NEEDS
1128
BANGKOK
Cornhill Insurance Co., Ld., London,
Hamburg Agency
Verzekering Maatschappuj De Noord
en Zuid Hollandsche Lloyd Deutsche Transport Versicherungs-
Gesellschaft
Eidgenoessische Versicherungs A.G. Frankfurter Allgemeine
Allgemeine Versiche- rungs A.G.
Hanseatische Versicher. A.G. von 1877 Internationaler Transport Versiche-
rungs Verband E.V.
"Industria" Rheinische Versicher. A.G. L'Intercontinentale Swiss Travellers- Luggage Mar. and Re-insce. Co., Ld. Koeln-Hamburger Versicherungs A.G.
Niederrheinische Gueter Assecuranz
Gesellschaft in Wesel
Norddeutsche Versicherungsgesellst. Nord-West-Deutsche Versicherungsgt. "Polaris" Estlaendische Versicherungt. "Pharus" Allgem, Versicherungs A.G. Rheinisch Westfaelischer Lloyd Trans-
port Versicherungs A.G.
Schiffahrts Assecuranz Gesellschaft
A.G., Mannheim
Union Marine Insurance Co., Ld.,
Liverpool, Hamburg Agency Vaterlaendische & Rhenania Vere- inigte Versicherungsgesellst. A.G. "Zentropa" Zentraleuropaeische Ver-
sicherungsbank A.G.
MONEY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
HONGKONG AND STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
MONEY:-The legal tender in Hongkong is British or Mexican Dollars, local 50, 20, 10 and 5 cent silver pieces, to the amount of $2, bronze cents and mils. The circulation of any foreign silver or copper coin other than the Mexican dollar is prohibited. Some of the banks issue notes from one dollar upwards. Mexican and British dollars were demonetised in the Straits Settlements in 1904 and a Straits dollar substituted. The value of this dollar is fixed at 2s. 4d. In the Straits 50-cent pieces are legal tender for the payment of any amount; so also are sovereigns.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES:-English, Malay and Chinese in the Straits Settlements, and English and Chinese in Hongkong and the Treaty Ports of China are used.
SIAMESE
MONEY
2 Solot
or 1 Att
$0.0095
2 Atts
or 1 Pai
$0.019
2 Pais
or 1 Seek
$0.038
2 Seeks
or 1 Fu'ang
$0.076
| 4 Sálings
or 1 Bätor Tical: 4 Bäts
or 1 Tämlü'ng 20 Tämlü'ngs or 1 Ch'äng 50 Ch❜ängs
$0.60
$2.40
or 1 Hap
2 Fu'ang
or 1 Sálü'ng
$0.150
100 Häps
or 1 Tära
$48.00 $2,400.00 -$240,000.00
WEIGHTS
The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same terms. A Tical weighs 236 grains troy.
The Siamese standard of weight is just double that of the Chinese, and goods are bought and sold in Bangkok more by the Chinese than the Siamese standard.
LONG MEASURE
1 Niw
12 Niws
2 K'ú'ps
make make
1 K'a'p
1 Säwk
inch 94 inches 19 inches
4 Säwks
make
1 Wah
78 inches
20 Wabs
400 Sëns
make make
1 Sën
130 feet
1 Yot
9 statute miles
Note.-Timber is bought by the Yök, which is 64 Säwk in length by 1 Säwk in width or 36,864 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.
1 Tänan..
20 Tänans make 1 Táng =
DRY MEASURE
25 Tänans
14 pints 15 pints
make 1 Sat
100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyan). A Keean is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 133 lbs. avoirdupois.