MINER'S LUCK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15234, 22 February 1913, Page 2 (Supplement)

MINER'S LUCK.

) WINS £46,000 PRIZE IN HUNGARIAN. . ■STATE LOTTERY. $S& ■ Albert BitinrGHAM, a miner, 'of Old Hiil, Staffordshire, says he will go, down . mine no move. He has no occasion,io, &*/{.;; he has been lucky enough to win £46,000 •; in a' Hungarian State lottery. y- -\kf||||p / BiUintfiam left Old Hall about thiM ; s years ago to take up the position of assifi^, - . ant-foreman in the ; N&mdang iw*j> .-.j > gherita, Upper Assam, India.,; and vlulo ? there he was persuaded to enter a Govern". s merit: ]btt<erv::uhder: ; the /auspices -of Ufl.; '-. 1 Benko Bank,Buda-Pe«th. At the time te . i hardly, understood the regulations, * though he took : the ticket, he though! »° * more about/ the Tottery. ' The draw was %% > fixed for October 23, and three days before;... 1 Mr.: Billingham. left India for Ik*»'»,£ i received a v letter from the promoter*„<* . the lottery giving a list of the !*"&.: i',, e winners,' from which ho found toA* *".* •- » number, 103.881, was the winner <£]F*? 5 money and a bonus : which vis ■ rougw?|^lfe§ J 1 mated at £46,000. While on JBfe*?Ji '-' 1 home BilliUgham j communicated ; wife,* - *' - Benko Bank, requesting; that the:!*® 6 ? 1 should be forwarded to him at/ the :&»#*; r:>> ', of his friends at Old Hill./ Before k™ • : for India Billingham was employed,? 3 ;"' - miner at. No. ;30 Colliery, Cr&diey'i®r7*J: ; j"■,";." - He is very reluctant to" answer quest-^;-' ■*; aas to,/what- he intends /rto- dowith t»* |fe » money, but said, " Wait : uiitil'rli , g*fcJ*'! i ; and then I will let you know." On «jM| 9 point he/.was -very emphatic— &&*??;, V , not' risk/ his life again in the mine. fiS^Sl 9 •■.:-..:.'•■■'.•'.■■■„': ■■—«■—— ii '.I——»: ; .Hr^t^li^^i ■ • aivtuMmu. 11l II ....11l .^