Rain played havoc with a number of cricket games. The bowling.of Forfarshire was weak, and Aberdeenshire put on 226 for Forfarshire's 136 for 5. It was a near thing between Clackmannan County and Fifeshire, the" latter winning by 2 runs and one wicket. Little progress was made towards settling the Western Union Championship, drawn games being the rule, although Ferguslie won by 10 runs from Kilmarnock, and Poloc almost suffered a reverse. In Club games, Greenock had a praiseworthy win over Grange, 208 to 88. Carlton defeated Drumpellier by seven wickets.
With reference to the sale of the Ming Yuen Gardens in Hongkong for $1,000,000, the "S.C. Morning Post' remarks that the price paid marks a very substantial increase over the figure of the last sale. Eight months ago this place was bought by a syndicate for $320,000, and since then they have been holding out for a very big return on their outlay. The enormous increase attained by this recent sale is due to a growing recognition of the place as a desirable residential locality, and it is understood that the new owners have the intention of opening up the site for Chinese residences. At $1,000,000, the price per square foot works out at $4.81,
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