MONEY TO BURN.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 3108, 29 December 1921, Page 6

MONEY TO BURN.

AMERICAN STARTLE;-' LONDON. An Amen -in recently startled London by la kina; up li i • residence in one " f the hesl known West End ii'hels and spending £SOO even day in enlei'l:lining hi,- fideiid.-. A <•!<i.-(■ veintion "I one ol the host known men in AiimGi a, he finds enjoyment in <>n .••.aging an eiiiii'e orelu -Ira :if I<t it _ Inis h ll i.-hed its night's hotel work, and hiring ii to play n ll l l l lour or (,ve in the innniing for (he (-dilica I ion of the I Dirty or forfv people who sit at his supper (able every niglri some of Ih‘in American- visiting

1 .(union innl Mime of them theatrical people whose names are known le every newspaper reader, London i- not die. only city which has seen evidence of this American's geiierosii.y. One night, ii is said, he walked into Tale'-, a famous restaurant in dan Fnin-ei.-eo, and -aid : “What do you want for die. entire balcony tonight'.'" A big figure was named, and, a her the theatre, lie arrived, to find all (he tallies full of food and ■ niT' iinnled hy waiters; hni In merely walked in alone with one girl, and -at ilmre enjoying himself with his companion. On another occasion, limy say, he asked i girl out to dinner in anoiher Californian own. “1 mu sorry,” she said, “hid I have jll -1 men given a small pari, and I eamtol miss 11 \ chance.” “ I'hr; is all I'irhi,'' he replied ; “I'll (lv hat. Id' went out, lor hall an hour, and ■ante hack, saying: “I have bought lliel