NAPOLEON'S LAST HOME
Napoleon's last home, Longwood, on the island of St. Helena, is said to be seriously endangered by red ants, which have already destroyed some of the beams and floors of the exile's rooms. The French Foreign Minister has been told of the*menace by M. Grisoni, deputy for the Seine, who has proposed that the 'training ship Jean d'Arc should be sent to St. Helena with sailors expert in the difficult task of fighting such insects.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22563, 6 May 1935, Page 25
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78NAPOLEON'S LAST HOME Otago Daily Times, Issue 22563, 6 May 1935, Page 25
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