Tn fulfilment of a provision in his will that his body should be buried at sea, the funeral of Mr A. W. Spence Hit/ehman, of Weymouth, England, took place on March 13 seven miles from the shore at Portland. A steamer was chartered for the purpose. The burial service was conducted' on board "by the Rev. S. Hawkins, a friend of■'Mr./HitcHman.: The body, sewn up in canvas arid J heavily weighted, was [ placed in a box. which was covered '■withi, aUnion Jack. One end of the box was detachable, so that when the box was tilted the body would quickly disappear into the sea. Mr Hitphman, who was educated at Rugby and call--ed to the Bar, owned at one time a large steam yacht. He inherited a fortune from his father, a. brewer. He was a. brother of Mrs E. D. Westmacott, formerly of New Plymouth. ColdS in the head, sore throat, aai'l coughs arc promptly relieved an-1 ■cured by "NAZOL." Inhaled through ;j. Nazol Inhfller pnd. taken on lump sttgaav und allowed to slowly dissolve 'in the ihonth, the fragrant, healing qual#/iei penetrate to the seat of the --trouble;; W clones, ls'Gd.—'A&vt.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 116, 14 May 1912, Page 4
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193Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 116, 14 May 1912, Page 4
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