O.P. Place

Some idea of the extent of the trade carried on by the firm and the resources at their command may be gathered from the size of their new premises, which are situated on an extensive piece of ground just off the New Road, and adjoining their old site, which will shortly be occupied by the Chartered Bank's building now in course of erection.

The house, both in regard to its size and the wide range of selection provided by the amount of stock, compares favourably with any of the leading stores in either Singapore or Pinang.

Hardware, stationery, furniture, safes, machinery, pumps, machine fittings, china, glass, crockery, trunks, travellers' requisites, fancy goods, typewriters, duplicators, bicycles, clocks, and many other articles, all come within the scope of the enterprise.

These goods are imported direct from the leading houses in Europe and America, and the name and standing of the firm are sufficiently high, in themselves, to guarantee their quality.

Garden and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, occupying an area in the historic Bang Rak neighbourhood featuring several European heritage buildings.

[5] The building was built in 1908 in the neoclassical style, with arched window arcades in two storeys spanning the length of its wide façade, which is decorated with mouldings, superimposed pilasters and rusticated walls.