Show RESPECTS PAID SLAIN PREMIER TOKIO May 19 JP IP A simple Buddhist funeral service attended b by of Japans Japan's leading public men who crowded into the public hall of the premiers premier's residence marked to today today today to- to day the nations nation's farewell to the late Premier Inukai slain last Sunday by a group of young assassins assas assas- sins The party which the slain premier headed during durin the last two and one half years of his half halt century century century cen cen- tury in parHam parliament nt conducted the fu funeral funeral funeral fu- fu services These consisted merely merel of the reading reading rending read rend ing of messages extolling the virtues and services of the deceased They were read by the heads of the Sei Sei- yukai and parties in both houses of parliament while messengers messengers mes mes- representing the emperor and empress burned incense before the altar on which the plain wooden casket rested The general public did not participate par in the funeral ceremonies and there was no procession and no outside outside outside out out- side ceremonies Late this afternoon the body was taken laken unostentatiously to a crema crema- Part of the ashes were to be buried in the cemetery here and the rest at the late premiers premier's premiers premier's premiers premier's pre pre- miers mier's birthplace at As soon as the funeral ceremonies were ended the party leaders resumed re resumed resumed re- re re- re their parleys over the selection tion of a new cabinet |