The Archive · 1899

The Boom in the Property Market

continues and a large number of houses have changed hands, Several more forei; residences on the Came and Bonham Roads have been sold to Chinese buyers, in most instances for the use of purchaser. The handsome residences on this level are gradually all falling into Chinese hands, and the tendency is for the British and foreign residents to migrate eastward or Peakward. The fre don the heights is, however, limited, and there are many persons who still entertain an aversion the Peak on account of the fogs and the damp.

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