Ten Thousands Attend Funeral Procession of Late Member of the "Bloody Corps"
FAILED as a hero by the Chinese for his activities against "traitorous" merchants, Pan Hung-sen, who on November 3 before completing his prison term imposed by the Settlement Chinese Court, was honoured on Sunday afternoon in a funeral procession which was tone of the biggest held for many years in Shanghai, For some days before the funeral permission was requested from the Authorities of the International Seitlement and the French Concession to pass through these two municipal treas, This was eventually refused and it was found necessary to take the greatest precautions to prevent disorder. Shortly after noon that ay the French Police closed all the boundary gates along the Boulevard der Deux" Republiques and kept them closed until after the process sion had passed. In addition, police Teserves were called and were pres. ent, steel-helmeted, all along. the boundary and contiguous streets. disorder whatever, though hundreds stood in one spot for more than three hours.
'As it became apparent that they' had chosen the wrong locale, many spectators started for the Nantao boundary, though their interest did} not appear to be great, judging from the great number that paused. 'o watch building and _pile-driving operations on new construction be. tween Race Course Road and Avenas Edward VII. In Boulevard Montigny: the congestion was also great, though the crowds did not wait so Tong.
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