Word: ltd
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...England, Gainsborough Pictures Ltd., one of the largest British cinema companies, discussed merger plans with the Gaumont Pictures Corp...
...Great Britain the shipbuilding, armament and heavy engineering industries still suffer the after-effects of the War. As result the British iron & steel trade (notably Vickers Ltd., and Armstrong, Whitworth & Co.) has suffered. Last year and the year before Armstrong, Whitworth had heavy losses. Vickers's earnings have been so poor that the company two years ago reduced its capital from $128,420,000 to $88,396,287, in order to make its dividend rate look respectable...
...this situation Vickers Ltd. and Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. recently decided to help themselves by amalgamating their naval shipbuilding, armament and heavy and special steel business as a separate company. This new company the parent concerns will control jointly. Last week they had practically completed details of the new company's organization and exchange of stock. On Jan. 1, it begins to function...
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., of London...
...Managing director of Handley Page Ltd., British airplane firm. He described his invention as "the biggest thing in aviation since the patents of the Wright Brothers...