A MILITARY FUNERAL
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The esteem iai wiiucii tlie late Ma v L. IN. i'aeiiit-jjco aha juis family were hold was dcinnujiivwatica yesterday afternoon, when one of the iuirgcst funerals ever seen m Ma,sterton took pilace. Tho hoarse containing tii,& coffin (which was covered in beautiful wreaths) Has preceded by fch© M'asteirton Rifles, under Lieut. Haskua, and tho Batt!aison Band. Them fbHawted, the relatives of the deems--ed, about fifty Druids in. regalia., and a large and representative gaiUiaring of ihe public, including His Wc-r&bip. tine Mayor and Borough Councilors. The ceremony a.t t3ie grave was contie Rev. H. Watson, amitine beautiful Druidic service rendered. A squad of the Rifles fired three volleys, and the bugile ■ swindled "The Last Post." Memfberte of the MmstOTton Biifles also acted aa paffi-hearere. Hnindrcdis of towns- ' people, including a large number oif" womeni, had assomibikd ait the gjrane- i side, and the -nihiollk proceeding® were characterised' by a most impressive solemnity.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10482, 20 November 1911, Page 4
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158A MILITARY FUNERAL Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10482, 20 November 1911, Page 4
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