FORCED PAWNING
1786 EDITION OF BURNS’ WORK. RESTORATION OF MAUSOLEUM. L tV ■\ LI ' V r . 5 * 4 POOR RESPONSE TO APPEAL. ; .. i •i mo r/. «•>'*»'-■» - (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) j LONDON, January 23. : A poor response,'«nly. '£s7o j’from; Burns Clubs throughout the world, to-i ward the restoration of the Burns’, Mausoleum at Dumfries, at a cost of £2500 has compelled the r Dumfries' Burns Club to pawn the priceless 1786 Kilmarnock edition of Burns’ work. Club officials say that Scotsmen throughout the world will reflect the shame of their plight.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 88, 24 January 1938, Page 5
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94FORCED PAWNING Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 88, 24 January 1938, Page 5
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