H.LR.M, battle-ship Imperator Nicolat when quitting our harbour some ten days ago, left behind on account of sickness their staff Surgeon, Colonel Dr. Okhotine, who has sinza been'an inmate of the Civil Hospital where, notwithstanding the care and attention of Dr. Atkinson, Actin; Colonial Surgeon, and stati, he succumbed to.an attack of severe dysentery followed by an abscess on the jiver, on Tuesday morning, the 28th inst. In the absence of his own ship and enmrades the interment took place on the 29th instant, with full military honours, under the combined direction of the colonial and naval authorities, and was conducted in a manner which could not fail tu impress and gratify the few to whom the deceased was personally known here, as well as to his comrades when they come to hear of it, Dr. Okhotine w-s in the Far Enst some fifteen years ago, when his amiable qualities and scholarly attainments created a most favourable impression, and his recent sojourn here with the Nicolai I, short as it_was, deepened that impression among his fo: mer friends. Doubtless there are many in Japan and the North who will unite with his friends here in deeply re~ grotting the loss they as well as medical science have suffered in his death. As to the funeral ceremony, it really seemed as if it was made the occasion for more than an ordinary exhibition of respect. I am told by those who witnessed it that the sailors and soldiers present had an expre-sion of sorrowful reverence such as might be expected when suddenly deprived of the presence of a popular comrade. At the close Commn-dare Boyes, who conducted all the arrangements, ended the touching; ceremonial by advancing to the grave an showing for himself and his command a silent but impressive token of est-em fur the deceased officer. The funeral recession was composed of 200 blue-Jackets from the Centurion, 100 from the Narcissus, forming " firing party under Commander Warrender, detachments from the German warships Kuiser and Trene, from the Rifle Brigade and from the Hongkong Regiment, soldiers of the Royal Marine Artillery doing duty in drawing the gun carriage conveying the coffin which was covered by the Russian flag and beautiful floral wreaths, The bands of the Centurion and the Rifle Brigade played alternately the Dead March from Sard and 'a Faneral Dirge until the gun carriage arrived between files of sailors with arms reversed at the gate ut the Cemetery, where the coffin was borne to the grave on the shoulders of Royal Marine Artillery men. The Naval Chaplain officiated. The all-bearers were the Senior Medical Bticers, Fleet Paymaster, and Fleet Engineer, and besides numerous staff officers and many of the naval and military officers, the Russian Consul "ud a few civilians, there were present Prince Dolgorouki, H.L-R.M. Navy, Captain Sterling, A.D.C., representing H.E. the Governor, the Flag Lieutenant of H.L.S. Centurion representing Admiral Boller, and Captain Loveband, ALD.C., representing General Black.
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