He resigned after being appointed deputy chairman of the P. & O. Company in 1939 .
He was also the chairman of the Far Eastern Conference , a conference for all shipping companies in the Far East , from 1927 to 1938 .
chairman resigned after being appointed deputy chairman of the P. & O. Company in 1939 .
He was also the chairman of the Far Eastern Conference , a conference for all shipping companies in the Far East , from 1927 to 1938 .