one of the best known Danes. in China, died in a private hospital in Copenhagen after a long and severe fines. "He had not been well for some lime and left Tientsin for Denmark last year in April to undergo treatment under a famous professor there, but never recuperated. Herbert Henningsen was a son of Mr. J. Henningsen who for about 30 years—from the seventies and until he retired (0 Denmark' in 1900—was General Manager of the Great Northern Telegraph Ca. in China, and well-known figure in the international society of Shanghai in the eighties and nineties, his charming daughters mateying prominent members of the Shanghai banking and commercial world.
After being educated in Denmark, Herbert Henningsen entered the service of the Great Northern Telegraph Ca. and arrived in Shanghai in 1896. With the exception of two short visits to Europe in 1920 and 1992, he stayed in China until last year. In his early days in Shanghai he was member of the Light Horse, $.V.C. and never lost his love for the Mongol any, later on becoming one of the Dest riders in north China, who with his own ponies brought home first prices and won many Champions at the Peking and Tientsin race courses.
In 1904 Mr. Henningsen entered the service of the Chinese Telegraph Administration and was for sever: years foreign Superintendent at the Peiping Chinese "Telegraph, station, His: private residence was in Tsung Pu Hu Tung, the back door opening into the street of the Foreign Office, where Yuan Shity Kal took up abode when, on the commencement of the revolt agairkt the Manchu dynasty, Yuan was recalled to Peiping, That February night when the troops revolted and burned and looted Peiping, Yuan's high officials, Liang Shih-yi and Sun Pao-chi, sought shelter with Mr. Henningsen and stayed with him for a couple of months, Shortly after the establishment of the republic, Mongolia severed connections with China and swore death to all Chinese in Mongolia. Mr. Henningsen and an old friend of his, a Scot named Mr. Grant, formerly employed by the Eastern' Ex'cnsion Telegraph Ca. in Peiping, we! on a (cur of inspection to the telegraph offices dotted along the~ Peipins Kiachta telegraph line which cor ceted China with Europe through, the Gobi dessert, At one of these small stations Mr. Grant was left while "Mr. Henningsen went on. Rumours reached him that Me. Grant and some Chinese had been taker prisoner by the Mongolian Chief Murenga. "On his return to Peiping, Mr. Henningsen at once formed.a eliot party consisting, besides him: self, of Mr. Giles of the "Peking and Tientsin Times" and the Swedish Dr 'T. Wulf, who later succumbed during a'tour of exploration in Greenland.
The party went into Mongolia, was taken prisoner by Murenga's soldiers and brought to his camp. Here they were brought before Murenga whom Mr. Henningsen charged with having killed Mr. Grant. This was denied, but during a stroll connd the camp, Mr. Henningsen recognized Grant's Chinese cart, also his saddle, stlemups and pipe, and heard rumours confirming Grant's death.
Tt seems that after Grant end the Chinese he was escorting back to China had been taken prisoners they were brought before Murenga, who told Grant that he could pass on unharmed but would have to leave the Chinese behind and that they would be shot. Grant refused to leave without the Chinese and was thereupon also shot. After learning these facts Mr, Henningsen and party escaped. "Protests were lodged with the Mongolian Government at Urea, Murenga' was ordered to appear before the Living Buddha at Urea, but refused to do'so, An army Ww: sent against him. After being defeated Murengs was taken and sent prisoner to Urga but froze to catty on the way.
In 1915 Me, Henningsen on behalf of the Chinese Telegraph Administra. tion carried through some negoti tions with the Mongolian Government at Urga and was created a Duke by the Living Buddha, an honour he shared—as far as known—only with Mr, Larsen.
'Mr. Henningsen was a great relator: of stories and, having lived through, so many and' stirring episodes and met many different people, he had great fund to draw from. His old friends will recall summer evenings in his big courtyard when long chairs were drawn up and "Henny" was. in the right story telling mood. During the great war he offered his services to Great Britain but as he was not of British nationality he was not admitted. His younger brother who had joined up in Canada fell as officer in Flanders. Mrs. Herbert Henningsen who was home at the time when war broke out also offer~ ed her services and did war work {in the Air Force all through the wa Mr. Henningsen was a prominent mason and, it is believed, was one of the founders of the Peiping Lodge. He leaves a host of friends behind him, not only in China but amongst his" old associates now living in Europe who extend their sincere sympathy to Mrs. Henningsen and his son, Mr. Forbes Henningsen, in Amo; The funeral service took place at the Bispebjerg Krematorium, Copenhagen, and was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Everett of the English Church there,
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