AN OWNER WANTED.
7 . During the.past few days an advertisement has appeared in the Auckland papers asking for information concerning the whereabouts of a young man named Simeer, who has been left a fortune of some £50,000 or £30,000 by the death of his father. The history of this young man is illustrative of the ups and downs of Colonial life. Inconsequence of the cruelty of his guardian (his father , being absent in India), he ran away to sea ; and became an apprentice on board the British Empire, By the time the vessel had arrived, here the lad was thoroughly disgusted with seafaring life and deserted 'his vessel. lie was frequently reduced to great straits, and at one time was employed as boots at the Northern Club and at another as porter at Gredhill’s cordial manufactory. About 18 months ago he left for New Caledonia,- where for some time he filled the position of clerk and interpreter in a store.
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Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 959, 15 November 1882, Page 3
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160AN OWNER WANTED. Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 959, 15 November 1882, Page 3
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