Those who passed through Bubbling" Well Road yesterday would readily. realize "that a. big" funeral was Being. held, since as soon they reached Seymour Road they could see two big white cloth "paix Tous" erected in Hardoon Road a few yards away from both sides of the Main. gate" of the Barden Garden. The garden Itself, which looks. very much like a park, was Aingly de~ corated with thousands of mourning Scrolls, boards, and wreaths and. 3 Tong blue-an flute cloth aisle: lead~ Ingvdivectiy to the mourning hall. Tt took about ten minutes for a son to reach the mourning hall" foot, atter ming entrance from, the leavily. guarded by police.
All guests, many of whom drove in
at the door. and a motor'ears, were Fequlred to rexistcr Of them wore badges and emblems" bearing the picture of the late Mrs, Flardoon. 'Atier paying their last tributes. by owing heads. three times. before the mourning altar, "which was lavishly" decorated, to the. accom= paniment of band musie provided by the Shanghat Orphanage, they were Ushered into the. mourning' banquet Tooms, There were several hundred Banquet tables and. in order to on~ able' mourners to serve all guests, those "who finished eating, lett as soon as possible so that others might be served
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