The Archive · 1939

Record Aggrega War Tonnage

London three war vessels, 104000. tons, now vecupy the John Brown's filling-out basin at the Clyde-bank, "This ly the greatest "yard.

5.000-ton Queen Elizabeth in The new 34.000 tons Mauretania ift Liverpool today for the Clyde. and will "tomorrow undergo her m trials off the Isle of Arran. She starts her maiden voyage to New Reuter.

York on deine 17.—-Wireless. rough financier, died today.

Born on December 4, 1888, Sir was educated at" Eton' and Church, Oxford. He was mule secretary to. Pield-Marshal it Douglas Haig. "Commander-in Chief of the British Armies France, from December 1915 to 1918.

member of Parliament for the Union' Division of Hythe since 1912, hho became Under Secretary for Air ied this post until 1029. Tu 1831 he again was given fine post and served in this capacity 1097.

Works 1937, He. formerly. was First Commissioner of

trustee of the National Gallery and ince 1929 was a trustee of the Wallace Collection, Tate Gallery, and the British School at Rome.

Me was Honorary Air Commodore of the No. 601 (County of London) Squadron chamber) of the Auxiliary Air Force Philip was a bachelor ited Press.

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