Objectionable private subscriptions in early prospectuses noted
The article reviews several prospectuses including St Nazaire Company Limited aiming to buy land at St Nazaire, with French government outlays and a £600,000 capital plan. Colonial and General Gas Company Limited proposing gas works in Murcia Ajaccio Bastia Ferrol and St Espiritu with exclusive pricing. and Central Railway Company of Venezuela Limited seeking to build a fifty four mile line Puerto Cabello to San Felipe backed by government guarantees and contractor support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nazaire Company
Limirep
St. Nazaire
Atlantic
M. Cezard
Colconial and General Gas Company
Luuitep
Europe
Murcia
Ajaccio
Bastia
Ferrol
St. Espiritu
Central Railway Company Or
Venezuela (Limited
National Financial Company
Venezuela
Puerto Cabello
San Felipe
First Annual Meetings Of Several 1860s Companies
The Company of African Merchants Limited held its first annual general meeting at the London Tavern. Shareholders approved the report and 2s per share interest. Directors were re-elected and Harmood W. Banner named auditor. Discussions covered Niger and Chadda river navigation and Dahomey trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company of African Merchants (Limited
London Tavern
W. Dent
Harmood W. Banner
Hamilton
M'Gregor Laird
Niger
Chadda
Central Africa
Dahomey
Whydah
Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company (Limited
Council of Administration
London
Italian Irrigation Canal Company
Turin
British India Tea Company (Limited
Shareholders face calls and possible dissolution plans for Egyptian company
The Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company shareholders are advised a third call is due on August 6 with a planned fourth call in November to cover the last purchase payment. Directors may seek a half yearly ad interim dividend in January. Prospects include dissolving the company to amalgamate with or swap shares for a new Société Anonyme in Egypt under a firman and viceroy guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company
T Azizeia
Société Générale d’Egypte
Société Anonyme
Egypt
Ottoman Financial Association
Constantinople
Assik Effendi Tinghir
Fund Pacha
Stephen Mavriegordato
Michael Timoni
Brazil
Para
Amazon
Para Gas Company
Humber Iron Works and Ship Building Company (Limited
East India Financial Association
London and Paris
Fenchurch-street
B.C
Lower Assam Company (Limited
Madras Irrigation and Canal Company (Limited
Master of the Rolls
Canadian Native Oil Company (Limited
Railway Bills Move Through Commons Amid Amalgamations
In Parliament the East London and North London Railway bills were rejected in Lord Stanley's Committee while the Metropolitan and Great Eastern bills passed. The Cambrian Railway merger forms a 105 mile network under one board. Separate notices cover London traffic deals, Brighton director changes, Spalding to March line tenders, and Dutch and American railway finance developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
East London
North London Railway
Kingsland
Tottenham
Lord Stanley
Metropolitan Railway
Trinity-square
Great Eastern Railway Company
Central City
Corporation of London
Great Eastern
Metropolitan
Moorfields
Duke of Richmond
Oswestry
Newtown
Llanidloes and
Newtown and
Machynlleth
Ellesmere
Whitchurch
Cambrian Railway
London and North-Western Railway
Brighton Railway Company
Great Northern Railway Company
Spalding
March
West Flanders Railway Company
London
Bruges
Société Anonyme de Construction de Tubize
Roulers
Yprés
Poperinghe
Hazebrouck
New York
Buenos Ayres
Great Southern Railway
William Dargan
Chascomus
Thornton
Atlantic and Great Western Railway
America
James M.henry
T. W. Kennard
Great Western Railway Widows And Orphans Funfair
The popular fete was held Tuesday at Aldermaston Park near Reading Higford Burr Esq seat. Fine weather drew visitors from London Cheltenham Gloucester Oxford Slough Basingstoke Reading and nearby areas. Special trains ran for attendees as the committee organized extensive amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Railway
Aldermaston Park
Reading
Higford Burr
London
Cheltenham
Gloucester
Oxford
Slough
Basingstoke
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