A WILL IN A BOOK.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1722, 12 April 1913, Page 15

A WILL IN A BOOK.

AMUSING CASE OF LEGACIES OVER- ' LOOKED. Somo time ago M. Lefcvro de Revel, a French excise inspector, retired from his post, and, not knowing how to fill in his spare time, began the task of writing his memoirs. He made excellent progress, and the number of volumes soon became amazing. Ho had them bound, aiul gave them to his relatives and friends to read, and was highly complimented by them. On pago 5-10 of the 11th volume ho wrote a will, leaving his fortune (about ,£1G,00&) to various friends. At tho 17th voluiiio he died. As none of his friends had had tho fortitude and perseverance .to mako their way as far ns pago 510 of tho lltli volume, they all remained in complete ignorance of this willi and tho next-of-kin took tho fortune. A short time ago—that is, about .ten years later—purely by chance, tho will was discovered, and tho friends named in the will began an action to recover the fortune. ' The Academio Francaiso may also plead for a sharo to tho amount of ,£SOO under tho will.

The offer of a building which had cost ..£16,000 for a consumption sanatorium mude to the Isle of Ely, County Council by Jlr. AV. Cutlack, ex-High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire, lias been refused by tho council. An inspector of tho Local Government Board, reporting 011 tho site, revealed tho fact that Littleport, where tlib house is situated, was without an efficient water supply, and on theso grounds tho Comity Council were compelled reluctantly to decline tho offer.