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Ōtepoti / Dunedin

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"L. Gang & Co. Cnr. Main North Road & Chambers Street N.E. Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand. Phone 14-604"

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Reference NumberEph-0022-DU-DDate[1940-1945]

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DescriptionA poster to advertise a Chinese fruit and vegetable shop in Dunedin
There is writing in Chinese calligraphy on the right side of the poster and three Chinese characters written on the left side. Peter Lee has translated the writing as:
盈盈一唱十分春：
She sings beautifully with easy grace like the super spring
绝代风华妙入神：
She is a timeless icon and the best of beauty
何事隔窗还佇憶：
Why she stand still in other side of the window to recalls
個中消息意中人：
She is sending a message to the person she is in love with.
It is signed: Lai Mei Sheng.History / BiographyL. Gang and Co. is listed in Stone's Otago and Southland Directory at 108 North Road, Dunedin from 1941-1945. It is listed in Dunedin telephone directories from November 1940-January 1945.
"This shop at 108 North Road, North East Valley, was originally established in the 1930s by Ng Leslie Gan, who traded as L. Gang & Co. It was taken over by Wong Git Way in 1946 and called Wong & Co." (from 'The Fruits of Our Labours Chinese Fruit Shops in New Zealand' by Ruth Lam, Beverly Lowe, Helen Wong, Michael Wong and Carolyn King; Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust, Wellington, 2018, Volume 1, page 36).ProvenanceDonated in 1978 by Mr G. Jeffrey of Roxburgh.Object Dimensions(h) 770 mm x (w) 530 mm

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NamesL. Gang and CompanyNg, Leslie GanSubjectsChinese - New ZealandFruit - MarketingChinese languageChinese in New Zealand

CollectionŌtepoti / Dunedin

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