Some 200 yards from the bodies, a hired ear was seen ranked at the side of the road and the police, suspecting kidnapping, stopped their car and approached the stationary his car proved to ye unoccupied and no one was in the vicinity. The position of this car was near a path. which leads to the Red Joss House village. On reaching the scene, he saw that the man had rolled over on his side, the position of the latter when witness first saw him being face downwards. The police ascertained that the man was alive and that the woman was dead and, in response by the police, witness to. Bubbling Well Station with a message asking for an ambulances and detec-latter, tives. He did not return with, the in reply to a question by Det Sub-Inspr. Grubb, witness said tit noticed no one in the vicinity of the scene at any He saw no cone from the time he turned down Keswick Road into Brenan Road.
In reply to the Coroner, witness stated that the hired ear, above referred Yo, was not present when witness first approached the scene.
This concluded the evidence and the inquest was adjourned.
Miss Thompson's Funeral The burial of Miss Thompson took place at the Bubbling Well Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. The late Miss Thompson having been on the reserve of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service, the funeral was conducted with emi-military hon The Rev. T. W. Hall off-
Dr. J, H. Jordan, Acti missioner of Public Health, was chief mourner.
Pall bearers were Dr.
Sturton, hangchow, Mr. Pawle Mr. Helmy, Brankston, Mr. Anderson, and Orton, Miss Dawson, senior tron, represented the Nursing Service, and the medical profession was represented by Dr. H. W: Webb, Assistant Commissioner of Public Health, Mr. F. G. C. Walker, Dre Neild, and Dr, Cameron, and nursing sisters, many of whom were in uniform, There were few flowers, owing 2 the request of the deceased that money used in such offerings should be given to the Missions to Seamen, But those who did send floral utes were her mother, the: -M.C., the executive officers of the Public Health Department, matrons, sisters, and nurses of the Municipal Nursing Service, the ladies of the Harbour Lights Guild, Missions to Scamen, Mr. Otto Miesinger, Mrs. Taylor, Jean and Eileen, and Mes. Youngson.
Deceased's Service During the W:
Dora Annie Thompson, to tive the deceased her full mame; was born in Wingate, Durham County, and came to Shanghai in 1925. She received her training at the Sheffield Royal Hospital, and from the Leeds City Hospital received certficates in fever and midwifery.
She joined the QALNS. at the start of the war, and served with the British forees throughout until 1919. Her war service took her to various base hospitals in France and on many occasions she was close to the front with the troops.
is known she had a brother in the service of whom she was especially fond, and on many. occasions referred to hi to her sister M nurses, But her great devotion went to her mother, still at the old family home in' England, and with whom she was in constant
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