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CHARGE OF PERJURY. BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS RECALLED. Association —By Te'ogranh — Copyright LONDON, June 18. Sir Derrick Wcruher, a son of Lady Ludlow, tv as arrested and charged with perjury, which bo is alleged to have com- ; :cd during bankruptcy proceedings on May 6, 1912. Werniior declares that he mows nothing of the charge. The accused w’.r, d'Hood bankrupt in 12. Hia fa liver was a famous Souf African magma.:, w..a u : ,t mm £I2OO a ear while he was uetween the ages ol 25 and 30, and £2400 a year thereafter, he sum of £150,000 was placed in trust or his children. The accused's younger brothers •'■ere he ne-.i' ed £] ,000.u0j and £1,500,000 respectively.—A. and N.Z. able. Sir Julius Wernher died in 1912, leaving £11,000,000, the greater part of which went to his widow (now Lady Ludlow), who is reputed to be the richest woman in England. During the war she subscribed £2,00(1.000 to war loans. Lord Ludlow was killed at Huntingtord in 1922. Sir Julius Wernber’s name came into prominence last week, when burglar’s ■died the famous Wernher _ jewel collection.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19203, 20 June 1924, Page 5
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