Mr. Robert Mackenzie, head of the firm of Mackenzie and Ca., who died on Saturday morning, was beyond question one of the most sterling gentlemen in this Inrge, cosmopolitan commu Born in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scvtl ho was first taught the hi farmer, and then accepted the stewardship of an estate in Ireland, From there he called by his brother James in 1861 to j 13 which the latter had established agai, where the firm of Macken Ca, were doing a large business as ship-chandlers, auctioneers, nnd contractors for Her Majesty's forces. Old residents who were then in the army remember with pleasure the bright, tall, handsome young ster——for even at the age of twenty-five he seemed not much more than x Ind—who they learnt had come out to assist his brother; and the promise of his youth was amply redeemed. To enumerate the public posts he filled would make " long catalogue; and in the Municipal Council, the "Rowing Club, the Race Club, the Fire Brigade, or' the Volunteer Corps, well us in the public companies of which he was a director, there was iv one more respected or more popular, or whom the public felt to be more deserving of the post, whatever it wns, Ho was always gavial, unassuming, unspoiled by success, hospitable, and generous; and it would' be dificult to name a man in Shanghai who will be more missed, The numerous deeds of kindness that he has done in private are only known to those he assisted; and his assistance was never refused, if it was in his power to give it, He was only taken ill about n week ago, and the end came very suddenly, but he had known for some ears that he had Bright's disease, and that his tenure of life was uncertain. Ho was ing to go home from China this "At six o'clock on Saturday morn-ilk, and remarked to a friend who was sitting' with him that he felt very much better; an hour afterwards ho died. He leaves a widow, herself " very popular lady, and one son who is at school in England, and the general grief at_his premature death is intensitied by the deep sympathy that is universally felt for Mrs, Mackenzie. There is hardly any one Shanghai, in any rank of life, who does not feel his death as a personal loss, and who will not long think of him with regret at all the places where men meet. His life was emphatically a testimony tw the pre-eminent value of character.
The funeral took place on Sunday after-nom and was attended by an immense number of people, including thousands of Chinese. The police arrangements under Inspector Howard, who had " large number f policemen under him, were excell the flags of the Grand Stand, Recreation Club and Horse Bazaar were ut half-mast out of respect to the memory of the deceased ashe had been intimately connected with all of them.
The funeral procession was arranged to start from Eleansles, Markham Roud, the residence of the deceased, and the Volunteers and Firemen had orders to assemble there at 3.15 p.m, The Volunteers were under Major Holliday and numbered about 170 including the Band, and there were 55 Firemen with Chief Engineer Ashley and District Engineers Moore, Ottomeier and Biondi. The coffin was borne on a gun carriage drawn by four ponies, and the oticers of the Volunteers and all the Firemen wore mourning badges. The coffin was covered with the red ensign on which were placed many floral tributes.
The procession moved off as follows—Band, German Company, "D," "C," fantry, the Artillery. Light Horse foot, the coffin and pall bearers, Chief Mourn uteer Officers, and Fire "Victonin," "Torrent," "Deluge," **Hongkew" and Mib-ho-loong in order named, many carriages, and people on foot. The pall bearers were Messrs. E. W. Rice, R. W. Little, G. W. Noa W. H. Short and H. J. Such on the left and A. McLeod, E. G. Low, D. Glass, R. W. Shaw and R. E, Wainewright on the right. Many of those in the procession belonged both to the Volunteers and the Fire Brigade. The procession started syn after 3.30 p.m., the Band playing solemn music under the direction of Commander Vela and the route lay along Carter Road, Bubbling Well, Thibet, and Cemetery Roads and the Cemetery was reached about 5 p.m. In the Cemetery, the Volunteers marched round the back of the Mortuary Chapel and the Firemen followed the rewarns to the door of the Chapel, where the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A. was wait As soon _as the coffin had been taken inside, the Firemen proceeded to the grave where they found the Volun-tears drawn up, They then took ground opposite them and waited till the corpse was taken to the grave when they uncovered. As suen as lodges had finished, a firing party consisting of "A" Company advanced three paces and fred three volleys, and then the Volunteers and Firemen lett' the Cemetery in the reverse order in which they had entered it, When Nanking Road was reached they were dismissed.
At the Cathedral on Sundxy before the morning service, Mendolssolin's Lied in F minor, which was played at the great composer's funeral, was played on the organ by Mr, Crompton as taken of respect to the late Mr. Mackenzie,
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