IGNORED A FORTUNE
Placid Oyster Enthusiast HEIR WAITED 35 YEARS (Rec. March 20, 8 p.m.) Paris, March 19. How a fortune of over £1,000,000 was neglected for thirty-five years while the heir made up his mind to consult lawyers was disclosed in the case of M. Charles, a retired shipowner, who is the great-nephew of General Hoche, the revolutionary leader. He learned that his aunt, Madame Eesantos, died in 1895 in Brazil. He knew that she was the widow of a wealthy planter, and that he was the sole heir, but being possessed of sufficiently to live modestly, he did not prosecute his claim. He has now been notified that a £l,250,000 estate is awaiting his disposal, so he has instructed a Brazilian lawyer to take the necessary steps. Meanwhile M. Charles goes on with his hobby, which is the scientific study of oysters and their artificial fertilisation.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 150, 21 March 1931, Page 7
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148IGNORED A FORTUNE Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 150, 21 March 1931, Page 7
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