Many Friends Attend Service At Kiaochow Road Woman Killed in Accident on a Road to Minghong Impressive simplicity, "was The funeral service, made more alton August 1? in' the chapel of the International Funeral Directors, at 71 Kiaochow Road, for the late Mrs, Margaret Belle Purdy.
Judge Milton D. Purdy, who has latinest recovered from his attack of ra, the announcement of which his wife caused her tragic death, attended with his "daughter, Mrs: [Florence Johnson, who recently zeturned from India on receipt of the news of her mother's demise, Dr. Edwin S. Cunningham, the Ameri: lean" Consul-General, azd_all. members of the American Consulate also were present, among a large gather-ling of members of the "American community and ethers, The service commenced with a ryme, SO ite "hat maketh all ings new" sung by Mrs. A. M. Dunlap, which wat" followed by readings by_a member of the Firet CChureh of Christ, Scientist, of which the late 'Mrs. Purdy was a member. jwritien by Mary Baker Eddy, and rs, A. M. Dunlap then sang "Love'
Short prayers. cone service, Among those who sent flowers A fashionably dressed Chinese woman was pinned beneath.a motor car which capsized on the road to Minghong on Aug. 20 and is believ-fed to have died instantaneously.
Inguiries are now being made by the Chinese _authorities to determine how the accident occurred and it was stated Jon-Aug. 21 that it was possible either that the car involved was speeding at the time and was unable to pull up in time to avoid a pedestrian or another car or that it swerved to avoid.
'The car, No. 828, registered in the name of Mr. Chang Vu-kee, of 92 Wusih Road, en Sunday lay in the position' that it fell and the woman's body lay a few fect away. It is understood that under Chinese law is that a body cannot be removed from the scene of an acold: fent or crime until it has been ed by a procurator of the district court, hence relatives were unable to take it away.
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