Shanghai, Aug. 24 Mr. A. L, Crompton, Head Jailer of the Ward Road Jail, died at the General Hospital shortly before 1 pam, yesterday after having been admitted to the hospital a week ago suffering' from jaundice, Mr. A. L. Crompton, who was only 43. years of age, has been with the Shanghai Municipal Police for nearly 20 years and was one of the recruits to come in the second draft after the world-war, Company: followed, Detachments from the Light Horse Ca, "B" Company, the Armoured Car Ca, the Shanghat' Scottish, the Jewish Ca,, the Anti-Alreraft Ca,, the Russian Regiment, the Chinese Ca,, the Philip pine Ca, the S. M. P. Specials and '4. group of Danish employees of the Great Northern Telegraph Ca,, closed the procession which for well over halt-an hour forced all. gramme to come toa standstill on Bubbling Well Rood and all adjoining roads Sikh and Chinese constables, on uty along the route of the procession, when the foreigners and many Chinese' took off their hats or else stood "at attention until the cortege had passed.
Arrived at the wntranee to the cemetery, the coflin was removed from the hearse while C.P.Cs and Sikh constables of the S.MLP. formed Hines along the lane Leading to the chapel Dean A. C. 8, Trivett ted the pro~ cession into the cemetery while members of "A" Company—the only ones in the cortege to carry arms-stood with arms reversed, Near the entrance to the: chapel, a ¢elachment from the French Specials, their smart navy-blue "uniforms, had Tined up, while a little further down, stood officers representing all the armed forces stationed in Shan; hat Municipal Police being represented by Assistant-Commissioner A. Sampson and Deputy-Commissioner G. M. Gilbert, Wreaths, some 250 were received, lined practically the entire length of the lane and the Chapel was far too small to permit even a small fraction of all those present to attend the services inside. 1 was therefore considered a welcome innovation that a loud-speaker system had been inconspicuously installed so that those outside were able te hear the whole service as well as the two beautiful Danish hymns sung by the congregation, 'The coffin' was covered with the Danish flag, a bouquet from the widow and the sword, cap and medals of the deceased.
At the conclusion of the services, a volley was fired by firing-party "a" Company, while two bugiers from the East Surrey Regiment, sounded the "Last. Post Alter the funeral, the many wreaths were distributed on to the various military graves in the cemetery.
'The inquest into the death of the late Capt, Krogh was held at the Danish Consular-Court at 11 am, yesterday' and, after a number alice witnesses and servants of the deceased had been questioned, Mr. Paul Scheel, Danish Consular Judge for China, delivered the following "As the result of an inquest held today at. the Danish Consulate-General, Shanghai, the Danish Consular Judge for China does certify that Holger Peter Krogh, a Danish subject, of Shanghai, 39 years of age, fon August 18, 1999, at about 815 am. was wounded by gun-shots outside his residence, No, 1 Columbia Circle, off He was very popular with fellow officers and his death will be a great Joss to his many friends.
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