Show N N. Y OFFICERS HALT FUNERAL FUNERALS S OF JAP SAILOR NEW YORK Feb 21 interrupted an oriental marine burial ceremony today and prevented prevented pre pre- pre pre-I vented Japanese sailors on the steamship Maru from lowering Into the Ea East t river the bod body of ot Kiki a member of the crew who had died while the ship was In port here S The weird lights of colored paper paper paper pa pa- per lanterns shining upon fantastic fantas fantas- tic festoons of ot yellow and blue and lighting a group of white robed robed- figures at the ships ship's rail at attracted attracted at- at I at-I a policeman He got there just lust In time to stop the body from going Into the river and explained that local regulations prevent such dispositions of corpses The The Japanese were told they could have the body Interred in a aNew aNew New STew York cemetery but they chose to o keep It Jt aboard ship to be dropped into the sea In accordance I with their custom after they pass the three-mile three limit |