You are to-day meeting at your company's completed new premises for the rst time, and T believe that I can congratulate you, most particularly, upon the completion of this building. andthe bright future which T am Positively satiated Is awaiting you in Jour new premises.
TT can assure you, that the decision of your directors in. selecting this Spot for the company's new premises, has already established itself beyond possible doubt, that the selection was an admirable one. For the frst month, the turnover was low, but gradually each month our turnover fins increased and to-day it stands sition which your directors cor most gratifying.
This position has been considerably sted by your company having as clients a number of well-to-do Chinese who are increasingly coming {our premises for their purchases and in order to assist. the Chinese Public In this respect, you will prob-have noticed that we have an ftteactive Chinese staff to attend to] the same.
Your directors and _management have received many congratulatory remarks for the way in which your Bubbling Well Road premises have been Laid out, on the comfort and ease] of shopping in a daylight store, and fon its. bright and" attractive ap-Pearance, There is no doubt that Your company's new home is the most Attractive store in this elty—I might leven venture to say the most attrac-five East of Suez. That this Ig appreciated by the buying public of Shanghai is clearly established by the Increased business your company now doing. Another popular: feature that was inaugurated at the opening of the Store was the "Publee-Car-Park," and 1 should like to ask you, whilst shopping here, to always turn in by the Little Club and take advantage of the "Fuhlee-
The "Man's Shop"
Your directors and management were In full accord, that it would be In the interests of the Company. and leo fulfil a want required by" the Shanghai public, if we had a small [but elect "Man's Shop" downtown, where It would be always accessible to the Shanghai business man; and, you will no doubt have noticed that Guring the year under review, we have leased the premises formerly Joceupied by the Asia Realty Ca, [and to-day we are enjoying the trulls of cur decision.
'On February 1 the doors of these new' premises were opened and right from the frst day it has proved a splendid success. Again, I am going claim that this is the nest ste! Men's speciality shop in this ity, with i panelling, modern quick serving fixtures and glass chow eases. prelecting the goods from dirt and dust, yet allowing them to be seen a fal times to advantage and attractive window display. It soon became Popular es a real man's shop.
hope you will not think that T Jam too enthusiastic about our main store and the man's shop, but 1 do really think that your company has re-established itself to great edvant-Jage in both locations.
The Company's Flats that your company's decision erect modern flats on the top of our Bubbling "Well Road premises has been fully justlied, Is proved by the fact that every Mat is let on a lease
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