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Basutoland Mourns a Chief

Series

Series Name: Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

24 Aug 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. Ulster Motorcycle Grand Prix
2. Famous Yacht "Vim" Shipped Home to USA
3. Mud "Larks" at Southend
4. Mechanised Army on the Move
5. Basutoland Mourns a Chief
6. New Lifeboat Tractor
7. Radio Queen Selected
8. John Cobb Breaks Land Speed Record
9. Days of Tension
10. Sandown Bay Regatta
11. Train Wreck in US
12. US Army Manoeuvres

Story

Story No. within this Issue: 5 / 12
Summary: Chief Griffiths of Basutoland is dead and tribesmen travel hundreds of miles to attend the funeral. He has a christian burial with full military honours.
Keywords: Funerals
Length of story (in feet): 87
Story extras:: Film clip

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'Basutoland Mourns a Chief', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 39/68, 24 Aug 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/97392 (Accessed 20 Jun 2025)