Tuesday, the day King George V is carried to his final resting place in London, will not be proclaimed a day of public mourning in Palestine, it was announced by Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope, Palestine High Commissioner. The day of the funeral, Sir Arthur stated, should be marked by individuals and organizations as they think appropriate.
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