Sir Charles Dilke's Fortune.
A cabla special from London sr.ya : — "Fortune, after so many knockdown blows, has outdone all previous di°playe of n\;klenes3 by presenting Sit Charles Dilko with a legacy of £1; 50,000. The fortune comes from a remnant of the Snooke family, of which John Snooke manned Dilke's great aunt in 1804. Noiv that he is able to sink a comfortable sum, Dilke nmy put into execution the scheme of publishing a daily newspaper, which he has loug cherished. In his will Snooke declares that be gave up his original plan of leaving everthing to Ashton Dilke'a children, because he had become convinced that Sir Charles was an innocent and perse cuted man.
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Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 195, 19 March 1887, Page 2
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115Sir Charles Dilke's Fortune. Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 195, 19 March 1887, Page 2
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