FORTUNES DISAPPEAR

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18594, 3 January 1935, Page 8

FORTUNES DISAPPEAR

REPUTED MILLIONAIRE

LEAVES ONLY WOOD

(Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.)

(Received January 3. 2 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 2.

.Major James Archibald Morrison, ol the Grenadier Guards, nnaeeountabh left, only £SOOO, instead of the £2.000,oco at which the fortune was estimated when he died in October. The testator’s uncle left him £2.0C0.030 in 1900. The testator lived as a country gentleman. He had a palatial home in Kensington Court and supposedly kept bis expenditure within the income. The founder of the family fortunes was the testator’s Scottish great-uncle, who came to London with the traditional sixpence. He became a drapery shophand, married 1 1 is employer’s daughter, and founded a warehouse.

ARTIST LOSES £20,000

FINED FOR LEGGING

(Received January 3. 2l p.tn.) LONDON, Jan. 2

Charles William Channaw, 63, of Ca.rndentown, an artist, who lost a big city business after his father had left him £20,000, was filled 5s at Hampstead for mendicancy. s

lie possessed sixpence, two boxes of matches, and a. note from Air. Bernard Shaw scribbl'd on the Lack of a sketch which Channaw sent him: “If you can draw like this, why sell matches?” Channaw had been offered £4 for Hie skclcb. bill demanded £ls.