Sunday, October 31, was a day of bustle and excitement in Nauking. From very early in the morning the streets were particularly well patronized by 2xpectant sightseers and others wae walked up and down the Ta Maloo chatting about the coming Graad Parade of Li Shun's funeral. The morning was bright and glorious, like a day of early summer in England, and weather conditions could not have been more amenable. Many matshed arches had of course been constructed across the road and decorated with pil proclaimed to all and sunely through the medium of coloured characters on a white background "The mighty star has fallen," "The Great Man has departed."
The cortege, it was rumoured, was due to leave the Tuchun's yamen about 11 a.m. and weird conjectures as to the time at which it would pass certain points on the road were made. It would take long while to pass any given point, the misinformed said, perhaps three-quarters of an hour, perhaps more. When it did come it passed swiftly and in excellent order in well nunder the half hour.
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