Tho King's Royal Rifle Corps (the old fWth), one of tho most famous regiments in the British Army, was onco known as "The Royal Americans," hnving been reci'iiited almost entirely in New York and Philadelphia, '['he present 2nd battalion is also of American origin, having been raised in North America in 1758.
Cupid, fashioned in marble in a statue which has boon described as a perfect masterpiece, has just, been -unearthed at Cyrcne, in Libya. Other important archaeological discoveries made in Hie same region during Italian occupation include statues of Jupiter, Venus, Mara. MincrvOj and Apollo. Tho etatuo of CuDld will bo sent to Eome.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 262, 24 July 1918, Page 5
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105Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 262, 24 July 1918, Page 5
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