The Archive · 1935

The Late Major Grayrigge

Chinese Company Pays Annual Visit to Grave

The tenth annual pilgrimage 1 the grave of the late Mgjor G. Gray rigge at Bubbling Well Cemetery was, made on Thursday by a repre-Zentative number of members of the Chinese Company, S.C. under the command of Capt Z, Y. Chen. Major PA. Zee of Corps Headquarters, Senior Volunteer" OMcer, was also present to pay tribute to his late Colleague, with whom he worked hand-in-hand since, the inception of the Company until Major Grayrigge's death on February, 28, 1925, for the benefit'and ficiency of the Chinese Company.

The late Major Grayrigge joined the Company as Senior Subaltern upon is) formation in 1906, was in command of the unit from' 1911 to is22"and Was later appointed as Corps Adviser in Chinese "Matters fon. his retirement, when he banded lover' the command "to his Senior Subaltern, Major T. A. Zee, the frst Chinese Omicer in the Corps, Ever since the formation of the unit in 1906, the late Major Grayrigae took active part and expended great feneray in bringing it to a very high Hate of eficlency, which forms the fundamental. principle of the Volun-itoer unit. 2s good work is. remembered by his followers by means of {paying an annual pilgrimage to his ultimate disposition of the "remains" is in the hands of the underwriters.

Once cleared at Tungchow, the salvagers will report in Shangha fand, according to information at hand, will begin work immediately on the s. Hervar, which sank near the River Police Hulk on December 17.

Meanwhile, the experts continue cofferdamming the exposed area, and through an artificial hole in the deck fare removing cargo, which is being Drought to Shanghai from time to time. Work is arduous and tedious, the ship's position presenting unique difficulties.' The after portion rests fon the mud, sloping on to the jetty angle roughly of 30 degree and silting of the interior synchron! 2es with cargo removal.

The Kian, in-bound from Hankow foundered on January 11. She was built in 1907 by the Shanghai Dock and is 220 ft long, with a breadth lof-4o and a tonnage of 1,788. forward section of the s, Kian, which

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