The funeral took place in the afternoon of the day following Major Watson's death. The coffin was carried to the river side by members of the Police force, whence it was taken to the cemetery jetty in a gondola covered with beautiful wreaths, jand escorted by two boats fall of police. Here the coffin was met by almost all the foreign residents, including the British Consul and Commissioner of Customs and a great number of the Chinese gentry.
The pall-bearers were, Mr. P. Walsham, the Rev. T. ©. Goodchild, the Rev. J. Palmer, Mr. tater, Dr. Jones,
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Dr. Cole Mr. Willis and the Rev.
Mr. Charles and Mr. John Watson, [the two sons of the deceased, were the chief mourers, and the service was read by the Ven. Archdeacon Moule.
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