THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH
1935.
Mts, suinier Sample MacPherson, pastor of the Angulus Temple and the world's foremost woman preacher, arrived in Hongkong on Friday. The aboye photo was taken as the was greated in Shanghai by Mra, M. Ö. Lawler, head of the Shanghai mission.
Brig-General Sir Arthur Maxwell Dies
BANKER'S SPLENDID WAR SERVICE
GALLANTRY IN
ACTION
UNEMPLOYED
INCREASE
BUT WITH GOOD CAUSE
London.
The January Agures of unemploy- ment, as in previous years, show a large increase over those recorded in December. The total number of registered unemployed on Jang- ary 28 was 2,325,373, or 239,668 more than were regiatored on December 17. Compared with a year ago however, the total was less by G3,095. The estimated number of insured persons in em ployment was 10,055,000, a decline of 196,000 in comparison with the December figure, but 175,000 more than that at January 22, 1934.
To a substantia! extent the in- creased volume of unemployment was attributable to scasonal changes, but special causes opern- ting on the day the count was taken were severe weather conditions, which adversely affected the build- ing trade, and a large addition to the number of juveniles register- ing as applicants for work at the end of the school term. Last year the January increase was 164,989;1 in 1933 it was 170,778; and In 1932 it was 218,490. It is usual for the February figures to show a sharp recovery.
All the administrative divisions showed an increase in unemploy- ment; and the largest increase was in the London area. There were Increases too in all the industries Included in the table of compara- concerned In the reorganisation. tive figures issued by the Ministry The troubles of the "Royal Mail of Labour. A jump of 39,500 in unemployment in the distributive Group" have been described as one trades may be considered as mainly of the greatest financial complica“ a seasonal variation, but the un- tions in the history of joint stock usual increase of 37,359 in the company enterprise, and the task building trades is undoubtedly to of reorganisation, which is now al- frost and now in the Inst week of be attributed to the prevalence of most complete, has been one of the month. Compared with Janu- Kent complexity. The assets of ary, 1934, unemployment totals the compantes have had to bewere less by 36.532 in the coal mine "nursed" with great care, and in ing industry, 30.464 less in general this respect General Maxwell ren- engineering, 17.103 less in ship- dered conspicuous serve to the 0.644 Teas in Iron and steel manu- building and ship-repairing, and
creditors.
DEFENCE OF Gold
Brigadier-General Sir Arthurį He was president of the Institute Maxwell. n' managing partner of of Bankers in 1931, and 1932. In Glyn, Mills and Co., died recently the former year he delivered an in- at his home in London in his alxteresting address in defence of the tieth year. He had been 1 for gold standard and of the part play- several weeks.
ed by the banks in the financial crisis. Last year he became a The son of the late Mr. William member of the Committee of Lon- Maxwell, of Belfast, Arthur Max-dan Clearing Bankers.
He was well was born in 1875, and was president in 1923 of the Chartered one of the City Lieutenancy, WAB educated in Dublin. He entered Institute of Secretaries, and honor- the Civil Service in 1893, and was arr treasurer of the Ibero- in the Post Office till 1905, when American Institute of Great Bri- he became secretary to Glyn, Millstain and of the Prince of Wales and Co.
Scholarship Fund for Argentine students. In 1925 hé was pre- At the outbreak of the Greatjaident of the Latin-American War-ho was a captain in the 8th Society.
(now 7th) Battalion, London Re- General Maxwell had a firm grip giment, T.F. (Post Office Rifles) jof financial and economic principles He went out with the battalion to in their practical application. He France in March, 1916, and assum-was a strong Individualist, and was ed command of the battalion in not afraid to say publicly that October. He was severely wounded personal efficiency in the control of business was preferable to regula- in the fighting on Vimy Ridge at tlon by statule. the end of May, 1916, when a por-
December 29 lust.
Sir Arthur married Eva, daugh- tion of the ridge was lost by Sirter of Mr. R. W. Jones, of Belfast, Henry Wilson's IV Corps. For and had a sou and a daughter. The this action he was awarded the engagement of his son to Miss D.S.O.,, though wounded by Beatrice Diane Chamberinin, only shrapnel, he personally organized daughter of Sir Austen and Lady two counter-attacks and refused to Chamberlein, was announced on leave his post until ordered to do. so next day. He was able to re- sume command of the 8th London In the following April, but in June ho proceded to command the 23rd Battalion, London Regiment, where ho remained until in July, 1918, he was appointed to the command of the 174th Brigade, which he held until the close of hostilties. Ho was mentioned in dispatches five times, and received brevet promo- tion, the D.S.O., and on January, 1. 1918, the bar to the D.S.O. In January, 1919, he was
made n C.M.G. In the course of the War he had risen from captain, to brigadier-general
He commanded the 2nd London Brigade, T.A., from 1920 to 1924. and had been honorary colonel of the 7th Battalion (Post Office Rides), London Regiment from March, 1923. He maintained his keen interest in the Territorial Army, and was a member of the City of London Territorial ́À850- clation and chairman of its Finance Committee. He was made a C.B. (civil in 1925, and promoted to K.C.B. (elv) in 1991,
FINANCIALS PUZZLE.
After the War Sir Arthur Max- well was appointed general man- ager, and became in 1923 a manag. ing partner in Glyn, Mills and Co., and was also on the board of the Union Bank of Australia. In re cent years his name had been pro- minently before the public in con- naxion with the work he had done in bringing about a reorganization of what la commonly known "Royal Mail Group" of shipping and allied companies. He was "elected to a seat on the boards of the various companies for the pur- pose of giving effect to his work as a representative of many interests
As
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And here is that famous English newspaper publishèr, a Canadian, William Maxwell Aitken, now the first Lord Beaverbrook, The proprietor of the London Daily Exprese le soon here at Nice shortly bofore he sailed for the Argentine,
Hundreds of poverty-stricken coolies stood sp «ilbound on the Shanghai Bund watching the load- ing of more than $1,000,000 worth of silver on to a Maritime 'Cultoms Crulier. T♪ specie was taken to Hankow and from there will be carried by air to Chungking to be placed in the vaults of the newly-
opened branch of the Central Bank of Chlon.
The courage of the men of the mercantile marine was ance more displayed when the Dollar Steamshly President Jackson want to the rescue of the sinking Hokuman Maru. - Above are conn;—Top left. First Oßice Bridge, who manned one of the boats, Captain Michael Jensen, Master of the Jackson, and Third Øßlear Gaddas who manned, the second lifeboat. Upper right: · Sama of the tokens presented Captain'Joxean sa tribute to his bravery," Lower Laft: - An action pietuis taken as one of the Hfabosta, swung out on its davila to'go to. the raseuss and, lowne right, a photo of the 3-fated Hukuman Maru, takan-just-before she foundered.
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