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WASEE & Co., A. K. H., Cotton Manu- facturers and Importers-Rajawongse Road

WAUGH & Co., LTD., HENRY (Formerly Katz Bros., Ltd.), Merchants, Import and Export-Anuwongse Road; Teleph. 245; Tel. Ad: Katz. Head Office: Singapore. Branches: Bangkok, Penang, Medan, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, London & Hamburg

L. A. Davies, manager

A. Tanner

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & Co., LTD., General Drapers, Outfitters, Boot and Shoe Im- porters, Glass and China Merchants, Stationers and Perfumers-New Road; Teleph. 5662; Tel. Ad: Warfield

G. E. Grieves, manager

S. Martin

Miss Chamrong Miss Meh Chuer

S. Beng

S. Siri

K. San Chay

WINDSOR & Co.-Telephs. 5721 and 5701; Tel. Ad: Sita. Head Office: Hamburg, 36, Esplanade 1

Chr. Brockmann, partner

R. Brockmann,

W. Fuhrhop,

do.

do.

H. Paschkewitz, signs per pro.

C. von Arentschildt

Mrs. C. von Arentschildt

H. R. Hermanns

H. Moeller

A. Ulrich

Nai K. S. Lim and Nai Lim Keng

Seng, compradores

Hardware Store

K. Hertel·

Technical Department

Th. Ziegler, C.E.

Dr. F. Wiegand

F. C. Wong, compradore

Motor Garage

F. M. Vil, engineer I. G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft

Dr. W. Schmidt, representative

WU-CHAN & Co., General Merchants

Anuwongse Road

SIAMESE MONEY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

MONEY

2 Solot

or 1 Att

$0.0095

4 Sáling=

2 Atts

or 1 Pai

$0.019

4 Bäts

2 Pais

or 1 Seek

$0.038

2 Seeks

or 1 Fu'ang

$0.076

2 Fu'ang

or 1 Sálü'ng

$0.150

or 1 Bätor Tical= or 1 Tämlü'ng 20 Tämlü'ngs or 1 Ch'äng 50 Ch❜ängs or 1 Hip 100 Häps

$0.60

$2.40

$48.00

or 1 Tära

WEIGHTS

$2,400.00 -$240,000.00

The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same terms. A Tical weighs 236 grains troy.

The Siamese standard of weight is just double that of the Chinese, and goods are bought and sold in Bangkok more by the Chinese than the Siamese standard.

LONG MEASURE

1 Niw

12 Niws

2 K'ú'ps

make make

4 Säwks

make

1 K'ú'p 1 Säwk 1 Wah

inch 9 inches 19 inches 78 inches

20 Wahs

make

1 Sën

130 feet

400 Sëns

make

1 Yot

9 statute miles

Note.-Timber is bought by the Yök, which is 64 Säwk in length by 1 Säwk in width or 36,864 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.

1 Tänan...

20 Tänans make 1 Táng

DRY MEASURE

1 pints 15 pints

25 Tänans

make 1 Sat

100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyan).

A Keeanis 20 Piculs; a Picul is 1333lbs. avoirdupois.