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1230
BANGKOK
WASEE & Co., A. K. H., Cotton Manu- facturers and Importers-Rajawongse Road
WAUGH & Co., LTD., HENRY (Formerly Katz Bros., Ltd.), Merchants, Import and Export-Anuwongse Road; Teleph. 245; Tel. Ad: Katz. Head Office: Singapore. Branches: Bangkok, Penang, Medan, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, London & Hamburg
L. A. Davies, manager
A. Tanner
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & Co., LTD., General Drapers, Outfitters, Boot and Shoe Im- porters, Glass and China Merchants, Stationers and Perfumers-New Road; Teleph. 5662; Tel. Ad: Warfield
G. E. Grieves, manager
S. Martin
Miss Chamrong Miss Meh Chuer
S. Beng
S. Siri
K. San Chay
WINDSOR & Co.-Telephs. 5721 and 5701; Tel. Ad: Sita. Head Office: Hamburg, 36, Esplanade 1
Chr. Brockmann, partner
R. Brockmann,
W. Fuhrhop,
do.
do.
H. Paschkewitz, signs per pro.
C. von Arentschildt
Mrs. C. von Arentschildt
H. R. Hermanns
H. Moeller
A. Ulrich
Nai K. S. Lim and Nai Lim Keng
Seng, compradores
Hardware Store
K. Hertel·
Technical Department
Th. Ziegler, C.E.
Dr. F. Wiegand
F. C. Wong, compradore
Motor Garage
F. M. Vil, engineer I. G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft
Dr. W. Schmidt, representative
WU-CHAN & Co., General Merchants
Anuwongse Road
SIAMESE MONEY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
MONEY
2 Solot
or 1 Att
$0.0095
4 Sáling=
2 Atts
or 1 Pai
$0.019
4 Bäts
2 Pais
or 1 Seek
$0.038
2 Seeks
or 1 Fu'ang
$0.076
2 Fu'ang
or 1 Sálü'ng
$0.150
or 1 Bätor Tical= or 1 Tämlü'ng 20 Tämlü'ngs or 1 Ch'äng 50 Ch❜ängs or 1 Hip 100 Häps
$0.60
$2.40
$48.00
or 1 Tära
WEIGHTS
$2,400.00 -$240,000.00
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
4 Säwks
make
1 K'ú'p 1 Säwk 1 Wah
inch 9 inches 19 inches 78 inches
20 Wahs
make
1 Sën
130 feet
400 Sëns
make
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
1 pints 15 pints
25 Tänans
make 1 Sat
100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyan).
A Keeanis 20 Piculs; a Picul is 1333lbs. avoirdupois.