Dawson, GG (English spelling) DawsonGG

Japanese: Dawson,G.G.(英語表記)DawsonGG
Dawson, GG (English spelling) DawsonGG

…He received a lot of criticism for trying to use The Times for his own political purposes, but he reformed the aging facilities and organization, and succeeded in increasing the circulation, which had fallen to 38,000, to about 318,000 just before World War I. With the death of Northcliffe in 1922, ownership was transferred to the Astor family (JJ Astor) (the founder, the Walter family, also held nominal shares), and George Geoffrey Dawson, who had left the company due to a conflict with Northcliffe, was called back as editor-in-chief. In 1924, a trustee committee was formed, whose members included the Chancellor of All Souls College, Oxford University, the Governor of the Bank of England, and the President of the Royal Society, and a system was created that required approval for the transfer of shares to prevent The Times from falling into the hands of ``unsuitable people.'' …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Dawson, GG" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…彼は《タイムズ》をも自己の政治目的のため利用しようとして多くの批判を受けたが,老朽化した設備・機構を改革し,3万8000台に落ちこんでいた部数を,第1次大戦直前には約31万8000部に伸ばすことに成功した。22年ノースクリッフの死とともに所有権はアスター家(J.J.Astor)に移り(創業者ウォルター家も名目的な株をもつ),ノースクリッフと対立して退社したドーソンGeorge Geoffrey Dawsonが編集長として呼び戻された。24年にオックスフォード大学オール・ソールズ・カレッジ学長,イングランド銀行総裁,ローヤル・ソサエティ会長などをメンバーとする受託信託委員会がつくられ,《タイムズ》が〈ふさわしくない人間〉の手中に落ちないよう株の譲渡はその承認を必要とする制度がつくられた。…

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