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| | The Inside Story of Mr. Rank |
 | | Sir David Yule, a Calcutta jute magnate, left a fortune variously estimated between £20,000,000 and £7,000,000 - perhaps the right figure is about £15,000,000. |
 | | In spite of havy death duties, and the fact that much of Sir David's estate was tied up in trusts, Lady Yule was left with a not inconsiderable bank balance; and her financial adviser was Lord Catto, later chairman of the Bank of England. |
 | | Whatever Lady Yule's attitude, Rank was automatically businesslike in his approach, and ready to apply the ordinary principles of factory management which he had learnt in flour-milling. |
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