A Windfall!
, : ROMANTIC STORY. WELLINGTON, July 7. News has heen re civet that a wellknown resident of Lower llutt has come into a fortune running into many thousands of pounds. The story of low M e fortunate one was traced by liaise in puss.s-ion of the money is iiniisiiall v interesting, i The citizen in question is a native of England. About thirty years ago lie emigrated to New Zealand, aid in a little while s.ltled id Lower llutt. where he has lesidej ever since. All these yens he has worked hard <■> earn a living. He is a married man. , with a family now grown up. Ill’s father die] some time ago. and j recently other members of the family passe.l away, leaving him as the one I to take possession of the estate. I ALL TRACE LOST, i His people In England had lust trace of him. and difficulty was experienced in finding him. However, the services of Scotland Yard were employed. It was Found that he had oome to Now Zealand, and the New Zealand police I were eommnnieoled with, and for some
I time lif-J keen endeavouring to loev.te i him. j Eventually 1m was identified through m ph dngreph w’Vi '..'as taken whoa j i'e was ten year? ohl ' C7C (.90 -IXVOT.VKD. T!io mnniul of money involved is: between £o'l.- 00 and £70.000 and it j is believed that lie is the solo veimiin- , iiior ippro.entn.tive of the family. | The ideal iflt-nt ion papers are <m ■ their way t ■ Engl ml, and probably in | n few week’s time the man himself will | return to his native land, there to. take I possession of his fortune.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1922, Page 4
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279A Windfall! Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1922, Page 4
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