Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-12-02 | Page 10 | King Loses in Deal over Lands

KING LOSES IN DEAL OVER LANDS LONDON LONDO LONDON Dy T.-By T. By The Associated Press Eing King George would havo have havea a II much bigger Income If It an agree agree- ment mont had not been bien reached reaches be b tween the sovereign and the gov gov- government ov- ov years ago that the the- thena th nations nation's nations nation's na- na tion's lons ruler should surrender hi hii hI life Ifo Interest in tho the kings king's kin lands lan s la In Inconsideration consideration of ot a II fixed salary salar i Of Ot recent years the tho income lacome from froni crown property has hils Increased mar- mar Since 1920 1020 tho the income from rom crown lands has almost dou dou- doubled doubled doubled bled and is now pounds annually The block adjoining Piccadilly Circus In which the Plaza the new owned American picture theatre la is located now yields 1120 pounds as against pounds in 1920 j I Leaseholds on tho new building development along Regent street street between Piccadilly and Oxford CIr- CIr CIrcuses Circuses Circuses now yield I ld pounds an annually an- an annually as us against a In 1913 when hen old buildings occupied the space apace now filled by uniform stone stano buildings which form forn the tho most beautiful business section of ot Lon Len Lendon don I Queen Victoria and Edward VII VI received more moro through their civil lists than they would have e received had their ancestors kept th the In Income In- In income come como from crown lands in lieu of ot salaries but the commissioners of ot crown lands have been so 10 success success- successful successful successful ful In developing tho the property of ot recent years jears that tha George Georgo V would be a a. very rich man were he re receiving r re- re receiving the earnings of ot the crown lands