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  Jardine Holiday Home - House to let in the Dordogne, France
Jardine Holiday Home - House to let in the Dordogne, France
Maison Lavande is set in two and a half acres of grounds, laid to lawn around the house with plenty of room for the children to run and play.
The 10 metres by 4 metres south facing swimming pool has a poolside shower; and a salt water sanitation system, which is much kinder to the skin, hair and eyes of both children and adults, than chlorine.
www.jardineholidayhome.co.uk   (192 words)

  
  Jardine House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jardine House (怡和大廈) is an office tower in Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong, which, when construction finished in 1973, was the first office tower in Hong Kong and the tallest building in the former British Crown Colony.
The offices of the Jardines tai pan are located on the top two floors.
The original building was sold by Jardines during the land acquisition exercise of the Landmark Complex in Central.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jardine_House   (272 words)

  
 Jardine Matheson Holdings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited SGX: J36, LSE: JAR, often called Jardines or Jardine's, is a multinational corporation that is incorporated in Bermuda listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Singapore Exchange the vast majority of Jardines shares are traded in Singapore.
Jardines possess a rich fund of experience which was gained in the pioneering years of the last century and which extends through two world wars to the uncertainties of the present day.
Branches of Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., are established at Shanghai (the largest office of Jardine's) Canton, Swatow, Foochow, Chungking, Tsingtao, Tientsin, and Taipei (Taiwan).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jardine_Matheson   (5749 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - William Jardine
In the mid-1820s, Jardine invited James Matheson (1796-1874), son of a Scottish baronet, to form an enterprise for the China trade.
Jardine was known as the planner, the tough negotiator and strategist of the firm as Matheson was known as the organization man, who handled the firm's correspondence, books of accounts and finances.
Jardines was then transformed from a major commercial agent of the East India Company to become the largest trading hong (洋行) or firm in Asia.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/William_Jardine   (1861 words)

  
 Court hears of 'egregious' sex crimes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Jardine pleaded guilty in January to sexual interference, sexual assault and juvenile prostitution involving at least 11 girls between the ages of 10 and 17.
Jardine was not the man at the hotel with the girls on the night they were discovered in January 2005.
Jardine had intercourse with one of the 13-year-olds on numerous occasions and one of the younger girls was once made to watch the act.
www.canada.com /saskatoonstarphoenix/news/story.html?id=5fbce38f-697f-4c76-ab39-ea70def3e333&k=88928   (555 words)

  
 Ian Struan Dunross - The taipan of the Noble House
Developed in 70s and owned by Hongkong Land, a subsidiary of the Jardine Matheson Group (both listed in the Singapore Exchange), the Jardine House had been the most distinctive and dominant landmark building at the waterfront of the heart of Hong Kong.
The facade of Jardine House was re-clad with aluminium panels several years after the tower was built (as the original clading failed to deliver satisfactory effect) and the new clading gave the building a shiny look, whenever in sunshine or spotlight.
The white, colonial styled Taipan residence is the Victoria House, situated at 15 Barker Road at the Peak.
www.geocities.com /noblehouse1988/Struans.htm   (723 words)

  
 Clan JARDINE
The chiefly house is that of Jardine of Applegarth, a well established and landed family, the head of which was raised to the baronage of Nova Scotia by patent dated 1672.
In 1573 the King confirmed the grant of lands to Sir Alexander Jardine of Jardinefield in Berwickshire; Applegirth and Sibbaldbie in Dumfrieshire; Hartside and Wandel in Lanarkshire; and Kirkandrews in Kirkcudbright.
The Jardines have, throughout history, had a strong bond with the Bruce family and were present at the Battle of Bannockburn with King Robert de Bruis.
www.electricscotland.com /webclans/htol/jardine2.html   (739 words)

  
 WmJardine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Sir William Jardine, Bart., the eminent naturalist and ornithologist, was born at Edinburgh, 1800.
Another study, by which Sir W. Jardine became known to the scientific world, was that of Ichnology, or the study of the footprints of different animals, when left imprinted upon the shores of seas, lakes, or rivers.
The house has nothing notable in it, but the grounds are beautiful, and in the neat flower garden we found a great display of fine flowers, groups of which were likewise tastefully planted about the house.
users.quista.net /dgnhas/Image_pages/Images_Presidents/wmjardine.htm   (5512 words)

  
 09/16/96 IS HONG KONG 'THE WILD, WILD EAST'? (int'l edition)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
When word leaked out last spring that the white-shoe house of Jardine Fleming Investment Management was under investigation by British and Hong Kong regulators for suspected irregularities in handling institutional funds, employee-benefits consultant Mark Baxter got a flood of calls from worried Jardine customers asking whether they should steer clear of the company.
Jardine is now trying to assure skeptical investors that it has cleaned house and instituted internal controls.
Jardine Fleming, which has some $22 billion under management, concedes that during the boom years of 1993 through 1995, the company focused too strongly on growth and too little on controls.
www.businessweek.com /@@gylnkiqahkh6ogaa/1996/38/b3493181.htm   (857 words)

  
 Allen Cemetery in Buda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Until the Jardine’s purchased the land for their new Texas Speciality Food plant a few years ago, the old cemetery was hidden from view, and the only, or easiest, access was through the fence behind the Mayes home.
Remodeled and well cared for, their pretty house is a monument to the two families of carpenters who built and cared for this house with love and pride for over eighty years.
The cemetery, Jardine Ranch and the Garison-Mayes house are all on the Eggleston Survey.
www.buda.lib.tx.us /H1allen.html   (1368 words)

  
 Asiaweek.com
Hong Kong, where Jardines is the biggest employer after the government, remains the key.
Jardines property subsidiary Hongkong Land is a member of one of the three consortia in the held-up CT9 project.
Jardines prefers to be on the right side of an emerging economic superpower.
www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/96/0614/biz1.html   (2211 words)

  
 Jardine wiped off colony's skyline
JARDINE House, a Hong Kong landmark and home of the Jardine Matheson Group, has been left out of a waterfront scene chosen as the future insignia of the local police.
But Jardine House, located between Exchange Square and Hong Kong Bank, whose large, circular windows have long made it a landmark, is conspicuous by its absence.
A Jardine executive said he was "bemused and disappointed" by the decision.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/02/01/whong01.html   (420 words)

  
 MyClan.com : Clan Jardine : Clan History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Their earliest stronghold was Spedlings Tower, which was abandoned in the late seventeenth century when the family moved across the River Annan to Jardine Hall, apparently to escape the ghost of an unfortunate miller who had been left to starve to death in the tower’s dungeon.
Sir Alexander Jardine of Applegirth was active in defending the Borders against the incursions of the English.
The father of the present chief, Sir William Jardine, twelfth Baronet and twenty-third chief, was active in promoting clan activities and served on the Committee of the Council of Chiefs.
www.myclan.com /clans/Jardine_56/default.php   (910 words)

  
 About Us - D.L. Jardines's
Jardine Foods has been producing premium-quality Texas foods since 1979.
We do it all in-house, from development to production, so every step of the way we make sure our products have the quality and taste we are proud of.
The result is the very best Texas-style salsa's, sauces, and other fine foods, direct from the Jardine Foods family to you.
www.jardinefoods.com /about.html   (183 words)

  
 Asiaweek.com
Urged on by Jardines founders William Jardine and James Matheson, London forced imperial Beijing to cede Hong Kong island to Britain in 1841, and later, to lease out Kowloon peninsula for 99 years until 1997.
Jardines dropped its narcotics line in 1872 and diversified into sugar refining, textiles, property development and tramways.
Today's Jardines is a multinational with interests in everything from Pizza Hut outlets to Mandarin hotels to JF mutual funds across the region.
www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/97/0822/cs2.html   (593 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Jardine House
Jardine House is an office tower in Central, Hong Kong, which, when construction finished in 1973, was the first office tower in Hong Kong and the tallest building in the former British Crown Colony.
It is owned by Hong Kong Land, a subsiduary of Jardines.
Supposedly the building has a nickname of the house of a thousand arseholes in reference to the buildings windows which are circular.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Jardine_House   (257 words)

  
 Pongü's Hongkong Travel and Hotel Guide - Jardine House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Jardine House is located on 1 Connaught Place in Central, Hong Kong Island.
And although more than 30 years have passed and heavy reclamation has gone on, Jardine House is still standing almost on the harbour front (which is something of a miracle in Hong Kong).
Jardine House's round windows and its very solid front seem to have caused some debate over the years, but they make the building immensely recognizable to visitors.
www.pmgeiser.ch /index.php?id=JardineHouse   (175 words)

  
 ScotClans - Clan Jardine - Clan History
The Jardines supported the cause of Mary, Queen of Scots but her scandalous marriage to Bothwell after the suspicious murder of Lord Darnley turned the Jardine's, like so many other Scots to support her infant son James' claim to the throne.
Reverend John Jardine, born in 1716 mixed in the intellectual heart of Edinburgh during the Scottish Enlightenment had the good fortune to be part of a society that included great Scots such as economist and writer Adam Smith, Philosopher David Hume and the painter Allan Ramsay.
Sir William Jardine, twelfth Baronet was active in promoting clan activities and served on the Committee of the Council of Chiefs.
www.scotclans.com /clans/Jardine/history.html   (805 words)

  
 Hong Kong 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Housing is pretty tight in Hong Kong; in the background you can see a mass of apartment buildings.
This photo was taken from the lobby of the Jardine House.
This is the Jardine House, the building in which I was working.
pages.prodigy.net /rmorehouse/hk02.html   (163 words)

  
 Asiaweek.com
Jardines has been out of favor in Beijing because of its opium-trading past and perceived anti-Chinese sentiments -- and Li is known to be close to the Chinese.
Jardines also moved its legal domicile from Hong Kong to the British colony of Bermuda in 1984, adding fuel to Beijing's anger but ensuring that takeover attempts are detected early.
Jardines eventually ended the run when it bought back at a premium the shares the consortium had purchased.
www.pathfinder.com /asiaweek/97/0822/cs1.html   (1839 words)

  
 Jardine Ranch's Country Nut House
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Jardine Ranch's Country Nut House and its associates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.
Jardine Ranch's Country Nut House and its associates attempt to be as accurate as possible.
jardineranch.com /conditions.php?osCsid=211558ce524dc7244b4243c78705...   (1273 words)

  
 Hong Kong Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Located in Hong Kong Park, Flagstaff House was built in 1846 and until 1932 was used as the residence of the Commander of the British Forces in Hong Kong.
After the French Mission bought the house in 1894, the building was renamed Nazareth House, and housed a dormitory, a chapel, a library and a large printing house famous for printing about 60,000 books annually in 28 languages.
The old house, built in 1904 with rammed earth, bricks and timber, is a fine example of traditional southern Chinese village architecture.
www.asia-planet.net /hongkong/declared-monuments.htm   (3153 words)

  
 Bear Stearns Sues Jardine - New York Times
The Bear Stearns Companies has filed suit in Federal District Court in Manhattan against the brokerage house of Jardine Strategic Holdings Inc. of Hong Kong for withdrawing from an agreement to acquire a stake in the company.
Jardine pulled out of the deal to buy a 20 percent stake in Bear Stearns, the parent of the Bear, Stearns & Company brokerage, after the stock market plunged in October.
Jardine pulled out of the deal on Oct. 23, after the share price on the open market had dropped to $12.50.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEEDE1038F932A25751C1A961948260   (213 words)

  
 Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited information and related industry information from Hoover's
Jardine Cycle's main holding, Astra International, is the largest vehicle engine manufacturer in Indonesia.
JSH and its Hong Kong-based affiliate, Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited, share these interests and are operated together in a complex ownership structure.
Jardine Matheson also provides management and legal resources for JSH and owns nearly 80% of JSH's stock.
hoovweb.hoovers.com /jardine-strategic-holdings-limited/--ID__136152--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml   (507 words)

  
 Jardine Houses for Rent in Montana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
We list advertisements for Jardine rental homes whether they be for lease, temporary housing, vacation homes, or corporate housing.
E Houses For Rent provides excellent Montana advertising for Jardine apartments for rent, home rentals, and houses for rent in Jardine, United States.
Jardine apartment listings can be added to this Montana real estate site's inventory of rental home listings for free.
www.e-houses-for-rent.com /US/Montana/Jardine.asp   (421 words)

  
 Jardine House and Exchange Square - Pictures of Jardine House and Exchange Square , Jardine House and Exchange Square ...
Jardine House is a fun building, looking like a cross between a space rocket and an old fashioned merchants ship!
Jardine House is home to the international traders, Jardine Matheson and there is also a nice Henry Moore sculpture in the concourse at the front of the building.
Next to Jardine House is Exchange Square, home of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
www.muztagh.com /china-attraction/hongkong/jardine-house-and-exchange-square.htm   (215 words)

  
 Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc | Employee Benefits: Premier Pension Services
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Originating in 1985, and as part of the Jardine Lloyd Thompson group since 2003, Premier Pension Services provide a full package of services for both SSAS and SIPP clients, together with the facility for IFAs to Co-Brand products.
Our success is based on strong support for all our clients, through in-house technical expertise, dedicated teams of administrators and our in-house developed IT systems.
www.jltgroup.com /psPremierPenServ.shtml   (170 words)

  
 House of Tartan: JARDINE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
A name derived from the French jardin meaning garden or orchard.
The Jardine tartan (2084) was registered by Lord Lyon on 11th September, 1991.
The tartan is known as the Jardine Dress although it is unlike any other dress tartan.
www.house-of-tartan.scotland.net /scottish/dir2.asp?secid=77&subsecid=218   (64 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/cherellejardine
Cherelle Jardine www.cherellejardine.com The road towards a musical career began early for Toronto born Cherelle Jardine.
At eight she was introduced to the piano at a friend’s house and she was hooked.
With help from Canadian music legends Blue Rodeo, Jardine flew back to Toronto and recorded 4 songs with band mates Bob Egan, Bazil Donovan and James Gray at their studio The Woodshed.
www.myspace.com /cherellejardine   (843 words)

  
 Central District, Hongkong, Regent Tour China
The district is home to some of the best architectural designs in the world: the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank Building, visible from almost anywhere in Central; the Bank of China Building, another masterpiece by I. Pei; and the magnificent Exchange Square towers, home of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The Jardine House, directly across from the Post Office Headquarters, is easy to recognize by the round windows.
The Jardine House was the building Spiderman climbed; it was then the tallest building in Asia.
www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/hkg/hk-sights-central.htm   (258 words)

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