Yunnanfu, May 7.
The foreign community in genera! and the French community in particular, have just been mourning the death of M. Siegrist, Vice-~ Consul of France in Yunnanfu. He was a very brilliant young fellow and very clever, I am informed. [in the matter of making translations from Chinese to French and vice versa. He was only 2% years of age and leaves a widow who is now leaving for France. Being a protestant, a son of a missionary am_ informed—the funeral ceremony was conducted by the Rev. F. J. Dymond and attended by all the foreign community. The new Governor Tang Chi-yas also attended and lent his brass and which headed the funeral procession and played suitable music.
Everybody here mourns his death as lis was very popular with all and sundry.
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