We very much regret to have record the death of Me. Gray Gray Tigges ay director of Biessra, J. Wattie a Cow, Lay. and. Master of the Shanghai Paper Hunt Club. Me. Grasringe, who was 80 years old, lied on Saturday' night from com: plications following. upon "chill Contracted about " fortnight ago.
"The late Mr. Graytigge was born Manchester and. went to Indi when a your man, remaining there Thr eight. yourn, in 1906 he came to Shunghal and has been here ever Sincee He firs, was associated with Messrs. W. Hewett & Ca,, of which firm he was. manager until a few Sears ago, when he disposed of his Tiverest and joined Messrs. J. Wattie:@''Co, asa director. He was counted " very shrewd business than, and, as fs the case with almost Ail the leading merchants here, his thusiness instincts fed him to follow Municipal worke very losely. He Aid" yep stand. for lection to. the Council, but invariably' one found the front sents at, Ratepayers' Meetings, listening' atten to all the debates, and he had i'tmanner of summing up when Simongat hig friends that. eas both entertaining. and instructive.
But it. was outside business, just plain" Grayrigg, as. Cuptain, ithas Master, that one thought most binh. It wan a real pleasure. to cunt oneself his friend. He had the kindest. disposition, "a marked courtesy and a notable generosity which, made him "popular with all. Ulespite the fact that he ever showed preference: to. command. rather hun to ask, Very' illustrative of iis character was recent remark iywho Knew him well "Tt not that he dances x0 very well" the saldy "bus. he. (x m0 Jolly" and fives at it with the obvious inten-flow, of making it enjoyable both for his partner atid himself Mr, Grayrigge, had two hodbin which stood out beyond. anything Rifles at the time he left that country. On arriving in Shanghai he started ight in with the S. V. C., first "fending a hand on the Staff and then wing attached to Company pending the formation of the Chin-ox Company which then had just been authorized. He and Mr.
Saker were posted as Lieutenants in the new unit, with Captain L. J. Cubitt in command. When Capes Cubiet went on Leave in 1909, vrigge temporarily took command and he seceded to the captaincy in 1911. He carried on until 1922, bringing the Company to so high' a state of efficiency and reliability that it was decided to allow Chinese to officer the unit entirely. Captain Grayrisge hand-over to Capt. Zee, ne of his ubulterns, and. him se Staff as Chinese Advi rapacity "he remained ' nominally Fesponsible for the Compuny's behaviour and efficiency, and it seareely need be aid that' the men who awed him so much have not let him dawn. The Chinese Government rovwatied him with the Order of the Chia Ho.
As to hunting, never was it out his mind. Rither he was hunting or he was thinking of the next season and making plains for it. He won his pink many years ago and he still "was winning hunts last season. From being a Steward of the Paper Mun Club he suceeedel Mr, F. W. Potter as Master three senzons ago. In the field or the committee room he was '28 autocratic as the Muster of the most aristocratic pack at Home, but hia ord c and kindly and there not be any disputing his knowledge. A "Grayriszge" hunt nays would be something. tricky for he abhorred "footpath fotting
tne should endeavour es closely ting that in the laying of paper aged or beer. rang
pwnsble. to imitate, a real fox's Iterspts to throw hounds off the through, but really it was hunting that brought about his! death." Same two years. ayo he turned cut for a hunt in which he ought not to have participated, and won it, but the effort put him' in a surgeon's hands and his health remained affected by an operation hho had to undergo. Yet all through the past season he regularly was in the field, riding hard to keep pace with the younger thrusters and one gruelling hunt on a cold day brought on a chill. Despite this. he insisted on going out at least to watch another Irunt and then went on to the Race Club to join in the usual exchange of experiences. Some of his friends noticed then that he obviously was very ill art ted that he should go mome. He went and sever rose from his hed.
Mr. Grayrigge for some time had been suffering from a painful neuralgia, which had oceasicaed much sleeplessness and general indisposition, Whilst fretting amd feverishly debilitated, he kept on fat his work and even took part in long and tiring meeting of the 'Tvaffe Commission on February 12. Then, as stated, his Keenness and Jove of hunting' found him out of bed and at the paper Satur February 14, spectator, and the fatigue and exposure affected his health. He thoroughly unwell and it soon became evident Chat he hart a serious jehill which had lit up an old weakness of the bowels. Syniptoms of dysentery, associated wich par typhoid fever and ulceration of the! bowels, set in. He had severs fiwmorrhaces and gradually grew weaker, although to within the last day of his illness his tenacity of Rife made everyone about him hoy ful that he would prove aqua! to the! strain,, On Saturday, the slay the Hunt Races, the resties Increasing weakness gave 'a sctded torpor and at evening he died.
Mr. Grayrigge was interested in] racing, hut he did not keep a large string, concentrating—more reliable hurters. However, now 2 again the black jacket and yellow cap would pop up. For some years hho rode his own race ponies and though he made no pretensions to] 3 being a first-class jockey, he was such a fine horseman and so hard] 3 rider that frequently he pulled eff a coup, particularly over si furlongs, which seemed to be his favourite istence, for it enabled him to go all out from start finish, this being in accord energetic nature when in the saddle. As in his relations with his fellow men, so with his ponies. He was essentially kind to them and with al! his animals one could see that the greatly libelled China pony debs respond to kind treatment.
To Mr. Grayrigge's family the rootest sympathy is extended, His widow and a brother are in Shang- $5 hai, and two daughters ure at school in Southborne.
His von, now] articled to a London firm of chartered accountants, when at Lancing College won the light-weight boxing championship of the Public Schools, and also, we believe, set up two recoils for Public School]
"The funeral will take place. thi afternoon ut the Bubbling Well Chapel, at 5 o'clock.
By request there will be no flowers, but if {anyone wishes to give anything in memory of Mr, Grayrigze it is suggested tha they should make a contribution to the Shantung Roa Hospital, cularly interested.
The funeral, a semi-mi function, took ' place on Monday! Jafternoon and was avery large gwhering friends, business associates and representatives of the various or-jan tions with "which deceased had been connected. There were no services in the Chapel, but the Rev, A. C. S. Trivett, Sub-Dean of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, officiate ed at the graveside. The process formed at the Chapel at -5)
clock, headed by the clergyman, walked to the graveside, the Chinese Ca, S.V.C of which deceased was formerly captain and which, to the time of his death, he advised, lining the pavement.
Mr. Grayrigge's brother, Mr. E. Riege, was chief mourner, and with him were associated Messrs.
T. G, Drakeford, C. J. S. Stewart Jand A. J. Welch—the last two mentioned were intimately connected in various organizations as co-directors with deceased.
As requested there were no wreaths, with. the exception of those of the family, it being cuggested that those desiring to show their sympathy should contribute to Shantung Road Hospital, which Mr. Grayrigge had always taken a keen interest.
Among those representing the Volunteers in uniform were:—Col.
Gordon, Major H.G.F.
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