North China and Union Offices On Monday the combined staffs of tke North China Insurance Ca., Ld. and the Union Insurance Society of Canton, moved into-their new premises, No. 4 the Bund, where they now occupy the extensive ground floor of that building. Considerable care has. been taken in laying out the new premises and without doubt the new home of. these two companies forms as imposing an office as can well be desired in Shanghai.
The spacious public hall in which are the counters where the needs of the public are attended has been wainscoated in teak throughout, which with the'furniture of the same wood and colour makes an admirable setting. The lay-out of the floor space has much to eommend itself, securing convenience alike for the staff and the general public. The manager's room and board room at the left hand side of the new entrance which has been cut on the Bund side, is done up in wainscoating of teak, stained to represent mahogany and with suitable furniture, stained glass windows, ete. is the ideal of digni ity and comfort. Special compartments are also provided in the main hall for the stenographers and conference room, while the three compradores have offices entirely their own, with a separate entrance on the Canton Road side of the premises. An adequate supply of fans keeps in motion the air which is drawn into the building down a shaft at the back and is forced out of the hall. by a number of fans placed in the windows, a considerable reduction of temperature resulting. The appointments throughout have been in-the hands of Messrs. Weeks & Ca., Ld. who have fitted up a@ most comfortable office in which the appointments are remarkable for the: dignity of their treatment.
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