In addition to her position as the world's fastest liner, the Mauretania is acquiring a reputation for the manner in which she is decorated with flowers; in fact, she is known on the other side of the Atlantic as the "flower ship." Her lofty public rooms always have the appearance of looking wonderfully fresh and cool, and the color scheme of the flowers and plants-, together with the ship's decoration, makes a beautiful picture. The great feature about these flowers is the fact that many of them are grown on board by the ship's gardener. In looms occupied by a coffin maker, charged with attempting to: steal a bronze crucifix from Hnanpstead Cemetery, the police say they have found many figures of Christ, wreaths, and crosses. Detective Parlett told the Hainpstead Bench there was evidence that some of the articles had been recently removed. The prisoner was seen in tire cemetery by the beadle', who said lie saw Watsow kneel by the side oif a grave, and with a piece of wood attempt Lo remove j, bronze crucifix. When witness confronted him prisoner said, "I am only trying to level the cross." Repeatedly wiping his eyes 1 with bis handkerchief, prisoner expressed bits sorrow, ind said he could not imagine l why he lid it.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 3131, 21 August 1922, Page 7
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