TITANIC WRECK ECHO

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 April 1933, Page 11

TITANIC WRECK ECHO

AN ALLEGED VICTIM. There was an echo of the Titanic disaster of 1912 in the Probate Court in London recently when Mr. Justice Langton refused to believe that a man had gone down with the liner because his name was not. in the passenger list. Cousins of Miss Matilda. Elizabeth Gillard, who lived at Weston-super-Mare, Somersetshire, applied for letters of administration of her estale, which amounted to £3400. The cousins would not. be entitled to any ol the money unless George Gillard and his wife and two children wore all dead. Miss Gillard died in February, 1932. “The suggestion is,” the judge pointed out, “(hat. Mr. George Gillard was drowned in the Titanic, but there is no evidence that he was even on the passenger list.” Counsel for appellants: He may have boon on board under another name. Judge: 1 do not feel inclined to jump to the conclusion that this man is dead merely because he cannot be found by these two cousins. Counsel: If your lordship feels difficulty about the distribution of the estate, the letters of administration might be granted on condition that there should be no distribution without leave of the' Chancery Court. Mr. Justice Langton: Very well.