THE CZAR'S HEIR

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXII, Issue 13574, 21 October 1904, Page 3

THE CZAR'S HEIR

A CURIOUS STORY FROM NEW PLYMOUTH. [FROM OUR CoRRESrONDKNT.] WELLINGTON, October 20. The " Post" is responsible for the following curious story:—"How the succession to the throne of Russia was secured is not generally known, but (according to the ' Taranaki News') a New Plymouth man claims that he was the indirect agent. This local resident has written to Mr Seddon, the Premier, telling him in effect that twenty months ago, he read that th© Czar of Russia was sorely perplexed because a male child had not been born. In order to secure the succession of the throne to the present line, the New Plymouth man thereupon wrote to the Czar, giving him certain instructions. He now learns that a male heir has been born, and th© New Plymouth man has no doubt that the birth 'of the male child is due to the information lie supplied. He now asks Mr Seddon to use his influence to get the Czar of Russia, to grant him (the local resident) a, sum of £20,000 or £30,000 as some small recompense for the valuable information he had sent the Czax. It is problematical, however, whether Mr Seddon will urge the Czar to vote the money to the New Plvmouth resident."