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PLOT FOR A CHURCH IN KOWLOON.
Property was put up yesterday both at the Public Works Depart- ment and at the China Auction Rooms. In the former case all the land sold was in Kowloon and undeveloped, while Mr. de Sousa's sate was confined to a plot in Vic torin, with a dwelling house there on. It wae notable that one of the conditions of sale of Crown land laid it down that the area could only be used for the erection of a church and this lot was knocked down to a religious body.
At the P.W.D., the first lot offered was New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1184 at the Junction of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Pol Ho Street, Shamshufpo, and held for a torm of 70 years from July, 1898. at an annual Crown Rental of $16 and having an area of 2,193 square fect. Upact price, $3,290.
The purchaser was held to an expenditure of $5,000 in rateable improvements within 24 months and that with levelling, certain arens should be turned over to the Director of Public Works within 12 months.
There was an unexpected burst of bidding for this lot, which opened at the upset price and with bids of $100, went to $3,790 and was purchased by Yin Nen She at this figure.
A New Church."
Lot No. 2 was land situated at the junction of Prince Edward Road and Waterloo Road, having an area of 76,500 square feet at an annual Crown rental of $526 and held for a period of 75 years from sale. Upset price $38,250,
The peculiar conditions of sale were as follows:
-WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1928.
CORRESPONDENCE.
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[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.)
Sir,--For Home years, this Colony has had the reputation of being apathetic towards music, and many of the distinguished artists who have performed horo have had exceedingly bad "houses." Sometimes the notice has been 6o short that many people have be- come booked for other engage ments; at other times the adver- tising has been inadequate or the artist has not been sufficiently woll-known to attract attention.
A Socfety has now been formed, called the Hongkong Musical So člety, the object of which is to stimulate interest in music and to give out by post information about recitals, etc., as soon as dates are fixed, to ensuro a good attendance. I should like to emphasize that the Society will have no financial interest in any of the concerts to which it londs its support. There is no subscription, but members are expected to make avery enden- vour to come to good concerts.
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A former realdent of Hongkong in the person of Mr. W. E. Schroeder, who for over thirty years has been associated with cable work in China, has left Shanghai on retirement.
Mr. Schroeder was born in Copenhagen in 1808 and joined the Great Northern Telegraph Company in 1887. He was sent | to Newcastle and then ho wont to Argentine in connexion with telegraph.construction on the railway. Returning he was all stationed in Gotenburg, Sweden, and then in Finland. In 1895 ho was sent to the Far East, and his connexion with China has been uninterrupted since that year.
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Mr. Schroeder was first of all stationed in Hongkong and then in Shanghai, and in 1900 transferred to Chefoo. That was the year of the Boxer trouble, and he organized the new cable station there. Following upon this ho returned to Shanghai, and since To make this venture a succoss, 1904 he has been superintendent it is necessary to have the names there, a post which he has just PACIFIC SERVICE and addresses of everyone in the relinquished. It is satisfactory to Colony who would like to receive know that his work, often difficult the notices of concerts and I and arduous, gained the appre should appreciate it if you wouldciation of his own country and of allow me to appeal through your China, for he was made a Knight columns for the support of those of Dannebrog and was decorated interested. Yours, etc.
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ing over of certain areas to the Government when levelled, within
The only bid received was through the agent of the Very Revd. Bishop Valtorta for the R. G. Church at the upset price, and with no op- position, the lot was knocked down at that figure.
The purchaser of the Lat will not be allowed to erect any build-12 months, ings on the lot other than a Church, and detached or semi- detached houses of European type. The design of the exterior eleva- tions, plans and disposition of any buildings to be erected on the lot nhall be subject to the special ap- proval of the Director of Public Works and in no case may the height of any building exceed 35 feet except with the consent of the Director of Public Works.
The purehnaer will not be allow ed to erect any building within 20 feet of Prince Edward Road or
Waterloo Road.
The purchaser of the lot shall pay into the Colonial Treasury, on demand, the cost of removing any Chinese graves at present on the area, if such removal becomes necessary; the work to be done by the Tung Wah Hospital Au- thorities,
The purchaser of the lot shall pay into the Treasury, on demand, the cost of removing any water main, cable, telegraph or telephone lae, sewer or culvert, which the Director of Public Works may con- sider it necessary to have removed.
The purchaser shall develop the loz.to the antisfaction of the Direc- tor of Public Works and for this purpose shall provido a general lay out plan, showing the bulld- ings which it is proposed to erect, for approval by that officer before any buildings are commenced, and after approval has been given, no additions or alterations to such buildings shall be made without the consent in writing of the Direc] tor of Public Works.
The purchaser was also enjoined by a clause to expend the sum of $100,000 in rateable improvements within 36 months and the usual elause was included for the turn-
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In many respects Mr. Schroeder has taken an netive part in the doings of the foreign communities with which he has been associated. In 1897 he joined "A" Co., S.V.C., and holding the rank of corporal, was in charge of the signal ecc- tion of the whole Corps. He also took a keen and practical interest in racing, and while in Checfoo was a steward of the club. It is Shamshulpo Lot.... interesting to mention that his Lot No. 3 was situated at Sham-jockoy there was Mr. Arthur Park- shulpo and consisted of New Kow. hill. He continued his interest in loon Inland Lot No. 1185, at the racing on coming to Shanghat, and junction of Tai Nan Street and at various times owned several excellent ponies although nover Boundary Street, having an area of 4,580 square feet and held for securing the highest honours. Probably the best he over had a period of 75 years from 1808 at an was Trylle II which in 1021 beat annual Crown Rental of $32. Up- Mr. John Toeg's crack animal set price, $6,870..
Sale clauses were as usual, In-Wilson, but Mr. Schroeder is cluding the expenditure of $10,000 candid enough to express the in rateable improvements within opinion that the win was probably 24 months and levelling the alte more to the fine riding of Mr. W. Hill than to the merits of the and turning over to the Govern
pony. ment within 12 months,
There was no opposition to Mr. Chan Kwai of Prayn Eist at the upset price, and the lot was dis posed of accordingly,
At the China Auction Rooms, Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa put up a lot of house property which was disposed of at quite a reasonable figure.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
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Kyoto, Nov. 13. A Hongkong Lot,
Reporting on the progress of Mr. There was a fair attendance Yada's unofficial negotiations with when Section D of Inland Lot No. the Nationalists, Baron Tanaka, 2294, together with all erections speaking at a Cabinet meeting, and buildings thereon known as stated that they were progressing No. 19 Sing Woo Rond, Victoria, smoothly and there was a bright consisting of a shop and, dwelling prospect of settling all ponding house were put up. The pro- questions except Tsinan. He also perty is held for the residue of stated that the railway negotiations the unexpired term of 78 years in Manchuria, are making steady from July, 1912, at an annual | progress. Crown Rental of $3.20.
Opening at $5,000, with bids of $500 acceptable, bidding was not exciting and after six raises at the minimum, the sale was con- cluded in favour of Mr. Han Kwang-cheun at $8,000,
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