To the Editor of the Nonr#-Curva Darty News, Sir,—I was amazed to see the new buildings that are being erected on Minghong Road, Hongkew, on the property of the Missions Belgiques, and thought what an injury to the property across the street. At that time I took it that the Chinese builtings going up were to front on the street; to-day to my astonishment I dis-wer that this is not so, but the back kitchens of the residences are to come prominently on to the street, not even allowing a foot-walk. A more amazing exercise of property rights in violation of the interests of the owners of foreign houses opposite, well as of the public passing through this thoroughfare I can hardly conceive.
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