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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1950.

KOWLOON SHOPPING GUIDE

VARIETY AND

ORIGINALITY

SHOPPING NEWS FOR

"BOYS"

MECCANO SETS

AND

HORNBY TRAINS

SUNNY CO.

90, Nathan Road.

BOOKS FOR

GIRLS

*

✡ BOYS

✡

LITTLE ONES

"BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS

Kowloon,

REASONABLE PRICES"

AT

SWINDON BOOK CO.

25, Nathan Rd., Kowloon.

STANDING ORDERS FAKEN

- Tel. 50327

May

Tamara

Room 503

Peninsula Hotal

Kowloon

Just Received

Further Consignment Gold Wedge Heel Shoes

Orders taken for Wedding and Evening Gowns, etc. EUROPEAN WORKMANSHIP ONLY.

SWATOW WENG LEE CO.

ESTD. 1917

GENERAL IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS

Manufacturers of—

ART, EMBROIDERIES...... • LINGERIES

NAPERY LINENS...

STEK

NOVELTIES, ETC.......

PROMARA COTTON LINGERIE

Wholesale & Retail.

Orders Taken

52, Nathan Road, Kowloon,

Tel: 56087

QUALITY

· AND YALUE

FRESH MEATS

* COOKED MEATS

* BUTTER & EGGS

* CHEESE

* FRÉSII .VEGETABLES

• PROVISIONS &

* GROCERIES

*AT

THE DAIRY FARM,

ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

PURE FOOD SPECIALISTS

TIPS FOR CHINESE Chinese shops NEW YEAR SHOPPING New Year

With the Chinese New Year only two days ahead of

us, here is tip to those who like to do their shopping on the mainland.

zinca. periodicals and ther sta tlonery can be obtained.

gaily decorated

One of the biggest Chinese festivals, in the entire Chinese Junar year is the "Suu-nien”--- New Year.

Even baby chulys, pami ane other furniture for your chil-

According to the Chinese lunar For cooked meats, fresh ages, dresses for ladies and sports-

calendar for 1950, the New Year vegetables and other groceries. wear for both lolies and gentle-dren's use are on etsplay at th

popular Sunny Company, De Dairy Farm, lee and Collen are also sold here.

A ile beyond.

Sunny Com-happens to fall on Friday Next, Storage Company. Kowlean

pany, on Nathan Road, there i

the beginning Since

of last branth, is as

another toy wonderland where week, many of the mainland Chi usual the right

only place for quality and value.

4 wk of best

All imported, the store's large Quality Roods are Fold at very reasonable prices.

Perhaps many people are now

Like its fresh milk which is in-wondering-where-best-lit sale toys of the best quality are nese shops that sell Chinese na

aerop-

tive products, have already National Toy Company at 220,started to decorate their premises br. found throughout

gold nad silver for lezcasions Nathan Road, Kowloon, is the with red paper and cloth. Colony, Dairy Farm foods ar a sold On 40, Nathon Road,place where scientifle toys such as sccund to none.

you right in front of Peking Road remote control trainsets,

And, on the streets, all through Recently large stock of Huntley in Tenghatsui district on the lanes and even motor cars are Kowloon, especially Shanghai

Palmer's Bouquet drums of mainland, is C. M. Arthur

sold.

Street, where на толу of the biscuits have just been unpacked, Campany. One of the very few For young girls whose paramount mainland's Chinese stores are Specially peked, they are rold neted dealers in jewellery, G. M. hope in the coming Chinese New located, red-coloured paper bags at $7.10 per tin.

Arthur & Company huse Year is to have new doll, suror "Loi-szo" are already on sale. Also sale

at the Dairy Form a good reputation in gifts made of prise them by obtaining a life-like Q151

Many wise housewives who other

biscuits

high els crystal. manuj lett.

talking doll. Remember, Ilke other anticipated that during the New hy other famous biscuit makers. Even clocks and watches well known stores, National Toy Year season, fresh food These invinde Salad Sticks wing

Company is always packed with be hard to get, as many farmers are ́price-tugged $3.50 per in,

toy shoppers. So do your shopping would declare at least two days at the National Toy Company car holiday, made trips to the New ly before your kiddies' ident toys Territories specially in order to are sold out.

purchase enough coming holiday.

urc

and Suynury Varieties at $5,40 der lin.

s

of

the best make, mostly from well known English watch and clock takers, can be obtained at the famous mainlanet Jewellers. Other brands of biscuits ifta-

Silverware for the dining playing in the show window of table and for other purpores alva Dairy Farm Are Peck form a part of the large selectiɔa Frean's Bourbon and Vita Wheat.of high quality goods sold. The former are sold at $8.10 per For those who are particular in, and the Vita Wheat are sold in having silver or gold ware 2 $3.35 per tin.

suited to their own tastes, be Fresh and cooked meats, but-sure to visit G. M. Arthur's for ter and eggs, best quality cheese that is the place where best varieties, fresh vege werkmanship can be offered to tables, provisions and groceries you. have for years made the Dairy Farina familiar and welcoming reminder to inany a housewife,

More of the best Another leading store of fresh ani best quality food is Lane Tamora May, the nume Crawford, Limited Also located spells out Tashloa in ladica

tor Nathan Road (opposite the dresses. Dairy Farm) this

store was CX- located in Room 503, Peninsula tablished in 1850, and proud of Hotel.

of

un

many

of service and

is centurylity. rejatied

Asid

An qunlistment

W31-

long

Fashionable clothes Why envy other ladies' dresses

too when you

obtain can Inshionable dress (at reasonable price) at Tamara May's?,

that

all occasions.

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Also for adults' information, all sold in the store are at ren- sonable prices.

loys

Bring your children to National Toy Company, the store that has a thousand and one items, und soo how much your kiddies are fasci- nated by the toys sold there.

would

food for Lite

Aged folks in many families are now busily buying materials to make Chinese New Year's

cakes which will be either enten by their families or be presented to friends and relatives as New Year's gifts.

As they always do when an Important festival is approaching. kiddles are now spending extra time after school hours to do window shopping.

Their sole aim is to select the best kind of toys or candies from the shop windows and then

Leading bookstore Do you know which is the mainland's leading bookstore?

If you hesitate to answer this, suggest you visit Swindon Book Company, 25, Nathan Road. For that is the store where reading matter from almost all parts of the world find their place

Best known to be the centre where the widest variety of read-them. ing matter comes under one cell- tig, Swindon book Company al- has large selection of

books for children and latest fash- ion magazines for ladies.

always present for your { ways

+ is a large selection of latest novels for grown-ups, story

und cocktail dresses.

famous for the best type of bread Economical everyday wear made and other bakeries, Lane, Craw-of best quality materials such as ford, Limited has always a large corduroy, gabardine and wool se of best quality meat, both are also available. stock

resh and cooked.

Blguses,

Jewell

skiris

Kiddies' toys

Also perlodicals, technical ma- from gazines and newspapers nearly every corner of the world can be obtained.

Greeting cards for every occa- elon, stationary for schools, offices and homes form also a part of the large selection of best quailly

goods sold at Swindon Book Com-

-Dainty-things-

ternationally.

to

persuade their parents to buy

main items of goods sold at Car- pets Industries.

Situated at 63, Austin Road, Carpet Industries is the real place. where velvet cushion covers can be obtained at moderate prices.

Visit Carpet Industries one of these days and I am sure you will agree with me that only best quality carpets are sold there,

Good food

There is nothing like a good delicious Chinese chow on New Year's Eve. The popular dining place, on the mainland that can offer-you-excellent-Chinese-food at reasonable prices' is the dining hall of Grand Hotel, Carnarvon Road.

and slacks Also stacked high on the store's which are made to it your figure shelves, thed foods from at- can be ordered at the well known most all the famous food manutriainland dressmaker's at reason- facturers of the world are pre-able (sent for your choice.

and evening dress Ask any good cook and I am handbags to match your favorite pany. ore they will-all-ngree-that--enig-dress-and-even-silver scod incal depends a lot on the ant gold belts are also among uality of food. So remember it the large selection of indies' wear Established since 1917, Swalow you want your family to enjoy displaying at Tamara May-main- Weng Lee Company is among the

Dining at the modern and well good meal be sure to drop in land's fashion centre.

few local general importers and al Lane, Crawford.

exporters that is well known in-appointed dining room of Grand Hotel does not only mean that you Sports centre

One of the very few mainlan":

Famous manufacturers of art will have good Chinese food. Almost everybody has a hob-stronghold of toys for kiddles o

entbroideries, lingeries and napery There is also excellent European Sumia may like to collect all ages is the Sunny Company linens, Swatow Weng Lee Com food. And, talking about dining

at 90, Nathan Road. tamps whereas others may take.

pany is located at 52. Nathan room service, Grand Hotel dining vrent interest in spurts.

Always a warehouse of beat Road. Suk, cotton lingeries, novel-room is tops on service. E.. C. Fincher's store on 11. toys, Sunday Company, a name

Lies ote....

During the Chinese New Year form only a small por- Falbury Road 1 minute walk dddles will always remember, is

Yeng Lee you" may: take quite a few. snape TOM the Star Ferry Kowloon alsɔ a good

a good place to buy, va~r~Compares in theiri ahots of the true Chinese custom m

kiddies' books own workshops in China, Vier, is the centre of almost all sets, stationery,

If you want good pictures be sure kinds of sports equipment.

and other things that will fasel-

From India, Chin's, England, to bring the roll of negatives to Don't think that shop only sells ate your children.

Italy and many other European Victor Studio located in Nathan perts equipment.. Other import-

countries, carpets, tapestries and Road. el goals including dolls for your

The studio is also well experi- upholsteries of various designs kiddies, in-doer games for all

and in numerous colours are the leneed in taking portrait photos,

For adults, Sunny Company is one of the few places on the mo'nland where popular maga-

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GRAND HOTEL

(FOR SERVICE & EXCELLENT CUISINE).....

ANNOUNCE

THE EXTENSION OF THEIR PREMISES-

· BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

Carnavon Road, Kowloon

Tal: 58147.

FURTHER STOCKS

of

"HENSELITE" BOWLS

HAVE ARRIVED

SIZES 4-15/16 TO· 5-1/16

E. C. FINCHER

11. Salisbury Rd., Kowloon.

Tel. 58818

FELT BASE FLOOR COVERING "BALATUM"

in carpet sizes and runners

Only $ 4 per square yard

CAN BE WASHED WITH SOAP & WATER

·

CARPET INDUSTRIES

63, Austin Road'

GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS

IN

GOLD, SILVER

AND-

CRYSTAL OBTAINABLE AT

Kowloon.

G. M. ARTHUR & CO.

THE JEWELLERS.

40 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.:

TEL. 57513.

FRESH FROZEN FRUITS

RHUBARB

BOYSENBERRIES BLACKBERRIES

ETC.

&

VEGETABLES

ASPARAGUS BROCCOLI BEANS

PEAS

MIXED VEGETABLE

CAULIFLOWER, ETC.

ALL EQUALLY DELICIOUS!

Buy From Your Nearest

LANE CRAWFORD. LTD

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