£10,000 WINDFALL

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 722, 23 July 1929, Page 2

£IO,OOO WINDFALL

FROM POVERTY T 0 WEALTH LONDON FAMILY'S FOR'IUIE A legacy of £IO,OOO has brought joy to the home of a family in th East End of London who havenevc known freedom from the task of “making ends meet.” Mrs. Schlachaub, who has receinl the legacy. is the wife of a. W! presser. They have seven chm whose ages range from four to 23. and live in Dunstan House. Ste". Their benefactor is an uncle d Mrs. Schlachaub, who made a {m in America out of textile mill: 1‘ property in Madison Avenue, New York. He died in his omce chainicently from heart failure, at the tar ‘of 70. L “I did not believe that such 10‘ ifortune came to people in red lite}, said Mrs. Schlachaub to a “DIN Express” representative. She '- sitting in her spotlessly clean hcontemplating the freedom flu worry which the fortune 111th her family. ”W'hen the solicitor's letter afrom America." she continued. ‘IV children read it with me over Id over again to make sure then '- no mistake. and that my uncle” me to have such a great sun d money. . “He spent the whole of his litefi’ helping his relatives, and would I‘ retire, although he had poor lie-lI-'I cannot re tire,’ he wrote in hill. letter to me. ‘because I want to I!” my relations well ott.‘ “There are 15 other nephews“ nieces to share his estate, but. .1 am the poorest, he wished me to '0 £IO,OOO of it. I have had very!"l itimes since I came to England N Germany 15 years ago. ! “W'hen the news of the money ail I my children jumped about on the“ with excitement until they broke I‘but I did not mind. “I intend to go to my home t 0" and buy a house when I receive in legacy. “In the meantime we shall 31'0‘ party to our neighbours and M who are rejoicing with us in our and ‘ fortune.