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"The old order changeth yielding place to new”
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the pavement below. These tilevered canopies afford full pro- tection against the weather, the pavement remains free from columnar obstructions. In the case of this building, however, additional strength has been built into its design so that it can actually be used as a first floor pavement, if the necessity arose. This pavement could, of course, be connected to similar structures on adjacent buildings and could be continued across streets so as to form a continuous pedestrian level. First floor shops would natural- ly follow.
Phase 1 - Piling operations were at Queen's Road Central whence it as much as possible the physical completed on time at the end of was removed a few years ago to the work on the site. The external wall October, the building contractor start- present handsome premises in York finish will be similar to that of Jardine ing immediately on the construction Building."
House, pre-cast terrazzo slabs acting of the foundations and basement.
Piling: Hong Kong Engineering &
Construction Co., Ltd.
One old company, formerly located as permanent shuttering for the re- Contracts Awarded: in these buildings in the early years, inforced concrete panel walls will be was the Russian Volunteer
Volunteer Fleet, used. The vertical treatment, parti- founded to assist Russian mercantile cularly at the upper floors of Chater traffic between the Far East and and Connaught Roads, is designed European Russia and the carrying of to give added protection against Muslim Pilgrims from Russia to Arabia. weathering.
In a building of this magnitude A very interesting feature of the speediness of construction is the un- design which gives us a glimpse into derlying principle in its design both the future, is the canopy projecting internally and externally and every above the ground floor which will effort has been made to eliminate extend practically the full width of
Building: Sung Foo Kee. "Schindler" Lifts: Jardine En-
gineering Corporation Ltd. "Crittall" Windows: Dodwell &
Co., Ltd.
Waterproofing to Basement: Dreyer
& Co., Ltd.
Polished Granite Facing to Show-
rooms: Raoul Bigazzi.
DREYER & CO., LTD.
DANSK CEMENT CENTRAL LTD.
"POLAR BEAR" BRAND WHITE CEMENT. ROBBS CEMENT ENAMEL FINISHES LTD.
"CEMSYL" WATERPROOFING COMPOUND.
EDWARD JOHNS & CO., LTD.
"ARMITAGE" SANITARY WARE.
THE MARLEY FLOOR TILE CO., LTD.
ASPHALT FLOOR TILES, MARLEYRAIL, ETC. THORNBOROUGH & SON (MANCHESTER) LTD.
STEEL ROLLING SHUTTERS.
WAINWRIGHT & WARING LTD.
STEEL WINDOWS AND DOORS.
KWIKSET LOCKS INC.
"KWIKSET" LOCKSETS.
GEORGE ELLIOT & CO., LTD.
INDUSTRIAL AND MARINE WIRE ROPES OF ALL
SIZES AND DESCRIPTIONS.
ENGLISH METAL POWDER CO., LTD.
"EMPCO" BRAND ALUMINIUM PASTE & POWDER
EWART & SON LTD.
GAS WATER HEATERS.
VAL DE TRAVERS ASPHALTE LTD.
MASTIC ROCK ASPHALTS
AUSTRO AMERICAN MAGNESITE CO.
HERAKLITH BUILDING SLAB.
ELLARD SLIDING DOOR GEARS LTD.
SLIDING DOOR GEAR.
MANILA CORDAGE CO.
MANILA HEMP ROPE
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"TOWLINE". "CROWN" "CAPSTAN". "DRAGON" BRANDS. ALSO **DUROCORE" HAWSER AND MOORING LINES
RECIPROCATING AND JET PUMPS.
SUBMERSIBLE DEEP WELL PUMPS.
H. J. GODWIN, LTD.
"EMU"
THOMAS B. THRIGE
ELECTRIC MOTORS, GENERATORS, HOISTS.
LIFTS AND ESCALATORS.
ALFRED BULLOWS & SONS LTD.
AIR COMPRESSORS AND PAINT SPRAYERS.
MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTORS' MACHINERY.
WE ALSO SUPPLY AND ERECT ANY TYPE OF CHAIN LINK FENCING, ETC.
FOR PRICES AND INFORMATION APPLY TO
ALEXANDRA HOUSE
BUILDING & HARDWARE & MACHINERY DEPARTMENTS.
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