| Show I BRITISH OFFER ASTONISHES McCLINTOCK OF THE MUTUAL New York May 11 H The Tribune to today day Ilay says saH vice president of or orthe the lie Mutual Life Ilfe Insurance company complY who mho Is In charge of or the tho agency business In II Ii all ni parts of ot the tha world vas WOH I astonished last night when the time cable message trout from Ton Lon London fAndon don niomi saying say hI that the thc he North British t f c company might aught take over policies of the Mutual Life mounting amounting a to wan rend to him him He lie le sail aIt sll ho lie II was 1 not hot lot to believe that lint the thu British company compI hud hail agreed to do io ev everything e It was WOH represented ni as R having offered When hen Mr h hid re ro recovered IC covered toni lila Ids Ils surprise he said lal That Thil Is h certainly remarkable hut but I It may mily nl not hot lot he be true rule you 01 know I t fo fee l confident that lint tho lie policy holders will not limit enter Into hlo any In such u h arrangement In lit InI any I I great number A very ery 11 small pro proportion portion of ot time the policyholders will 11 be bc de Ic deceived by It It It I would ho be ht the wont worn thing thilI they could do They rhe would get inv 1 mi more safety 11 results Any n nI I oh er who hiis his hum a been In the he Mu Mutual l I ii tool Life bite for tor tiny any nn length ot of time hue would lose hoa the Iho benefit of 0 all ni ho has hns paid patti into Inti lit the company In him the tho first place nl RI a that cable cabin message le makes an announcement 11 mell to tn the tie contrary the North British Mercantile will wi not lot accept mien without medical ex ox examination oxa a lii lima That D I C C Haldeman former fornier nun nger ger ler ii In Iii II London for tor or the lie Mutual l u thu I and mm who It I h 1 Ii announced will 1 Join Joll the tho North Ninth British Mercantile company could take nice over much of or the business of t tIme Iho Mutual to tn another company Mr Ir said was vime WI preposterous H ite added that he h did dil thu not nl see seo how hom hol any Oi nil re to respectable IC company would engage in 11 such an tin al enterprise A week ago ao Mr Ir hind had hlll to 10 tall sill Mi for Cor CorI Europe I I po on Tuesday dl of ot next In or order tier der Il to try In to 10 straighten out the situa altima situation tion tol In II and a 11 persuade the French government to rescind some of or tIme the Ihl restrictions lt It tins has placed on 01 ed Insurance companies doing there He lie HI salt said Rull the lie from London would woul not hasten his hImi departure When hen tutu newt news Mas tsa communicated to 1 Samuel llull he lie Is reported to 10 have ha VI ned dispatches to tn London ad advising al advisIng the Ihl tie various Interests he to 10 try Ir lo 10 Ii persuade the policy policyholders pollY holders to In surrender their policies f Mr 11 acted In Iii 11 behalf of ot hi h m International bIt tion HOI |