LIPTON FACES STORM.
HIS SHAREHOLDERS ANGRY. SIR THOMAS WILL STICK TO SHIP. Sir Thomas Lipton, the' veteran tea merchant and yachtsman was toesed about on the rough sea of criticism at a etormy meeting of shareholders of Lipton'e, Ltd., in London, on July 13. Several of those present used every endeavour to force Sir Thomas to resign the chairmanship of directors in favour of a younger man. Sir Thomas is 76 years old. Protests were made about the decrease in profits and against a bank overdraft of £10,000. Waves of shouts, hoots, catcalls, and ironical cheers frequently drowned the voice of 'the chairman, who found it impossible at times to maintain order. A resolution, backed by certain shareholders, urged that Sir Thomas resign for eighteen months, leaving Sir John Ferguson a free hand in. the company's affairs. "Go on your yacht for a year's trip, Sir Thomas, and give ue a chance to get straight without you," shouted one shareholder. "Make all the old board resign and get some new men," yelled another. The resolution seeking to oust Sir Thomas was dropped upon legal advice of the company's counsel. Sir Thomas frankly admitted that the financial results during the past year were disappointing, and the decreased profits mean a loss of many thousands of dollars to him, but he declared "the business is sound at the core. It represents my life's work, and I am prepared to sacrifice all ideas of rest and recreation in order that the business may regain its wonted position."
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19260830.2.167
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 205, 30 August 1926, Page 15
Word Count
254LIPTON FACES STORM. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 205, 30 August 1926, Page 15
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.