... stay at the Wentworth bEstate/b outside London. bBirley/b describes Calil as ?ambitious and restless,? a man always in search of a big project. ?It's not so much the money?he wants to build something on an imperial scale,? bBirley/b told me. ...
prior to his death last summer, the natty englishman abruptly sold his properties, shaking up his family and sparking estate rivalries. orth's postmortem probes birley's stalwart psyche all too well, showing the man's iciness. ...
"Activity has come off very rapidly right across the board, with the big ships affected most," said Michael Birley, managing director of shipbroker Wallem. "I'm sure that there are orders now which are not being completed."...
