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RENT S ORDINANCE.
YESTERDAY'S GOUNCIL DEBATE,
GOVERNOR WARNS LANDLORDS.
On clause 2,
ATTORNEY GENERAL EXPLAINSE. H.E. The Governor: Is it not
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FRIDAY JUNK 9,
CORRESPONDENCE.
DOMESTIC BUILDING QUERY. H.E. The Governor: Inst quite sure what is the po ition Me. Bird is trying to meek. Is it that people, in order to avoid having the rents godowns put up, are actually pattirg a number of caretakers in, in order to say it is a domestic building?.
The Hon. Mr. Bird: I do say 30, Str.
bere.
section 124 ?
BRICK SHORTAGE.
[To the Editor of the China Mell.Ƒ
Sir-Be your articles on the brick shortage,
The shortage is due to a strika of "in" charged. The present charge jank people in Canton owing to extra- is $9 per junk as against $2
presionaly.
The present price is $150 per
Yours truly..
BOOLDIS
The Committee passed to the con- sideration of the remaining clauses of
The amendment was approved.
PROTECTION OF SUB-KENANTS... The Attorney-General moved that clause 15 be emitted and that a new draft clause be substituted therefor
H. E. The Govenor: Well, in the Yesterday the Legislative Council standard rent, otherwise it will be finance as it stands we already pro Possibly a great deal of injustice discussed at length the second reading greatly increased at the expiration of ride that any building used for habita- must come when one race imposes its of a bill renewing the Rents' Ordinance the Ordnance I should have notion only by caretakers not exceeding laws and customs on another. It of 1921, with certain amendments. hesitation in keeping the law on per two in Lamber is not a domestic tene 10,000, which includes junk charge of not always easy to be sure of justice The China Mal published a short manently or taking any other steps ment. What would happen if we cut $30. It was formerly $100, and the when applying our own laws to our account of the proceedings and below for getting home on such landlords put the restricting clause not exceed funk charge $10 to $20. selves. Take the case of the mother the d'ussion is fully reported: of an illegitimate child who kills it.
That I mention publicly as a word of ing two in number?" Off hand, without troubling to think. second reading of the Bill, this being Colony.
The Attorney General moved the warming to certain persons in the The Attorney-General: The lessee
Bricks are only 1 inch thick as we all say it can bever be right for ber secunded by the Colonial Secretary.
would probably say that they were
against 2 in.
The shortage is holding up some to do that. She is bad when she does The Foo, Mr. Bizd: There is only carried.
The second reading was then not caretakers but clerks. it. But why does she do it? How one point. It appears to me that
HE. the Govenor: Would he not
buildings entirely.
Nearly all our bricks come from the On the motion of the Attomey- then come within the defintion of the country east of Canton, Namkong, does she overcome the strong instinct advantage has been taken of the General, seconded by the Colonial Public Health and Buildings Ordinate. of easternal love? She is choosing definition of domestic building to Secretary, t'e Con il then went into ance? the lesser of two evils. She is misinterpret the spirit of the the Committee to consider the Bill condemned for the illegitimacy of Ordinance, especially s
The Director of Public Work: her baby, and her respect for proviso No. 1. What happens at pre-
regards clause by clause.
Under the Ordinance, only caretakers the moral judgement of her neigh-sent, I understand, is that a tenant of
may be permitted in a building which bours (a moral motive 1) suggests to s godown, workshop, or factory, has tion he had already mentioned. He same definition is not carried through
The Hon. Mr. Bird raised the gaes-
is not a domestic building, but the her distracted mind the solution of only to put in, say a dozen, or any mid: My idea is that another provito pot having it--by killing it. Perhaps Lumber, more than two people, and should be inserted so as to do away tenant could be got at by the Public we were wrong in the first place when call them caretakers of watchmen with this objection which, I believe, Health and Buildings Ordinance, but
The Hon. Mr. Bird: I think the the BU. we put into her head the idea that and then he is entitled to call it a really exists as regarla tanants who that means litigation. If we can Attomey-General moved an amend
EXCLUSION OF NEW BUILDINGS. "illegitimacy" was wicked, Nature domestic building. I do not think the claim that because they have got
On daise 9 (sub clause 2) the knows nothing of it. It is merely Ordinance ever intended the term more than to caretakers or walch-avoid that it is much better. There the excgamous Australian blacks it building of this kind, and I think we they are entitled to call it a domestic and I feel sure it is not beyond the be abstituted therefor. He ex Anong domestic building" to apply to men fiving in their godown, therefore is a definition in the Building Ordin of this Ordinance" be omitted and ment that the warda" commencemen t is a much more wicked thing to might insert a proviso to make that building. I suggest a provian same ingenuity of the Attamey-General to plained that the clarse as drafted ance of both workshop and factory the words "19th day of July, 1921,** Ltdagi of cae's own tribe than imporible..
to a girl of another. Swallows
thing on the fines of the following be hare with all other birds the strong
The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr: Sir, I inserted
define a godown. parental instincts; but they are also should like to add my congratulations
made the Ordinance apply to new Any workshop, or factory, on build-
The Attorney General: I suppose building commenced after the original subject to the migratory instinct. It to the Government on having extendeding, which is used or designed to be godown gets a certificate ander Ordinance and that was not intended. frequently happens that they leave this Bll for another year, as it ap- used for the storage of cargo, will not
The amendment excluded from the fledglings in the nest to starve, when Pears necessary for them to do. The be deemed a domestic tenement.
The Director of Public Worka: It operation of the Ordinance all their time comes to fy. It would be on. Attorney-General, in proposing
gets a certificate under a domestic buildings finished last year. asy to suppose in the breast of the the Bill on the first reading wis at
building.
The Attorney-General in reply to mother swallow some conflict of pains to explain that it was not ex- emotions like those in the breast of pected that it would be necessary to really provided for by number (i.). HE the Governor said he was afraid the girl who kills her baby. We do extend it beyond the year. It i
Any building or portion of a build the definition proposed by Mr. Bird not call the swallow cruel or immoral, assumed, sir, that the Govenment will which is used for babitation only would not meet the case. He continued: but we censure the girl.
formulate new schemes for develop-
by office attendants or their familiest I think it undesirable to alter the law There are people who will censure ment in the same way that The Attorney-General: Well, Sir just for a year. So far as I can re as follows: such musings as these as immoral corporations at Home do by laying out there may be, of course, fokis of the member, I only know of one case of Where the interest of the lessee of They may be right. Yet they are
areas and building-districts, providing firm,-ordinars, shop foki, or other this: there may have been others. Ia domestic tenement is determined, offered as a sort of moral sermon on easy and cheap means of access, and fokis--and they may not be tenants do not say that, in that case, the man either as the result of an order ar the text of "Judge not" our ap- offering as great an inducement as at all. They may be salesmen or was put in especially for the purpose judgment for possession or ejectment, plication being that at least you
posible to builders, to erect godown attendanta, tally clerks, or of making it a domestic tenement. or for any other reason, any sub-lessee should not judge without thinking houses and domestic tenements. The even workers in a factory. Might I
HE. the Governor: That is the to whom the domestic tenement of a thing most men seem to do. They question seems to be one of supply say Sir, it is quite true that the policy suggestion of Mr. Bird. I am afraid any part thereof shall hava bees law- judge without suficient and demand, and as the demand has of the Ordinance is to protect that now attention has been called to fully sub-let, shall, subject to the pro- evidence. President Wilson said that up to the present exceeded the supply domestic habitation. It is also this method it is only natural that visions of this Ordinance, be deemed ideal justice is being just to those we it would be interesting to have some perfectly true that incidentally it other people should adopt the same to become the tenant of the lessor ou do not want to be just to; and statement from the Government en protects business premises of various ayetemi
the same terms as he would have held genuine tolerance means the will to that subject.
kinds which are used both for The Attorney-General: There are from the lessee if the tenancy had. hear even objectionable ideas, and to B.E. the Goremer: I think the business purpose and human habitat-two views on this subject. One is continued. think them over in cold blood. It point raised by the Hon. Mr. Birdo. The English Act recognises that the protection given to businese The Attorney-General said: The, this is impossible to human nature would be better discussed in Com-that and it definitely and distinctly premises should be restricted: That object, of course, of the legislation, (and it may be) so much the worse mittee when the clause comes up lays down that on the question is, the landlord's view. The other is as I said just now, is to protect for human nature. In that case let With regard to the remarks made. by of alternative accommodation the that the protection should be extend-domestic occupation, to protect the us boss: lees of our moral judgements, the Hea. Mr. Pair, I should like to landlord has to show alternative ed still farther and made to apply to occupier and the tenant in occupation which are eo apt to be merely say that, as I made prifelly clear be accommodation. The English Act offices pure and simple.
It is only reasonable to say that tribal laws." 11
fore this Ordinancy was introduced especially lays down that the Court The Director of Public Works re-when the tenant ceases to be the- and subsequently, this is a form of has to take into account the suit marked that if the attention of the tenant in actual occupation he should legislation which I myself regard ability of the proposed new premises, Building Ordinance Office was called zot be protected, any further, with great distrust and dislike. The not only for human habitation but to a case in which a godown was used a the Landlord should Government was forced to take action for business, trading or professional ass domestic tenement this world allowed to re-take possession and to to restrain landlords but it is an purposes. It is impossible, especially lead to a notice being served on the collect rents from the sub-tenants of HMS. Carlisle is leaving for offence against food economic in this Colony, to disentangle the owner to open up so much of the the original tenant. But when ore the North to-day. -
doctrine and I shall be extremely glad two things in view of the fact that building as to make it comply with comes to pat that in the form of a when the time comes when we can humanhabitation. The difficulty about be taken without any litigation.
nearly all Chinese shops are used for the Building Ordinance. Action could section it is difficult. The original section" 15 of the first Ordinance di pense with such legislation. I ed the use of codes in telegrama bope it will not be necessary to cons of defining a godown. It is suggested terved on the owner3
excluding gedownas is the difficulty
The Hon. Mr. Bird: That would be passed last year was one attempt to tiane it beyond another year. If it is
deal with the problem, and I think it necessary to do so, I must say I think by the Hon. Mr. Bird that the de we shall have probably to proceed on finition should be "any workshop, cr different lines and if anything of this factory or building, which is used or nature is to become permanent I think designed to be used for the storage of we shall have to introduce a Fair cargo," but you might get a shop Rents Tribunal, a thing we have sed partly sa a shop and partly for shink from doing for very obvious storage. Is that to be a godown? reasons. It seems to me from various not be" designed as a godown.
The Hon. Mr. Bird: That would indications that this law will 'not famine, the Soviet officials are not be Grand Lodge of Scotland has ap-really be necessary for more than The Attorney General: "Used or ing more practically Christian than pointed Dr. George Dancan Ralph another year because a great amount designed to be used": I can imagine the church which withholds such Black to be District Grand Master of of building is taking place. There is many cases where it would be difficult treasures in such a time of need. It Hongkong and South China (Scottish no question, at any rate regarding to any whether the building was de- is necessary to remember that we are Constitution).
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Captain and Et. Major L. Newnham, M. C.,, 2nd Bn. the organizations protesting are prejudic. Middlesex Regt. assumed the dotice ed. It is necessary to consider of G. S. O. 2, Straits Settlements, on * THUKA, JUFTIOT, PUBLIC SPEVIOL" whether, in seizing gold and silver May 29, 1922.
and jewels from the church to relieve
Imaxon FAIDAY, JUNE 2, 1979
OF MORAL JUDGEMENTS.
The bible may be disputed as a Revelation of divine Dature. No ma
not", it had good reason for it.
all prejudiced against the Soviets to: begin with, on other counts, and that our impartiality as judges is not to be
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The Director of Public Works: Yes. failed. The clause put in the Bill is The Hon. Mr. Bird: How would another attempt, sad I do not think that affect the tenant? It is the that is satisisctory either. One tenant you want to get at.
objection is that it would make a lease The Director of Public Works: I for a term of years say seven of think the owner can take his remedy fourteen years expira upon the lessee if an illegality is being carried out ceasing to occupy any part of the against his wishes.
tenement himself, even though there The Hon. Mr. A. 0. Lang: -Any- might be six, ten or thirteen years to thing that tends to keep the price of run. That seems undirable. If it sets of godowas down is very is restricted to monthly tenancies it desizable.
would leave untouched a number of H.E. the Govenor: The may be cases of short leases where the land- European houses, that it is very signed as's godown or not,
sa, but that is not the intention of the lord has the same objection to the much easier to get a boute now than The Hon. Mr. Bird: Of course,
Bill it is intended to deal with houses, tenant remaining in and taking the it was when the Ordinance was pased. there is a real difference between a made the remark. I felt sure it was is not made retrospective, so that all The Hon. Mr. Bird: That is why I profit. Another objection is that it The total output of The Kailas can deny its authority at gaids relied upon. The protests may be Ming Administration's mines for the colour of the Press will show that 800own and a shop used as a godown the intention of the Ordinance that cases where the lessers have cessed human nature. When it said "jodge just. All we say is that before you 601 70,526 tons and the sales during the several houses at present are vacant, true that in many instances it is per- buildings.
week ending May 27 amounted to
The Attorney-General: It is quite godowns should be classed as domestic to occupy during last year would be decide you should think it over.
-[osition very different from that fectly easy to say whether a thing is A better illustration for purpose appeared on
period to 24,881 tons.
beyond remedy. If it is made retr in the year 1920.
H.E. the Governor (to the Attomey-spective & difficulty would be found page of our Wednesday's zene, the second
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A or B., white or black, or whether it General): Do you see any alternative in dealing with the rent accrued and A Chinese woman was yesterday to the provision of areas for building, there are many cases where it is im
As regards Mr. Part'e question as is a godown or is not a godown; but means to affect the same object? in the story of an Australian aborigine afternoon knocked down by motor car think that the Colony, is very well possible to draw a line. That is what except, as the Director of Public also arises that if a lessen ceases to in deciding at what time the lessee "We get this: given the co' ditions who bad
The Attorney-General: No Sir, determined his lease. The question "murdered" black No. 623 in Des Voeux Road West, provided with such. There is a con, makes definitions so difficult to draw Works has suggested, that action occupy for a week or a month and of competition in the industry of pro woman. His own wife and two receiving injuries which had to be siderable amount of land available, up. In legislation of this kind it is might be taken by him. ducing newspapers, it is both asfer babies bad died. He put it down, treated at the hospital. and more profitable to encourage the according to custom, to witchcraft,
communications are good, the terms impossible to avoid hardship in per-
then resumes, does that break the public in the falxbood with which it sad he executed the witch.
on which land is granted are extraorticular cases and impossible to devise me we are rather working at the any ways of dealing with the H& the Governor: It seems to tenancy or not? There are a great as familiar than to tell it the secersary passing sentence of death, the Jaage of her most charming characterisation I think it now remains for theee per- ressonable throughout. The reason I sent soffering and would suffer more think, was not satisfactory, and I
Featuring Bebe Daniels in one dinarily favourable to the tenant, and a law which will be perfectly fair and wrong end. The landlord is at pre- problem, and the old section 15, Tut unpleasant truth that it does not raid he would make a string recom Tike to bear. The things which it is mendation to mercy in confideration Belart comedy, is proving very to invest, to proceed to invest it, the scope of the Bill is that I see very up for the not very straightforward think it is convenient to insert a "You Never Can Tell" a lively sors in the Colony, who have money object to the infusion of godowas in it eated upon to take action to make suggest it be omitted altogether. F most important for the public in of the fact that the killing was done popolar at the Coronet just now. their own interests, to know, are pre-in accordance with tribal law, Mary
without waiting for more allurements great difficulty in "cisely those things which it does not people will blame the judge. "Our
from the Government. I think the godown. There is a further reason: rather difficult to decide and I would sub-tenant where the terent does drop-
defining device of his tenant. The point is clause dealing with the position of the pay a paper to print."
The Chin's Mail does not claim to and it would never do to encourage Hongkong last year was
law," they will say, "is good enough at the Police Magistrates' Courts in
Government has done and is doing as, that this is, The number of cases dealt with much as any Government that I know Ordinance which may come to an end moment, go on to the other clauses. English section and aprovides that temporary suggest that we leave it open for the oat. This new clause is based on the Le in possession of truth, pleasant or these homicides by leniency." They compared with 15,304 in 1920. The 17,374 inpleasant. The newspaper which may be right. The judge may be revenue was $149 195.73, es against Cara fù “operate after another year, possible, especialy se péopla: have tion of that point. Perhaps in the the direct tenants of the landlord- at the end of another year, and it is and recommit the Bil to the next where the interests of the lessee are would pose as telling mpleasant right. It is not long since we were $105,152,5) in 1990. The expendit but I should like to make it regulated their contract, so far, on meantime some satisfactory definition agreed that can
As I said, I trust that this law will desired to make a few changes as meeting with the view to considers determined the sub leszess become the might be heroie: it would per killing witches in the name of there was $21,867,92 compared with perfectly clear that, although I the sumption that pack buildings might be reached. There
Norman Angel! has been discussing the Press as a stimulant of much that is anti-social and mischievous," He says:
our
Ta
tainly be a foolish bore. Our police church. But even this newspaper $45,539,94 in the previous year.
as to try to make, our public think story may be wrong. The superstition
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CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM,
Bill be catted and that the-
It was agreed that clause 15 of the
clansa 18 be inserted."
The Attornagefilmtral proposed s drafting amendment in clause 17 and . this was approved.
for itself. This necessitates occasional that made the widower say, may
dislike such legislation, if any would come within the Ordinance, Evolute necessity to pass the Bill now. unpopular statements that may or may have been other and older then the
stempt is made, on the cation To make a change now would be to not be "truth." Their justification witchcraft one. It was once the right was charged before Magistrate Fraser before it was introduced. I shell have
at the law. to go back to the system create uncertainty and would be A seaman named Horace Craig or forcing tena to which existed undesirable. sure if they provoke reflection. The thing to provide one's beloved dead this morning with having behaved in no hesitation whatever in sinking my gest, Bir, that people occupying
The Hon. Mr. Bird: Do you aug- Jublic may have ideas that a true with company. In an old book entitled disorderly manner in Connaught on feeling and seking the Council to godown would bring in under the There is no need to "encourage" these: Insanity in relation to the law Rosd Central by drawing a public reintroduce this law, or a similar law; hading of a domestic tenement 1 reflection and thenght can do them("inssaity" no harm.
here being a other ricshs while draak. He was also and I further way, a word of war The Attamey-General: Godowns For instance, the public is likely to quotes, it is
falce judgement) which Darwin charged with having amaulteda ning to Catain landlords in this used as habitations do some within agree without thought that protests black fellow working for Defendant pleaded guilty, and cases are brought before me in Which a case involving considerable sum quickly besied and awollings, promptly Court
recorded that Chinese constable who ad interfered. Celozy, that if duly authenticated the Ordinance at present. There is promptly rel'ered, eats sod beures against the Soviet confiscation of West Australian magistrate to him di missing he charge of smault, the people have been formed by their arising on that point, ahorch treasures are just. It is hy must do his duty by his dead wit. Magistrace fined him $10 on 11 days, landlords that they had better s The Hon. Mr. Bind. Täist
y to rambisher that religious - and kill a woman of another labs to on the other charge,
quickly to pay a zent zbúre, the caso I have in view
neuralgishtave the trouble is moved an amendment in sub clause 2
A torch of Phoumatism, or a twinge of
On clause 18, the Attorney-General
quickly First application give relied Pre the right to have ansation Chamberlain's Pain Balzo drives away which he explained was intended to~~ when a bot la of it it kept in the house under the Ordinance trained from the pain at ones and cures the complaint
the pain of burns and scalds may be the Summary Cout to the Supreme
A reduced in fact for the household £ils The remaining classes of the Ri
it is just such a carbroustion va every
family should be provided with or were then approved.
e by alil Chemista and Storekeepers.
The Council the resumed.