Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wednesday 10 November 1909, page 5


A young Italian printer, Nicolo d'Urso, of New York has just sent the Queen of Italy a remarkable gift It consists of a single ordinary wed postcard on which in Italian history of Montenegro is written, and it is sent to the Queen because at one time she was Princess Clem of Montenegro There are 10,996 words in the historyjust four words short of 11,00 and, minute as each word is it is clearly readable ft was written by hand, without the aid of a magnifying glass

The chef at the court, of King Alfonso acts £2 000 sterling per annum The King of Spain 'discovered" him at the French Jockey Club, where this chefs striking manner of preparing crosses to lick His M post and caused him to make inquiries as to the artist's idea city the second in command at the Jockey Club's kitchen has also been taken by me by a Royal sterrage name by the King of the Belgians who was first enamoured of his new cook by eat-ing some of his ducks and turnips and jagged hare.