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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1928-06-21, Page 3Pirate: King's Gold Stirs Italian Heirs Rumor Says Renegade Ruler of Madagascar Won a Fortune of $500,- 000,000 Was' CrOWned Radames I Rome,—Italy was thrilled last week by a strange aterYt1 reckless piracy, of ,African queens, of enormous ac- cumulated wealth, of war, love, mur- der'and poisoning, which was revealed when ever. 100, persons joined in a con- eortium to claim heredity with a myth- ieel Italian pirate who, after marry- ing the Queen of Madagascar, became King of that distdnt land and died exactly one hundred years ago at the immature age of 37, leaving to his Italian`heirs a huge fortune estimated at 600,000,000. Some say he died in warfare, otbe'rs that he was poisoned by his, black -skinned wife hi a ft of jealousy. The story is told as follows: A certain Frederico da Re, nick- named "Bonnet,' having committed R serious crime over a century ago, fled for his life from his native place of Vittorio Venito, He escaped to Africa, where, having banded together with a .group of desperadoes even more reckless and desperate than him- self, he seized a merchant vessel and gave himself up to the lucrativetrade of piracy, He chose as the field of his activity the eastern coast of Africa, making inroads as far souih as Madagascar.. There he wooed and won the Queen of a native tribe, eventually marrying her, Being an energetic, clever man, he soon declared war againstthe neigh- boring tribes and conquered' them. In a few years he was ruling over the whole of Madagascar and was pro- claimed Emperor, °under the title of Radames L But his ambitions did not end there. He became an 'important factor in English Colonial polities, as England. sawin him a valuable elementfor checking French expansion in that part,' of the world. He concluded a treaty of alliance with England, from whom he obtained money, arms and food, but his premature end came a few years later. Several versions of his death exist. Some say he died fighting against French invaders. Others say he was poisoned by his African Queen in a fit of jealousy. All agree, however, that he had accumulated enormous wealth, which was deposited with a British Colonial banking firm, being left to his Italian descendants. Some estimate the fortune as high as 9,000,- 000,000 Italian lire. 1' NATION-WIDE •'CLAIMS. Several persons in his presumed na- tive town of Vittoria Venito immedi- ately advanced claims as his lawful heirs. But suddenly other claimants appeared in the Province of Cuneo who averred they could prove that they were the direct descendants of a certain Bonnet of Rocca Brunna who had.' conquered the Kingdom of Mada- gascar. Then still more claimants ap- peared in the Province of Friuli, others in Sicily, and finally there were few Italian families unable to prove that their geneological tree contained some Bonnet or some da Re at some ' time er other. Thus matters were brought to a standstill, it being im- possible to decide who the true '•des. cendants of Radames L of Madagas- car.were. . bt now appears that six persons at Turin are able to prove conclusively. thatthey are the 'lawful heirs of the one-time pirate who became a King. They have filed a legal claim for his money, which is held by the Oriental Indian Banking Company. This na- turally drew upon them the fire of all the other heirs. These joined /in a consortium, dispostag of considerable: m- oonsand composed of over 100 pe - sons who are fighting their claim in every possible manner. Soon the two sides will clash before the Italian law courts. Apparently the estimates of Ra - dames I.'s fortune have been much exaggerated by popular fancy. The revised estimates place it at about $4,000,000. etv (ON WITH LAUGHTER) Dick --If I mailed a letter addressed to "the dumbest man in town," I won- der who they'd deliver it to? - Oswald (innocently)—They prob- ably return it to the solid,er. Lady of the,House-Woll, I'm eorry to lose you, Irate, but I suppose You, are leaving for better place. Departing Cook—Oh, no, ma'am; Fla leaving to get married. Customer to Waitress—Is your apple pie fresh? Waitress -I don't know. I've only been here two weeks: A bank, advertising in an exchange, says there is one commodity in which it pays to be extravagant—courtesy. 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I could die happily," Bored—"Well, here's your kiss." Willie: "Ma, if the baby was to eat tadpoles, would. it give him a bass voice like a frog?" Mother: "Good gracious, no! Therd kill him:' Willie: "Well, they didn't!" This Is a funny world. A. business man 36 years old is a "Rid," while a ball .player. Is an "old roan" at that age. A model marriage is one in which the wife is a treasttre and the hus- band a treasury,—'Dallas News. AH, FAME I'd like to win my share of fame But S can not, to save my soul, Swim channels win at any game, Or sit forever on a pole. Now 40 oranges I can't eat, Nor walk a hundred miles,. No wonder Fortune's sun won't heat Down on me with her smiles, "Hello, Jones, where did you get that black eye?" - Oh, it was only, a" sweethearts,' quarrel," "Sweetheart's quarrel! Why, your girl didn't give you that, did ehe?" "No; it was her other sweetheart "We're so suspicious nowadays," said a man. "We never know when our wife kisses us when •we come in the house, whether it isldone for af- fection or investigation." After all, it need surprise - no one. that Germany Is now In favor of world P Moines Register. An "aocess'lmy after the fact" is one, who harbors or assists a known erimi- nal; lifewever,- a married woman who screens t'er'husband .is never charged With being an accessory. Lake Dropped Two Inches An excellent official opening of the western lakes and rivers was made this Springlwhen several guests of the Banff Springs Hotel' commandeered a big motor bus, for -the five -mile journey to Lake Minnewanka, wih,ere several good catches were made. - The beet sport fell to G. Andrews, of Banff, who captured a thirty -pound lake trout after a long struggle. He practically swears that the water drop- ped two inches when the trdut had been landed. 0 Feel Hurt Scores Canada For Open Dir- cussion of Rideau Hall Expense London. -Under the caption of 1'An Unhappy Debate" the Daily News says': "It must be as unwelcome to the 0:median people as it is distasteful to Lord Willingdon that the expenses of his residence should form the sub- ject of acrimonious dismission in the Canadian Hope° of Commons, Ob- viously the sums involved are not pro- foundly important nor inappropriate. What appours to be at issue is the large question of social, values. In the end it is for the Dominions to say how they will house the Governors -General, If that were once settled re, one would. wish to challenge it. 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Copied from the design of a cap - named in advance—Nobody. tared Zeppelin that came down hi " England - during the World War, the Still, the fellow who believes in pre- R-33 was completed in 1919. She was destination jumps just as far at the the first ,airship ;equipped with sleep - sound of a honk Schenectady ing bunks, dining xoom and chef, and Gazette: created history by producing the -first sial newspaper: Irwin Meteorplane Has ; "'- - Wingspread of 14 Feet The Irwin racer lmeteor:plane is one of the smallest standard airplanes ever turned out in the United States. Built in California, this. tiny ship has a wingspread of only fourteen feet. A special air-cooled Motor, bas been built to power the plane. The engine is so light that it can be handled with ease by one person. It develops twenty horsepower and has a high speed of 120 miles an hour. Despite . 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