All St. Petersburg attended tho funeral of Madame Vatzeva, who was queen of the gipsy singers. Shb had become a pronounced popular favourite, and her dentil was widely lamented. There was a great display of public sympathy at the burial.. Many persons took away tufts of grass from the side of the grave for preservation as mementoes. The death lias occurred of I.etsie, I lie paramount chief of Basutolaml. J lis loyally w.ls of much importance during till! Boer AW, when he kept the liaMitcs quiet, enabling largo numbers of rcl'ugots to cajnp unmolested in Basutolaud.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1704, 22 March 1913, Page 6
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