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Show RESTORE CASINO AT OSTEND Famous Pleasure Resort, Devastate by Huns, It Being Rapidly Put In Good Condition. f After nearly five FMfff Of WOff Osfend Is resuming ordinary life, as far as possible pos-sible under presi nt conditions, with ibe reopening of the famous casino, snys the Pall Mull QoOtMsV Less ilion twelve weeks ago, suys Si Retifei tologroBi the great salons of the casino were a scene of devastation and wanton destruction. Although occupying oc-cupying so prominent s position oo the sea front, the buildings themselves SOCapSd the constant bombardment from sea and air that has transformed many of the beautiful hotels and villas along the Digue Into heaps ot rubble, and the use of nine tons ot glass has repaired all the damage thus occasioned, but the Germans showed their usual thoroughness In gutting anil defiling the salons themselves. Kvery stick of furniture was taken sway, beautiful topestrles were slashed and torn by German bayonets and every mirror In the halls was removed, together with the copper candelabra In the salons and the beautiful copper staircase. Not content with robbery, the Germans Ger-mans defiled the rooms In natneles ways and, In fact, left the whole place In a state that would have shamed any animal Inhabiting a stable. But since February a miracle hos been wrought and but for the fact that some of th more valuable fittings are at present only temporarily replaced by Imitation, there will be no evidence of the war, so far as the casino Is concerned, when it reopens soon. |