GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

HIGH PRICE I’OB- A COLT. LONDON, July 13. Tlie Aga Khan caused a sensation at Newmarket by paying fourteen thousand guineas for a yearling colt by I’apyrus-Cundart. This is only five hundred guineas below the sum which Lord Llanelly paid for Queensign, which never won a race, though he sired a few winners.

LOVER- AIURDERED. R-OAIB, July 13. Tired of the attentions of a suitor 20 years older than herself, Santa Xieastro. aged 25 years, invited the lover, Burino Francesco, to come to her bedroom stipulating that lie should enter hy the window. Corino climbed in head' first, whereupon Santa tlirew around his neck a rope in "hick she had arranged a slip knot. The astonii died man struggled to escape. He managed to prevent himself Lorn being strangled, but as he continued to struggle, Santa emptied the contents of a six-chambered revolver into his body, killing him immediately. Santa is now in prison awnitUig trial.

LLOYD GEORGE'S PARTY IUNDS. LONDON. July 13. Air Lloyd George has paid a of £150,000 to the reorganised Liberal Headquarters. This is the first half of a promised contribution from their own funds towards the cost- of running 500 candidates for the next General Elect ion. WHITE’S ESTATE. LONDON. July DlAlr Justice Hill refused Airs White’s application tor letters of administiati on of her late husband (James White’s) estate, on the ground that it involved the interests ot White s children, who are minors, and that itwouid involve two administrators, unless the estate was insolvent. Counsel stated the liabilities totalled hundreds of thousands, but it was not yet certain that there would be nothing f-r the unsecured creditors, ltntthe widow. All the assets were mortgaged, he -aid. mostly to the W estminster Bank, which was the largest secured creditor. It was urgently necessary to realise the estate, especially on account of the racehorses, the upkeep of which was £4-4 per week. Airs White is appealing to-morrow, since nobody is willing to act as joint administrator.

COWDRAY AIILLIOXS. LONDON. July 13. The late Lord Cowdrav (the noted contractnr) whose death occurred recently, left an estate worth four millions sterling, on which the death duties total £1,G00,000. The chief bequest is one of a hundred thousand to ATiss Joan Pearson, the pretty daughter of the late Lord Cowdray’s third son. Francis Geoffrey Pearson, who was killed in the war in 1911. when AHss Joan was only two years of age. The residue of the estate is sliar oSt between the deceased's two sons. old and Cecal Pearson, and Lady Denman.