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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...then operated 190,000 tons of shipping. Today Owen Philipps is Lord Kylsant, "Lord of the Seven Seas," a director of over 40 companies and organizations. With a single-handedness of management that amounts almost to secrecy, he has placed a great K on many orders. Some of these Ks have resulted in such deals as the purchase of the White Star Line (from Morgan interests in 1926), the Elder Demster Line (West Africa), the Union Castle Line (South Africa)*. Other K orders have resulted in fast steamers, improved service, mechanical-innovation. Today the Royal Mail's red ensign flies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Sinking Sea Lord | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

...understood, debars a member of the Royal House from holding either military or civil office, and the State is separated from the Church. The National Assembly is shorn of its direct executive authority, but the Cabinet, which transplants the Council of Commissioners, will be directly responsible, not individually KS Commissioners, but collectively as a Cabinet, to the Assembly. The only innovation is the State Council to be appointed by the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Res Publica | 10/15/1923 | See Source »

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