The Archive · 1938

The Funeral

Dean Travett was the officiating clergyman at the cremation service held in Bubbling Well Cemetery Chapel yesterday afternoon, The chief mourners were Mrs, Violet Farmer, the widow and Bert and Hugh (sons), On the coffin rested a beautiful floral cross from Vi, Bere and Hughie, Among others sending wreaths were:—Father, Mother and Sister in England, the Canadian Pacific Staff, Mrs. Ruth Myers Hayes, Hedwige Anttonen, W, and D, Ross Carl Jecke, Mr, and Mrs, J. T. Drakeford. Stella Myers, Laurence Beattie, Joan Popple, Mar-garer WellsdHenderson, Erna Mill, N. Munro, I. Ginter, J, Hodgeman, J. Donnelly, B. Peach, K. Taylor, V. Dodd, S. Brabner, etc.

Messrs, Thomas Macdonald and Ca. were in charge of the funeral arrangements, Japanese residing in Indo-China were closely watched by the' authori ties, Mr, Eabara claimed. In the Tongking area there are about 170 Japanese residing, he stated, most of them engaged in trading activities. In some cases, he alleged, "objectionable pressure" was put on the Japanese by French authorities.—Domei.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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