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1908 Stock Exchange Year-Book: Miscellaneous Companies: K

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  • Kalgoorlie Electric Power and Lighting Corporation, Limited.—Directors: R. W. Wallace, K.C. (Chairman), E. Pope (Vice-Chairman), and G. P. Doolette. Secretary: H. J. Dixon. Office: Broad Street House, E.C.—The company was registered December 14, 1906, in reconstruction of a company of practically similar title registered August 8, 1899, to acquire a site, 24 acres in extent, situated near Boulder city, and erect a plant for the supply of electric power and light to the gold-producing mines of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, and other parties.
  • Kapp and Peterson, Limited.—Directors: M. K. Roche (Chairman), R. A. Millner, and C. Peterson (Managing Director). Secretary: A. H. Kapp. Office: 113, Stephen’s Green, Dublin.—The company was registered August 20, 1898, to acquire the business of tobacconists and pipe manufacturers.
  • Kauri Timber Co, Limited.—Trustee for the Debenture Holders: Debenture Corporation]], Limited, Worcester House, Walbrook, E.C. Head Office: Melbourne.—
  • Kay and Co, Limited.—Directors: W. K. Kay (Chairman), A. J. Beauchamp, W. G. Brodie, T. H. Gallaher, and H. A. Leicester. Secretary: F. R. Dyke. Office: Shrub Hill, Worcester.—The company was registered June 8, 1895, to acquire the business of general warehousemen of the firm of the same name.
  • Kean and Scott, Limited.—-Directors: W. G. Campion (Chairman), P. H. Deacon, and A. Porter. Secretary: C. Kain. Office: 110, Corporation Street, Birmingham.—The company was registered March 18, 1907, to acquire the business of carpet factors and furnishing warehousemen of the firm of the same name.
  • Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, Limited.—Directors: R. J. Lake (Chairman), J. Grego, Dr. H. W. G. Mackenzie, B. W. Willett (Manager and Secretary), and H. Wingfield. Office: Dryden House, 43, Gerrard Street, W.—The company was registered November 16, 1889, to take over the businesses of Messrs. Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co., Messrs. Trubner and Co., and Messrs. George Redway and Co., publishers.
  • Keith, Prowse and Co, Limited.—Directors: W. P. Jones (Chairman), F. K. Jones, and B. L. Jones. Secretary and General Manager: F. C. Marriott. Office: 48, Cheapside, E.C. The company was registered January 28, 1902, to acquire the business of music publishers, manufacturers of musical instruments, &c., of the firm of the same name.
  • Kellner-Partington Paper Pulp Co, Limited.—Directors: E. Partington (Chairman and Managing Director), E. Platt (Vice-Chairman), T. Kenyon, H. Partington, O. Partington, M.P., and C. L. Samson, Secretary: W. H. Lowe. Office: 11, Newmarket Lane, Manchester.—The company was registered May 16, 1889, to carry on the manufacture of chemical wood pulp and other materials for paper-making, and acquired from Mr. Edward Partington and Dr. Kellner the exclusive right, subject to certain licences and reservations, to use their processes in all parts of the world, excepting the United States, Canada, and Newfoundland.
  • Kelly's Directories, Limited.—Directors: E. F. Kelly (Chairman), Sir E. Spencer (Deputy Chairman), E. Hanson, L. G. Hoard (General Manager and Secretary), Capt. A. L. Kelly, J; R. Kelly, and A. G. Mackenzie. Office: 182-4, High Holborn, W.C.—The company was registered May 31, 1897, to take over the business of Kelly and Co]], Limited, publishers of the London and other -directories, registered August 18, 1891.
  • Kelsall and Kemp, Limited.—Directors: G. Kemp and J. N. Tod (Secretary). Office : The Butts, Rochdale.—The company was registered March 13, 1890, to acquire the business of flannel manufacturers of the firm of the same name.
  • Kemball, Bishop and Co, Limited.—Directors: A. C. Bishop (Chairman and Joint Managing Director), T. H. Fry, F. R. Kemball (Joint Managing Director), and J. W. Kemball. Secretary: J. E. Whitehall. Office: Three Mills Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, E.— The company was registered October 28, 1901, to acquire the business of chemical manufacturers of the firm of the same name.
  • Kent Electric Power Co.—Directors: G. H. B. Glasier (Chairman), J. F. Albright (Vice-Chairman), F. Jasper, G. Sutton, Capt. G. S. C. Swinton, and A. White. Secretary: F. A. H. Walker. Office: 7, St. Helen’s Place, E.C.—The company was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1902 for the purpose of generating and supplying electrical energy in the county of Kent, except the Isle of Thanet, and took over the undertaking of the Chatham, Rochester, and District Electric Lighting Co, Limited.
  • Key Lens Optical Co, Limited.—Directors: H. F. W. Lewis, W. P. Parry, and J. H. Pitchforth. Secretary: C. Richardson. Office: 65-66, Chancery Lane, W.C.—The company was registered May 15, 1891, under the title of the Automatic Sight Testing and Optical Supply Co, Limited, and in January, l905, the name was changed as above,
  • Kidderminster and District Electric Lighting and Traction Co, Limited,—Directors: W. L. Madgen (Chairman), H. R. Arnold, J. A. Lycett (Managing Director), and Sir B. Spencer. Secretary: H. A. Stagg. Office : Donington House, Norfolk Street, W.C.—The company was registered December 19, 1898, to acquire all the shares (except 120 held by the directors) of the Kidderminster and Stourport Electric Tramway Company, and also to take over the electric lighting order granted to the corporation of Kidderminster. The tramways are held in perpetuity, subject to the right of the local authorities to purchase (in 1917) under the Tramways Act of 1870, while as regards the electric lighting undertaking the corporation may purchase after fourteen years from May 5, 1899, but before twenty-one years, on the issue to the company of such an amount of corporation stock as will produce an annuity of 5 per cent, upon the capital outlay; after twenty-one years, and before thirty-one years, by payment to the company of the then value of the undertaking as provided by the Electric Lighting Act of 1888, together with an additional sum in respect of goodwill to be determined by agreement, or in default by arbitration; and after thirty-one years by payment of such a sum as may be determined by arbitration to be the value of the undertaking as provided by the Electric Lighting Act of 1888. In 1906 the company obtained a Provisional Order for the supply of electricity in the Stourport Urban and the Kidderminster Rural Districts ; these Councils can purchase the portions of the undertaking within their areas after 14 years and before 21 years from August 4, 1906, by payment to the company of the total capital expenditure, plus 25 per cent.
  • Kilgour and Walker, Limited.—Directors: A. Maitland (Chairman), G. Hay, D. M. Kilgour, J. D. Walker, T. Walker, and R. G. Wilson. Secretary: D. F. Mackenzie. Office: Berryden Road, Aberdeen. The company was registered March 20, 1900, to acquire the business of worsted spinners, &c., of a private company of the same name, registered January 19, 1897.
  • Kirth and Co, Limited.—Directors: E. A. Goulding, Sir W. J. Goulding, and J. Kiloh. Secretary: G. Harrison. Office: Patrick Street, Cork.—The company was registered February 25, 1885, to carry on the business of manufacturing chemists and druggists, and acquired the undertaking of Messrs. W. and H. M. Goulding. The name was formerly Goulding, Bannister and Co, Limited, but in 1888 it was changed to Goulding and Co, Limited, and in 1889 as above.
  • Kingan and Co, Limited.—Directors: S. Kingan (Chairman and Joint Managing Director), Right Hon. T. Sinclair (Vice-Chairman and Joint Managing Director). W. S. Kingan, J. S. Reid, and S. G. Sinclair. Secretary: T. Elliott. Office: 7, Tomb Street, Belfast.—The company was registered July 31, 1875, to acquire a pork packing business in the United States of a firm of the same name.
  • King's Norton Metal Co, Limited.—Directors: A. Greenwood (Chairman), T. R. Bayliss (Vice-Chairman and Joint Managing Director), T. A. Bayliss (Joint Managing Director), Maj.-Genl. E. Micklem, and J. Palmer, Jun. Secretary: G. Hagger. Office: 16, Great George Street, Westminster.—The company was registered February 21, 1890.
  • Kingston Steam Trawling Co, Limited.—Directors: G. H. Clarke, G. Jeff, C. H. Johnson, L. Spring, W. H. Wellsted, W. L. White, and W. Widdowson. Secretary: W. Scott. Office: 5, Parliament Street, Hull.—The company was registered January 10, 1891.
  • Kinson Pottery, Limited. —Directors: W. Carter (Chairman), E. B. Carter, H. S. Carter, and H. T. Kelly (Managing Director). Secretary: G. L. Harvey. Office : Kinson Pottery, Parkstone, Dorset.—The company was registered April 23, 1896, to acquire the business of manufacturers of pottery and bricks of Mr. William Carter.
  • Kirby Banks Screw Co, Limited.—Directors: W. Penrose-Green (Chairman), J. E. Davenport, and P. A. Padgett. Secretary: H. Banks. Office: Meadow Lane, Leeds.— The company was registered May 27, 1897, to take over the business of bolt, screw, and nut manufacturers of Kirby Banks and Sons, Limited, registered May 26, 1896.
  • Kirkham, Hulett and Chandler, Limited.—Directors: S. Hersey (Managing Director), W. Benson, H. W. Hersey, and F. D. Marshall. Office: 141, Palace Chambers, Bridge Street, Westminster.—The company was registered October 7, 1879, to take over the business of the firm of the same name, as patentees of apparatus, machines, &c., used in the manufacture or purification of gas.
  • Kittel and Co, Limited.—Directors: L. Kittel, T. B. Kittel, and T. G. Shuttleworth. Secretary: G. Ziesler. Office: 5, Fenchurch Street, E.C.—The company was registered May 26, 1898, to acquire a business of traders in iron, coal, &c.
  • Kodak, Limited.—Office: 59, Clerkenwell Road, E.C.—By means of a distribution of shares in the Eastman Kodak Company, a notice of which will be found elsewhere, the capital of Kodak, Limited, was reduced in 1902 from £1,600,000 to £250,000, all of which, except £18, is held by the Eastman Kodak Company.
  • Kordofan Trading Co, Limited.—Directors : Sir L. Griffin, K.C.S.I. (Chairman), L. T. Boustead, F. Burdett, and J. W. Johnston (Managing Director). Secretary: G. Gall. Offi<:e: 46, Leadenhall Street, E.C.—The company was registered September 16, 1904, as traders and general merchants in the United Kingdom, Egypt, &c.
  • Kruger and Co, Limited.—Directors: G. Gillespie (Chairman), A. Dreier, W. Halliday, H. C. Kailsen (Bremen), A. Rickmers (Bremen), H. F. Upmann (Bremen), and C. Vetter. Secretary: W. J. Ninnes. Office: 69-70, Mark Lane, E.C,—The company was registered May 21, 1896, to acquire the business of rice merchants of Messrs. Kruger and Co., of Burmah, and Mr. F. W. Buchholtz, of London.
  • Kynoch, Limited.—Directors: A. Chamberlain (Chairman), A. Chamberlain, Jun., A. T. Cocking, G. Hookham, H. D. Hope, E. Jones, and J. S. Nettlefold. Secretary: F. Huxham. Office: Lion Works, Witton, near Birmingham.—The company was registered July 16, 1884, as G. Kynoch and Co, Limited, to take over the business of the firm of Kynoch and Co., military and sporting ammunition manufacturers, &c. In 1897 the company was reconstructed under the above title with an enlarged capital, re-registration taking place March 9, 1897. At the same time fresh branches of business were undertaken, and the company is now engaged in the manufacture of gunpowder, cordite, and explosives of all kinds, soap and candles, and cycle components, and owns rolling mills, &c. &c.

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