LATE THOMAS HARDY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 14 January 1928, Page 7

LATE THOMAS HARDY

KING'S TRIBUTE i(By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association) LONDON, 12th January. _ The King telegraphed Mrs Hardy his and the Queen's "grief to hear of the sad loss you have sustained by the death of your distinguished husband. The loss will be shared by all his countrymen, in whose literature his name will live permanently." ABBEY BURIAL LONDON, 13th January. The nation was so moved by ThoihrtS Hardv's death that there was no surprise* when it was announced that an Abbey burial had been offered and accepted. The. remains will be cremated at wokmg, and/ the ashes interred at the Abbey on Monday. . , ~, 7t is'understood that Sir James Barrie, wl 10 frequently visited' Mr Hardy, saw tb e Prime Minister and others in reference to this tribute and the Dean of Westminster wrote conveying an offer t< i Mrs Hardv. Meantime the offer and a cceptanco "were exchanged by telephone, rm if A decision was rendered dimcult < wing to the first sentence of Mr Hardy s •will—"I desire burial at Stinsford Church," but Mrs Hardy felt that she must defer to the general wish that her husband receive the greatest honour in the power of England to give. The villagers of Stinsford are disappointed for buried in the churchyard aro Mr Hardy's grandparents, father, jnctber, sister, and first wife.