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Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1928, Page 5

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ELSIE .MACKAY FUND. TREASURY RECEIVES £521,000. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Nov. 30. Ihe necessary arrangements have now been made to give eli'ect to the wislies ol Lord and Lady Jneheape and their children regarding the disposal ol tbr estate ol : tin: Hon. Elsie Mackay. who was lost in an attempt to fly the Atlantic in company with Captain 11 inohelilfc. The Chancellor of the Exchequer announces that tlu> sum of L‘52.1.000 has been paid to him ins the residue <f ill.' ('stale after I lie payment of duties, el.-., and that it has been placed in the hands of the trustees to neeuniulate lor 50 years and then to he apolicd to (ho reduction of the National Delhi. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank o>f England, and the Comptroller-General of the National Debt Ollice for the Lime being are appointed tbe managing trustee's and the Treasury Solicitor custodian trustee. PURCHASE OF RADIUM. SIR OTTO BEIT’S GENEROSITY. RUGBY, Nov. 30. Sir Otto Beit / hag contributed £50,000 to King Edward’s Hospital Fund for London for the inirchase of radium for use in hospitals. In accenting the gift officials stale that it will ('liable i m mod Fate' relief to be given to numerous patients who now have to wait their turn to share in rim benefit' ef Ibe limited supply of radium now available. Sir Olio Beil, who has large business interests in South ■ Africa, liasgiven mm h financial assistance to scientific research. He recently contributed L if), BOO to the British Red Cross Society to help iii the establishment of a clinic for I lie treatment of diseases. lie .followed ibis Willi c:; 17 I to complete tbe fj ID,BOO required for this purpose.