Bells tolled in the spire of the German Church in Avenue Hague on Tuesday (Aug. 7) afternoon From 5.30" until six in commemoration of the passing of tone of Germany's greatest sta teamen and soldiers, the late Field-Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, whose death occurred last Thursday at his castle estate. At the identical moment that the chimes of the Church assembled members of the Diplomatic corps, Consular body, Military and Naval officers, and Municipal dignitaries in Shanghai fu the Church grounds at German Corner, the bells of Germany were tolling for the funeral cortege of the Tate President of the Reich, whose virtue as a soldier, statesman, ard man were extolled here in extremely simple services, especially timed to coincide with the ceremonies taking place in the Fatherland.
'With the sounding of the first knell, four storm troopers bore a huge' laurel wreath, sponsored the German Community and the National Socialist Party, through the crowd and without ostentation aid it upon the Titis Memorial. An identical wreath bearing the German colours and insignia of the new flag, Wwas placed before the tablets in the Church vestibule commemorate Ing German sailors and soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the World War. Throughout Shanghai, Con-gular and all other om cial flags were flown at half mast in tribute to the ale Field-Marshal_ whose patriotic virtue and nobility of character won for him world-wide respect.
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