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It's cold, time to buy some coal-1935

It's cold, time to buy some coal-1935
Submitted by IDJ
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Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, December 15, 1935
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1930s Hong Kong
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Submitted by breskvar on Wed, 2011-01-19 23:46.
But what is C.O.D.? Something on delivery? A ton of coal isn't exactly a small amount, so I guess the prices have to be interpreted carefully.

Submitted by tngan on Thu, 2011-01-20 00:02.

Hi there,

What else could it be except for Cash?  Just one of the common shipping/fowarding terms, I guess, you have other like F.O.B. , C.I.F.... to name a couple of them.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by breskvar on Thu, 2011-01-20 13:30.

Of course it is!  There must be too much plastic nowadays with all the cards and the Octopus that I forget there is such a way to pay for goods.

Submitted by sf (not verified) on Fri, 2011-01-21 03:56.

Cash On Delivery.

Submitted by David on Fri, 2011-01-21 15:45.

HOP HING. Coal Merchants, Motor Transport Contractors & Stevedores.
439 Hennessy Road.

Submitted by 80sKid on Fri, 2011-01-21 16:30.

Fittingly, Wanchai Fire Station now occupies 439 Hennessy Road

Submitted by tngan on Fri, 2011-01-21 17:06.

Hi there,

The coal dealer is out, but the building housing the Hong Kong & Kowloon Firewood Trade Association is still standing in Jaffe Road near Flemming Road in Wanchai.  The house is sort of old if you look at it in close quarters.

When you see the street view, look for the Jet-Win Electrical Co. Ltd.  That is the building.  If you look up, you should be able to see the Chinese name of the Trade Assocation in black, against the Beige.  Note, th ename is being set in traditional Chinese brush script, which is read from right to left as 會商業柴九港。

I have previously mentioned in another post that this Association appeared to be up and running as it is still being listed as active donors in some charity donor lists a few years ago.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by annelisec on Fri, 2011-01-21 19:28.

From a Chinese blog

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-TW&u=http://hk.myblog....

Read it  through Google translate, and it has lots of other good stuff.