In our last issue it-was stated that Mr. L. S. L. Crawford, eldest son of "Mr. D. R.F. Crawford, had been attacked by plague, and it is with deep regret we now have to record his death, which took place early yesterday morning. The case is attended by circumstances of peculiar sadness inasmuch as his parents only recently left for Japan, Mrs. Crawford intending after a short stay there to proceed to England with her younger son and one of her daughters, and Mr. Crawford to return to Hongkong. The pleasure of their stay in the holiday Jand of Japan will now be rudely shattered by the heartbreaking intelligence of the death of their eldest son, a young.man full of promise and esteemed by all who knew him. "The deep sympathy entertained with the family in their sad Lereavemont was manifested by the largo attendance at the funeral, which took pince yesterday afternoon. "As a member of the Volunteer Corps the deceased was buried with military honours, The procession was headed by the firing party with reversed arms and the band of the King's Own Regiment playing a funeral march. Then came the coffin on. a gun carriage with the flag as a pall and the deceased's helmet and sword bayonet, followed by the chief mourners, 'Me. G. Caldwell and Mr. Duncan Clark, brothers-in-law of the deceased, the members of the firm, and intimate friends of the family. 'The' Volunteers came next, almost every man carrying a wreath or cross and Sir John Carrington, the Commandant, and all the officers were present. At the Monument the procession was joined by a large assemblage of friends. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. G. J. Williams, of Union Church. At the close of the kerrieo three volleys wore fired over the grave by the firing party, the Inst post was sounded, and the ead atocmbly alswly dispersed. The deceased was only twenty years of age. Ho was a member of the Cricket Club and frequently played in Club matches, and was also an active member of the Philharmonic Society.—Hongkong Daily Press, 5th May.
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