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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, 1924.

THE TRANSFER OF MILITARY

LANDS.

ARBITRATOR'S VALUATION.

AN AWARD OF NEARLY SEVENTEEN

MILLIONS.

PROPOSED ACCEPTANCE OF THE AWARD.

At a mesting of the Hongkong Legi- lative Council, called for Thursday, the Hon, Colonial Secretary will propose the} fallowing resolution:---

Resolved that this Council approves the scceptance of the award of Sir John Hubert Oakley dated the second day of! November, 103, in respect of certain Lands situated in the Colony of Hong- kong now vested in the Army, Council.) ne set out in Sessional Paper No. 1 of 1994, and recommends that steps be taken to give effect to it as soon as possible.

SIR JOHN OAKLEY'S AWARD!

The award of air John Hubert Oakley » in respect of certain lands now vested in

the Army Council reads as follows:

TO ALL TO WROM these presents shall

KONG HOTEL"

(or aggregate of the several sums set out CARNIVAL AT THE HONG-

in the fifth column of "the said schedule or ascertainable from the rates and figures in the said schedule set forth and the rules therein laid down. for ascer,

taining increases or deductions in certain ouses will be due from the Government of Hongkong to the Army Council as and for the price purchase money and compensation for the lands described in the mid schedule and the inheritance thereof in fee simple in possession and for all damages to be sustained by the Army Council by reason of any severing and injurious affecting of other lands on such sale and transfer except as here inbefore mentioned.

AND I do also award settle order and determine that the several sums set out in the fifth column of the said schedule are site values which include the value (ii) That if the sum total of the award of materials of buildings now standing shall be deemed by the Government on the lands to which such proral sums of Hongkong to be a greater price relato for removal by the purchaser than the said Colony can afford to pay and the Governor of Hongkong whore such removal could be made at a shall in writing inform the General profit and allewing for the cost to the Officer Commanding the Forces in purchaser of auch removal where such China thereof at the earliest poss ible date being not later than four cost would be more than the value of months from the date of the award the materials theo the Government of Hongkong shall not be bound to proceed with and completo the purchase and transfer or to proceed with the re provisioning of the garrison eise-

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where

AND WHELLAS the blocks or lots herein

AND that if upon completion of the sale and purchase as aforesaid the Gar. ernment of Hongkong should decide to make some use of a permanent nature of any of the buildings which at the time of transfer may be on the lands trans

A GAY SCENE.

No where in the Colony were things so bright and gay last night as at the Hongkong Hotel, the occasion, of course, being the annual Chinese carnival Last year's carnival was a brilliant affair and a difficult to surpass, bat experience manager, and his staff of assistants who is a great teacher, and Mr. Norton, the

are past masters at successful carnival organisation, succeeding in excelling all previous efforts. One great lesson they learned was how to cater for practically 100 guests more than attended the pre- vious year's carnival, when 400 sat down to dinner. This year the guests number ed nearly 500, and despite this ineroase everybody was comfortably provided for, Needless to say the commodious grill room was artistically decorated in typical Chinese fashion. The corridor to the grill-room was clegantly furnished with Blackwood: the ceiling lights were cover- ed with monster Chinese lanterns; and specimens of togeniously constructed The flower baskets were frerywhere. walls were gaily decomted with flags and Buating. as were also the verandahs, An additional effect was gained on the veracdahs by loops of coloured electric ranged, a feature of these decorations

The tables were tastefully ar lights. being bowls of gold fish. For this alone the management had hired 190 bowls of gold fish. Papet caps, toy ballons and other paraphernalia of carnival were ant the disposal of the guests. The manage ment indeed overlooked no detail in their effort to ensure the success of the 'even- ing

Chinese menu card was provided; one In keeping with the event a dainty side showed the menu in English and on before referied to are the several piecesferred instead of pulling down such the other side the courses were given in

of land show on the said maps or plans buildings then qad in every such case' and thereon indicated by distinctive the value as may be mutually agreed by the Army Council and the Government colouring and sumbering sad also des of Hongkong of the buildings so used cribed in the said schedule as separata according to and based upon the use so to be made shall be added to the Now. Know. Ya that I the said Sir price or sum of or for the land upon John Hubert Oakley having taken upon which such building standa myself the duties obligations and burthen

items

come i Sir John Hubert Oakley, Knight,

AND further I do award settle order of 1/5 Chorios Street, St. James's Square, of the said appointment and reference and determine that in the event of with London England send greeting.

and having been attended by the repro drawal by the Army Council as herein WEIDEAS the Innds situate in the sentatives in Hongkong of the Army before mentioned of any of the said Colony of Hongkong and more parti. Council and the Government of Hong- completa blocks or loss thes and in such their witnesses, and by case the price or sum which will be dur cularly deliccated and described on the kong and

witnesses called by myself and have aforesaid will be the said sum total maps or plans hereto anexed and re-ing heard and considered the allega. or aggregate less such of the said several ferred to in the schedule hereto with the tions and proofs so before me, and sums set out or ascertainable as afore "building thereon and the appartenances having viewed all the said lands and said as relate to the block or lot or

having also in making this my award blocks or lots so withdrawn thereto are now

rested in the Army

regarded not only the value of the in- IN WITNESS whereof I have set my Council (which designation where used terest of the Army Council in the lands hand to this duplicate of my award this in these presents includes the Secretary described in the said schedule but also Second day of November One thousand of State for War and the War Office) auf damage to be sustained by the Army nine hundred and twenty-three. io fee simple in possession or for a estate or interest deemed for the pur- poses of these presents to be the equi-

valent.

AND WHEREAS the Government of the Colony of Bongkong being desirous of taking transfer of or purchasing from the Army Council the said lands entered into negotiations with the Army Council there

for

Council in the event of sale and transfor as aforesaid by reason of the severing "of the lands to be sold and purchased from other lands of the Army Council and by otherwise injuriously affecting such other' lands by reason of such sale and transfer except as regards access by existing roads footways and carrying ways all of which are to remain available to the Army

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SIGNED by the Said Sir John Hubert

Oakley in the presence of

1.

(SA) JOHN H. OAKLEY. (Sd.) H. K. HOLES,

Crown Solicitor, Hongkong. (Sd.) R. M. CORD,

Rochester, Kent,

THE BOXEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO.

Rules for ascertaining increases or deduc- tions to be made on completion of sala and purchase,

Council and the garrison, is heretofors until some equally suitable and approved access is provided by the Government of 1. If upon survey and "measurement Hongkong and having also regarded the of the lands made before compktion the fact that the Government of Hongkong areas given below are found to be inexact AND WHEREAS in and for the said have agreed as a condition precedent to and inaccurate then the amounts set out negotiations I the said Sir John Hubert transfer by the Army Council to repro in the fifth column shall be respectively vixion as regards site and buildings and increased or reduced so as to make the Oakley was appointed by the Army

having also regarded. the agreements said amounts accord with the corrected Council, to proceed to the said Colony terms stipulations provisoes and reser-areas at the rates per square foot set and to ascertain the value of the maid vations as recited thereia Do make this opposite thereto respectively.

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my award in writing of and concerning 2. In the event of buildings being AND WHEREAS after my arrival at the the premises in the manner following retained and use thereof of a permanent enture made after completion of the sale said Colony to take up the duties of the

and purchase instead of being pulled down I no award settle order and deter and converted into materials then the Esid appointment the Army Council and the Government of Hongkong through mine that upon cale and transfer by value of such buildings to be mutually their respective representatives agreed the Army Council to the Government of agreed as above shall be added to the sums that subject only to the provisoes or re- Hongkong of the lands described in the respectively set out in the fifth column bervations hereinafter set forth within schedule hereto within ten years from the opposite the lands whereon such retained

date hereof but not thereafter the total' and usexl buildings are....

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ten years from the date of this my award (ime in this respect being of the essence of the agreement) the Army "Council would sell and transfer to the Govern ment of Hongkong and the Government of Hongkong would purchase from the Council at the total price or. sum Army to be awarded by me all the said lands, which lands for the purpose of such sale should be treated as an indivisable whole Bave only that in case of withdrawal of one or more complete block or lot or blocks or lots ns hereinafter mentioned then the remaining blocks or lots, or block or lot "not so withdrawn should in Like manner be treated as an indivisible whole sa to which the sale and transfor should be completed and take effect in accordance with my award

AND WHEREAS the provisons or reser- vations hereinbefore referred, to are es follows, that is to say

that is to s27

"Place in

2

Number of

2

which the map or plan Description of the lands

lands and and number premises are of block or

situate.lót thereon.

Victoria in the Island of Hongkong,

and premises.

8 Land between "A" & "B"

Quantity of

the lands and

woord

Square

feet. Proportion of the pricornum award.

od (subject to ad.

justment in accor

dance with the

Kules above.) ·

H'kong, currency.

Kata Per

Square

3,366,019,00 28.00 5,977,400.00 29.00

255,712.00

24.40

85,322.00 12.30

17.00

2.05

May. Block.

1

Farade Ground.

"117,683

Murray Barracks.

"A" & "B" Blocks..........

171,700 10,480

Blocks and A. B. C. yard

7,010

yard des

33,769

604,288.00

10.

int, etc.

498,195

1,021,300.00

11

Block amazinAZIDIE

7,030

114,237.00 .10.25

Block

11

12 between "E" Block

10,210

106,423.00 16.30

and Victoria Barracks...

7,895

14

Victoria Barracks..................

16

Ordnance and

290,580 50,700

18

Fast Married Quarters

168,606

17 Land between Kernedy

Road and Bowen Road... 287,631

- 103,547.00

Island......... Kowloon...

16

21

Pine Wood and High West... 3,146,95€ Whitfield Barracks & Comp. 1,808,018

188,776.00 3,429,534.00

.00 1.90

Price or sum awarded-

*****.....................$16,083,61200

(i) That if during the period of ten Hongkong

years from the date of the award and before completion of the trans- Ler unforeseen circumstances shall in the opinion of the Army Council render it desirable or expedient to withdraw any one or more complete block or lot or blocks or lots then and in such event only the Army Council shall be free and at liberty to withdraw such one or more com plete hlock or lot or blocks or lots and

(Sabject to adjustment as herein appearing),

Chinese.

The dancing floor was all that could

be desired whilst the Hongkong Hotel's No. 1 Orchestra provided a delightful selection of music.

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Many well-known residents were pre- sent at the carnival, including: Mr. Dow ley and párty of 12, Mr. Lagram and parts of 18. Mre Eustace and party of Mrs. Stapleton and party of 10, "Mr. Van Andell and party of 6. Mr. Mon- targia and party of 19, Mrs. D. H. Hazel anda party of 16, Professor Danenburg and party of 6, Mr. W. W. Mackenzie and party of 12, Mr. Holte and party of 12, Mr. Raymond and party of 4, Mr. T. E. Pearce and party of 8 Mr. & M Holland and party of 5, Mr. Moulder and party of 10, Mr. Blacking and party of 4. Lieut. Besant and party of 6, Mr. Astrona (Chilian Consul) and party of. & Mrs. Taggart and party of G. Mr. C. A. Een derson and party of & Mr. F. M. Ellis and party of 5, Mr. Eagle and party of 5, Mr. Kaller and party of 11, M. Mason and party of 9 and Mr. Hindmarsh and party of B.

NEW ROUND-THE-WORLD

SERVICE

DOLLAR LINE'S PIONEER SHIP IN HONGKONG.

The first of n feet of seven vessels detailed for the round-the-world service by the Robert Dollar Co-the 3.8. Prezi- dent Harrison-arrived in Hongkong yesterday morning and leaves to-day for Manila. She is berthed at the Kowloon Wharf alongside the Empress of Russia. She has plenty of room to allow a full complement of tourists to travel in com- Lott The President Harrison is a severely practical-looking ship, "but she seems eminently suitable for the job to which she has been put

A point in favour this Dollar Line service lies in the fact that one can engage upon a world-tour from any of the many ports of call.

Internally, the President Harrison is "Social well laid out, particularly the hall and other public rooms. The ship carries, amongst numerous useful tras, Lex own stenographer, and excellent jazz band.

The vessel arrived at Shanghai on February 1st, after a successful trip. According to her itinerary, she will re- quire 40 days to reach Marsellies, 55 days to New York, and 83 days to San Francisco, returning to Shanghai in 110 days.

The President: Harrison is three years old. Her beam extends to 2 feet, and she has a gross tonnage of 10,533 tons. The crew totals 12%.

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Yesterday afternoon a reception was held aboard the vessel, when a large namber of local residents were met on arrival aboard by Capt. K. A. Ablin (the commander). Mr. F. W. Wise (chief officer) and Mr. John Hansen (chief Longineer)

THE "TAI LEE PIRACY.

;

SUSPECTS REMANDED.

The two sailors who absconded from the! 8.a. Tai Lee after she had been pirated, and who were brought from Macao to take their trial with four other suspects, appeared at the Magistracy before Mr. J. R. Wood yesterday.

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Their descriptions: are, Chan Lai (32); native of Pauni U, sailor, resident at 19, Chinese Street, 2nd floor, and Tang Ng (28), native of Sham Shud, sailor. Both were charged with piracy. 63,349.00 8,10 Evidence was given of the arrest of the 784,008.00 2.70 men by Portuguese police at Macao. 614,194,00 8.00 Mr. T. H. King, Asastant Superinten 208,048.00 1.65 dent of Police, asked, on behalf of the Crown Solicitor, for a remand, and the Magistrate thereupon granted r remand until the 7th inst.

Sixteen million nine hundred and eighty three thousand five hundred and twelve dollars (Hongkong currenty),

Witnesas: (Ed.) H. K. HOLMEL- (Sd.) R. M. Con

(58) JOHN H. DAKLEY,

The other four suspects were also re- manded for another week.

SUSPECTED BURGLARS:

FATAL FALL

A man named Lee Soe (25), who fell from a cock-loft on the ground floor of 5. Elgin Street on Saturday last succumb ed to his injuries in the Government Civil Hospital on Sunday.

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