A MONSTER TURTLE
PREPARING THE SOUP FOR MR TAFT’S BANQUET. The largest turtle ever imported into 'London was killed with due ceremony at the Savoy Hotel recently by M. Lairey, the head chef. The monster, weighing over 4cwt, had been specially brought from India. The ceremony was carried out by M. Lairey, in tbe presence of sixty underchefs and a number oF American visitors. The execution was swiftly accomplished, and the shell removed from the turtle, whose flesh was then put into the pot to become soup for tbe diners at the banquet to Mr Taft.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11293, 19 August 1922, Page 10
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96A MONSTER TURTLE New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11293, 19 August 1922, Page 10
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