Funeral of Sick Refugee Wha Died on the Way form Kuling The funeral of the late Mr. Curtis, who passed away after a Tong it: ness whilst being brought to Shang hai from Kuling (where she hat been under treatment) for safety against the angry Chinese mobs, Jtonk place at Pahsienjao Cemetery Wednesday afternoon, there being a X|number of sorrowing friends present, Funeral rites were conducted the Rev, Father D, F, McDonald, S.J., of St. Joseph's Church, and thi chief mourner was the decem hhusbend and daughter, Miss Phyllis Curtis, The pall-bearers were Messrs, Percy Tilley, J. W. Fraser Cameron, George MacLorn, Durand, "Campbell Henderson ana Wallace M. Ferguson.
'A number of beautiful wreaths were sent in, among them being. those from "Her Loving Husband," her sorrowing Children Walter, Phyllis, Doris and Cyril; Hee Mother, Sisters and Brothers; Mr.
Mis. P, Tilley, Mr. and" tes.
W. Fraser Cameron, Mr, and Mrs, MeLorn, Mr. and Mrs, Campball Henderson, Mrs, Wilson Walker and the Misses Walker, Me, and_ Mra Farvell, and Mrs. and Miss Clifton, 'An account of the circumstances leading to the death of the late Mrs, Curtis appears on Page 54 of this week's Herald, and all of those who knew her were shocked when they' heard the news as Mrs, Curtis was inmost lovable lady, with a very ind disposition, and one who loved the. Chinese, The Into Mrs, Curtis was Mist ily Allen Thompson, the daugh-fter of Mr. Henry Thompson of Ivy. upton, and was 56 yours of age. She was married to Mr. W. Vauchan Curtis in that port, jon February 11, 1896, Dereaseil contracted tuberculosis, Which set in as a consequence of fright at the time of the big. typhoon in Hongkong on July 24, 1926, and she came to Shanghai by the str. President Lincoln on October 27, although she and het husband were to have left for Victoria, n.c,, by the RMS. Empress of Asia on October 14, last year, After arriving at Kuling, she made very decided recovery, -|much x0 that she had been free from fever for two weeks and, in every respect, showed promise' of full recovery. Dr. Ball, the physician in charge of the Kuling Sanatorium, said that he had never had a ease which showed such rapid recovery and he held hope that Mrs. Curtis would live for many more years. Unfortunately, when Mrs. Curtis was brought down from Kuling to Kiukiang. when the British Consul advised all British residents to leave Kuling, the case was all the more tragic when the riots started and the: mob attacked Mrs. Curtis's stretch er-hearers and that Jed to her sud den demise, Auch sympathy is extended to the members of her family hand and daughter, Phy jure in Shanghai; her mother, four laters and three brothers, who are n Southampton; her son, Walter la in Hongkong; her daughter,
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