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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