THE RIVER CLYDE
RELIC OF THE WAR OWNERS ANXIOUS TO SELL. Tress Association—By Telegraph—Copyright; LONDON, .January 10. 'the military correspondent of tha ‘Morning Post’ points out that tim ow ners oi the River Clyde have iounrl that the ship Is unprofitable, and ar<» offering to resell her. He adds: ‘‘Tim ship's sentimenlal 'value to Britain n considerable, and some person or persons may be disposed to secure her as a national memorial to one of the mo.-fc gallant episodes in military annals. ’ —Australian Press Association. (In the House of Commons on November 20, Sir Philip Cunliltc-Lister, replying to Viscount Sandon, reiterated the reasons why the Government sold the transport River Clyde. Iho Board of 'Trade had no lowers to repurchase the steamer and moor her permanently at the Thames Embankment as a war relic.]
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Evening Star, Issue 20076, 17 January 1929, Page 7
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134THE RIVER CLYDE Evening Star, Issue 20076, 17 January 1929, Page 7
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