The universal respect in' which Mr. Alexander Thurburn was held was fully evidenced by the gathering at the Bu': bling Well Road Cemetery on Thursday afternoon on the occa of his funeral. Among those present were the Count de Beraure, French Consul-General, Dr. Knappe, German Consul-General, Mr. F. 8. A. Bourne, British Consul, and x very large number of residents of Shanghai of many nationalities including one lady, Mes, R. M. Campbell. The service was performed by the Rov. Charles E. Darwent, MI A., Pastor of Union Church, who made a very impressive address in the chapel of the crematorium. He said that it was always seemly to utter a few words on such an occasion as that. Words were not merely sounds, but thought, fe and "sympathy manifested. "We were at our hest and our worst in our words. Tt had been said the good we do is buried with us and that the onl only remains. He thought that was too hard a judgment, The grave obliterated the memory of evil: we were optimists at the tomb: the most unkindly
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