LEFT MORE THAN £2,000,000.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3381, 4 July 1927, Page 7

LEFT MORE THAN £2,000,000.

SYDNEY MAN A MILLIONAIRE.

David White, Sydney representative of a -London developmental firm in Australia, this week found Himself heir to almost fabulous wealth. An uncle who died last year after amassing a fortune in South Arnca, has bequeathed him £z,ilnu,uO<> in assets and £zoo,UUU in cash. This is probably a record inheritance 111 the history of Australia, and, as is usual in such cases, behind it there lies a human story.

White is a married man, 37 years of age. ihe story commences in Niz-hm-iNov.gorod, m the bad old days of the Czanst regime, oolomon WhemsKy was a young man m his lather's same business, and, with others, revolted against the taxation, and was marked aown for biuena. hut, with his two sisters, he escaped from the town after much hardship, and reached Riga, where arrangements nad been made for a steamer to pick them up and take them to England. their troubles on the journey to Riga delayed them too long, and the vessel had sailed when they arrived. Consequently they hau to hide in the frozen woods tor two days until a passage on a smugglers' schooner was bought. This vessel lauded them at Amsterdam, and there they parted, common going to England, and his sisters to America.

tie settled in Whitechapel in 1852, became a “kosher" butcher, changed fus name to White,' and married a itussian girl, also a refugee. Amongst the children of that marriage were Aaron and Abel White, the latter the father ox David White, who is the basis 01 this story. Acel committed the indiscretion of marrying outside his faitn. Among .London jews there is no greater crime, and the only friend or himself and ins sou David was Aaron, David's uncie. in iyj.3 JJavid White decided that itngiand was no place for him, and, though without mdney, lie resolved to start airesh in Australia. Do secured a berth as steward on an immigrant ship, leaving London with several packets of cigarettes in ms pocket and a lot of hope in his heart. He had spent his lust eightpence on the cigarettes.

Meanwhile his .uncle had gone adventuring in South Atnca, where he joined tile group ot men anout HecU Xtaoaes. it was there that tne fortune leit to JLlavid \\ hite was amassed. Aaron White was unable to secure a place on the diamond fields, but became a trader in tne stones, and often told his nepnew of the schemes necessary for some of the illicit diamond traders to get the diamonds out of the compounds. Aaron White, however, emerged from the welter as a rich man, and he employed his money in speculation, fie died at me age of UU mi i«.a y of last year leaving £zoh,UOU in the ba.uk anu property worm more than £2,UikJ,UUI). And now David White has received word tnat subject to some small exceptions, he is tne sole benelimary under the will. He is a married man now, with two children ol his own. His own career in Australia has not been an unsuccessful one, lie nrst secured a position at lattersaii's UJub, and later went canvassing in the country. When war broae out lie felt Australia with the Third Mattaliou, and was wounded at Hone Dine. After his return he worked in the omall Arms factory at Hithgow, was in tne police lorce tor four years, and later was employed by several city firms. He is now tne oyclney representative tor a oig London developmental hrm. He taxes his good, fortune philosophically, and says that, though t2U years ago ne would nave hit tne nigh spots, he is not going mad now. fie intends a trip round the world, and will invest ms money, when he gets it, in Australian securities.