Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-13
FUNERAL CEREM0NIES.lN TOXIC fsMAFKABLE FOR CON-
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Preparations are complete at To
kio for the funeral of the late EN-
peror. Mutsuhito, and with Secretary
of State Philander C. Knox represent
ing the United States, the solemn
ceremonial takes on much interest Tor
Americans. ,-..>..s ...5
At the funeral ceremonies, His Ma
jesty the Emperor was represented
IN the 1uneral processlon py ln ''7
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the empress DoWager, uIove On
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Wltness the rai 2 g! the pony
az the 4Apyama statlon. Frlnce hanln
VIII also represent the emperor OF at the
burial service.
The funeral procession, which was
TO leave the imperial palace at
o'clock in the evening, was. headed. ac1
cording TO the official program, by
thirteen police guards, including the.
chief of the metropolitan police office
followed by the military and naval
guards of honor. After them came
in various order court servants
carrying torches, banners, spearss
bows, arrows, musical instruments, /
etc; secretaries and commissioners OF
the funeral committee, ritualists and
assistant ritualists. etc.
Order OF Procession.
In the centar of the nrocessian. pro.
ceeded the chief master of ceremo-
MES and the minister of the imperial
household. aIcrcomuanied !. by several
petty officials in HE household de-
nartment and nresce1ied lby hand Of
twenty-eight musicians and the tiirec-
tor of the bureaus of IMPERIAL Mauso-
lea. After, the minister Of the impe-
rial household proceeded twelve
torch,bearers. then five oxen attend
ed by twenty-eight men and drawing
the imperial flineral car. Before I'll
walked two carriage attendants and
two chamberlains carrying torches
Beside ST walked twenty-eight gen
erals and .admirals. Then there fol-
lowed the grand chamberlain, the
chief aide-de-camp to the Emperor.
and certain generals of the imperial
hodyguard Next comes the Empe-
ror,s. deputy. attended by certain gem
erals and military aides, and he isl
Followed by the president of the i'm.
perial funeral committee, who also
are attended BY, military Officers.
The aDrinces Of the blood, their at
taahes. and the mobiles related to the
late Emneror followed. and after
them there were the physicianA who
attended the late Emperor. Afterwards
come the holders of the Grand Cordoni
of the; Chfysanthemum and all others
permitted to Join the procession,
which will Be concluded with milf
tary and naval guard of honor and al
band OF. police guards. 49,, Il
ga Attendants. J.. II
The attendants in the procession
will number 573, while the soldiers
are exnected to number 1890 or more
while there are Is torch-bearers,
the torches being made out of pine
trees in the famous forests in Kiso, inl
Shinano province.
Those, who we're permitted inside
The enclosure at Aoyama are. besidesl
the court and government officials,
The MAYORS. chairman of municipal as
semblies, members. of the !Toyio Alder
mems Council. the. heads of wards, the
OF the ward assemblies in
Toxic. the president of the Toxic