A NOYEL SWINDLE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 282, 1 November 1883, Page 2

A NOVEL SWINDLE.

■ - . m — — • . . „, ; Aswindlepf a: nqyel k)na r Kas been perpetrated by:a: newspaper correspondent m Paris?- This gentleman adver-, tised in -»the' Paris! Papers ; that htj liad' hired a well found steamer, which, waa going to matte ,a month's cruise in r the r . North; Sea, and that he yas prepared to •accept 200, -passeDgerg at ,£2Q ,' each, this s>rai to include all board t lodging,, and travelling : expenses /for the four weeks. He was ndt? long,;|iiianka to the favorable -.■ notices m the Figaro •m getting his full .complement of intending excursionists aqd the 200 paß-sengers,-each of whom had paid Lis £20 io iwere conyeyed* by special ti am fcom Paris to Havre late on a Saturday ; They, iouhd the ship .waiting for .them and went on board, but the aewspapei nVan, did not pat m an. appearance, and thbi owner ot the xTessel , said he c'ouia iiot start until he arf,ived, ivA paid him for the Tesspl... Telegrame" were/ seiot m all directions, but ■ nothing' ctiuld be heard o£ .him,, and 4he xiniortiinate 1 -excursionists were compeilejl at last to leave the vessel and return to th?ir jrcs^ec's?& hpnaesj^the. ingenious hireij jot^he ■ stenmer having m the mean whil^, got , cle§v away witS Bome^i Q g Ijke iSdOOO.