THE LATE SIR ROBERT DUFF.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4978, 18 March 1895, Page 2

THE LATE SIR ROBERT DUFF.

HIS FUNERAL. • Sydney, March 16, Sir Robert Dull s funeral, which took place this.afternoon, was atruo national tribute, and much the largest ever witnessed in the Ausfcralasian colonies. The remains were temporarilyjA terred in the family burial grou|§ of Sir Geo, Innes, it being the intention of the family to liavo them eyentually removed to Scotland.

Lady Duff and her daughters went to the cemetery, in a private oar. riage, by a different route to tb,t of the procession, and witnessed coromony at tho graveside, The Governors of the other.. Col-, onies were unable to be present but they all sont messages of condolence. A message was received, by the family, from the Queen, (j'/pressins deep regret. Ihe procession took an hour to pass a given|point. Sydney, March 18. LadylDuffisbearingup bravely,but serious results are feared when the strain on hor eudurfmce is exhausted. A funeral salute was fired from the battery at the Thorndoii Es. planade yesterday, by a detachment Of Permanent Artillerymen, outof respect to tho memory of Sir Rt® (Received Harch 18,11,50 a.m.) . Sydney, Maroh 18. Another statement of the number w people who witnessed the lata Governor s funemi, places the total at two hundred thousand, Special services were held in some of the Uurches and there were references in all. Churches in this and other Colonies yesterday. The mossages of condolence received include cables-from Loiris Koseberty, Ripon and Carrinftoa.