The funeral of the late Mrs. Pattie Louisa Longhurst, wife of Mr. Cecil Douglas Longhurst, took place at the Bubbling Well Cemetery yesterday afternoon. Mrs, Longhurst passed away, following an operation, at Rochester, Minn., U.S.A. on April 21, 1940 at the age of 42 years, her remains being brought back to Shan bai for interment. Mrs. Longhur: first came to Shanghai with her husband in 1926 and had been a resident of this city since that time. She is survived here by her husband and their daughter, Patsy.
The religious service was conducted by Dean A. C. S. Trivett, in the presence of a large gathering of mourners., The chief mourner was the husband, Mr. C. D. Longhurst, and they pallbearers were Messrs. S. Fle, J. ΠFullam, F. W. Pilbeam, 7. W. Porter, J. T. Rogers, P. M. Streit, J. C. R. Wells-Henderson and J. H. Wilson.
A beautiful sheath of roses and carnations from "Daddy and Patsy' was lowered with the casket into the grave, while beside the grave were wreaths sent on behalf of relatives n England comprising Mother, Mother Longhurst, Alma and Arthur, and Lily and Henry. In addition to many donation to charities and sub-"eruptions to the suggested memorial vindew in the Bubbling Well Chapel toral tributes were sent by a number of friends, including:—
The Biddies; Billie and Fred; Bunny and Billy; Elizabeth and Cyril; Ena and John and Dollie; Lance and Felix; Lil, Jim and Beryl; Mamie, Arthur and Ken; Margarst and John: Marjorie and Veronica; Rose. Phil and Milton; Directors and Officers of Shanghai Telephone Ca.: Comptroller's Department, Shanghai Telephone Ci UT.T. Comptroller's Dept. (New York); Shina Electric Ca.; Finance Department, Shanghai Municipal Council; Ruth and Tim Fullam: Mr. and Mrs. H. Henley: Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Johnstone; Mr and Mrs. C, M. Basto Silva; Bill Souter, "ly and Lottie Walker; G. L. Chan and George (Chauf-
The funeral arrangements were in the hands of Messrs, Thomas Macdonald and Ca. expressed in a statement issued following a meeting of the ional Council of Labour held in the House of Commons last evening.
After paying tribute to the heroic struggle by the people of France against overwhelming odds, the statement says: "A great ordeal now lies before the British people. The full weight of the enemy is now certain io fall upon us, We stand as the last bastion in Europe against the menace of tyranny. Let us meet the test with calm resolution.
The statement describes it as a proud privilege to sustain the hope of civilization throughout the world in the darkest hour Europe has ever known, "We know," it adds, "that countless millions of subjugated peoples now under the sway of dictators are with us in spirit, and only await an opportunity for action.".—Reuter,
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