We regret to announce the death after a short and very sudden ness of Mr. Noel Maxwell. It thought that he contracted a chill while on a houseboat trip two weeks ago, but it was not until Tuesday last that there appeared to be cause for anxiety. He went into the Nursing Home that day and, his condition becoming rapidly worse, he passed away last Friday afternoon, The cause of death was acute ascending paralysis.
Born on March 96, 1889, Mr.
Maxwell was educated at Enst-bourne College nnd at Cains College, Cambridge, where he took an honours degree in Classics. Subsequently he joined the Asiatic Petroleum Ca.. Ld., and came to Shanghai in November, 1912, He remained in the Shanghai office until April, 1914, when he was! transferred to Newchwang, retnrning here n year Inter. j Followers of Rugby football will) remember him as having played reularly in the forward line for the Harlequins before coming out to China. He joined the Shanghai Rugby Football Club and was elsct-Vice-Captain. for thr season) 1914-1915. Mr. Maxwell was 2 keen riding man and a trooper in the! Light Horse: he was also a mem-her of the Shangini Club and [Race Club. To his mother, wha {known to Shanehai res sing paid a visit to her autumn of 1913, and to hi the deepest sympathy of his many [friends in China will be extended. 1th funeral took place—on Sunday afternoon at the Bubbling Well Cemetery with full} military honours. There was a hree number of friends present to ray a last tribute to the deceased. The service, which was sung members of the choir of Holy! Trinity Cathedral, was conducted by the Dean, the Rev. A. J. Walker. assisted by the Rev. C. J. F.)
Symons. The chief mourners were the guard of honour and firing party were furnished by the Light Horse, of which the deceased was a member, under Captain Crighton. The coffin was taken from the Nursing Home on a gun carriage escorted by the guard of honour and firing party, the procession being led by a detachment of the Mounted Police. The off vers and other members of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, of whom there was a large number, paraded at the Race Club, where they met the cortege and, headed by the Volunteer Band, proceeded to the cemetery. Aftr the service in the chapel the procession was reformed to the graveside the coffin being carried by Sergt.-Major Spence, Sergt Robinson, Cpl. Cobbett, Tpr. Souther, Tpr. Master and Tpr. Rose, members of the Light Hors. After the committal sentences had been read three volleys were fired by the firing party and the "Last Post'" sounded.
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