, and employees of three years' standing in the Northcliffe concerns will receive three months' salary. Provision is made for pensions for aged and infirm employees. There are various bequests to charities, including the Newspaper Press Fund, the Newsvendors' and Printers' Institutions. Sums of £25,000 each are bequeathed to Mr. Thomas Marlowe, Chairman, Associated Newspapers, Ld. and Sir Andrew Caird, Vice-Chairman, if they are not retained in the employ of Associated Newspapers, Ld., at an adequate remuneration. Direc: tion is given to prevent the sale of "The Times'' and other newspapers to non-britons. Probate Court settlement has been announced in connexion with the late Lord North-diffe's will. The President pronounced for the will, dated March 22, 1919, with three codicils, dated June 13, 1919, June 23, 1920, and July 27, 1922. re employ ex-service men either industrially or on the land was worse than it had ever been.
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