The Archive · 1939

Torn Photo Worth Million Dollars

Shanghai, Jan, 14, 'Some Shanghailander, may become 8 millionaire ina few days if he has part_of a photograph torn into' two ieees many years ayo by the late Air. Chiang Tee-shih, late millionaire Ship builder who died sometime ago Hongkong. This is probably the most novel way ever known of Ming a will left by the late proprietor of the Kwang Hwa Dockyard, was advertised in the Chinese press yesterday by Mr, Kiang Chuan, a merchant in, Hongkong and trusted friend of the late Mr. Chiang whose custody the will is being kept. According to Mr. Kiang's Vertisement he himself was a witness the Will prepared by the late Mr. Chiang before is death.

1 is cleverly mentioned in the advertisement that the late Mr, Chiang his will in. such a "strange in order to show his. love missing son, Master Chiang who disappeared from home ago after a "small family trice iis whereabouts are a but he is supposed to possess Thalf of the late Me. Chiang' pie= which the latter tore into two un 4 st of augen After obtaining that half of the the left home and never re-

Futile efforts were made to him. The advertisement does isk for the fate of the missing son of the millionaire but it does Specify hat any one who possesses that half of the picture with which he rat away from home is entitled to get the $1,000,000 legacy willed to The advertise which nego tered tives and any possess that halt of the pi Shanghai address is 586 Ningpo Road. absolutely unarmed and the Understanding is alleged to caused solely by his Inability to Understand. the" verbal order requiring him to stop.

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