Jimmy Kemp, death 1955, Glasgow

the 48 foster children of Mr. Jimmy Kemp, the Grand Old Man of Kroh, wept today when they were told of his death in Glasgow, Scotland. Mr. Kept, who had lived in this mining town in Perak for 55 years died on Tuesday. He was 80. His funeral takes place tomorrow. Mr. J. B. Caddy, manager of Rahman Hydraulic Tin Mine, received the news of his death. The whole town joined in the mourning. Mr. Kemp was a friend of everybody in Kroh. Local people called him the "Uncrowned King of Kroh." Mr. Kemp, a bachelor, loved children and he adopted 41 boys and seven girls, all children of tin miners in the area. He paid for their schooling and gave them pocket money. When he left Kroh on April 28 on retirement they gave him a touching farewell. All the children brought him gifts and flowers. From the people of Kroh he received a silver salver and a silver ink-stand. The town also gave him a farewell dinner. His parting gift to the people of Kroh was a silver Challenge Cup for a badminton tournament in the district. Mr. Kemp came to Malaya at the turn of the century and founded the Rahman Tin Company in 1903. In 1921 the company was bought over by the Rahman Hydraulic Tin Company of Penang. He was known troughout Malaya as one who had done much to promote goodwill, and a power for good in this country. [The Straits Times, 2 September 1955, Page 4]