Prior to leaving the family home!
Paothan Road, "relatives and Hrienda of the deceased attended to offer their respects by either bowing thrice or kow-towing similar num ber of times, The home was plainly hough beautifully, decorated, arch erected "over the ' door. Scrolls: of "sympathy covered. the walls and, in the main room, stood! the coffin, In front of this there was a large white cloth screen and ton the table before it was a portrait Of the deceased and his official tablet 'A Chinese band played: a musical election and. beat their. cymbalo whenever guest entered or de-forted. Having signed their names, Buests were escorted to the cere: Tmonial space where, as stated, they tither bowed or offered. kow-tow.
Led by the brass band of the Anti. Kidnapping. Society. of Kiangwan, which institution the deceased ways took a very keen interest, the cottage left the house at 10 o'clock for the See Ming (Ningpo) Guild at Pont St, Catherine and made its way along Peoshan Road, into North Honan Road, across the bridge, dowa Honan Road, over Nanking' Road, turned-into Foochow Road and then!
Thibet Rond, across Avenue Edward 'VII, down Rue Montigny and into Chihete territory, There were more than two score of carriages and those who attended included many foreign and Chinese members of the staff of the "North-China. Daily News."
Following the band came a large! nuviber of decoration bearers, these Secorations including scrolls and! umbrellas, all of which were of many] colours, Two other bands followed, tone of foreign music, the other native. Two huge paper gods were then pushed forward and after chem followed a number of boys carrying Janterns and decorated banners. Two more bands followed, then four men fon horseback and ten' Buddhist monks. All the time theres was jelashing of cymbals and the blowing! of fifes. The photo of the late Mr.
'A Parmarur Oxo SeevaNt oF THe "Norru-Cama Dany News."
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