The Archive · 1931

Colonel Marcaite, Commanding French Forces im Shanghai, Colonel

'Hooker, Commanding' the ath in Martin, Commissi ner of Police, Ins. Ar E. Fenton, President of St Patrick's Society, the Rev. Brother Faust, Dr, E.G. Gauntlet, President of St. George's Society, It Gol. FFL. Kinsman, Commanding the' 2nd Bin. The Green Howards, a number of offers of the foreign forces ju Shanghai, and many mem: bers of St. Patrick's Society, of whose comiities the Commandant

ladies came to the jetty to say good.

been a Keen member. Several bye to Airs. Orpen-Palmer, amongst them' being Mesdames Mate, Mossop, "Loyd, Ford, Gauntlet; ea, Hooker and. Barker.

"The Commandant left by 2 spe launch at 11 aim his departure te-ing heralded by the noisy banging of fre-crackers: These. were let of detail from the Chinese: Com pany, who bad obtained. a small and'fired the crackers from Sergt. S. Sherlock The death from mani at the on March Sergeant Samuel Road Station, Shanghai Municip Police, at the age of 23. Sgt. Sher-jock, she was a native of Fleetwood, Lancashire, came to Shanghai 16 months ago. He bore a good record, and it was only three weeks ago that he was given thee months' seniority for good wore done in chasing and arresting an armed robber 'The funeral took place yesterday afternoon in the Hunjao Cemetery, the Rev, V. G, Sutcliffe, st. oficiat-Ning. 'The pailebearers' were Prob ISets, Ball, Sanbrook, McAuley, Smith, Weeks, and Seavey. Capt: R.M.J. Martin, Extra Commissioner of Police, was' the chief mourner.

Many Yeaatiful floral. tributes were sent to the grave side, among them "being from the Council, {tiends and comrades at the various Mrs, Carmen de Villavicencio Rolker Many friends and relat late Mrs, Carmen de Vi Rolker attended the funeral service held' on. March 6, inthe, Hungiao Road Cemetery, the Rev. Father. F, MacDonald" conducting the last rites, "Aes. Rolker is sur vived™ by. her daughter, Mrs. Herlofson, of Shanghai, Among those sending flowers,

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

Your account