The Late Cecil Rhodes.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11934, 7 April 1902, Page 2

The Late Cecil Rhodes.

— . ♦ THE DISPOSAL OF HIS GREAT WEALTH. , DETAILS OF HIS WILL. • United Press Association. — By Elec* trie Telegrapn. — Copyright. Received April 6, p.m. London, April s.— ! Mr Rhodes' will, dated July Ist, 1899, with codicils dated January 18th, 1902 (the latter relating to family and German bo quests)., deals with six millions sterlling, including two millions bequea- - thed for education. Regarding his final resting place; he declares : "I admire the granduer and. loneliness of Matoppo Hills, and desire to be buried on the hill I called 'View of the World.' v Mr, Rhodes bequeathed £4000 annually; to preserve his grave and transform the hill into a State burial ground for persons deserving well of them country after the federation of South! Africa, and for the establishment ol a park at Uuluwayov He also leaves! £2000, annually for irrigation, forestry, and an Agricultural College inMfashonaK&nd.i Jfcfisj houSjC a-VGrooti Schuur is bequeathed as a residency for the Federal Premier, with £1000 per:annum for <the up-keep of horses,, carriages, servants, and grounds. Meanwhile it- will be, used as a public park. The £10.0,0.00 left to Oriel College (Oxford) includes . £40,000 for ex-, tension of the college buildings, the remainder being: for the improvement! of income, comfort, fellowships, and} general repairs. He emphasises the/" importance of the residential system. The following endowments afje cbn- ' f erred :— Sixty colonial scholarships? at Oxford University, twenty to be filled annually, of a yearly value ofl £t3OO, tenable three years by male , students-, namely three from Rhodesia ; one each from the South African, Stellenbosch, Rondebosch Diocesan, St. Andrews, and Grahamstown Col- ' lege schools ; one each from Natal, . New South Wales, Victoria, South 1 Australia, Queensland, West Australia, Tasmania; '.New Zealand, Ontario, -New, oundlahdi Quebec, Burmudasl . and Jamaica. Two similar scholar- . ships are given (one to-be .filled yearly) to each of the forty-five states and seven territories of the United! States. Fiiujen similar scholarships* of the value of £250 per annum, am for German ' students nominated^ by the Kaiser, in recognition of the promotion of the study of English in Germany. Mr Rhodes adds that the goock understanding of England and Germany, and America would secure the peace of the world. Educational relations form the strongest tie. " The scholarships are free from any. 1 religious or racial test. Thirty ; points per cent, must be awarded for! literary and scholastic attainments-, - and twenty for sports. The school1 mates of successful candidates ballot' - thirty points for qualities of raan- - hood, truth, and courage ; and 'at similar ballot of twenty points for • qualities of moral force of character) 1 based upon the report of the head1 master of the school. total number of scholarships is 1i O. / *