LORD ROSEBERY'S GIFT TO THE NATION.
.■ ——. TLord Robbery's generous gift to the Bation of his.charramg villa near Naples wH .secure for him beyond doubt the goodwill of the occupants,' present 'and prospective, of r tile ..British- Embassy at Jiome, to --yiioßc use it is to be dedicated." Says the, Westminster.". ,"The villa, which-was at one time the residence of the impress Bugenie, is a charming abode, surrounded byilex, arbutus, and olives. The house has a southern aspect, and the view is unrivalled;'it looks to Castellamare and borrento, with Vesu-vius-on. the left. When Lord Eosebery first acquired it the villa needed a good deal doing : to it inside and out, but now it is air that couldbe wished." . "Lord Eoeebery's splendid gift of his Tilia.at Posinppo as a summer residence •fox-the.;British'. Ambassador in Italy makes, us,", says ..tho "Spectatoi," "wonder whether gifts of this sort are recognised sufficiently by the nation, and whether. Englishmen ore encouraged as .much as they might be to render such services to the State. For a valuable and useful •gift-,is/a real service to the State; and yet it' is not applauded like othor services from which it differs in degree but not in kind." '
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 800, 25 April 1910, Page 7
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198LORD ROSEBERY'S GIFT TO THE NATION. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 800, 25 April 1910, Page 7
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