ESTATE OF £lO.
FINANCIER'S LOSS OP FORTUNE (UIttTED PBES9 ASSOCTATIOK—BT EUSCXUO TELEGBAFH—COPTBIGHT.) (Received September 11th, 11:5 p.m.) LONDON, September 11. Once in possession of an income of £25,000 a year, the late Lord Rotherham left an estate valued at £lO. He - ' was formerly a captain bf industry in Lancashire, being chairman of the Spinners' Association, president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, banker, and financier. , He got into difficulties when the postwar slump in London. In. the. hope of retrieving his fortunes he speculated heavily and lost everything!* He borrowed from moneylenders and failed 1 for £llß,ooo.—Australian Press Association, United Service*
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19413, 12 September 1928, Page 12
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101ESTATE OF £10. Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19413, 12 September 1928, Page 12
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