MONEY-LENDERS.
-SHADY METHODS EXPOSED. By Taleeraph—Press Aeijoalatlon—Coy/right "Times"—Sydney .."Sun" Special' Cables. (Rec. February 27, 5.15 p.m.) j,London. .February 27. In moved tho second reading of the timend•nient to. the Mpno.y-londors' j\ct to provide legislation to prohibit luoney-leiui-ers from.touting by circulars and using well-known names, such as ; Ourzon, Rethsohild, and Hnrmawprth. The money-lending fraternity, said Lord Newton, pestered clergymen! Government officials; and professional men, offering to lend fabulous sums at five per ccnturn. . He quoted false testi. inonials, ono purporting to be from a peer, addressing a nione.y-lcndor as "Dear Old Boy," and asking him. to lot him have bank, notes for five' hundred pounds by the' morning. They even wrote to 1 toys' at Eton. These men wore not merely a nuisance, but a real danger, offering opportunities for blackmail.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1995, 28 February 1914, Page 5
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130MONEY-LENDERS. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1995, 28 February 1914, Page 5
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