Complainant in the witness-box stated that he went to open the door of his home, house 36, lane 599, Tong-stan Road, on the evening of August 1, when defendant, who was watchman of the alleyway, entered the house with a stick and after giving him a jab with it, attempted to push past him. He stumbled and fell and defendant struck him several times on the head and body with the stick, complainant continued.
Witness went on to that But ugh then attempted to escape, but as detained by a witness to the assault. Complainant then related how re went with defendant and two of his friends to the Muirhead Road police station before going to the General Hospital for first aid treatment.
Cross-examined by counsel, witness denied the suggestion that he had A Requiem Mass was celebrated at the Church of St. Pierre by Rev Father Audic, S. J. After the Mass a cortege was formed which wended its way to the Cemetery there Rev. Father Beauce conducted the last ites. The chief mourners were, Mme F. Ballerand (wife) Henri and Rene (sons) Mr. and Mme. S. Serra.
The coffin was borne to the grave by Messrs. Dupuy, Challou, Cello, Tsepoosheloff, Knoch, and Shkurkin. A beautiful floral spray of pink carnal tions was lowered into the grave with the' coffin, Among those sending wreaths were:—
Widow and Children, Mr. and Mrs. S. Serra, Jacqueline et Gilbert Serr L'Ambassadeur de France, Lo Consul General de France, Mr. Jean Brediam, M. Edouard d'Hooghe de Ta Gauguerie, Commandant et Mme. Louis Fabre. M. and Mme. Georges Cattand, Mf. Paul Valentin, Mr. and Mme. A. Cormier, Mr. and Mme. Gaston Luca, Mr. and Mme. P. Blanchet, Mr. and Mme. A. Agnel et leurs fils, Mme, Marcel Lavabre, Mr. Albert Gregoire and family, Lo Personnel de la Perception Municipalite Francaise, Lo Personnel des services, de la Police Francaise, Lo Personnel de la Police Judiciaire, Ecole Municipale Francaise "Remi," Mr. and Mrs. Edward Papp. Mr. and Mme. Emile Lambalot, Mr. and Mme. Eh. Grosbois, Mr. Leon Agnel et son fils, Mme. Jean Mattei, Lo Directeur et lo Personnei clu Service des Finance, Personnel Europeen clu Poste Malet, Lo Personnel Europeen clu Poste Petian, Lo Personnel European clu Poste Central, Russian Emigrants Com-Cercle Francais, Mr. Knoch and Mr.
mittee, Mr. and Mme. Andre Barbarot, Markevitch family. Mr. Cesar On Ming, Mr, Stanislas H. T. Ling, Mr. Marc K. Y. Wang, Louis Zeng You Hen, H. and N. Salita, Mr. Jean Yuen Kia-Hoang, 4 Mr, and Mme. Bar! ud family, Matukan and Mr. and Mrs, Boortzeviteh, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Swoboda. Mr. and Mme.
Nicolet de Chalet an family, Mr. and Mme. Marcel Ricard, S. T. Fair. Mr. and Mme. Lo Cupart, Mr. Ph. Kou Cheou-Hi, Union of the former cadets rovsk Military College, Mr. and F. Lamansky, Habarovsk Cadets, Mr. G. Apreleff, eic.
The funeral arrangements were corried out under the direction of Messrs. Thomas MacDonald & Ca.
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