The funeral of the late Mr. Shen Tun-ho who died on July 5, took place on Sunday amid much ceremony and with great honours.
Long before the hour set for the funeral procession to start, hundreds of the late gentleman's friends and admirers came to pay their last respects. Many beautiful wreaths and scrolls adorned the walls of the house. Starting at one o'clock, the procession proceeded East along Burkill Road to Thibet Road, and down Nanking Road. From Nanking Road, they proceeded along Kuangsi Road to Foochow Road, where they turned again at Honan Road and vid Paoshan Road to the family cemetery.
Mr, Shen Hoo-sung, son of the deceased, Mrs, Shen, wife of deceased'; and Mrs. Shen Hoo-sung, were the chief mourners.
The funeral was carried out in regular Manchu mandarin style. Some 30 organizations with which the deceased was and connected had representatives at the roadside where the funeral was pass and as the coffin went by they paid their last respects by bowing to it.
Among the hundreds of beautiful floral offerings sent were those from the Shanghai Municipal Council, Educational Committee of the 8.'M.'C., Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Ningpo Guild, Chinese Red Cross Society, Chinese Public Isolation Hospital, Chinese Cholera Hospital, Chun An Sailors Association, Comercial Bank of China, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Tayeh Iron Minos, Wah An Fire Insurance Ca., "Baron Fujita, Mr. K. F. Shah, Magistrate Shi chang of the Chinese Court, Mrs. L. E Cannin:
Gilbert. Davies, Mr, and Mr H. C. Marshall, Hwa Yung Cottoa Mill, Sze Fohting, Zee Tu'sing, Han Yeh Ping Tron and Coal Ca., Commercial Department of the Han Yeh Ping, Mr. Tao Hui-ting. Mr. Hung Hsing-fong. Mr Wang Yurtze, China United Assurance Ca., Mr. A. J. Hughes, Mr. Yeh Tze-hun, Commercial Pacific Ca., Mr. Milton, Dr. Yen Pah-ching, Mr. 8, C. Chu, Dr. B. ¥. Wong. and others.
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