Memorial services for the Queen' Mother of Italy, Margherita Eavoia, were celebrated on Tuesday morning in St. Joseph's Church by Monsignor Prospero Paris, Bishop of Silanto and Apostolic Vicar of Nanking, in the presence of a congregation which crowded the edifice The church was draped wit Wack and the officiating priests mourning. The and "Libera" were sung. A guard of honour was present from the man-of-war Carlotto under command of Lt.-Cdr, Fe G'Ostiani and a detachment from the Italian Volunteers, under command of Signor Sandri.
'Among those in attendance were Mr, de' Rossi, Senior Consul-General, and the entire staff of the Italian Consulate-General, in deep mourning, representatives of all the Con-auletes, Admiral Basire, Naval Commander-in-Chief for France in the Far East, the civil and military Chinese authorities, representative of the Municipal 'Councils Settlement and the French Conees-on, the judicial authorities, foreign and' Chinese, representatives of
munity en masse, Pasco Taliaho and the Italian eom-'Wreaths were placed on the eat faique in front of the altar by the Italian Navy, the civil authorities, the Italian Association and mem: bers of the community. Reports received from Italy with regard to the widespread demonstrations of fotrow over the passing of the Queen Mother indicate an awakened national feeling and a deeper devotion to the Royal Family since the growth of the Faseismo movement.
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