TESTING FRIENDSHIP

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 166, 22 October 1910, Page 2

TESTING FRIENDSHIP

CURIOUS WILL PROVISO. , By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Yesterday. When one follows a deceased friend to the graveside out of respect, a re ward for such action is not • usually looked for, but by the will of the late Mrs. Jane McGlashan, who died at hei residence, Manukau road, Parnell, on the 12th inst., aged 72 years, such provision is made. In deceased's lasi will, which is of a short and simple nature, she states: "I give, devise and bequeath to my executor hereinafter named, all my property and estate upon trust as' to one-third share therefore for my friend, Airs. Susan Price, Parnell, in recognition of hei kindness to me, and as to the residue of my estate upon trust to divide the same equally between such of my friends other than my executor, who shall, in the opinion of my executor, attend the funeral service at my grave, Ifcing moved so to do by a desire to 'show re* specfc for my memory, and T direct mv executor within one week from my decease to sign a certificate setting 'forth the names of the friends whom they (she) shall consider to be entitled" Mrs. Susan Price was made the executrix, and the word "they" altered to "she" in the will. The 'value of the estate is about £l2O, and the number who attended the funeral was about eight. The'deccased lady had one daughter, who died a number of years ago, and her husband predeceased iter by "a'considerable number of years. She had no relatives alive, and evidently made the will to test the value of her'friends.