Chairman Lord Kylsant was jailed in 1931 for misrepresenting the state of the company to shareholders.
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On his return from South Africa Kylsant was arrested and charged with making false statements with regard to company accounts for 1926 and 1927, contrary to section 84 of the Larceny Act 1861.
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Philipps was the third of five sons of the Reverend Sir James Erasmus Philipps, 12th Baronet, of Picton Castle, and his wife the Hon.