THE LATE
MR. NG HON-TSZ.
Large Crowds Witness Imposing Funeral.
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DEATH OF LORD CARNARVON.
Russian Classic Dancing at A "Spirit-Revenge" Story.
Roof Garden.
London, April 6.A dispatch |from Cairo to-day says Earl Car- arvon's death will not interfere with the work of excavating in Tutankhamen's tomb.
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The late Hon. Mr. Ng Hon s There is a very good attraction was laid to rest yesterday aftar-at the roof garden of the Hoog noon, the elaborate funeral pro-kong Hotel in the form of classical cassion accompanying the re dancing by two young Russians,
New York. April 5.-Sir A. maine being of such a length as brather and sister, who give a Conan Doyle, novelist, arrived to take an hour to pass any given performance far above the or here to-day from England on bis point Huge crowds lined the dinary. They are Mura Shipoff,second series of lectures on spirit. route from the deceased gentle-who, though only twelve years of aliam. He expressed the belief man's residenceto Kennedy Town, age, is already an accomplished that an evil elemental, "brought and so congested with spectators dancer, and her brother, Koks, inte being by Egyptian occultism was Caine Road that Inspector aged sixteen, who is her clever might have caused the death of Kent had to close the thorough- partner in the exposition, Little Earl Carnarvon at Cairo. fare to vehicular traffic for two Murs Shipoff, dainty and light as hours.
feather on her feet, has bad Headed by a Chinese band and training under the former teacher great Pavlove, and half a dozen others occupying of the positions at intervals, the cortage promises to emulate the famous
tion. The clever brother sod
"One does not know what ela- mantale existed in those days. If
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Sir Conan Doyle, when asked if he agreed with Marie Carelli, author, who warned Earl Carnar- on that it was dangerous to enter the Luxor tomb bacausa moved off from the late Mr. Ng'sidanseuse herself in after years-Tutenkhamen's spirit might be house, No. 52. Caine Road, at one This teacher, Madame Kuliches o'clock. The Chinese Chamber kais, was formerly head instructor angered, said: of Commerce and other Chinese of the Russian Imperial Ballet school in old St. Petersberg, but bodies. Were represented, the various paraphernalia (though owing to the revolution bad to much had to be covered owitz to flee to Vladivostok, where she the inclement weather) present. opened a school of dancing, and ing su imposing spectacle. Stande the Shipoffs came under ber tui. beautifully decked with flowers, long elota scrolls bearing ex-sister have already proved a great pressions for the welfare of the attraction at Shanghai, prior to soul of the deceased, representa-coming south.
Last night Mura and Koka tions of many Chinese deities, cooked foods, and fu fui profusely Shipoff gave three turns, the first adorned with flowers, appeared at a waltz, the second interpreting intervals. Monks and nuns in The Fisher and the Pearl." and Earl Carnarvon was bitten on the The little right cheek, it is believed, by a flowing robes, little flower girls in the third a Pastoral.
um- mosquito. In shaving be cut the ancient costume, groops of child-lady afterwards gave an
dance as EU encore. welt raised by the mosquito bite ren carrying weapons of oldenbrella times, and little girls dressed in All the dances were enthusias which resulted in blood poisoning alsbough subsequently the manner of mearners of daystically received, the onlookers which long ago all played their part in being quick to realise the very cured, left him weak and in such
exhibited. high talent the impressive scene.
Mura a condition that he fell victim to Some thirty mourners walked Shipoff's interpretation of the pneumonia.
|terpsichorena art W65 truly New York, April 5-By Earl behind the deceased's photograph.delightful to watch.
Carnarvon's death at Cairo, The buge coffin, borne by thirty The two young dancers will be Egypt, another American woman men and covered with & magni- at the Hongkong Hotel roof attains higa rank in the British ficent canopy, was followed by a garden throughout this week, and peerage. The new earl who is contingent of district watches will no doubt prove a great draw the son of the discoverer of King under Inspector Appleton, the each night.
wreath bearers and members of
the public.
At Shaktongtsui the cortege
was met by the King's Band. TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. which led all the way to the Farewell Pavilion at Kennedy) Town, playing Chopin's Funeral
round sportsman.
MOSQUITO BITE BLAMED. London, April6.-The fimes dis- patch from Cairo to-day says that
Tutankhamen's tomb, married Catherine T. Wendell, daughter of the late Jacob Wendell, a commission. merchant of Naw
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In the French periodical, Da and tifes, Europeans and Chinese magnificent example of that ali- walked in
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Wah Hospital). Wong Kwong-tin, | "A great servant of humanity" S. W. Tso, Ho Fook, Ho Kwong, was the Duke of York's comment Simon Tse Yao, Chan Tin-sun; in unveiling at St. Dunstan's an Fung Ping-shan, Chau Siu-ki, T. Orpen portrait of the late Sir N. Chau, Li Yik-mul, Lo Chung- Arthur Pearson. All the morning kue, Li Wing-kwong. General Tang previous to the Duke's arrival Yu-kwong, Dr. W. K. Wen, blessrs. blind ex-Service men from the Lang Shih-yi (ex-Prime Minister suburbs and the more accessible of China), Leng Kwai-tin. Fung parts of the country were arriv Tang, Kwok Siu-lau, He Iu, Lauing at St. Dunstan's, and finding Kwan-po, Shum Pak-ming, Fung their way by the well-remembered Iu-tung. Ip Lo-shiu, Ip Lin-kwong, pathways made for them under sign was partially hidden by two In a large department atore, & Chan Harr, Chan Kan-yu, Shum the directions of their dead bief. Chung-hing, Lo Cheung-ip, Ip Ther came in twos usually, men pillar concealed four letters in pillare, as shown above. Exch Lan-chuen, Leung But-id, Choy with their wives, and stood in little each line of the sight. (Spaces) Cheong, Kwck Chuen, Harry Fong, groupe in the great lounge ball Joe Kew, A. E. Hall, C. H. Lyaon, waiting for the unveiling, meeting Can you read the sigo?
between words, count as letters.) Leung Yan-pe, Ko Wan-kum, Chow and talking with old friends. Kam-wing, Chow Tung-sang, To They included men of all ranke,
If three giris, each carrying an Sze-tuen, Chan Slu-aim, Li Ping, former students in the workshops Li Yan-chuen, Lee Hysan, Chan of St. Dunstan's, who had learned equal number of pennies, gave to Siq ki, Ho Wab-tong, Benjamin trades there sad found in new that each boy and girl had the nine boys an equal number, so Wong Tape, J. M Wong and Siu Work self-reliance acd Belf-
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