WEALTH FROM BEGGING
A POLISH MENDICANT A miserably-dressed old man has, for years, been seen begging every dsy on the steps of the St. Gervais Church, near the Paris Hotel de Ville, or in neighbouring streets. It is now found by the police that he is a Pole, named Mosck Bok, a well-to-do landlord. He owns three houses, including two sets of suburban flats bringing in about £9OO a year. To the police, the old man "-'d that he left Poland at the outbreak of the war and took refuge in Paris, where he has been living on charity ever s ! --e. A co-religieT'-’st merchant gave him shelter in an attic, where he was still living when arrested. All these years he had always begged for his food. He sold his surplus food to poor people. He never spent a penny and saved all the money he received by begging.
He has collected as much as 300 francs a day. Lately his average begging income has been 175 francs a day. He is still in custody.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7062, 9 November 1929, Page 11
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176WEALTH FROM BEGGING Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7062, 9 November 1929, Page 11
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