We regret to announce the death of Mr. Neville E. Craig, Deputy U.S. Marshal, who passed away on Wednesday morning at the General Hospital, Mr. Craig had made a rapid recovery after undergoing a serious operation, but on Tuesday he was affected with heart trouble, which was the cause of his death at the early age of 47 years. Among his numerous friends and acquaintances he was regarded as 2 brother.
To his fellow-countrymen he was well known and-extremely popular, but there are few Americans~ in Shanghai who have made so many friendships among the rest of the community, especially members of the British section, and to them his loss will be keenly felt.
In his official capacity as Deputy Marshal of the U. 8. Court he frequently.' performed a kindly deed. Many a young seaman in trouble and other prisoners will remember him as their guide, philosopher and friend. He never turned a deaf ear to the "down and out," and his position at the Court naturally put him in touch with some sad cases. Men charged with vagrancy and other petty offences, who needed assistance, were constantly the recipients of his bounty. On two occasions recently the writer was present when he remarked that he "had just come in for another unexpected legacy," when some one long forgotten had repaid a loan.
Born in the state of Montana, Neville E. Craig came to Shanghai about six years ago as a newspaper man and he soon earned the reputation of being an indefatigable worker. Previously he had been in the U. S. Army for over 25 years, and saw service in the Spanish War. At one period in his _military career he served under General_ (then Captain) Pershing, who knew him personally and had the highest regard for him. When he left the army he had attained the rank of sergeant-major. In 1917, when Mr. N. E. Lurton was appointed Marshal of the U. S. Court, Mr. Craig was invited to become Deputy Marshal, and held this post until the time of his death.
He was a member of the Scottish Rite and Nile Temple of the Shriners.
Masor A. LespinassE, who succeeds Colonel Duval as Professor at the Peiyang Nova] Medica} College, has arrived in Tientsin and is about to take up his new duties. Major Lespinasse is a Doctor of Pharmacy, who entered the Corps dz Santo of was acknowledged as an authority} the French Colonial Army with a brilliant record.
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