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A

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Penang

Proprietress.

The Scenic Gem of Malaya

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Total

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Saturdays-12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.

and 8.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Sunday Concerts-9.15 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17. 1931.

KOWLOON GARDEN

SUBURB.

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY'S

SCHEME

MILK AND CATS.

PROBLEM OF PLACING ONE

AND TRACING OTHER.

Recently the Secretaries of the Hongkong Rotary Club, perounded the Chamber of Commerce to reply to an enquiry received from Mar- BOUGHT FOR $326,000. seilles as to finding a market here de lail frais, en With the acquisition at the pour la venta

beiten de demi Crown Land, salo yesterday of a

litres ou litres, non condense, mate aterellee et hugo area of undeveloped land,

pasteurise." Pumably, savd

the begins one of the biggest pro- Rotary

bulletin, tho would be perty undertakings in the history brought here in refrigerated space; of the Colony. The purchasers, it la believed the Chamber of Com the Hongkong Engineering and merce mentioned to the enquirers Construction Company Limited the existence here of a Dairy Farm, paid $320,000 for the lot, and an enay stage, and curiously transition from milk to cate their plans, for its development enough, the Club has now received provide that within five years, a a letter from a member of the Club who writes

The

carefully laid-out model residen- Bangko engaged on the produc-i

that he is 11on of a booklet on the Siamese

cut and is trying to trace its origin. n'belief that it came from This is based on the fact

Malaya,

A

tial area is to replace the barren uneven area of to-day.

Tho aren, known as Kowloon Inland lot No. 2,667, comprises 1,330,000 square feet, which is that the Malayan wild cat has the biggest lot offered for public kink in ita tail and that many of auction in recent years. The the Siamese cats have the aamic purchase price represents a value characteristic. But I am told that of 24.5 cents a square foot. in certain parts of China there is The scheme for the trans- type cat with a kinky tail, and

of forming of the harren aren was it la just possible that the forbears mentioned when the Company of the Siamese cat were brought held an extra-ordinary general by Chinese, across the frontler: into Northern Siam." If any mom- meeting a few

few months ago for the into purpose of

on this fellne

Under the creasing its capital.ber of the Club happens to have

conditions of expert knowledge sale the Company in allowed three tople will he kindly get in touchs years in which to level the lat, with the Secretaries? and an additional two years for the erection of balldings, but Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Managing Director of the Company, expects to see the cumpletion of the Com- pany's plans well within that period.

Already a tuitative plan of the las-out of the area has been drawn and it makes provision for a modern residential suburb, with the wide roads and modern up to-date rotinges of garden city type, suitable to the amenities of it district which should be without frival from the point of view of a European residential area in the urban district of the Peninsula.

Already the company has received applications for buildingr lots, but it is thought to be too jaremature to consider the applica -long in detail until the sites are formed.

Hoon as the land shall have been laid out and formed the rption is given the company, which can be exercised within three months of the completion of such formation ty upon the Director of Public Works to apportion between the lots shown on the lay out plan in proportion as nearly as ena la to their aren. the hability For penditure under the building cover nant of the general conditions of sale. Crown leases af separate lots will be Iraued by the Govern ment upon the completion of the Buikiing covenant motified under the fret of the special conditions of sale.

Spirited Auction.

Ox-

The crown land salo yesterday afternoon attracted probably the biggest crowd yet seen at a similar auction and resulted in spirited bidding between Mr. Braga and the representative of i

Chingse syndicate. Those present cluded Sir Elly Kadoorie, Mr. L. Kadoorie, Mr. Braga and Mr. La Cheung-shin, or sembla

the

The style of the houses has not wat been definitely decided on, but they will be of a modern type of European house, very similar lo a Fow along Prince Edward Road, (and will be

detached detached, and although the special conditions stipulate that the aren must not contain Jess than 36 houses, the company's plans for levelopment will extend to nearly tylce that number.

for

And Con

fongkong

ongkong Engineerinsting struction Company. Father A. Biotienu, Procurator General of the Mission Etrangeres,

Mr. M. H. To, Mr. A. H. Baato of Messrs. Kaven and Basto, architects,

It was stated that the lot was Hox- situated between Kowloon vital on the East and the Diocesan Boys' School on the west, fronting three main thoroughfares cach 100 feet in width, Argyle Street, Rond, and of a varying height at Waterloo Road and Prince Edward

Aunle Grounds. To each building there will be sufficient

a tennis ground court, small garden and garage. They will be accessible by roads wide enough and of sufficient ensy radient that they can be Rex tiated by motor-cars.

Under condition five, the com- pany will be permitted

to sreet flats with or without garages, on the ground floor on the arch ns $15,260. fronting Argyle Street

of

Waterloo Road. This portion the land has a value of its own and will be made use of to the best advantage in the developmental scheme.

the present time to a maximum of 156 feet from the road level. The annual crown rental was stated

Big Bids.

com-

Mr. Braga, managing director, started the bidding at the upset: price of $266,000, and his betitors, a group of Chinese who were represented by A single bidder advanced $100, but this The company proposes te begin was immediately raised by Me work on the lot almost as soon as Bragn to $267,000. The Chinese

Ar the general lay-out inn is ready,roup hid another $100 and Application has already been ma Braga jumped the price to for the lot to be Bet nut ក. the $270,000,

round and a detailed survey will

marle almost immediately.

This was raised another St00 is to build the but Mr. Braga followed with roads within the suburb itself in $275,000 which was followed by geordance with the serial candi- another timid, $100. Mr. Braga tions of sale which state that no continued with another raise of rond upon the lot shall be less

$25,000, and then another of the than 20 feet wide. The connany

same value. ።። the omasition tne na tu nim a virtual garden replied with the usual $100. Mr. suburb and it is proposed to make fram's bid of $326.000 silenced provision for tross and lawna. The onposition and the fut was knocked down to him at that price. an inc

increase of 500,000 on the upset price.

Fac

The

The company

$5,000 to Be Spent, There are 21 special conditions attached to. the

general conditions of sale. The building, covenant

The lot is sibunted within Boun- eally for the expenditure of $5,000 dary Street. that is within the within five years and the company dependency of old Kowloon is allowed three years from the distinct from new Kowloon. It is day of sale in which to level and probably the only remaining site form sites for building purposes. | available for land development No separate lot shall be less than and residential building on the 8,000 square feet in area and as south side of the old boundary,

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