No_5_November_and_December__1939 — Page 1

THE

HONG RONG

AND/OUTH CHINA

BUILDER

A BI-MONTHLY PERIODICAL

OF

BUILDING AND REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG AND THE FAR EAST.

CHINA

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

HONG KONG

CONTENTS Nor. Dec.1939 1939 Vol. 4#5

MACAO

MALAYA

Page

Page

New China Light & Power Co. Station

11

Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Clubhouse

39

Two Modern Bank Buildings

23

New Projects (English)

41

Crown Land Sales

25

Survey of New Constructions

48

Public Works Department Reports

26

New Projects (Chinese)

55

Modernizing Queen's Road

31

Buyers' Guide

58

Munsang College

35

European Bungalow with Chinese Tiled Roof 64

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Page

Page

Aluminium Union Ltd.

Andersen, Meyer & Co., Ltd.

Atlas Preservative Co., Ltd. Bigazzi, Raoul

Blackmore, E. W., Ltd.

30

Lee Cheong & Co.

52

2

Lee Yu Kee

53

4

Malcolm & Co., Ltd.

38

24

Malcolm & Co., Ltd. (Atlas "A")

4

40

Manners, John & Co., Ltd.

54

Cathay Ceramics (H.K.) Ltd.

6

Marsman Hongkong China Ltd.

44

Cathay Ceramics (H.K.) Ltd.

32

Concrete Products Ltd.

Inside Back Cover

Davie, Boag & Co., Ltd. (Masonite) Davie, Boag & Co., Ltd. (Westinghouse)

. Front Cover

Marsman Hongkong China Ltd. (A.C.E. Hoists) Marsman Hongkong China Ltd. (Muirhill Dumpers) Reiss, Bradley & Co., Ltd.

1

28

18

22

Robinson, J. L. & Co.

52

Davie, Boag & Co., Ltd.

10

Shewan, Tomes & Co., Ltd. (Aluminium)

30

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. (Allustre Fireplaces) Back Cover

Shewan, Tomes & Co. Ltd. (Celotex)

37

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. (Dodge Cars)

.Inside Front Cover

Shewan, Tomes & Co., Ltd. (Certain-teed)

46

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. (Frigidaire)

5

Shewan, Tomes & Co., Ltd. (Wire Netting)

20

Friends Company

3

Simplex Gypsum Products Ltd.

37

General Electric Co. of China Ltd.

34

Green Island Cement Co., Ltd.

South China Spuncrete Co., Ltd.

40

21

H.K. & China Gas Co., Ltd.

46

Texas Co. (China), Ltd.

42

H.K. Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. Humphreys Estate & Finance Co., Ltd.

16

Tung Tai Engineering Co., Ltd.

3

36

Vibro Piling Co., Ltd.

40

Jardine Engineering Corpn., Ltd. Keen Sang Brickworks

2

Warren, C. E. & Co., Ltd.

47

54

Weaver & Co., Ltd.

53

Lacon, B. J. & Co.

16

Wing Tai Cheung Co., Ltd.

54

PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY BY

THE HONG KONG BUILDER

HENRY GRAYE MANAGING EDITOR.

HONG KONG BANK BUILDING, HONG KONG.

R. F. FORBES, M.A.. ADVERTISING MANAGER.

TELEPHONE 23304

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TSINGTAO.

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