Sines the departure for home of Capt. Stirling, A-D.C, the Governor has been without an English A.D.C., but he has just appointe! Capt. G. F. Phillips, of the West Yorkshire Regiment, to that post. I think the delay was due to the then uncertainty of His Exe-llency's movements. Now that he has decided to complete his term here instead of taking the leave due to lim, he requires an aide de-camp.
The first attempt of Ure Go realise on the lan i resumed ipi in 1894 during the of plague did not prove very si On the Bed inst, a number of lots which have been relaid out and lovell were pub up to public auction. In all twenty-seven were offered, and they were situated in Tank Line, Square Street, Taiping Street, Taipingshan Street, and Poyan Street. The upset price averaged $8.45, and the highest was $4.50 for three more desirable lots in Taipingshan Street. The Crown rent was fixed at $50 in each case, which was considered very high, and evidently detered investors, for no bids wore forthcoming either from Europeans or Chinese. The property market is, however, exceedingly depressed at present, as recent sales suiliciently show, one property offered the other day having to be bought in, and another, sold to realise an estate on death of owner, brought only two-thirds of its valuation'a few yenrs back. Real property appests to be no longer a favourite investment, chiefly owing to the new sanitary regulations; which are considered Ghiness a4 vexatious and. inquisitorial, Numbers of Chinese have sold out at a loss rather than be compelled to keep their property in a sanitary condition.,
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