A SOCIALIST BARONET
.1 1-*. —— CANNOT AVOID SUCCESSION. • LONDON, Sept. 21. Newspapers are* speculating- as to whether Oswald Mosley, M.P., will ear- " jv out his oft-repeated determination tofefuse his father's Baronetcy. Legally he cannot avoicVsuecession, but may. .choose not to use the title. A controversy between the Baronet (whose death recently Occurred) and ■• his Socialist son is recalled, in, which the father declared ttiat if his son and •daughter-in-law, who is a rich heiress, .wanted to do something for their country, thev had better give up some of their wealth. The father said: "My son has every opportunity of 'doing good service to the country instead of 'devoting himself to stirring up spite and discontent. lie-has not done a • .decent day's work-in his life. > Ho was born, with a gold spoon in his mouth tind has lived on the,fat of the land." TITLES DO NOT COUNT, SAYS MOSLEY. (Received This Day, 12.10 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 2a. . ' Sir Oswald Mosley says that titles <lo not count nowadays; therefore he ' is not surrendering "the title which is Ms.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 September 1928, Page 5
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176A SOCIALIST BARONET Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 September 1928, Page 5
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