METEORIC CAREER.
FROM POVERTY TO AFFLUENCE j 'Times?—'Sydney Sun' Special Cables. I (Received August 12, 8.30 a.m.) ) PARIS, August 11: j Deperdussin, the aeroplane manu- ( facturer charged with huge frauds, j starting life as a chemist's assistant, dabbled in everything, and became a great financier and public benefactor. He wag a popular man, and spent ten .million francs (ovar £416,000) on personal expenses. He owned three .motors, various chateaux, and a luxurious flat in Paris, and had many women friends.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 13 August 1913, Page 5
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80METEORIC CAREER. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 13 August 1913, Page 5
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