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NEW BUILDING ENTERPRISE IN HONG KONG

1-HOW THE CENTRAL DISTRICT IS CHANGING.

QUEEN'S ROAD,

Anyone who has been away from the Colony for a low years will find it difficult to recognise Queen's Road Central of to-day as it has changed very materially, especially between Ice House Street and D'Aigular Street.

The work han cost over $200,000 and includes the installation at two lifts. The building has a special entrance on the Des Vaux Road side and can be used either as an hotel or alternatively, as a block of offices.

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From De Vaux Road Bro escape communicating between the verandahs on the differsat floors is visible and the building har boon vory drastically changed although outwardly it appears the same as the old King Edward Hotel,

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Beginning from Ice Houso Street, one will notice a new granite block in the course of completion. This is the new premises of the National City Bank of New York. The Bank, of China and the Eastern Equitablo'

It is understood that the building Banks occupy the next big block, will be ready for occupation very Beyond that there are several small shortly. The ground floor has Chinese houses that now appear out already been reserved by of place in Queen's Road Central. as its ofices. The top floor has Thero wore many such houses in been booked by the American Club. They will be entering into posses. this part of Queen's Road at cassion as soon as the finishing touches lime, but these have been pulled are put on the building. Thanks to down and on their site to-day its central position, in the very stand The Industrial and Commer-heart of the business centre of the cial Bank, tho Tai Ming Building Colony, it does not appear as if the and Kayamally Building. Beyond other rooms will remain vacant for that is the huge A.P.C. Building very long. which brings one to Wyndham Strect.. Heyond that is one of the latest additions to the Colony's big buildings, the King's Theatre, which

On the site once cccupied by will be ready in a few months. Messrs. Yee Sang Fat, a modern On the other side of the road building now stands and will short- beginning from Ice House Streetly be oficially opened as one of agata, one finds that development Hong Kong's picture palaces. has not been so rapid, A new front to the old Astor House Hotel has been added and the building is now the St. Francis Hotel. From this point to Peddar Street things have? not changed very materially. The old Hong Kong Hotel Garage has been moveil and in its place is the Hong Kong Hotel's buffet. Chian Building beyond Peddar Street while not a new addition to the Colony is certainly something which was not here a few years ago.

ROYAL BUILDING.

With its interior entirely gutted by one of the most serious fires Hong Kong has ever known, King Edward Hotel, or Royal Building, to give it its proper name, is now once again vue of the foremost buildings in the Colony,

An entirely new interior has been

THE KING'S THEATRE.

The structure which is 125 feet from the street level to the dome. is certainly one of the most impres- sive alotg Queen's Road Central.

The thontre, it is understood, will be named King's Theatre and it will.coutaia accommodation for over 1,000 persons. The seating accom: modation will be as follows :--

Front Stalls. 200 Back Stalls

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ASSESSMENT RATES IN HONG KONG.

PERCENTAGES ON VALUATION ALTERED.

SCALE TO BE REVISED.

At to-morrow's meeting of the Logislative Council, the Colonist Secretary will move the following

resolution:-

Resolved by the Legislative Coun- eil that the percentage on the valay- tion of every tenement enumerated in the list of tonements assoased, payable as rates, abali bo altered, and that on and from the date to be fixed by H.E. the Governor for the coming into affect of this re- solution the following percentages shall be payable as rates, namely for any tenement-

Sgales for Various Districts. In the City of Victoria.-17 per cent,

In that portion of the Hill Dia- triet bounded on the north, south, and west by the 700-feet contour, and on the east by a line drawn north and south passing through the Wanchai Gap; and in such other portion of the Hill District as may, by order of the Goverior, be notified in the Gazette.-17 per cent.

In the remaining portion of the Hill District and, in Quarry Bay,-- 19 per cent,

In Tai Hang, and San Teun.-17 per cent.

In Tung Lo Wan, Whitfeld and Shaukiwan Road as far as Inland Lot No. 100-101 per cent.

In the remaining portion of Shau: kiwon Road (North Point).--14) per csob.

In Shaukiwan East and West.——— 101 per cent.

In Tsing Shui Ma Tau, Po Kau Wat and Sai Wan Ho.-161 per. coat.

Shaukiwan. Marino Lota Nos, I to Gallery (dress circle)... 384

10, both inclusive, and Shaukiwan The whole building will be com-Inland Lot No. 408-14 per cent. ploted in about three months' time. The outrance will be from Queen's Road Central and the exits have been placed in Wyndham Street and D'Aigular Street. Lifts to the upper floors are being constructed in the building. The upper floors of the front portion of the building will be used as offices.

A special cooling system has been installed in the new theatre and everything within the building is of

In Broadwood Road (with the ex- ception of Inland Lots Nos. 1911, 1940, 2031 and 2000).-101 per cent.

Inland Lot Nos. 1011, 1046 and 2060.-141 per cent. ·

Inland Lot No. 5030.-17 per cent. In Wong Nei Chung (with the exception of the new Government

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REORGANISATION SCHEME

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ESTATE OF R.A.M.C. COLONEL.

BEQUESTS MADE TO OHARITY.

At the Supreme Court yesterday, heforo Mr. Justice Wood, an ap 811,400 and net personalty in Eng. Estate in Hong Kong worth plication was made on behalf of the land valued at £0 A12 78. 3d, was Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd., for |a, reduction of capital and enaction to a scheme for re-organisation of the Company's capital

Road.-17 per cent,

In Wong Nei Chung Now Village. 13 per cent

In Aberdeen.-18 por cent. In Aplichau-141 per cant, In Stanley 12 per cent.

In Kowloon Point, Yaumati, Mongkoktaui, Shamshuipo, Prince Edward Road, the south side of Boundary Street and Fuk Taun Heung (with the exception of Kow- loon, Marine Lote Nos. 20, 28 and 33-17 per cente

Kowloon Marine Lotą Nos. 25, 28 and 33161 per cent.

In the area bounded by the exten- nion of Argyll Street on the north, by the extension of Waterloo Road on the south-each and by the Kow- toon Canton Railway on or towards the west-17 por cont.

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In To Kwa Wan-134 per cent. In Ma. Tau Wai apd Kowloon City (with the exception of the new layout).13 per cent

Hok Yuen and Kowloon City Road In Hung Hom, Hung Hom West loft by Col. Alfred Herbert Tubby, from the Hung Hom Palios Station CB., C.M.G., formerly of the to the north as far as and including Albany Hotel, Hastings, Sussex, Kowloon. Inland Lot No. 1150 and who died at Red Gables, Bletching Kowloon Marine Lot No. 67-17 per Mr. F. C. Jenkin, who appeared ley, Surrey, on February 23, this for the Company, instructed by Mr. year. Re-scaling of certified copy H. J. Armstrong, of Messrs. Des of probate of tho will has been sons, explained that all the oredi-granted locally on behalf of the two tors were consenting parties, to the executors, Mr. J. La Payne, O.B.E., scheme with the exception of three 18, Portland Place, London, and Sir whose claims amounted to about John James Withers, O.BE., M.P.,

In Lai Chi Kok, Wong Uk, $600, Counsel said that although Arundel: Street, Strand, London. Cheung Sha Wan and Kowloon,Old

A sum of 100 is docated to the City-13 per cent... Alpine Club, London, in token of his love for the mountains, and in remembrance of many happy hours. he spont "with t

the petition sought the confirmation of the Court to the reduction of capital and the scheme of ro orga: ination, no reductipa would actually he effected because the reduction.) was merely part, and, parcel of a larger achame whereby the capital and daughter is to be endowed at of the Company would be ultimate- Westminster Hospital for which

In Kowloon City, the new lay-out! 17 per cent.

In Kowloon Bay Reclamation-17 per cent.

In any other place.-11 per cent.

the members." A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. oot in the name of testator's wife

"LIVE WIRE EXPOSED BY

ly increased to $1,000,000. The ob£800 is provided in the will, A

THIEF.

Sentence of four months' hard

ject was to acquire the Queen's share is also bequeathed to Christ's Inbour was passed by Mr. 1. E

Theatre promises and also extend their business elsewhere.

In answer to his Lordship, Coun. aali agreed that. if the petition is accepted by the Court the Banne amount of assets will remain in the hands of the Company throughout

Hospital, in the hope that it may Lindsell at the Central Magistracy form a foundation for the teaching yesterday on a Chinese who was of science, to be called the Alfred charged with the theft of 100 pounds Herbert and Beatrice Tubby of mire valued at $100, belonging Foundation.

to the Hong Kong: Electric Com

Mr T. O, Bennett, who appear

Chinose Estates.

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· Mr. Jenkin also explained that, Letters of administration, to aned for the complainant company, the Company had found it cumber-estate of $17,000 in the Colony, have said that it was a serious cast and soma to have three classes of shares, I been granted to Kwan Leung Shi, pointed out that the wire, which and it was now intended to cancel of Canton, at present residing at the defendant had stolen, formed tho deferred ordinary shares and 31, Wellington Street, Hong Kong cradle which protected the live convert preferred. ordinary shures She is the widow, of Kwan Hau wire running frou Repulse and ordinary shares with preferon-Wab, alias Kwan Ko Yon alias to Stanley from falling, to the Lial rights to one class only, that Kwan Yim Too, who disappeared on event of breaking. If after the is to say ordinary shores, ranking January 5, 1023, and is presumed, t to cradle had been stolen, the wire had for dividand pars passe

broken, aal" somebody had touched After further submissions, his Another widow, Chan Ng Shi, it, the person would have been kill Lardship granted the application, temporarily living at 109, Caine ed, as the wire carried a voltago of making an order for dispensation Road, has received lotters of ad-6,000, volle

The defendant was formerly em. of the words " and reduced," the eninistition to an estate of 8,000 retention of $40,000. concerned in left by her late husband, Chan played by the Company, as a wiring the reduction of capital, and also Yuen, alias Chan Tain Pang, late man, and he had a pair of pliers Kon Bark Starch Bai Fin his possession at the time of his Shan. Miu,. Tat. Yat Chun, Canton.

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