AN ECCENTRIC SUICIDE.
"BEER FOR THE MOURNERS."
BELGIAN'S STRANGE ACT.
A. , and: N.Z.' BRUSSELS. Sept. < 30. •Francois Boecaert, aged 54, being tired of life, went to a neighbour's house and hanged himself. He left a note on the table stating his intentions and reasons, requesting that there be no flowers at his funeral, and adding: "There is a barrel of beer at my house for the refreshment of. the mourners." ::';•.', V-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18519, 2 October 1923, Page 7
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71AN ECCENTRIC SUICIDE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18519, 2 October 1923, Page 7
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