Regaining Queen's Road, we find the Stag Hotel at the corner of Staveley Street. Of all the old-style hotels in the Colony the "Stag" is the only one which to-day retains its name.
"The Globe Hotel was close to the corner of Wellington Street and Queen's Road and was better known in its days as the "Bier Halle". It was just here that the old Fire Brigade Station was located.
"Further on we come to the Central Hotel which was situated at the corner of Wellington Street and Queen's Road and was better known in its day as the "Bier Halle". just here that the old Fire Brigade Station was located. It was
Further on we come to the Central Hotel which was situated at the corner of Gough Street Steps and Queen's Road, and lay between the Globe and German Taverns.
"Straight on from the latter and in the following order, were the "Rose, Shamrock and Thistle," the "International" (formerly the "Man at the Wheel") and the "Land We Live In" hotels. Further west still, and near to the Queen's Road entrance to the Government Civil Hospital, was "The Western hotel". A warm corner of the town this.
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"Now with the thirsty of the Colony there was one glory of Queen's Road and another glory of Des Voeux Road. The Cosmopolitan Hotel was at No.65 in this latter road. It was on the corner just opposite to where the old Victoria Cinema (now David House) was situated.
"Between this point and the present Post Office stood the Owl Grill Rooms, where Dick Daly performed prodigiously with porter-house steaks.
"The Praya East Hotel, as the name implies, was down in that part of the town near Spring Garden Lane. Dick Whittaker, the sports promoter, was the proprietor, and it was for many years the home of "Bill Lewis" a well-known boxer in the Colony.
"The next drink procurable going East, was at the Bay View hotel, now a police station. Johnny Osborne ran the house until it was resumed by Government. After that he crossed the bay and was mine host at the old Kowloon Hotel. This house was demolished years ago and its site is now covered by modern flats.
"Still going in the direction of Taikoo, the next house we call was the Belle View Hotel, afterwards called the North Point Hotel and latterly Ming Yuen Gardens. The Belle View had nice shady trees around it and at one time a bowling-alley was provided as an additional attraction. This was followed by a boxing stadium which did service as a skating rink when not occupied by the "fancy.
"At the upper end of Happy Valley for a time was the Happy Retreat Hotel. The Yeung Wo Nursing Home afterwards occupied this site.