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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 383, 7 May 1910, Page 8

A romantic story uiderlies the will of the late Alderman Or. Barratt, of Birmingham (says thj Daily Mail). The doctor provided fo 1 his son Alfred to receive the incomejrom £BOOO, but there is a, proviso in flg- will that after the terms have been My advertised, at j the end of the iperiodß two,years from the date of the legaft's death, if the ■beneficiary does not aßear in the mean-' time, his death shalfte presumed and the .money shall revert to the estate* It is half a century since Alfred Barratt was last seen in Krmingham. After he left England he was very rarely heard of. It is known 'hat he wrote to his father occasionally! but Alderman Barratt was very re*' --1 in regard to his son. He did, ho|- 4 -er, say that there was no likelihood of his son returning to England. Y< ng Alfred Barrat inherited his love of horses. When in his teens he hfc home so that his love of .sport miifc-t be indulged, without restraint. W spent many' years roaming about The world, but there is no inforiiiatkii that he ever returned to his native iand. ' BAGGAGE "What .a plight to ,b; in!—your baggage lost! Yet eveir traveller who journeys with unchecked baggage is liable 'to find himself| ; :i this position. To avoid this, cheel, your baggage through us. We colhy, check, deliver. You are secured against loss, freed of trouble, saved scram! ling at station. It's good common seitte (to check, and it costs nothing exWi.—The N.Z. Express Co., Ltd.—Advti For Influenza take Wods' Great Peppermint Our-- Never fails. 1/6, 2/6. Send your order in printing to the "Daily News" Printiry. Prices right and satisfaction gizarmteed.