The Archive · 1925

MR. J. RAMSAY

The funeral services of the late Chief Superintendent J. Ramsay {took place at Bubbling Well Cemetery yesterday afternoon in the [presence of a considerable number of the deceased's former friends, colleagues and subordinates. The funeral service was conducted by the Very Rev, Dean C. J. Symons, and Mr. K. J. MeBuen, Commissioner of Police and. the subordinate. officers and_N.C.0.'s acted as mourners. The pallbearers were Mr. W. Armstrong, director of criminal investigations, [Superintendents A. H. Aires, T, W. Wilson, and J. Bourke, and In: Ispectors J. Sinclair and A. Mac-Intosh.

Among others present were Mr, Stirling Fessenden, chairman of ithe Shanghai Municipal Council, Mr. E.S. Benbow Rowe, secretary. of the Council, Mr. H. 'P. Wilkin= ison, H. M. Crown Advocate, Messrs. R. M. J. Martin, M. O. Springfield "and W. Beatty, assistant, Commissioners of Police, and most lof the superior officers of the force as well as a number of Vol-untoers and special constables, The coffin was covered with the Municipal flagond was followed the Municipal Band, and forleign, Japanese, Sikh and Chinese police, Many beautiful floral offerings were sent by the following:'The [Shanghai Municipal Council, jand Mrs. E. S. Benbow Rowe, Mr, K. J. McEuen, Mr. W. Armstrong, ISt. 'Andrew's' Society, Lodge St. Andrew's in the Far East, C.1.D. (Headquarters), Officers of the S. A. P., Inspectors and Sub-inspect-lors of the Central Police Station HLouza Police Station, Sinza Poli Station, Foreign Branch of Hong-Ikew Police Station, Chinese branch jof Hongkew Police Station, the Assistant Com missioner of Reserves and Fellow Members of the M. P. (reserves), North chuen Road Police Station, Foreign staff of Bubbling Well Police St tion, Gordon Road Police Station, West Hongkew Police Station, Officers of Yangtzepoo Police Station, Foreign staff of Harbin Road Police Station, Foreign staff of Wayside Police Station, Pootoo Road Police Station Chinese clerical staff at headquarters, Senior mem-ipal Gaol, Chi nese uniformed staff at headquarters, Japanese branch of the S.MLP. Mr. and Mrs. T. Bourke, Chief Insp.

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

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