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There are four first-class hotels-the Oriental, the Royal, the Rajdhani, belonging to the State Railways Department, and the Trocadero-and several smaller ones; and several clubs including the British Club, the Royal Bangkok Sports Club, The Silom Club and the Royal Turf Club. The King's palaces and the temples are magnificent and on a large scale; the architecture is of a kind peculiar to the country; and there is much of novelty and interst to be witnessed by the passing traveller. The roads have been greatly improved. The city throughout its principal streets, as well as all hotels and principal shops, is lighted with electricity. The last census of the population of Siam was taken in July, 1929 (no separate figures were prepared for Bangkok itself). (General figures given under Siam).
The average mean temperature at Bangkok is 82°. The hottest months are February, March, April and May when the highest temperature recorded in the shade averages over 100°. The lowest temperature averages 61° Fahr.
The harbour and island of Koh-si-chang, which lie some 20 miles from the bar and about 50 miles from Bangkok, are places of importance. The harbour, formed by a strait of sea running between islands, offers a fine anchorage for vessels loading rice and teak. The largest ships can load there. A lighthouse aids vessels to make the entrance. A project for dredging the bar at the North of the Bangkok river is under consideration.
DIRECTORY
H.M. PRAJADHIPOK, King of Siam
ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION, LTD., THE, Teak Concessionaires, Rice and Pro- duce Merchants, Agents for various Shipping and Insurance Compan- ies, and numerous Manufacturers- Bangkok, Siam. Head Office: London. Branches: Bangkok, Singapore, Penang, Bombay and Karachi
E. D. Atkins, general manager J. G. Jekyll, signs per pro. A. L. McMyn, do.
Proprietors of
The Bangkok Saw Mills
APOTHECARIES' HALL, Chemists and Druggists-73 and 75, New Road; Teleph. 5199; Cable Ad: Apothall; Code: Bentley's
ters
ASTATIC PETROLEUM CO. (SIAM). LTD., THE (Incorporated in England), Impor-
of
Fuel Oils, Lubricating Oils and Grease, Kerosene; Mo- tor Spirit, Mineral Turpentine, Candles, Petroleum Jelly and Asphalt Bantawi, Bangkok, Siam; Telephs. 5506-7 (Office) and 5480 (Bangpakok Installation); Cable Ad:
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Petroatic; Codes: A.B.C. 5th edn., Bentley's (with Oil Supplement) and A.P.C.'s Private
G. B. Adams, branch repres.
ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS AND SOCIETIES, &c.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY; Siam, French Laos, British Shan States to the North and the Tai sections of South China- Cable Ad: Bibles
Agency Secy. Rev. R. O. Franklin
(703, Sathorn Road, Bangkok,
Siam)
ASSUMPTION ASSOCIATION, THE (late A. C. O. B. A.), Established 1903-901, Wind- mill Road
BANGKOK ST. ANDREW's SOCIETY
CHIENGMAI GYMKHANA CLUB
Committee-W. Bain, P. A. R. Barron, R. A. N. Hillyer, E. W. Hutchinson and J. A. Russell
Chairman and Hon. Secretary÷R. A.
N. Hillyer
Hon. Treas.-E. W. Hutchinson
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