1914 Who's Who in Business: Company U

Note: This is a sub-section of 1914 Whitakers Red Book

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ULLATHORNE & CO., Shoe Thread and Twine Manufacturers, 9, Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C. Hours of Business: Usual. Established in 1760. One of the oldest firms in the trade. Premises: Bridge End Mills, Barnard Castle. Equipped with modern appliances. Branches: Paris, Melbourne (Australia), Wellington (New Zealand). Specialities: Shoe Thread and Twine. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign, Colonial. Telephone: No. 405 Holborn, London. Telegraphic Address: " Ullathorne," London, Barnard Castle. Code: A B C.

ULSTER SPINNING CO., Ltd., (THE), Flax Spinners and Manufacturers, Linfield Road and Falls Road, Belfast. Head Office: 15, Falls Road. Hours of Business: Usual. Incorporated as a Limited Company. Directors: William Coates (Chairman), Charles H. Duffin. and John Montgomery (Managing Directors). Premises: Owners of Linfield Mill, Falls Mill, and Falls Factory. Staff: 2,500. Business Flax Spinning and Weaving. Connection I United Kingdom, Foreign, Colonial. Telephones: Nos. 94 and 1234 Belfast. Tele graphic Address; " Ulster, Belfast." Bankers: Belfast Banking Co., Ltd.; Parr's Bank, Ltd.; Bank of England.

UNDERWOOD (JOHN) & SON, Monumental, Ecclesiastical, and Architectural Sculptors, 74, Baker Street, London, W. Works: 38, Boundary Road, St. John's Wood, London, N.W., and Buckhurst Hill, Essex; also studios at Carrara and Aberdeen. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Established in 1843 by the late John Underwood, who was joined in 1877 by his son, Oliver Underwood, the present principal. Speciality: All kinds of Monumental, Ecclesiastical, and Architectural Sculpture in stone, marble, and alabaster. Telegraphic Address: " Sculptured, London." Telephones No. 4488 Mayfair, and (for Works) No. 5347 (P.O.) Hampstead.

UNDERWOOD, J. S., & CO., Iron, Steel and Metal Merchants, Cotton Mill Row, Corporation Street; Metal Warehouse, Russell Street, Sheffield. Hours of Business: 8.30 a.m. to _5.30 p.m. Purchased twelve years ago by William Overton -Would, the present principal. Buyers of Iron, Steel and Metal Scrap of every description, also Scrap Copper, Gunmetal, Brass, Turnings, &c. Specialities: Drosses of every description. Connection: English and Foreign. Telephones: No. 3573 Sheffield; No. 3864 Sheffield (Proprietors' private Telephone). Telegraphic Address-: " Metalloid, Sheffield." Code: A B C. Bankers: National Provincial Bank of England, Ltd., Fargate, Sheffield.

UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, Stereoscopic Goods, Press Illustrations, Lantern Slides, &c., 104, High Holborn, London, W.C. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Established 1882. Bert. Underwood, President; Elmer Underwood, Treasurer; E. R. Ross, Secretary; A. K. Hibbard, European Manager. Pioneer in Stereoscopic Development, and claim to be the most extensive firm in the world in this line. Have large Works in the United States, and at the London Offices as above; also Offices at New York, Kansas City, San Francisco, Ottawa, Toronto, Bombay, St. Petersburg, and Manila, with agencies in all countries. Staff: (London), twenty inside, and over 100 travellers for Europe; (New York) sixty inside, and several hundred travellers. Telephone: No. 1805 Central. Telegraphic Address: " Views," London, New York, Toronto, &c. Bankers: Union of London and Smiths Bank, Ltd. (Bloomsbury Branch).

UNIFORM CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT COMPANY, 5, Clerkenwell Green, London, E.C. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Established in 1905 by Frederick William Evans, the present sole proprietor. Speciality: Supply all kinds of Uniform Clothing. Telephone: No. 2353 Holborn. Bankers: London and South-Western Bank, Ltd. (West Smithfield, E.C.).

UNION ANTI-FOULING COMPOSITION CO., Ltd., 24, George Square, Glasgow. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Incorporated as a Limited Company. Chairman: H. Carvick Webster. Managing Director: John Bruce Murray. Agencies: At all the principal ports at home and abroad. Business: Manufacturers of Ships' Bottom Compositions for the preventation of corrosion and fouling. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign and Colonial. Telephone: No. 8372 City, Glasgow. Telegraphic and Cable Address: " Dockings, Glasgow." Codes: A B C, Watkins', and Scott's (1906). Bankers: Rank of Scotland.

UNION ASSURANCE SOCIETY, LIMITED, 1 and 2, Royal Exchange Buildings, London, E.C. Directorate: Chas. Mortimer (Chairman), Walter R. Hoare, John Humphery, the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Lichfield, J. Trueman Mills, E. Roger Owen, Berkeley Portman, Frederick Single, James Thompson, Allen Woodroffe. Manager: Herbert Lewis. Secretary: A. Makins. Manager Accident Department: D'Arcy Edmondson. Branches and Agencies in all parts of the United Kingdom and throughout the world. Business: Fire, Loss of profits following Fire, Workmen's Compensation, Motor-car, Plate Glass, Accident and Sickness, Fidelity Guarantee, Burglary, Third Party. Telephone: No. 2980 London Wall. Telegraphic and Cable Address: " Unasso, Stock, London."

UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA, Ltd., (THE). Head Office: 71, Cornhill, London, E.C. Hours of Business: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Established in 1837. Incorporated in 1880. Directors: Henry P. Sturgis (Chairman), Arthur P. Blake, Charles E. Bright, C.M.G., The Right Hon. the Earl of Chichester, John Dennistoun, Hugh D. Flower, Charles A. Galton, William 0. Gilchrist, William R. Mewburn, The Hon. C. T. Mills, M.P., Charles Parbury,Sir Westby B. Perceval, K. C.M.G. Trustees: Henry P. Sturgis, The Right Hon. the Earl of Chichester and Maurice G. C. Glyn. Manager: Arthur C. Willis. Assistant Manager: William J. Essame Secretary: T. C. C. Saunders. Branches: The Colonial Establishment of the Bank embraces upwards of 179 branch offices in the Australian States and Dominion of New Zealand. General Manager: C. W. T. F. Russell, Melbourne. Business: All Banking transactions. Telephone: No. 1281 Avenue (two lines). Telegraphic Address: " Uni austral, London. "

UNION BANK OF SCOTLAND, Ltd., Head Office: 191, Ingram Street, Glasgow; 64, George Street, Edinburgh, and 62, Cornhill, London, E.C. Hours of Business: Usual. Established in 1830. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1882 under Act of Parliament. Directors Rt. Hon. Lord Glenconner of Glen (Chairman), John Y. Buchanan, F.R.S. (Deputy Chairman). Extraordinary Directors Alexander H. F. Barbour, M.D., Robert Blyth, A. H. O. Dennistoun, The Hon. Edward C. Buller Elphinstone, Sir Duncan E. Hay, Bart., The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Mansfield, William H. Murray, W.S., The Rt. Hon. Sir John Hay Athole Macdonald, K.C.B., Martin H. Pirie, Edmund Pullar. Ordinary Directors: Charles L. Dalziel, C.A., Robert Elmsall Findlay, Henry E. Gordon, James Noble Graham,Sir Ludovic James Grant, Bart., William Hutton, F.F.A., F.I.A., Archibald R. C.- Pitman, David Ritchie, The Rt. Hon. J. Parker Smith, and Seton Thomson. Genera Manager: Glasgow, Arthur C. D. Gairdner. London Manager: George J. Scott. Capital: £5,000,000 in 100,000 shar©s of £50 each. £10 Paid. Reserve Fund: £1,000,000. Premises: London Office was rebuilt in 1910, is a handsomo edifice occupying the important site at the corner of Cornhill and Bishopsgate Street. Branches: 162 throughout Scotland. Business: Every description of Banking business transacted. Telegraphic Address: Ubi," Glasgow, Edinburgh; " Ubos, Stock, London."

UNION OF LONDON & SMITHS BANK, Ltd., (THE). Principal Office: 2, Princes Street, Mansion House, London, E.C. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Established in 1839. Incorporated with the Bank are the following old-established Banking Businesses:—Smith, Payne & Smiths (Estab. 1758), Samuel Smith & Co., Nottingham and Mansfield (Estab. 1688), Smith, Ellison & Co., Lincoln (Estab. 1775), Samuel Smith Bros. & Co., Hull (Estab. 1784), Samuel Smith & Co., Derby (Estab. 1806), Samuel Smith & Co., Newark-on-Trent (Estab. 1688), Wigan, Mercer, Tasker & Co., Kentish Bank, Maidstone ( Estab. 1818), Prescott's Bank, Ltd. (consisting of a number of well-known London and provincial banking houses, most of which originated in the eighteenth century), and the London and Yorkshire Bank, Ltd. One of the largest banking corporations in England has thus been formed. The number of Proprietors exceeds 10,200. Present Directors: Sir Felix Schuster, Bart. (Governor), Lindsay Eric Smith, (Deputy Governor), Ernest W. Barnard, Theodore Bassett, Percival Bosanquet, Alfred F. Buxton, Charles C. Cave, John Alan Clutton-Brock, John Dennistoun, Horace George Devas, H. W. Drummond, William O. Gilchrist, Henry J. B. Kendall, A. B. Leslie Melville, John Mews, Robert Fenton Miles, Henry W. Prescott, Kenneth L. C. Prescott, Bertram Abel Smith, Eustace Abel Smith, Gerald Dudley Smith, Herbert Francis Smith, Rt. Hon. C. B. Stuart Wortley, K.C., M.P., Arthur M. H. Walrond, Rt. Hon. Sir Algernon West, G.C.B., Charles H. R. Wollaston. Also Local Directors for various country districts. Managers: H. H. Hart (Town and Foreign), L. E. Thomas (Country). Secretary: H. R. Hoare. Branches: Metropolitan and Suburban, 39; Country, 177. Business: All Banking transactions. Capital: Authorised, £25,000,000; Subscribed, £22,934,100; Paid-up, £3,554,785 10s. Reserve Fund: £1,150,000. Telegraphic Address: " Londunion, London."

UNION TANNERIES, Ltd., Holmesfield Tannery, Warrington, Lancashire. Hours of Business: 6 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. Established in 1867 by John Tattersall Cunliffe. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1899. Directors: R. H. Posnott and B. H. Tilston (Managing Directors); W. E. Walker, and C. E. Parker. Stall: Ninety. Speciality: Sole Leather. Telephone: No. 195. Telegraphic Address: " Union, Warrington." Bankers: Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Co., Ltd.

UNION-CASTLE MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd., (THE). Head Offices: 3, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C. The Company was registered 15th July, 1881, as the Castle Mail Packets Company, Limited, and as from 1st January, 1900, amalgamated with the Union Steam Ship Company, Limited, originally formed in 1853 as the Union Steam Collier Company; on amalgamation the name was changed as above. The Cape Mail service was inaugurated by the despatch from Southampton of the R.M.S. " Dane " (530 tons) on the 15th September, 1857. She was followed by the " Celt " and " Norman " on 15th October and 15th November respectively, the sailing thereafter being continued at monthly intervals during the continuance of the contract. The "Iceland" was the pioneer steamer of the Castle Line, and started on her first voyage on 23rd January, 1872. She was followed by her sister ship, the " Gothland," both vessels being of about 1,400 tons burthen. In the meantime the Cape Parliament made an allowance to the Castle Line for the carriage of letters, and granted an additional bonus of £100 per diem for delivery of the same within the stipulated period of thirty-seven days, a concession which resulted in a gain to the Company of £1,000 per voyage. When the postal contract was renewed in 1876, the mail service was equally divided between the Castle and the Union Lines. This arrangement was confirmed in 1893 for a period of seven years. From October, 1893, the charge for letters was reduced to 2-id. per half-ounce, and the contract tune to nineteen days. Since then the charge for letters has been further reduced to l d. per ounce, while the contract time is now under seventeen days. Directors: Sir Owen Philipps, K.C.M.G. (Chairman and Managing), Mr. James Cameron Head (Deputy - Chairman), the Rt. Hon. Lord Pirrie, K.P., P.C., Mr. Edward Norton. Premises: In addition to the London offices in Fenchurch Street there are branch offices of the Company at Canute Road, Southampton; 1, King Street Chambers, Leeds; African House, Water Street, Liverpool; 15, Cross Street, Manchester; 32, Paradiso Street, Birmingham; and 137, West George Street, Glasgow; and in South Africa at Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Delagoa Bay, Beira, and Johannesburg. Routes and Services: The Royal Mail Steamers of the Union-Castle Line are despatched from Southampton every Saturday for the Cape of Good Hope and Natal, via Madeira. From London intermediate steamers are despatched every week, calling at Southampton, taking passengers for the Cape Colony, Natal, and Delagoa Bay. These steamers have previously called at Antwerp and Hamburg, thus providing a direct service between the Continent and South and East Africa via the United Kingdom. They proceed alternately via Las Palmas and Teneriffe, and, under contract with the Imperial Government, call once a month with mails at Ascension and St. Helena. Once a month also a steamer is despatched from Middlesbrough, Rotterdam, Antwerp, and London for South African Ports, and Mauritius, calling at Lobito Bay. Every twenty-eight days a steamer is despatched from England via Gibraltar, Marseilles, Naples and the Suez Canal to Mombasa, Zanzibar, Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Beira, Delagoa Bay, to Durban, connecting at the last-named port with the Royal Mail Steamer up and down the coast. So that the Tour Round Africa—an intensely interesting trip—may now be made by Union-Castle Steamers. The Company also maintains another direct service of steamers between the United States of America and South and East Africa. During Easter, Whitsuntide, and the summer season cheap fares are in operation for trips to Hamburg and Antwerp, and also for Madeira and the Canary Islands. The steamship services of the " Union " and Castle " Lines, now amalgamated under the name of the Union-Castle Company, have long been favourably known to the travelling public for their regularity and efficiency, and have played a part of the first significance in the commercial and general development of the South and East African Colonies. The fine modern steamships constituting the Company's fleet have a high reputation for speed, safety, and comfortable accommodation. The fleet at the present date (1913) consists of forty-one full-powered steamships, with a gross tonnage of about 316,316 tons. In striking contrast to the pioneer Mail Steamer " Dane," above mentioned, are the steamers of over 13,000 tons each, the latest additions to the fleet. Telephone: No. 2413 Avenue. Telegraphic and Cable Address: " Unicas0e, London."

UNITED ALKALI CO., LIMITED, (THE), Chemical Manufacturers, 30, James Street, Liverpool. Hours of Business: Usual. Established in 1890 by an amalgamation of Chemical Manufacturers. Railway and Mining properties in Spain have also been acquired. Incorporated as a Limited Company. Directors: John Brock (Chairman), E. K. Muspratt (Vice-Chairman), Alfred Allhuson, G. C. Clayton, C. Doetsch, Holbrook Gaskell, Lieut.-Colonel James B. Gaskell, D. McKechnie, Max Muspratt, J. Howard Temple, James Tennant, W. P. Wethered, and John E. Davidson and John A. E. Rayner (Managing Directors). Secretary: Eustace Carey. Assistant Secretary: Edward Mount. Branches: Newcastle- on-Tyne, Glasgow, Bristol, Widnes, St. Helens, Runcorn, Fleetwood, Preesall, London, and Flint. Manufacturers of Alkalis, Bleaching Powder, Chlorates, &c. Awards: Have always obtained highest awards. Connection: All countries. Telephone: No. 8213 Central, Liverpool. Telegraphic Address: " Ubique, Liverpool." Codes: Lieber's, A 1, A B C (4th and 5th Editions), Western Union, and several private. Bankers: Parr's Bank, Ltd.

UNITED CARLO GATTI, STEVENSON & SLATERS, Ltd., Ice Merchants, Caxton House, Westminster, London, S.W. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Established in 1893, formed by the amalgamation of the business of George Stevenson and Carlo Gatti, both founded about 1848. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1901. Directors: J. G. Bean (Chairman), Harry Stevenson (Managing Director). Madame Rosa Corazza, Luigi Corazza, Joseph Corazza, Alfred Slater. Branches: Throughout London; also Brighton, Tunbridge Wells, Windsor, Reading, Southend. Speciality: Best Ice, both natural and manufactured. Connection: London and Suburbs, Brighton, Tunbridge Wells, Windsor, Reading, Southend, Norway (own exporting house). Telephone: No. 3530 Victoria, London. Telegraphic Address: " Icelandic, London."

UNITED CONFECTIONERY CO., Ltd., (THE), Manufacturing and Exporting Confectioners, Cumberland Street, Hull. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Established in 1899 by Colonel White, V.D., J.P. Incorporated as a Limited Company as White & Son, Ltd., reregistered in 1910. Chairman: Colonel White, D.L., V.D., J.P. Managing Director: R. H. Strickland. Premises: Erected in 1846 ono of the largest Factories in Hull, comprising five storeys and extensive outbuildings, originally known as The Kingston Cotton Mills. Staff: About 500. Staff Clubs: Football, Oddfellows, Ambulance Class, Picnic and Entertainment Committees. Specialities: General Confectionery and Chocolate. Patent: Crystallising Sugar Plant. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign and Colonial. Telephones: Nos. 4250 and 4253 Hull. Telegraphic Address: " Unicorn, Hull." Codes: A 1, A B C (4th and 5th Editions).

UNITED KINGDOM TEA CO., Ltd., Empire Warehouses, Paul Street, London, E.C. Established in 1885. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1896. Directors: Charles Edward Ayshford (Managing Director), Cecil Vere Henderson, James Hamilton Morphew. Secretary: William Farson. Stall: Several hundreds. Branches: Thirty. Specialities: Various brands of Teas, Coffees, and Cocoas. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign, Colonial. Royal Warrants: To H.M. King George V., H.M. Queen Alexandra, and to His late Majesty King Edward. Telephone: No. 966 London Wall. Telegraphic Address: "Kingdom, London."

UNITED NATIONAL COLLIERIES (LIMITED), THE, Colliery Proprietors. Registend Offices: Exchange Buildings, Cardiff. Hours of Business: 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Established in 1892. Incorporated as a Limited Company. Directors: F. S. Watts (Chairman), S. K. George, Edgar Watts, Col. A. K.Wyllie, C.B., H. S. Sanders-Clark, S. H. Burgess, and Jas. Miles. Secretary: James Miles. Stall: About 3,500. Business: Owners of the Risca Collieries, Monmouthshire; artd National Collieries, Wattstown, Rhondda, Glam. Producers of Steam Coal for the Navy and Steamship purposes. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign, Colonial. Contractors to H.M. Government (Admiralty). Telephones: No. 2548 (National), Cardiff. Telegraphic Address: " Atlantic, Cardiff." Bankers: London and Provincial Bank, Ltd.; Capital and Counties Bank, Ltd. Sole Sales Agents: Watts,Watts Co., Ltd., London, Cardiff, Newport, and Newcastle.

UNITED NEWSPAPERS, Ltd., 12, Salisbury Square, London, E.C. Separated from Edward Lloyd, Ltd., and incorporated as a Private Limited Company in 1911. Governing Director: Frank Lloyd. Business: Printers and Proprietors of " The Daily Chronicle " and " Lloyd's Weekly News." Staff: About 1000. Circulation: United Kingdom, Foreign and Colonial. Telephone: No. 2440 Holborn. Telegraphic; and Cable Address: "Muniarc, London." Bankers: London County and Westminster Bank, Ltd.

UNITED PATENTS CO., Ltd., Rubber Manufacturers, 18-20, Blackfriars Street, Manchester. Hours of Business: Usual. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1907. Specialities; Rubber Tyres, Draw Bar Springs, &c. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign, Colonial. Telephones: No. 6040 Central, Manchester. Telegraphic Address: " Unpaco, Manchester."

UNITED STATES METALLIC PACKING CO., Ltd., (THE). Head Office and Works: Soho Works, Allerton Road, Bradford. Hours of Business: Works, 7 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; Offices, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Established in 1887. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1890. Directors: Hy. H. Illingworth, J.P. (Chairman), Geo. H. Hodgson, W. E. Plummer (Managing Director). Secretary: W. M. B. Kermode. Works Manager: C. Plummer. Premises: Very extensive, well equipped with modern appliances. Stall: About 230. Branches: London, 110, Fenchurch Street, E.C.; Liverpool, 15, Fenwick Street; Bolton, 15, Mawdsley Street; Swansea, Angel Chambers, York Street; Glasgow, 52, St. Enoch Square; Newcastle-on-Tyne, 2, Collingwood Street; also Birmingham, Belfast, Bristol, Edinburgh, South Shields, Hull, Sheffield, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Paisley, &c. Continental Works at Lille, France. Specialities: Metallic Packing for Steam Engines; Portable Electric, Pneumatic and Steam Drills; Steam Cocks, Steam Traps, Lubricators. Patents: For Metallic Packings, Portable Drills, Butterfield Steam Cocks, Premier Steam Traps, Lubricators. Awards: Two highest Awards for Metallic Packing, Paris, 1900; Gold Medal, Buenos Aires, 1910. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign, Colonial. Contractors to H.M. Government (Admiralty, War Office); also to Foreign and Colonial Governments. Telephones: Nos. 4705 and 4706 Bradford; No. 2010 City, London; No. 1711 Liverpool; No. 406 Bolton; No. 919 Swansea; No. 8276 Central, Glasgow; No. 2102 Central, Newcastle; No. 10y Fortwilliam, Belfast; No. 292Y6 Hull. Telegraphic Addresses: " Metallic," Bradford and Swansea; " Zircons, London "; " Undeniable, Liverpool "; " Hollo, Bolton "; " Floating, Glasgow "; " Packing, Newcastle-on-Tyne." Codes: ABC; Lieber's. Bankers: Bradford District Bank, Ltd.

UNITED STATES STEEL PRODUCTS CO., Exporters of Steel, 36 to 38, New Broad Street, London, E.C. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Established in 1903. President: E. P. Thomas. Manager: H. T. Whigham. Premises Occupy the second 'floor. Staff: Forty-five. Branches: Paris, 10, Rue Lavoissier; Antwerp, 25, Rue Londres. Business: Dealers in all classes of Steel as Manufactured by the Constituent Companies of the United States Steel Corporation. Connection: Export to all parts of the world. Telephone: No. 8186 London Wall. Telegraphic Address: " Steel-maker, London."

UNITED STONE FIRMS, Ltd., Quarry Owners and Masonry Contractors,. 2, Bristol Chambers, Nicholas Street, Bristol; 69, Lots Road, Chelsea, London, S.W.; Victoria Wharves, Plymouth; Park Road, Easton, Isle of Portland; Parkend (Forest of Dean), Gloucastershire; Porthgain Quarries, Letterston, R. S.O., Pembrokeshire. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1909, as an amalgamation of the following Companies: Forest of Dean Stone Firms, Ltd. (Trotter, Thomas & Co., David & Sant, Ltd., George Smith & Sons, Porter Brothers, and Wilderness Brick and Stone Co., Ltd.); E. Turner & Sons; E. R. Payne & Sons, Ltd.; George A. Watson & Co., Ltd.; South Luogh Quarry Co., Ltd.; Andrews & Provis; Hard Stone Firms, Ltd. (The De Lank Granite Co., Bristol Pennant Stone Firms, Ltd., Keinton Stone Co., and Joseph Seymour); Grice & Co., Ltd. (London); Duke & Co., Ltd.; and New Portland Quarries, Ltd. Directors: M. W. Colchester-Wemyss, D.L., J.P. (Chairman), A. W. Page, J.P., J. A. Wright and W. H. Turner. General Manager: Walter Bryant. Premises: Large Head Offices at Bristol, and about eighteen sub-offices. Own and work Quarries all over the West and South West of England. Staff: Several hundreds. Specialities: Stone and Masonry of every description. Own large fleet of steamers. C:aim to be the largest Quarry Owners in the United Kingdom. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign and Colonial. Telephoii•cs: No. 3910 Bristol (two lines); Nos. 3033 and 1426 Western, London; No. 1416 Plymouth; No. 56 Portland; No. 4 Parkend. Telegraphic and Cable Address: " Multistone,", Bristol, London, Plymouth and Portland. Codes: A B C (5th Eddtion), Western Union. Bankers Metropolitan Bank (of England and Wales), Ltd.

UNITED TURKEY RED CO., Ltd., (THE), Turkey Red Dyers and Calico Printers, 46. West George Street, Glasgow. Hours of Business: 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.Established William Stirling & Sons were in existence in 1790. John Orr Ewing began business in 1835 under the Firm of John Orr .Ewing & Co , and Archibald Orr Ewing in 1845, under the Firm of Archibald Orr Ewing & Co. The three separate Firms wore incorporated as a Limited Company in 1898. Directors: John Christie (Chairman). Sir A. E. Orr Ewing, Bart., William Ewing Gilmour, Henry Brock, W. H. Christie, G. H. Christie, J. F. Christie, J. MacMurray ,and A. Pollock. Branch: 26, York Street, Manchester. Specialities: Turkey Red Dyeing and Calico Printing. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign, Colonial. Telephone: No. 3471 Douglas (four lines). Telegraphic Address " Lomond, Glasgow."

UNITED VELVET CUTTERS ASSOCIATION, Ltd., Registered Office: Cable Mills, Glasshouse Street, Oldham Road, Manchester. Mills: Over, Winsford, Cheshire; Newcastle, Staffs; Harrisahead, Silverdale, Butt Lane, Mowcop, Biddulph, Congleton, and Warrington. Telephone: No. 1999 Central. Telegraphic Address: " Efficient, Manchester."

UNITED WIRE WORKS, Ltd., (THE), Wire Cloth Manufacturers and Wire Drawers, Edinburgh, Gla,gow, and Newcastle-onTyne. Works Edina Works, Leith Walk, Edinburgh; Baltic Works, Bridgeton, Glasgow; Hozier Works, Bridgeton, Glasgow, and Trafalgar Works, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Branch Compctny: The Patent Process Wira Weaving Co., 81, Dale Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1897. Directors: J. Maccormack (Chairman), Arthur McFarlane and A. N. G. Aitken. Secretary: John Burnett. Staff About 300. Specialities: Machine Wires for Paper-making; "Castello " Battery Screening for Gold Mining; Brass, Copper, Iron, and Steel Wire Cloths; Fine Wire Drawing. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign, Colonial. Telephones: Edinburgh, No. 165 Leith; Glasgow, No. 2527 Bridgeton; Newcastle-onTyne, No. 1494. Telegraphic Addresses: " Scotia, Edinburgh "; " Durable, Glasgow "; " Mountains, Newcastle - on Tyne." Code: A B C (5th Edition).

UNITED YEAST CO., Ltd., (THE), Yeast and Malt Extract Merchants, Chemical and Fruit Importers, Bakers' and Confectioners' Sundriesmen and Outfitters. Head Office: 80, Miller Street, Manchester; and at London, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Birmingham, Dublin, Cork, Plymouth, &c. Hours of Business: 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; Saturdays, 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Established in 1874. Company formed from amalgamation of Harvey, Risk & Co., Blackmore, Leconte & Co., Ltd., and Brocklehurst & Co. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1899. Directors: Wm. H. Ross (Chairman), John Harvey, John B. Fergusson, Jas. Black, H. Methley (Managing Director), H. Sherwood, E. J. Dove, and Horace Harvey (Director and Secretary). Branches: 150 throughout England, Wales, and Ireland. Specialities: Yeast, Malt Extract. Bakehouse and Confectioners' Joinery and Machinery; Patentees and Manufacturers of Essences and all Sundries for Bakehouses, &c. Patents: Tables, Steam Sets, Peel-heads. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign, Colonial. Contractors to H.M. Government (War Office and Prisons). Telephones: Nos. 1207 and 1208 City (Registered Office); Nos. 3120, 3121, 3122 Bristol; No. 6666 and 6667 City, London; No. 979 Leeds; No. 527 Newcastle-on-Tyne; No. 1993 Sheffield. Telegraphic Addresses: " Ferment, Manchester "; " Yeast," Bristol and London; " Kite, Leeds "; " United., Newcastle-on-Tyne "; " Balloon, Sheffield." Bankers: Williams Deacon's Bank, Ltd.

UNWIN BROTHERS, Ltd., Printers, Lithographers, Manufacturing Stationers, The Gresham Press, 27, Pilgrim Street, Ludgate Hill, and 15, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.; St. Martha Printing Works, Woking, Surrey. Established in 1826 by Jacob Unwin (d. 1855). Incorporated as and from 1st July, 1901. Present Directors: Edward Unwin (Chairman), George Soundy Unwin, and Edward Unwin, jun. (Managing Directors), G. D. Jennings. Secretary: George Soundy Unwin. Stag: At Woking and in London, about 570 hands. Specialities: Book, Newspaper, and Magazine (notably high-class illustrated) Printing; Type Music and General Commercial Printing and Stationery, and the Manufacture of Account Books, &c. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign, Colonial. Telephone: No. 3350 City (five lines). Telegraphic Addresses: "Unwin, Cent, London "; " Unwin, Woking-Village."

UNWIN, T. FISHER, General Publisher, 1, Adelphi Terrace, Strand, London, W.C. (formerly of 11, Paternoster Buildings, E.C. ). Sole Wholesale Agent for Govern mont Small Scale Ordnance Survey and Geological Maps. (Trade address for Maps only, 19, Adam Street, Ade1phi, W.C.) Official Agent for the sale of the Publications issued by the Government of India and for the War Office Maps. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (winter); 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (summer); Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Established: Easter, 1882, by T. Fisher Unwin, the present principal, son of Jacob Unwin, Printer and Publisher, founder of The Gresham Press, London. Agencies: 100, Flinders Street, Melbourne; 20, Inselstrasse, Leipsic. Business: Extensive General Publishing, including Works on Art, History, Biography, Poetry, and the Drama; Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Free Trade; Travel, Mountaineering, Natural History; Religion, Education, &c. Is publisher of " M.A.B." (Mainly About Books). Has always given prominence to works on Free Trade, Liberalism, and Social Questions; also on Alpine Climbing and Exploration. Proprietor of Unwin's Library, circulating on the Continent of Europe, and of Unwin's Colonial Library, for all British Colonies and Dependencies. Sole wholesale agent in the British Isles, India, and the Colonies for all editions (English, French, and German) of Baedoker's Guide Books. Connection: World - wide. Telegraphic and Cable Address: " Century, London." ,

URBAN (CHARLES) TRADING CO., Ltd., Kinematograph Specialists and Film Publishers, Urbanora House, 89, 91, Wardour Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Incorporated as a Limited Company. Manager: Ernest Reed. Premises: Specially erected to suit requirements of the trade. Branches: Paris, Berlin, New York, &c. Business: Manufacture of Films and all Apparatus connected with Cinematography; were early specialists in the Trade. Patents: Many for Bioseopes. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign, Colonial. Telephone: No. 3118 Central, London. Telegraphic Address: " Bioscope, London." Codes: A B C (5th Edition), Western, Lieber's. Bankers: London City and Midland Bank, Ltd.

USHER (ANDREW) & CO., Distillers and Wholesale Wine and Spirit Merchants, 34, West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh; 59, Mark Lane, London, E.C.; and at Union Chambers, Grainger Street West, Newcastle-on-Tyne. London and Export Agents, Messrs. Frank Bailey & Co., 5J Mark Lane, London, E.C. Established about 1820 by Andrew Usher (grandfather of the present generation). In 1845 he took into partnership his two sons, Andrew and John, who continued the business after the death of the founder (1856). In 1881 Alexander Oliver Riddell became a partner, and in 1892 Robert Usher and Frank James Usher (two sons of John Usher) were admitted to the firm. Andrew Usher died in 1898, and in 1904 Sir John Usher, Bart. (who was created a Baronet in 1899), retired from business and died in the same year. In March, 1907, George Herbert Lindsay Wa3 assumed as a partner. Present Principals: Sir Alex. Oliver Riddell, Sir Robert Usher, Bart., Frank Jas. Usher, George Herbert Lindsay. Specialities: Matured Whisky, Old Vatted Glenlivet, and " 0.V.G.," Usher's Special Reserve, Usher's "Extra," Usher's " Green Stripe." Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign, Colonial. Telephones: No. 4296-7 Central, Edinburgh; No. 1733 Central, London; No. 3111 Newcastle. Telegraphic Addresses: "Usher," Edinburgh, London, Newcastle. Sir A. Oliver Riddell received the honour of Knighthood in 1904; is a member of the Royal Company of Archers, the King's Body Guard for Scotland; a J.P. for the county of Midlothian, and D.L. for the County of the City of Edinburgh; Chairman of the North British Distillery Co., Ltd.; a Director of the Governesses Benevolent Association of Scotland, a Director of the Deaf and Dumb Institution, a Director of the Royal Victoria Hospital for Consumption; a Vice-President of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (Scottish branch), and a Vice-President of the National Life Boat Society, Edinburgh and Leith Saturday Fund. Sir Robert Usher, Bart., succeeded to the •Baronetcy in 1904; is a member of the Royal Company of Archers; C.C. for Midlothian; J.P. for Roxburghshire and Midlothian; D.L. for Caithness-shire; a Director of Longmore Hospital, and of the Governesses Benevolent Society of Scotland; Chairman of the Brackla Distillery Co., Ltd.; was for four years Vice-President, and for three years President, of the Scottish Licensed Trade Defence Association. Mr. Frank J. Usher, J.P., is a Director of the Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital.

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