UNDERGROUND DANGERS
Attention has just been drawn to the disappearance in mysterious circumstances qf a statue of the Virgin Mary from the vaults beneath the Paris Observatory, says the London Daily Telegraph. These vaults, which form part of the famous catacombs of the capital, are closed to the general public, and very few people know of their existence. The scientists of the observatory visit them often, however, for in one of the subterranean chambers the official chronqmeters are kept by which all France's docks are regulated. The statuette which has disappeared formerly stood in a niche at the side of the flight of 150 steps leading to this dark underground laboratory. Incidqntally, in one of the gloomy passages beyond the clock-room there is a very elaborate statue of the Virgin, which bears the date 1671. It is known as "Notre Dame de Dessous Terre," and is undoubtedly of great value. Since one statue has apparently been stolen ,it is evident that another might be taken, and it has "been suggested that the observatory authorities should take steps to have the place closely guarded.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 74, 18 November 1931, Page 2
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