A MILLIONAIRE ON HARD WORK

Hokitika Guardian, 20 November 1928, Page 1

A MILLIONAIRE ON HARD WORK

SIR JOYXTOX SMITH IN' LONDON. LONDON, October 2. Sir Joynton Smith, the Australian millionaire, and at one time proprietor ol a public house in Wellington, arrived via the Failed Stales recently. He has been renewing his acquaintance with the East End ol London, and revisiting I lie ironmonger’s shop where lie lived as a boy. There was an excited crowd wailing to give him a good reception. On the way to the city Sir .Joyiiloii pointed out some of the streets in which he used to run as his lather’s errand hoy. “I was always the laid sheep of the family.” lie said to a companion. “.ever since I was caught fishing in Victoria Park and lined os in the police court. I cleared out soon after licit, and worked my passage to .Viislralia. My father gave me Ids oui an uncle gave me a pound, and with that 30s as capital 1 started out seek my fortune. •| ■ oi-k d hard I '"in tell win, I : ■ a steward ill .. .-big in, S " Ink 1 lieu a hfir-to'u'er and a w niter. I alw-.ys had the vision of seeing an opportunity when it came along, and I ;;iI :\ s tool; it. I worked bard and saved every penny I could and then was aide to start: a litt'e hotel oif my own. |},y the lime I was 28 i had made LIO.- !){)(). so I sold out aiul came back to England—a nil losi nearly every penny of it by three weeks’ betting on a system. "So I went to Australia, this time with about CoO capital, and started all over again. I still worked hard. I still look every opportunity. I si ill j saved, and so. going lrom one thing to another, became a racehorse owner. I the Lord Mayor of Sydney, and finally a newspaper ow ner, w hich was I lie last t |,ing. Now I’m gel ting old.” he s: id, •|’ V( . enough of lull'd work, and ! .. v ,ii,| to eniov my leisure and my 'lobbies.”