THE LATE SIR GAVAN DUFFY.
AN IMPOSING FUNER4L.
PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 10,1.25 a m. London, March 9. The funf.r>il of the late Sir Charles Gavan Duff/ was a striking demonstration, the stieats being full of sympathetic spectators. The procession was a mile and a h»lf long including representatives of the Corporations of Dublin, Dork, and Drogheda, delegates from most of the public bodies in Ireland, especially from Monaghan, representatives of literary, political, and trade societies, Foresters, and athle'ic clubs, The Lord Mayor of Dublin and Councillors were present in their robes, Messrs Esmonds, Dillon, T. Heily, and several o'.her Commoners wire pre 3 ent. Major Dobbyn represented Victoria. A large number of clergy were present. The Archbishop sent a carriage, being unablo to attend personally. Two thousand members of the Catholic Boys Brigade headed the processor, Two daughters and three of drceased'a so is were pri-sent. The cffic-rs of the United Irish League were drap d. Thera were a number of wreaths, including a magnificent one sent by the Memorial Committee,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 59, 10 March 1903, Page 2
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172THE LATE SIR GAVAN DUFFY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 59, 10 March 1903, Page 2
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