There will be a large half base ment which will contain a grill room and lounge. The upper storeys will be given over entirely to rooms.
Hamilton House will follow the same general scheme in that it will contain the most modern improves ments in building construction and appearance. Both buildings will vise eight storeys from the street and the remaining vix storeys. will set off the front to afford more all and light and to give the buildings the commensurately bettor appeniance. architecturally.
Only the first three or four floors. of Hamilton House, according to the temporary plans which are sud-ect to alteration, will contain offices with the rest given over to rooms and small apartments, Both build add materially to Shangh as a modern, business centre and with their heights of 14 storeys they will ko the largest structures in the Settlement.
It is interesting to note that es the corners at this road juncture be, rounded out on all sides, is now the ease with the Municipal Building, the square will: take on the general appearance of an Oxford Circus und it is to be hoped that: the site will be given an appropriate name in view of its coming importance with the efection of the new buildings on three corners,
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