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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1080.
KOWLOON SHOPPING GUIDE
VARIETY AND ·
ORIGINALITY
Wonderful Selection of
TOYS
SUNNY CO.
90, Nathan Road
Kowloon.
Kowloon's Leading Bookshop
LATEST NOVELS FOR GROWN-UPS
STORY
BOOKS
FOR CHILDREN
FASHION MAGAZINES FOR LADIES
THE WIDEST VARIETY OF READING MATTER IN THE COLONY
SWINDON BOOK CO.
25, Nath Ro.. Kowloon
STANDING ORDERS TAKEN
ROUND
THE STORES POST-WAR
A midget Ferris Wheel just like the one at the Luna Park can now be obtained at the Na- tional Toy Store on Nathan Road near Jordan Road.
One of the Colony's stronghold of toys, the National Toy Store has toys for children of all ages.
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Engineer sets which enable chuldren to build their models have just arrived at the store from abroad.
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Across the street from the com- daily pity that supplies fresh milk is the Lane Crawford Kowloon Branch,
Cooked and unmoked meat is solti here, where large selections et tamed fotal are always beg
leplayed for your selection
Fresh finns from
all almost parts of the world we also avail-
When you are preparing to Rive your landly a good home- sked mea! remember to pur- hase your text from the Lane, Crawford Krow foon stores, fented interior on Nathan Road at Hungphrey's Prince Edward Aventie ir Brand new Fa Yu Street.
Tel. 59327
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Tamara May
For Large Selection of
Room 503
Peninsula Hotel
EVENING & COCKTAIL DRESSES
CORDUROY, GABARDINE
AND WOOLLEN DRESSES
Kowloon
BLOUSES, SKIRTS & SLACKS
GOLD & SILVER BELTS
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JEWELLERY AND EVENING BAGS, ETC. Orders taken for Wedding and Evening Gowns, etc. EUROPEAN WORKMANSHIP ONLY.
SWATOW WENG LEE CO.
ESTD. 1917
GENERAL IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS
Manufacturers of---
ART EMBROIDERIES
NAPERY LINENS
SILK
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LINGERIES
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NOVELTIES, ETC.
COTTON LINGERIE
Orders Taken Wholesale & Retail.
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52, Nathan Road, Kowloon,
Tel: 56087
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Well, at the Carpet Industries Austin Rood near silambert Tengle Steel,
Block of arriving Eapesires
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shortly from Italy
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places fon quite polks, the dining hall of the fraud Hulet which is open to the protein at all hours, met only SPEAKE F42 1992
Chinese dishes suited to your taste, bar also one of the places where
have excellent service there one of these days and you will inel out for yourself that the Grand Hotel 1 une f Kowloon's best places to ne
Home-cooked meals Every housewife Wints
home family
enjoy good kokkad metin These deposit rek only on the method of conking. alt on the kind of femd used for preparing a good meat.
Many people like to sit down it a table where real bone Leuk- nezvych. Bemember only best quality Iris znaky bed
For meals
The Dany Farm Letent 121 Nathan Hod nem the Whitfiek Barneks is the rentre of fresh and best quality food.
Place an under with the Carpet Industries Only the best quality stocks are suff there.
For book-lovers
Good news for those who 2016
for I hungry
books. Food
On Nathan Road opposite the Hase Hotel, there is a well-known book store that sells all kinds of read- Ing matter from many parts of the world
This is the Swindon Book Store. Yes, a familiar name. The Swin-
Store don Hook
has recently added to their large selection of reading matter three new novels. They are "Mary Wakefield" by Mazo de la Roche, "High Towers" by Thomas B. Costa; and "Cost Price" by Dornford Yates.
Also sold at the book store is the finest stationery,
Books for u!) ages are being displayed at the mainland's lead- book store for your selection. There are also magazines, perl- etc. from mitrals, newspapers oversens.
Alsu greeting curds for all oc- Every day fresh green veget- cusions, children's painting books, ables til the store's spacious puzzles, gunie books and atlases premises where many huusewives are among the large selection: Bather andy to do then shopping Of course you have heard of for Bie Lubin,
the Swatow Wen Lee Company ou
Ruad near Peking Road.
came
Mentiordng the Dairy Farm Kowloon Bunch provision de parimesi. you will of course re- member the good cheese which you have recently tasted some- where. It probably
frum the Dairy Farma.
Aside from the cheeses, the Dairy Farin has always a largo supply of meat, fish and fowls.
Inside the spacious refrigerator both uncooked and cooked meat is being displayed for your selection.
Nathan
That is the place where best embroideries, tupestries, linens, silk and other materials can obtained.
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The Swatow Wen Lee Cum- pony also takes orders for men's and ladles' pyjamas.
Imported sporis equipment which may not be obtained else- where throughout the mainland tony be obtained at E.C. Fincher's store
Star Salisbury ast
Hoad, Ferry
BUILDING
Like the rest of the Colony, Kowloon, since the end of the last war, now has a con- siderable amount of newly- bullt tenement houses.
During the time when Shang- For ladles who always are on
bai was threatened to be "liber- the alert for better wear, be sure ated" by the Chinese Communists to drop in at the EC. Fincher's and fater when Canton fell into where a large selection of foot-Red hands, more and more houses wear can be obtained at low pri- were being demanded by the In-
habitants on the mainland.
ces
All importe, the store has also large selection of men's sports
wear.
For your children, the store has alan a toy department where only the best toys are sold.
For silver and gold ware, G.M. Arthur is the right place where you can obtain what you want t reasonable prices.
Stuart crystal, cutlery sets and silver dining sets, all products of the world's best makers are now
sold at the store which is located on Nathan Road opposite Pekin Houd.
Within the city limits itself in Kowloon, every available piece of land was secured by people who saw a fortune in crueling houses.
the maunlauzzel. Many spots on were varent lots of land months envered with Nuw They are AKIZ ruws and rows of new tenement bulidings.
Alug Canton Nond, Temple Street, Ballery Street, Granville Rond, Nathin Rosd, Taipo Road
Hum Priner Edward Road, Hung district and everywhere through- Dul
either Kowloon there are bamboo senffoldings indicating Clocks of all types and sizes
that buildings are under construe. can also be had al G.M. Arthur's,
tlon or some brand new buildings where diamond, platinum ad
are begining to take In tenants. other jewellery is available
of last the inter part Ilust British-mude
During pearl
year. quite 3
apartmant necklaces, bracelets and otter ot
were also being erected, houses Hamenta sultable for ladies on all
these including the bulldings at acasions are sold there at reason-
King's Park district. able prices.
G.M. Arthur's store is noted for is workmanship {r} silver.
1943
Another noteworthy structure that was completed before Hold and
ended, was the huge telephone building on Nathan Road,
Aside from apartments. sions, and other tenensent bulid- ngs, seven private hotels have Jost also been built during the year.
Lathes, if you are wondering where to buy a good dress for the coming Chinese New Year party. here little advice.
Latest fashions
wear
At room 108, Peninsula Hotel, Tamara May, specialist in ladies has a large selection of wour, dresses fur all ocensions,
Imported ready-made dresses for daily
are among the large stock at Tamara Muys.
If you plan to order u new evening gown, place your order with this dressnuker, You can assure yourself that Tamara May makes the best dresses.
Expectant mothers, here is good news for your coming baby- modern pram.
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These include the, Hotel Honor, Hotel Capital, The Rode Hotel and many others.
New private hotels Soine far-sighted landlords who believed that private hotels could bring forth quicker and more pro- Ats than tenernent houses, deild. ed to turn their tenements intu small-scale privale hotels before the buildings were completed.
And as the new houses were very much needed then, most of the newly built houses were be- Al Jones Wong Company cupied shortly
&
near completed.
situated on Nathan Roud
Austin Roud, pruus of all types and makes can be obtained at lo- west prices,
Exquisite dinner and ten sols are also avaliable at Jones Wong & Company.
Also sold there are sun bileds, curtains and furniture of name- rous designs which will suit your home.
Those who desire the pleasure of comfortable living must no1 neglect visiting Jones Wong dz Company for there is the place where you con select for your- self furniture that gives you every comfort from armchairs to comfortable beds.
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The Swalow Wen Lee Company is also the centre of Chinese
Dinner, sets of various designs silks.
and of British make which handker- Kund-embroidered
table linen, considered a luxury to possess, chiefs, silk scarves,
are also available at the main dinner and luncheon sets of best
land store at reasonable prices. quality are also sold here.
In
after they were instances many even before the whole building was completed some flats in it were already being occupied by refugee familles.
Just before the end of 1949, not all new houses were being oc- cupled as quickly as those that had been built carlier.
This was perhaps due to either high rents asked by the landlords UT some other complicated pro- blema in renting o new house or flot.
As a result many refugee fami- lies and even some locul residents gave up their plan of looking for la flat in town, and instead were willing to pay a little higher pricn for a vacant lot somewhere In the suburbs. build their own houses.
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SHOP IN
COMFORT
GRAND HOTEL
WITH
MODERN & WELL APPOINTED DINING ROOM
EXCELLENT CUISINE
EUROPEAN & CHINESE FOOD BEAUTIFULLY COOKED & SERVED
REASONABLE PRICES.
Carboven Rond, Kowinan.
New Shipment Of
Tel: 58147
"HENSELITE" BOWLS
SIZES 4-15/16 TO 5-1/16
E. C. FINCHER
11. Salisbury Rd., Kowloon.
Tel. 58818.
CARPETS
FROM INDIA, CHINA, ENGLAND, ITALY, BELGIUM, HOLLAND & EASTERN TURKEY.
TAPESTRIES
50" x 75"
22" x 41"
Now Designs
Velvet Cushion Covers 18" x 18"
CARPET INDUSTRIES
03, Austin Itond
GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
IN
GOLD, SILVER
AND
CRYSTAL
OBTAINABLE AT
Kowloon.
G. M. ARTHUR & CO.
THE JEWELLERS.
40 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
TEL. 57513.
QUALITY.
AND
VALUE.
FRESH MEATS
COOKED MEATS
BUTTER & · EGGS
* CHEESE
FRESH VEGETABLES
* PROVISIONS &
* GROCERIES
AT
THE DAIRY FARM,
ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
PURE FOOD SPECIALISTS
THE DAIRY FARM
ICE <- COLD STORAGE CO. LTD.
пона кона
KOWLOON
HURRY! HURRY!!
BOYS & GIRLS
BRING YOUR DAD & MA TOO.
TO SEE NEW ! NEW!!
REMOTE CONTROL TRAINSETS, AIRPLANE
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SHOP
EARLY
LIFE-LIKE TALKING DOLLS:
BUY EARLY BEFORE SOLD OUT
IT'S A ONE-PRICED TOYSHOP
TOYS
玩
具
VISIT
THE ONE
BTORE
WITH A
THOUSAND
ITEMS
'AND AT
PRICKS
AVOID
RUSH
NATIONAL TOY CO.
220 NATHAN ROAD,¡KOWLOON.
1950
FINE FURS
ARRIVED
Great Assortments for Your Selection
COATS
JACKETS
CAPES
STOLES
FOXES
西伯利亞皮草行
SIBERIAN FUR STORE
21, Des Voeux Road, C., H.K... Tel. 25034, 132, Nathan Road, Kowloon, Tel. 59850.
1850
LANE, CRAWFORD,
LIMITED
HONG KONG
Still
KOWLOON
The Colony's Leading Store
A CENTURY OF SERVICE & UNEQUALLED QUALITY
1950