The Archive · 1931

Mr. V. Grosse's Death

General regret will be felt JShanghai at the death of the former imperial 'Russian Consul-General, Mr. V. Grosse. An appreciatory sketch' of his career and of his work for his distressed community in China appeared yesterday. It is Jeafficient here to mark with appro priate feelings of admiration the passing of a victim of the upheavals of recent times who snanaged to the care of others the instru.

of forgetfulness of his own ity has reason to mourn hima, vers of other communities, who jeame in contact with him, will carry fragrant recollections of him. He preserved the dignity of his station jand the vivacity of the race to which he belonged. In the face of much sorrow and. disappointment the maintained the quality of the happy warrior and thew virtue of the friend of humanity

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