We regret to announce the death, which occurred on Thursday morning, of Mr. Heinz Figge, manager of the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, The deceased with his family had spent last met in Germany, and returned Jess than a fortnight _ag to Shanghai by the str. Pr Cleveland. Shortly after Yokohama Mr. Figge was taken ill with an abdominal complaint, the nature of which the doctors been unable to ascertain, but which inthe end developed into septic poisoning of the intestines, which was the immediate cause of death.
The deceased was born in Bielefeld, Westphalia, and adopted banking'as his career. He joined the Deutsche Bank, and after service in cipal work have the happiest recollections of their relations with him and the assistance he gave For a time he was Chairman of the Watch Committee, and in 1913} he became Vice-Chairman of the Council.
The outbreak of war in 1914 could not but alter the position of affairs in a community such as this, and the spring of 1915 saw the termination of Mr. Pigge's term of] office. The war, however, made no difference to loyalty to the Counci id that on one occasion when difficulty was raised about one of the British employees going home to enlist, it was Mr. Figge who made it possible for him to obtain the necessary leave.
It was the same after the war,
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