African Mirror No. 1187.

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Identifier: 
ZA NFVSA #_#_FA1603_#
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0000
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0
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Archivist's notes: 

Swart-wit; pos.; FG-meester; beeld; 35 mm.; asetaat; stom; 540 vt.; Rol 1 van 1 rol; Outeursreg: SAUK; Produksie: AF Prod., 1936.
-- 1. In unison with the rest of the Empire, religious gatherings of all denominations were held throughout South Africa on the day of the funeral of King George the fifth. (Titles only.)
-- 2. Native groups and their Church leaders pay their last respect to the late King.
-- 3. Impressions of the great two minute silence in Johannesburg and Pretoria. The Bishop of Johannesburg addresses a crowd.
-- 4. In the green fields of Cape Town and at the historic Castle courtyard scouts, guides, troops and civilians are gathered on the day of the King's funeral.
-- 5. The great luxury liner, the "Empress of Britain", is the largest liner to dock in Cape Town. She arrives with a full complement of passengers eager to see South Africa. (The scenes are very short and dark.)
-- 6. The Transvaal Rover Scouts are inspected by the chief Scout's deputy, Colonel Granville Walton, OBE. Chief Scouts Commissioner.

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Film