PRIZES FOR WOMEN.
Competition For Best Types
of Sexes.
REMARKABLE WILL.
(Received 1.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Much interest was evinced at the auction sale of Bringenbong estate, in the Albury district, comprising 23,282 acres, owing to the remarkable will of its late owner, Air. Peter S. Mitchell.
The will provided that the whole of tho proceeds of the estate, after making provision for the widow, shall be applied to the inauguration of competitions among women to establish the best types of both sexes.
The competitions are 'of a most elaborate character and when entered upon are bound to attract world-wide interest on account of their originality.
The sale of the estate will provide ample funds for the trustees to carry out the provisions. Bidding ceased at £144,000, at which the property was withdrawn.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 246, 18 October 1927, Page 7
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