7 NOVEMBER 1947, Page 5

Two wills reported in the papers in the past week

offer a curious contrast. Sir Holman Gregory, K.C., who was Recorder of London, left £8,000 odd ; Mr. Frank Hodges, who was at one time a miners' agent, then for a short time a Labour M.P. and secretary of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, left £132,959. In the former case, of course, the testator may well have made certain dispositions in his lifetime. Mr. Hodges' success has some resemblance with the theme of that interesting film, " Fame is the Spur." He ended by aligning himself with " Big Business " and accumulated director- ships in many prosperous companies. Even so, the size of his fortune is surprising.

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