Pen Picture of Property Sale in Sinza District Although nine out of every 20 people in Shanghai read the "North-'China Daily News" and the majority of the other tenth hear from the nine parts what the latter have read, yet it is probable that there.are many things skimmed over even by the well-informed nine-tenths. "Such for instance as Messrs. Noel, Murray Co's, advertisement of an auer tion of valuable property," vhich took place lust. week. Every man in Shanghai would dike possess the property in question, Dut possibly not more than 50_are immediately interested in it, and all the 50 were present in the sale room.
They formed an interested group to whom an artist could do more Lievr.-Comsianogn LALon's New Deconanion, justice than a writer. Split.into knots of three or four, they excitedly discussed the business in hand, each section with an eye on "the "Jothers. One could imagine -how [they were interested, Neighbouring businesses-with some, family dnber-feats with. others, undowbsely speculation with a few, certainly mortgages, and it anight well Fehut past or prospective Imwsutits #iso found a place.
Mr. "Hugh Martin mounted rostrum and announced:—"E will now offer the valuable propdety situate at the corner of Sinzu and ered B, C. Lot
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