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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1901.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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CHEMISTS AND AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,

66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

THE ASSESSMENT OF MACHINERY.

A

THE NEW CHINESE TARIF'F.

To Let.

TO LET.

PUN, HUNG, 185, Queen's Road Central, 2257 Hongkong, Decumber 3, 1901.

TO LET.

January, 1902.

Apply to

LIAO TZE SAN, China Merchunts Steam F. Co..

38, Des Voeux Road.

2149

TO LET.

TO. 1, STEWART TERRACE The

PEAR.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

"MENT & AGENCY CO., LT Hengkong, July 136, 1901

TO LET.

1478

The N.-C. Daily Neics of the 26th November saya-The proposed tariff“ för

TU. 2, ORMSBY TERRACE, from textile goale, which amount to about pixty February, 1902. per cent of the import trade of Chins with No. 5. ORMSBY TERRACE, from Ist A decision In a test action concerning forbign countries, has been accepted by the January, 1002 the valuation of machinery for assessable principal importing nations; and by Sir

Apply to

purposes, way

recently given

by Robert Hart on behalf of the Chinoo Dundee Town Council sitting as Government. This monument to the is Valuation Appeal Court. James Cur-dustry and ability of the merchants who michael & Co. (Limited), Ward Found-anterprise and resourcefulness are some ry, had appealed against the valuation of times is ignorantly as they are supercilious £1500 placed upon machinery in theirly decried, has been drawn up by a Com-ROOMED Bungalow "Rhoda," Bun- 15 ham Road Beginning, from 1st foundry, contending that the valuation of mittes ofthe China Association in conjun £1500 placed on their buildings stention with the American, German, and boilers, main engines, shafting, sad gearing Japanese importing merchants generally; was all that could be entered on the valun- and it is unnecessary to point out how much tion roll in respect that the machinery its adoption must lessen the labours of the entered at £1000 comprised tools, and was Tariff Commissioners appointed by the prin Hongkong, November 30, 1981. not axed or attached to the heritable sub-cipal importing nations. After the impat jest in the sense of the Valvation Acts. tariffas a whole is settled, what is wanted The evidence lasted three days, experts is to persuade the Chinese Government of being oxamined for both parties. The the desirability of abolishing altogether at- assessor, while adding that the mode he port duties and likin. a constant expaes- had adopted was now, not only to Dundee on of importe is the end at which Chinese but to the whole of Scotland, defended it statesmen should be encouraged to ai on the ground that the machines, baving The increase of exporto which would follow special foundations, and being attached to the abolition of export duties, and the re- these foundations, were part and parcel of moval altogether of the burden of lisin, one another and heritable property. The would necessarily lead to a largo and con machines, he acknowledged, were tools, but tinuing increase in importa, which would tools word assessable when fixed to a herit rapidly compensal for the loss of revenuo able subject. With regard to his ineluding

from expert duties, slated the steam hammoor in the rail, he stat that a steam hammer must be looked on as an cugine, because once the team was brought to it, it developed fis own mechan iral power, and was not driven by geating notuated by the main engine. The appel lants argoed that all previous decisions in A the Law Courts were against the principle the assessor was endeavouring to introduce. The machines were simply connected to the concrate foundations by nats screwed on bolts in the concrete, but so they could be removed without destruction or damage to themselves or the heritable subject they must be regarded as warble, and therefore not assessable. The machines hud hoon. brought to Ward Foundry, not for the Purpose of increasing the value of the barf- tage, bat in order that the Mests Cormi chael might carry on their business, The Court sustained the appeal, except in respect to two machines a dyname engine

and wheel pit-which they

2800

and £100, which at a rate

verly

gave nu albul value of 207 Court held that the eviden

new.dona

To Let.

TO LET OR SELL.

BINSON ROAD, EUROPEAN HOUSE, No. 21, Ro Apply to

MAN CHEUNG ZUEN,

Bonham Strand. Hongkong, November 8, 1901.

TO LET.

9280

TONYHURST," MAGAZINE GAP.

Apply to THE HONGKONG. LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, November 27, 1901:

STOLEN

2423

US in CLIFTON GARDENS,

CONDUTT ROAD

HOUSE RIPON TERRACE THE RETREAT MOUNT KELLETT. GODOWNS A BLUE BUILDINGHÈ HOUT CAUSEWAY BAY, FACING TER

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MENT

UROPEAN HOUSES No. 4, 55, e, 7 and 8, WEED DELIL WANCHAL Bean."

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SANG KEE

238, Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, November 30, 1901

TO LET

1360

FOUSE, WOODLANDS WEST, No. 9,..

HERON ROAD

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Cavỡ of * CAINA MAIL' Olies.]] Hongkong, Nevember 5, 171..

9412

STO LET.

TODOWN, No. Ba, DUIWELL. STREET.

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YARROW'S SHALLOW DRAFT STEAMERS.

TERXWHEEL SPPAMER- Lige been found by experience to be the best type of vessel for shallow river navigation under many conditions of working, and of these Messrs. Yaneow have built a very large number of successful cxamples for,

its of the world system are constracted when required, to draw a little be to faches

all parts

The construction of shallow river vessels propelled on various systems has been made the speciality of Messen. YARROW & Co, Lau:

For particulars apply to t

YARROW & CO., LTD., Shipbuilders,

Agents for LEA & PERKINS'

CROSSE &

Bu Special Warrant

Purveyors to

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST LEVER WATCHES

MENT & AGENCY CO. Ta Hongkong, July 4, 1901

1369

TO LET

D0031, No. 72, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, formerly Office of the late Ms. ROBINSON,

Apply on the PREMISES Hongkong, October 28, 1901

TO LET,

2189

Voll Burnished BEDROOM and BATH

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