NORTHCLIFFE'S WILL.
MORE DEATH DUTIES CLAIM. LONDON, Dec. 28. "The News of the World" forecasts further litigation concerning Lord Northcliffe's will owing to a contention that ex-service men employees who were not demobilised at the time of Lord Northcliffe's death were not able to participate in the legacies, and also owing to the beneficiaries' complaint that some assets of the estate realised, inadequate prices. The winding-up of the estate has been further delayed by a claim for additional death duties amounting to £500,000. This point involves the purchaseprice of Lord Northcliffe's shares in the Daily Mail and tho Weekly Dispatch, which were bought by his brother Lord Rothermere, and later sold to the Daily Mail trust.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 1210, 7 January 1925, Page 11
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116NORTHCLIFFE'S WILL. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 1210, 7 January 1925, Page 11
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