THE FUNERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 19, 16 February 1909, Page 2

THE FUNERAL.

THE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS. Wellington, Last Xiglit. The lilt.ll arrangements for tin- funeral were made this afternoon. A conference was held between tile Attorney-General, (he Mayor, Mr. Kennedy (Union Company's manager) mid the Town Clerk, anil it was decided that the funeral should leave the Garrison Hall at 10 o'clock to-morrow.

those who so desire may have bodies of friends buried separately. The re maiudcr will be buried in separate «!""VCS in Hu» Karon cemetery in tho divisions apportioned to tlip various religions, as nearly jis can lie ascertained A half-holiday will be observed in the morning, The Mayor (Hon. T. W. Hi* lop). while deprecating l public oxhib;tious of a morbid nature, expresses tlw opinion that in face oV such a disaster, whieh may be treated as a national one, a tilting observance bv the people is fully justified. Dunodin. IVbruarv l.n Captain Cameron (director) and Mr. 1). T. Aiken (assistant general manager) pioceeded to Wellington this morning to attend the funeral of the Penguin victims. The Government has declared a public tuneral to lie held on Tuesday. i lu* body of MeJntyre, chief olficcr is to be taken to Jlobart bv the Ulimaroa.

THE CAKE OK TH).; |SO])IKS. I'AUIjT FOUNT) AVI TIT T'OMCK AXJ) UNION" COM P.AN V. Wellington, l'.a-,t Xialit. ( Villi pill ints are Rp]ieariii« in the I'res.s. liiitli signed aail iinoiiyinons, of the deIn.v in wilTi the bodies washed lip oil Ihe bench. Those wile went out to look for friends contend that the corpses should not Imve been left for two days exposed to the weather and insects, and that there was ample time to lirilijf tliem in yesterday. To this the Company mid the police, l„,ih of whom have been attacked, point out that IHe obvious course was to bring tliem by water, seeing that the bodies were scattered over miles of cast, and (Tie dilheullies o! transport were vorv groat owing (~ the rugged and mountainous conn try. T weather, however, was too rough np to last night to permit of this. A large number of police went out as soon as it became deliuitelv known that here was likely to 1„. considerable loss of life.