£350,000 IN EIGHT DAYS.
ANONYMOUS GIFT OF £70,000 TO LONDON UNIVERSITY.
A friend of London University, who wishes to remain anonymous, has intimated that, he is willing to give £70,000 towards the purchase. 'of the British Museum site on the Bedford estate for the contemplated new headquarters of I the university. In eight days £305,000 .ha.4'been subscribed for a new site and senate house."'. The other gifts are: —
An anonymous gift of £100.000 io Wards acquisition of the BritiFh Museum site.':'
Offer by the' Drapers' Company to erect a new seriate house and administrative offices at t. cost of £60,0C0.
Offer of £25,000 hy the Duke of Bedford towards acquisition of the British Museum site. ",'"'•'" Offer of a reduction of £60,000 m the price of the site by the Bedford estate trustees.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12772, 25 May 1912, Page 2 (Supplement)
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