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Sir Badon-Powell has sent a complete file of copies lof the ‘'Hatching Gazette,” published during the famous siege of that town, to the Shepherd's Bush Exhibition. Every copy of the pa'per is marked, "Issued daily, shells permitting.” One of the customs of the opera season at Covent Garden is that the men mem, hers of the chorus must be clean-shaven, and their contract includes an allowance of Is fid per week for barber's expenses. M. do P. "Webb, writing from the Zambesi River to the "Overseas Mail," saj’s, "I have this day inspected the grave of Mrs Livingstone at a spot called Shupanga, on the right bank of .the Zambesi. ‘ A large tree now overshadows the grave, which is inside n -small enclosure df aloes. The headstone bears the following inscription; ‘Here repose the mortal remains of Mary Moffat, the beloved wife of Dr Livingstone, in humble hope of a joyful resurrection by our Saviour Jesus ilhrifit. She died at Shupanga House, April 27th. 1862, aged 41 years.’ The grave is still in an excellent condition of preservation. j

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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7914, 25 September 1911, Page 5

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Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7914, 25 September 1911, Page 5

Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7914, 25 September 1911, Page 5