Tho combined ages of ten of the eleven children of the Into Mr and Mrs Smith, of Uurbage near Hinckley, total 700 years. The eldest is 83 nnc the youngest 01. The eldest son died a few years ago, aged 70. Land tortoises are often purchased by amateurs gardeners in ICngland under the mistaken impression that they will clear the garden of insect pests; they are really vegetarians with a special weakness for lettuces.
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11664, 31 October 1923, Page 11
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