The Archive · 1933

RETIRING AFTER

Presentation to C.N.C

Superintendent An interesting function took on board the on April 21° when Mr, colin Murray, the C. N.C. Superintendent engineer, "was presented witha silver bowl, the "occasion Doing his retirement after 37 years. The bowl, which was presented by Ins, J. Roxburgh, was inscribed as follows:

-"Presented to Malcolm M, Mur-Fay, superintendent engineer, by the Engineer Officers of the' China Navigation Ca,, Lid., on the occasion of his retirement, "as a token of regard and esteem, Shanghai, April, 1983."

Mr. J. Watson, secretary of the Maxine "Engineers Guild, paying tribute to Mr. Murray, aid that he had joined' the company as a Junior engineer in 1896, being pro-mojod to second engineer two years later, and to chief engineer in 1904. Three years later he was transferred io the shore staff as super-intendant engineer, and had been in Shanghai, Hongkong, "and the Taikoo Dock since that. time. Mr, Murray was leaving on, Satur. day for England and Australi Mr. Murray, in his 37 years of service, had filled his position with great credit. He had carried out dificult job with tact, courtesy, and kindness (applause). He hop-that when in times to come Mr, 'Murray looked at the cup, he would think of the officers and' the company in Shanghai,

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