WAR GRAVES
CARE OF THE CEMETERIES. REPORT ON COMMISSION'S WORK. (Preu Awoolatlon—By Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, March 11 Progress in caring for and beautifying war cemeteries, florally and architecturally, in Europe, Asia, and Africa is depicted in the photographic supplement to the annual report of the War Graves Commission, whoso labours, statistically illusti'ated, were as follows: The Commission cared for 2380 cemeteries, comprising 546,498 graves. It conducted seven nurseries, supplied nearly 7,000,000 plants, trees, and shrubs; purchased 360,000 bulbs, planted 49 miles of hedges and 41 acres of grass, and chemically treated 97,000 headstones. The report disclosed that isolated British remains continue to be found, the number last year being 4100. These were mostly discovered by organised gangs in digging the ground and searching for shells and war material. The Prince of Wales sent a message to the Commissioners expressing gratification that the Governments of Britain, Canada, and Australia have agreed to endow the Commission, and observing with satisfaction that the other Empire Governments are considering a similar course.—Reuter
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19737, 13 March 1926, Page 11
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