MILLIONS LOST IN BUSINESS VENTURES.
(Preas Assn.—By Telegraph— Copyright.) (Received April 8. 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 7. The Chronicle's Berlin correspondent states that the break-up of the Princes' Trust is complete.
Prince Maxmilian of Furstenberg and Prince Christian of Hohenlohe-Oehringen entered into partnership six years ago. and soon controlled a huge business extending to many parts of the world, including theatres, hotels, mines, tramways*, shops, steamship lines, farms and forests. The total capital was £120,---OCO,OOO. Tlie Prince of Furstenberg's wealth when the trust was formed was £25,000,000, the Prince of HohenloheOehringen had £12,000,000. Tlie Prince of Furstenberg is now comparatively poor, and already has sold some of his estates. The estates of tlie Prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen are now worth £6,500,000, and his debts are ovei* £6,000,000.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13351, 8 April 1914, Page 3
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