DEATH OF THE POPE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18465, 28 January 1922, Page 9

DEATH OF THE POPE

CHOOSING A SUCCESSOR, 1, THE ROMAN ISSUE. '’J - Pices Association—By Telegraph—Copyright ROME, January' 26’:, n. The main issue at the election of .flag'. U new Pope will be the Roman question, - "■ Whoever is selected will be expected either to re-enter official relations with ;; the Government or to break off the senfib ‘ official relations now existing. There ig *' r -s considerable diversity of opinion among i the cardinals. It is improbable that ai ‘ foreigner will be chosen.—A. and’N.2* 1 - Cable. : , ■ THE ■ LAST RITES. , ■ " ,|||| DETAILS OB' THE BURIAL. ROME, January 26, i - (Received Jan. 27, at 8.50 pmu) The Pope’s ; coffin consisted of three casings, the first of cypress wood lined . . with silk, the second of lead, and tha third of elmwood. , After the body had been placed in • tha cypress casket Monsignenr Galli :read ail account of the Pope’s life from a parch* 1 raent scihll which was placed in a copper -J; ;l cylinder and laid in the coffin, tbgethaf;,) with a red velvet puree containing sped*-'' 1 ' mens of all the medals struck during tha' 'i Pope’s reign? The casing was sealed- by _ ; two violet silk ribbons placed crosswise ’ ;J over the lid, the lead casing being simfe larly scaled.—A. and N.Z. Cable. ' , A SIMPLE BURIAL. ‘ \ $ 1 ROME, January 26. ’ . (Received Jan. 27, at 5.5 pjm.) : ■ ■> The Pope was buried' to-day. The body was placed in the coffip. in the Chapel of .'? the Holy Sacrament. Absolution 1 was then read, and the body was carried to/the vaults, where it was interred withlaa little ceremony as possible.—A. and N.Z, ’ Cable. , ■>