We regret to record the death of Mr. John Andrew Maitland, head of the firm of Maitland & Ca., of Shanghai,—familiarly known amongst his older friends as "Jam "—who passed away at his home in London on the 17th instant at the age of seven The news of his death was received by cable on Saturday, and was received with general regret, his work and fluence here being known to mi though there are now but who knew him personal A man of fine physique an? of remarkable one! Mr. Maitland enjoyed almost. erfect health throughout his long life, and his first serious illness was that caused by a chill, which he contracted a few months ago, and from which he never fully recovered.
The deceased was '"'an old C! hand" in the best sense of the phrase. He had extremely wide and varied business interests and from the first took a leading part in the social and commercial life of Shanghai, contributing no small part to the development which has taken place here. He was about twenty-three years of age when he first came to Shanghai, and joined the firm of Thorne Bros. Shortly afterwards the name of the firm was changed to Maitland & Ca., though Thorne 7 Jness in Shanghai in 1873—a Bros. was the name retained at the business which has since seen im London office. The original founders, the brothers Thorne, died many years ago, and Mr. Maitland continued for years to be the sole survivor of an old and influential partnership.
Mr. Maitland returned to London in the early seventies and for a period of forty years controlled the London business of the firm, taking an active part in its affairs up ty July last, in a: lation with Mr, Stewart, the father of Mr. K. D. Stewart, of Shanghai, As has already been said, Mr. Maitland's business interests were extremely wide. was associated with many _important commercial enterprises, among them the Union Insurance of Canton and the Mercantile Bank, serving upon the directorate of both concerns, He was also interested in Ceylon tea plantations, Two using of the deceased have been sociated with the firm in Shanghai, Mr. F. J. Martland and Mr.
Harry Maitland, The former will long be remembered for the pro: ninent part he took in sport, and especially for the success of "Sport and Gossip" in wi he wrote under the nomme de guerre of "Daybreak." Tt is of _interest to recall that Mr. J. A
Maitland was first to. begin the piece goods auction busi portant developments, An All-round Sportsman, The best traditions of sport, which is so prominent a feature of Shanghai life, owe much to the Maitlands, and a great deal to Mr. John Maitland, one of its leaders in the early days. There are stil residents who will remember the part he took in local life, sporting and personal, among them Mr. Brodie A. Clark, Mr. Jenner Hogg. and Mr. John Morris. Mr. Clark and Mr. Morris rowed with Mr, Maitland in the British Eight, which won the International Race in the regatta held on the Soochow creek in 1867, As an_ interesting link with the past, the names of the full crew may be given: Bow, J. Buchanan; 2, Brodie A. El 3 John Morris; 4 Ernest Major; 5, J. A, Maitland; 6 J. E. Cooke; 7 H. Scott; stroke, R. W. Little: cox, B. Palamountain, Mr. Maitland also carried off the principal sculling event at that regatta.
He was indeed a splendid al round athlete, being keenly _interested in rowing, boxing, fencing a leader in the gymnasium which had its home on the site now occupied by the Cathedral School, and a great cross-country rider, He was also one of the original mem-hers of the Mih Ho Loong fire com-
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