A crowd as large as that which followed the funeral of the Indian Moslem leader, Mohammed Ali, who was buried recently in the Mosque of Omar, followed to-day the cortege of the ex-King Hussein, who has also been buried there, when it arrived in Jerusalem from Amman. The cortege included his sons, Emir Abdullah, ex-King Ali, and the Emir Zeid and the heads of the Palestine and Transjordan Governments, the members of the Consular Corps, all the leading Arabs in Palestine and also Colonel Kisch, member of the Jewish Agency Executive, Chief Rabbi Jacob Meir, Dr. David Yellin, and Mr. Kalvarisky. A detachment of British troops outside the Damascus Gate saluted as the cortege entered the city. The flags of all the Consukates flew at half-mast. The Government Education Department cancelled the schools’ sports meeting which had been arranged for to-day as a sign of respect.
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