IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
THE NEW CHAIRMAN SIR JOHN REITH APPOINTED LONDON, June i 4. Sir Kingsley Wood informed the House of Commons that Sir John Reith had been invited to become whole-time chairman of Imperial Airways and that he had accepted. THE RECENT CHARGES CHAIRMAN TO INVESTIGATE (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, June 14. (Received June 15, at 5.5 pm.) Annoucing Sir John Reith’s appointment as chairman of the Board of Imperial Airways, Sir Kingsley Wood said the Imperial Airways Board had also nominated Sir James Price to be director of the company. The present managing director, Mr Woods Humphrey, had placed his resignation in the hands of the board and it had been accepted. Sir Kingsley Wood mentioned that the board was asking the new chairman to investigate the charges against the management of the company made in the House of Commons debate, and when the investigations were completed the board proposed to make a public statement.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23527, 16 June 1938, Page 11
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