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BIG PROPERTY DEAL YESTERDAY.

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1932.

CHINESE. WEDDINGS.

SON OF MR. MOS-SANG

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A protty wedding we solemnised Another important property deal, at St. Joseph's Church on Sunday which in conjunction with several when Miss Maria Cheung, the fourth daughter of the late Mr. other recent negotiations is to re- ault in a great alteration to Ilong-Q. 8. H. Cheung, was married to kong's skyline in the vicinity of leo Mr. H. W. Mok, the popular racing House Street, was completed yos-owner and third son of Mr. Mok Kon-sang, the prominent local terday when the Hongkong Share-

Chinese merchant. brokers' Association finalised nego-

tiations with the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co. Ltd. for the purchase of the property оп the eastern corner of Ice Houso Street and Des Voeux Road. A six-storey building is to replaco the present dilapidated structure.

When it was known some months ago that the Association would have to vnente their present premises on the Western alde of Ice House Street, negotiations were entered into with several at companies, and were finalised roon yesterday when the property was secured at $83 a square foot.

The property includes the old building adjacent to the Bank of Canton, with about 20 feet facing Des Voeux Road, but running back and widening no as to give a frontage of 120 feet to Ice Houso Street, from Tsang Fook's to the corner. It is a two-storeyed build-1 ing, with offices on the upper floors,

Skyscraper Planned.

In its place the Sharebrokera in- tend to erect a alx-storey building, to be comprised mostly of offices for the members of the Associa- tion. No definite plans have, of course, yet been formulated, but owing to the irregular shape of the land it is quite possible that the main entrance will be

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where near Tsung Fook's premises. The present building will be totally demolished, but a start will not be made on this work for six months at least.

It is anderstood that the deal has been an extremely profitable one for the Investment Company, as it is said that the property was secured in 1860 nt a low figure on a lease of 999 years.

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friends and relatives at the Church. There was a big attendance of The bride was given away by hor brother, Mr. A. P. H. Choung, while Minses A. Cheung, M. Cheung and E. Cheung, sisters of the bride, and Miss Lay Tong acted as brides- maids. Mr. S. 9. Kwok was the best man.

After the wedding a reception was held at Mesars. Lane Craw- ford's Restaurant. In the evening the relatives and friends were en- tertained at a banquet in the Kam Ling Restaurant at West Point, The happy couple will leave on the Empress of Canada for Shanghai where they will speäd their honey- moon.

· Chinese Artiste Married.

The well-known Chinese artiste, Miss Tze Lo Lan, the amateur singer frimous in Canton and Hong- kong who has taken part in numer- ous charity concerts, became the bride of Mr. Lung Kai-cheong, the son of the late Mr. Lung Kin- chang, the former Civil Governor of Kweichow province, yesterday afternoon. Subsequent to the wed- ding a big reception was held at the

Peninsula Hotel in Kowloon,

STUDENT'S DEATH.

CROWN CALLS THIRTY-TWO WITNESSES.

No less than thirty-two wit nesses have been called to support the case for the Crown in con- nexion with the arrest and pearance before Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central Magistracy of four men charged with murdering Young student, Tsang Tai-kai, whose body was discovered in an isolated spot off Victoria Gap Road on February 19 last.

Big Changes Likely. Phis extensive undertaking a only one of three that will begin, in

The case for the Crown, which Ice House Street this your and

was conducted by Mr. T. M. Huz- alter the appearance of the present | leriver (Crowa Sólizitor), was con- narrow lane almost beyond recogni- | «luded yesterday afternoon when tion. When completed the treat further hearing was adjourned un- will run at a slightly different til to-morrow for the defendants angle, and widened in accordance to make their defence they so with the Public Works plans and

7 Hanked by tall buildings for the greater part of both sides, should be one of the Colony's most im-witnesses the Crown posing thoroughfares as it looks up from Des Voeux Road to the hand Home National City Bank in Queen's Road.

desire.

During the calling of the 32

Also pro duced some 120 different exhibits including about 35 documents for which translation had to be pro- duced. Whilst a Chinese transla- for was proving translations yes- In addition it will add greatly to terday Mr. Hazlerigg who was re- the convenience of the brokers, for ferring to the originals by their the members of both exchanges exhibit numbers, humorously re- will all be quartered in two haud marked at one stage that he had some buildings within a stone's almost produced a translation of throw of each other and in the | a suitense. very heart of the city.

The next 18 months promise to

Flower Shop and Kelly Sayce's Book-shop. No definite time has yet been fixed for the beginning of this work, but it will probably be the last of the undertakings to

be begun.

COMMENCING

TO-DAY

AT THE

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GRAF ZEPPELIN DAMAGED.

FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC

SLIGHTLY DELAYED.,

Friedrichshaferi, Apr. 4.

A 35-feet rent in the cover of the Graf Zeppelin, caused by the airship grazing the wireless tower as she was leaving on the second of a series of flights to Pernambuco, necessitated her returning for re pairs.

She will start again to-morrow,

eight with

passengers, among whom will be the first child trans- Atlantic flyer, a five-year old boy named Rudolf Lang, who is going to Pernambuco where he will board an aeroplane to join his parenta in Buenos Aires.-Reuter.

A RUNAWAY CAR,

CRASHES INTO SALAVATION ARMY MEETING.

Aukland, N.Z., Apr. 4.

A runaway motor car driven by woman caused havoc in the ranks of an open air Salvation

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Army meeting.

The driver In attempting to

avoid pedestrians mounted the footpath, knocking down a number of other pedestrians and finally plunged into the ring of worship-

pera, killing one man und serious- ly injuring five others while a score of others received minor injurica.

be busy ones in the vicinity, and it is almost certain that Ice House Street will be closed while the ex- tensive alterations are taking place. Within a few months a start will be made when the demolishers begin work on the old Sassoon Building on the western corner of Ice House Street and Des Voeux Road, at present unoccupied. Formerly the offices of the Dutch

Resumptions by the Government Bank it is one of the oldest build-on both sides of the street will inga in the Colony and was re- make the new Ica House Street from the victims-Reuter's Special cently secured for a modern six- almost double the width of the pre-service. storey building for, the National sent one. Pians provide for the Commercial and Savings Bank,

Another Skyscraper.

The other building to be erected in Ice House Street will also be of six-storeys and will be the head- quarters of the Hongkong Stack Exchange.

When completed, there will be only two old buildings left in Ice House Street:

alteration of the angle from Queen's Road so that the new thoroughfare will run more in n direct line with Ice Hound Street on the southern side of Queen's the Rond. It is understood that widening plana provide for a ro- sumption of nine feet in tho western alde at the Des Voeux This will be adjacent to the new Road end, tapering to five at the Bank, will have a frontage of 80 other end, while on the eastern feet to Ice House Street and will side, the Des Voeux Road align- take in the property at presentment will remain but there will be

Powell's, a slight resumption accupied by William

the Queen's Sharebrokers' Association, Clover Road corner.

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