UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN.
PROTECTING HIS WIDOW. AN EARL’S SAFEGUARD. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel.—Copyright. (Received April 14, 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 13. A codicil to the will of the Earl of Coventry provided that in the event of his wife’s remarriage she should cease to have the use of Balfour Place House and the contents thereof. A codicil, which Is dated 1928, when the Countess was 85, added “ I think it most improbable that such an event will arise but have added the provision for her protection and in her Interest.” The Earl’s estate Is valued at £228,000. The bequests to the wife include £SOO sterling and various articles of personal property.
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17995, 14 April 1930, Page 5
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111UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN. Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17995, 14 April 1930, Page 5
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