The Archive · 1932

The Late Mr

KWOK — BOW — Funeral of Well-Known Local Merchant

cone of the founda By the death of 34 Kwok Bew,

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Banios, the cause of sino-foreign Eooneration and friendship loses one of its staunchest and most me fluential advocates; and the Republic fof China and the Settlement of Bhanghat lose one of the finest of their citizens of the present genera Deep and sincere sympathy will ye extended to the widow and fai in their bereavement. The fo ons, Perey, Leon, " Walter George, avo all well-known Settlenient, Perey as an exchange broker and a member of many clubs. For several years he has neted as starter at the Kiangwan Gnd Yangtszepoo Race Courses. eWallie" is best known in the amateur boxing ring and ently he was one of the main hoxers in an exhibition given at the Drill Hall in aid of the, Flood Relief Fund, Mr. Kwok Bew's tour daughters, two married and two unmarried, are also well-known to 9 wile citole of friends, The funeral took place on. January 6 the mourners including, addition to the widow and the ron, a host of friends, many! at whom were old colleagues of deceased in Australia, Betiweon and 400 motor cars were in the procession, Leaving the family home at 104 Great Western Road, the cortege passed along Bubbling Well Road and into Nanking and, when the hearse reached a spot opposite the Wing On Ca., which wax closed for ie day out of respect for the deceased, it stopped for a minute when the employees came out and paid hole respects by placing a wreath the hearse, Unlike most Chinese Funerals, this was the onl c-ceration on the hearse, The pro ossiom proceeded along Nankin Goad rud turned into Honan Road, ros the bridge into North Honan oad, and then into Chapel, to the Yue Say Zoom very, the being placed in the private tomb of the deceased.

The' procession was headed by motey cyclists and two bands, which was the Shanghai cipal' Police dram an band, Immediately.

were four oF sats, which were ANd dad a our beariye ite Me. Kye dion came hiss sas fellower voczsers, sal Immedia'e'g at tis Baar werd moter ears eueiving the The and colleagues w: see use provession took abe:

past a given apt, not turned up yet but they thank-fed him for it and the sentiment expressed. said was a wonderful cit it was flood lighted ari }was really magnificent and it made in think poorly of the flood ing in London afterwards.

Budapest Mr. Marden wert on to Zurich where he met two old Shang: hai hands, Messrs. Broena and Sehwitzer. In Zurich he tried to jzetin touch with Henry Wasser but nobody seemed to, know him and jit was only at Cook's that he got bout him; they heard]

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