World Commodities Ltd
World Commodities was incorporated as a private limited company in 1919. It was described as a merchant, commission agent, shipowner, and promoter. Capital was £10,000; its address was Prudential Buildings, Pinstone Street, Sheffield (Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 24 June 1919). The subscribers and directors were: W. E. Hazlehurst (shipping manager), Brooklands, Hope, Derbyshire; Richard S. Midgley, Vernon Lodge, Chatsworth Road, Totley Brook, near Sheffield; and E. Smith, 66 Woodstock Road, Sheffield (a....
