An Additional Six Mow Acquired Adjacent to Present Building 'A land deal prophetic of future extensions by the local Chinese Post Office was completed on July 9 by the local postal authorities when Cadastral Lot 604, adjoining the Post Office building, became the per erty of the Post Office.
The lot measures about six mow and its purchase for a very high figure, makes the whole block tet-ween "North Szechuen and North Kiangse Roads, and between North Soochow and Tiendong Roads, the property of the Post Office. It is understood that negotiations have been going on for this purchase for the past two years.
Another valuable piece of property in the same vicinity changed hands, also, on July 9, when Messrs. B.D. 'Sassoon & Ca. purchased Cadastral Lot 800, measuring about three and half' mow and situated at the corner of North Szechuen and North Soochow Roads, adjoining the General Hospital.
Both of these deals were negotiate ed through the offices of Mesars. Erik Crone, Land & Estate Agency,
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