CREDULOUS DUPES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10240, 24 December 1894, Page 6

CREDULOUS DUPES.

Wellington, December 18,

One of the party who went away wifch the fauatfc Eugene writsa that one lady declined to go beyond Sydney, sud adds : "Eugene Jei us a pretty dance. When we started from Sydney we were to have had full particulars in detail, bat as soon as we got on our journey ' the perfect man' deferred information Juutil we reached Capetown. A week before we landed I stood alone and pressed him for particulars, and sll the information I could obtain was that we must all go up - country 800 miles before anything further could be said oo the matter. Eugene also shifted the watsrline from 100 ft to 1000 ft. He said thit in any case we must bb fully 4-000/f; above the sea level to be quite out of danger. At this stage I put my foot dawn and refused to budge auy further unless we had detailed particulars, consequently two of us withdrew from the party, and the rest, 19 all. told, little and big, went by train to Uryburg, SO3 miies into Mashon^land. Hera they left the lini aod wont west. However, before they left Capetown they spent £1000 ia equipment, taking provisions to last, as they call it, three years. I will give them six months. Everybody here who knows thoroughly welt the country they have gone to says it is treeless aud without water. Kugene told everybody on board the s 8. Damascus lihat tho Bhip would never reach London. More than half the stewards, cooks, and firemen ran away from the ship, and bere they are walking about Capetown caning Eugene."