The Archive · 1901

THE FUNERAL

took place this morning, and was stately in its way. All the foreiga Consuls were uniform andsseveral of the high officials with their suites from the city were present and joined in the solemn and grand procession on foot from the Consulate to the cemetery. The procession was led by 400 native soldiers. The cemetery chapel was full to overflowing. The Rev. Ti. Lloyd officiated, reading the Church of England service. The Foreign Consuls were the pall-bearers from the chapel to the grave, and they were preceded by will crop out on such occasions.

Many declire foreigners escape the phyeue be= cause they have sod around their dwellings.

int magistrate seems to enter-that the plague is due to the use of kerosene. looking for an Ts ther not be utilised by the yamen to tax (for this is really all that is intended) trade?

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