'The memorial service, conducted cly the Rev. H. Mathews, our local Chaplain, was attended' by LIH. the Commissioner and his staff, in-eluding the Senior District Officer, Mr, H. A. T. B. Archer; Capt. C. E, Thurston, o.c,, Junior District Officer; Dr. 'L. MeGolrick, Medical Officer; and Mr. P, D. Crawley, Financial Secretary, representatives of the Navy, Army and Police Fores, fa mentioned above practically all foreign residents; and a large numder of Chinese, including a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce.
'The usual two-minutes' silence was followed by the sounding of the "Last Post" and the "Reveille" and by the laying of floral tributes at the base of the monument; the ceremony concluding with the march past of the various groups of armed men before the Commissioner at a saluting base on the Bund.
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