A SOLDIER'S WILL
LETTER ADMITTED AS PROOF,
By TelegTaph—Press Association,
Auckland, October 31. . In. the Supreme Court to-day, Mr. Tustico Hoskrng admitted as proof of a soldier's' will a letter written to hi s gather in England before lie left Ndw Zealand for tho Dardanelles, whero lie was -killed. The will, according to the solicitor's testimony, made family bequests- of substantial amounts, and gave the residue of his estate to a young lady to whom the testator • -was engaged to be married. Before leaving for Wellington Camp he met ltis solicitor, and the will was destroyed, the testator—whose name was Charles Edward Milling—giving as his reason that he was about to break off his engagement. In a letter to his father mentioning details of tho will, he states that ho had broken off his engagement, as it was. not fair for tho lady to be tied to him, as it was impossiblo to say how long he would bo away. Tho Judge accepted, the lotter in deceased's own handwriting as proof of the contents of the will, presuming that in tho hurry of departure deceased had neglected to make a new will. '
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2917, 1 November 1916, Page 6
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192A SOLDIER'S WILL Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2917, 1 November 1916, Page 6
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