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A LOYAL INDIA.

[By Electnic Telegr/.pii—Coi'Yitn.nT.j

(Per Phkss Association.) Received May 23., at 8.30 a.m. Calcutta, May 22. An unprecedented!v united demonstration of mourning and loyalty marked the funeral r on ]• r:day. Til roe lili i: rl 1 : :.-:!:.-:.::d H indoor linvlnding <n. ■■ ■. aristocracy and t!i" ■ eniiclass of aij slutdes. Sin. !'dr:si--i:- 'li'iifrjee. Cliu-p«'iidrai.;-.cii JiliuS:-. the editor ol the Amrita U;:sk:ir i/ulrica) marched in the procession for two miles barefooted and dressed in white, from tliSangita Huniaj to tlie Maidan. At- the head of the procession w? ; carried a life-size portrait of the late Kinp wreathed in white lotus flowers and lilies, surmounted by an embroidered umbrella. India's emblem of loyalty. The Maharajah of Duiblianga delivered a fervent' speech, urging that King Edward's death was the signal for Indian "eople to compose their differences and live lives oi peace, love and loyalty.

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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10462, 23 May 1910, Page 4

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A LOYAL INDIA. Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10462, 23 May 1910, Page 4

A LOYAL INDIA. Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10462, 23 May 1910, Page 4