Peking, Apr. 2.
The much-heralded coffin which the Soviets offered as_a permanent repository for Dr. Sun. Yat-sen's remains has turned out to be a thing of plain glass and tin, Tt is stated that. it will not be used. Comrade Karakhan promised to have a coffin made in Moscow like Lenin's, which was of bronze and crystal' glass, but the one that arrived yesterday had only a thin scouting of bronze, the remainder being of tin with an ordinary glass top cover.
The Peking Union Medical Gollege reported these facts to Dr. Sun's family and the Kuomintang party leaders, after examining the ecofin last night. As the College ind embalmed the body of Dr. Sun and had guaranteed its preserva-on for something like 160 years lurider certain conditions, the College Jexamined the coffin from Moscow to ce that it did not defeat this aim.
was then that the real composition of the Moscow product. was brought to light, as also the fact that it, contained al holes, evidently caused in transportation, although it is stated that it is by io_ menus new.
These revelations have been most painful to the family and persons close to the deceased leader, for in China a coffin is considered to be of supreme importance in attesting the honour in which the dead are field, and it ix felt that Dr. Sun Yat-sen's memory has already suftered by this evidence of disrespect. The object of the Soviets generosity helped. has been hindered rather than
The Funeral Rit Reuter's Peking. correspondent Jeayn that on Tu lay the remains jo? Dr. Sun Yat-sen were conveyed from Central Park to Piyunsi The Grand Master of Ceremoni jand Mr. Wang Yi-sun, the pers venal delegate. of the Chief Executive, offered the sacrifices before the coffin at 9.30 this morning, after which members of the Cabinet fand then Dr. Sun Yat-sen's family performed the rites, The coffin was then carried to a motor hearse provided by the Peking Union Medical College. he parade from the Peking jon Medical College to the Central Park began at 11 a.m, was headed by military—detach-sents, which included several ban government officials and studec including representatives of ten middle schools, 50. private schools and several universities, A guard fof honour, sent by the Chief executive, brought up. the rear—
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