A Deceased Newspaper.
The-fuaeral of a newspaper has just taken ; place m Japan. . , The; t Hochi Shimbun, one of the ablest native papers was suppressed owing to its Radial tendene? es ,. ,.an d the, editor, --at- . once -sen t out invitations to the subscribers to attend the obsequies of the d6fun f ct paper. Some thousands collected at the office of the Hochi Shimbun at the given hour, when the editorial staff appeared supporting a bier, on which the suppressed number was laid. ,T.he funeral cortege proceeded outsidejthe town,where a grave ha ! d been dug, and where the paper was laid to rest with all the honors that usually attend the interment of a high functionary ofStote. , ... ••.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 70, 27 February 1883, Page 2
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117A Deceased Newspaper. Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 70, 27 February 1883, Page 2
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