The chronicle=news., 1914-03-14
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estate s~indi- 10 rsidcntiy again be-
inx ~Osket extensively 10 the Chii-
ed siat-s. The .mhsssy here u over
wheia,ed with letters from Anesisaa
heirs sskisx hoN be.i 10 seizure
estates due them. aoaae ietters indi.
part with all their property 10 psJ
expenses Of pseudo Representatives %
,he caanseFy Court.
Tea years aso the state DEPART
m-nl al Wa.sinx,os received 20
masy request. about nissiax esiAIes
in chsseesy that a sp-eisi inscs'iss-
,isa "a. made by Hsnry White. thes
fir.t secretary of the American 6n-
bassy here. lie reported that il
~oaid b- practically impassibie for
any Am-fi.sn To secure sn estate
from the coaEt Of chsasefy, The re-
port showed that The iaFxr -stass~
easssssliy .pok~n Of ~ dormant in
shsas~.y" or ''assit.ax claimants in
tho HANK cf Ea:iaad'' ~es- purely
tn . sisssy. and usually the tasrasIos
o. suisdisfs. ~ho obtain moaey fos
the rsu,e.ulios al eisis,s OF fie'isiSss
sossaaes,
Tas rss.s IN chsse-fy op~s To
claim as- fe~. asssss'ss i~aa thas
ei.<co each. t~o oaiy appscaeasas s
So. Gee. and most Of them Inevitably
aoaid consume their owa value in
the 9sp-ss~s of recovery. The full
-.i psu-sfs of s-asiosy arc demanded.
and IN the case Of Americans such
proofs arr almost Impossible. Esea
the stcAfss' si.iss. arr usnaii, barred
10y the statute at iiuiiAtions. Nsoat
tho time ef this s-pos'. the Inquiries
became so heavy that they overload
cd the correspondence OF the rn,hss-
-. ssa . printed form 81 reply ~sa
adopted aud shi. IL il use today.
Last y-ar ~h-n oar at these ssin.
as~fs persuaded = uun''-f Of ALLEGED
a-~e eesdant. in NmeFiys thss the -s-
tai~ at their ancestor sis tranei.
Drake ~as f-sdy fos distribution b,
tho coat of chsas-gy. the s~indi-
ss. widely -sro.r.i b, the Am-rirsn n
newspapers. With the result that. the
iaauiss~. pss.sicsti, ceased NATL
1i,hia the ps., kr~ ~-~ss.
| Mr.. .'.ais. mother of the Captain
Scot: Who issi hi. life In returning
fsoa, the snulh Pole. has been offered
oa- OF the apartments In Hampton
Court Palace. Th-s- arc at the dis
I.ss.ai of tho k,ns. ~ho usually
grants them to widows of m-n wse
have distinguished thcmscise. In na-
,ioasi service. Although the apart
aeuts arr fiuciy an,ointcd. they arc
not ai~aya a delight TO those 10
whom the King o:fcrs them r-n, frcv.
II IL customary for the tenants 10
pay the rate. and taxcs. which
amount to somc,hin. like $40" 9
year. Fur this price a fairly good
cottage can bc obtained In the ,i,in.
lily. Hampton Court ha. its disad.
vaniasc.. among them gossip and
niisu ndcrptsndinra. a. the life 's
sc.nc~ ma, like tina, of community.
Many of tho apartments also are very
high up aud have no elevator. THIS
In con ycnt-n.c In not altogether met
/ by a basket at the end OF strins
let down To the poetman or ;radcs-
man. On the other hand. the room.
arc very beautiful and the tenants
have the use of the gardens In the
carly morning before the crowds ri
visitors arrive.
r. Amaury Talbot. Of the N,scrian
Political Service. who has Travelled
muc, through Africa studying The
various tribes. says thc lb'bios. M.
ti,cs Of Southern Nigeria. who are OF
such low type that they are called
"mud-fish rank among the mos;