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THE RENTS BILL.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
CHINESE CRITICISM AND A Y.M.C.A. RENT QUESTION.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
A "Committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce appointed aweek ago to consider the provisions of the Rent Bill reported at a meeting of the Chamber yesterday held under the presidener of the Hon. Mr. Lan Chu Pak.
TO THE EDITOR.ÖS THE HONGKONG
DAILY PREIS."]
Su-Through the columns of your much esteemed paper, allow us a chance to give vent to our justifiable grumbles. The Committee of the YMCA. Among the recommendations made was one that the standard rent should be Students Hostel keeping pace with the based on the rentals perrailing on June local indiscriminate or blood-sucking 30th. 1921 The Committee say: We hand-lords, served on us a notice on the have not lost sight of the fact that since 10th ult. to the effect that, as decided, the 31st December, 1920, some rents have an additional charge of $20 would hence been increased by as much as 100 per furth be made upon each boarder cent, or more. Bus at the same time we annually, and that this would take effect could not overlook the cases in which from the forthcoming autuma tern, houses were bought during the last six This rendered us thunder-struck, as it months for the purpose of perament was a notice of either take it or leave investment, and prices paid for them, it The hostel in question, as under based on the rental existing at the time stood, is not meant for money-making: of purchase; nor could we dismiss from nor is it a public lodging house. As a consideration cases of owners, who, not matter of fact, this hostel was establish having for several years raised theired from the public funds-solely for the rents, have during the past six months convenience of the Chinese students in made perfectly reasonable increases. In this Colony with small means: Well, is order therefore not to inflict hardship there any reason for them to add another on the innocent while making the guilty to our burden? suffer, we added the proviso that the rent
Furthermore, this hostel is a self- recoverable on the 30th June, 1021, is owned property; and, thus, it can not not to be more than twenty per cent.be pretended, on the part of the Com "over and above that recoverable on the mittee, that the 20 increase is based in 31st December, 1920; and that, should such a ground as being affected by the it exceed this limit, it has to be reduced present souring rent." to that limit as from the 1st July,
1921.
Another recommendation" was the in sertion of a provision that "no tenant may vacate the premises he occupies without giving the landlord six months' notice in the mse of shops, and three months notier in the case of domestic Also Menements not used as shops." that it should be unlawful for one tenant to transfer his tenement to another without the consent of the landlord..
Several other suggestions were made which rather suggest that the Committee has not thoroughly digested the provi sions of the Bill.
The Committee stated, that they had received sixty-five letters from various
As you are well aware, sir, the present high cust living is burdensome enough. But what do you think of an additional demand of 201 Is it not unbearable?
MUNGHONG. DAILY FEESS, SATURDAY, JULY_Bro," 1921,
SCHOOL FOR CHAIR COOLIES. LESSONS IN DEPORTMENT AT THE MAGISTRACX.
A "school" of ricksha and chair coolies.cccupied the back benches in Mr. R. E. Lindsell's court at the Magistracy. yesterday morning, when the weekly course of instruction in deportment and manners took place..
LADY'S DRESS ACCOUNT. PAGES AND PAGES OF ITEMS.
MADAMER FLINT AND A CUSTOMER.
In the Summary Court, yesterday morn ing. before the Puisne Judge (Mr. J. R. wood) Mr. M. J. D. Stephens mentioned an action brought by Madame Flint. modiste, against Miss Annie Logan, of The first lesson was one in hygiene. 43. Conduit Road, in respect of goods From his position of vantage the agis-sold and delivered. The statement of trate observed a coolie spitting in Court
aver several foolscap pages and amount and had him brought forward. I will claim contained an necount extending nos have this disgusting behavicur in
Court of Justice, said the Magistrateng, to 1,194 in all. Various sums had The man, in accordance with custom.
been paid on account and the balance denied the offence, I saw you myself," outstanding a sum of 2676,, formed the retorted the Magistrate. What are you subject of the claim. doing here? Answering a sumtions" Mr. T. Rowan, who represented the was the reply. You will pay $5, first, defendant, asked for an adjournment for. for spitting in Court," said the Magiswerk think we want to go into
the accounts," said Mr. Rown. trate.
A great number of summonses, most of are pages and pages of them." them from Kowloon, for various offences Mr Stephen I cannot consent to a such as having a dirty ricksha, annoy-long adjournment as they chose to dis- ing passers-by, and so on "were dealt pute the account for no reason, às for with.
as I am instructed. I think the action A ricksha coolie was summoned for should go on without delay: i have fusing to accept a fare on June 29th,
reasons for saying so. the fare being the "Hon. "Mr. S. B. C. Ross The man gave a lame excite and wa fined 15, 20
There
The hearing was fixed for next Thum day.
RAILWAY EMPLOYE
AND
CIGARETTE SMUGGLING. FIND AT RAILWAY REFRESHMENT
BAR.
Another rickaha coolle was ssummoned for refusing to accept hire from an Indian Police Inspector, a very majestic per- sonage, at Kowloon Ferry." It was understood that police officials have tendency to pay the exact legal fare and. that this was why the defendant hung back, hoping to get a more remunerative
Inspector Spear of the Water Police, passenger. Of course, he denied it, and Baid he did not notice the taipan. yesterday, charged a foki of the refresh- This was to heap insult on injury forment bar of the Kowloon-Canton Rail the Indian Inspector was of handsome way Station with having attempted to and commanding a pect and would stand muggle into the Colony 1,000 dutiable
cigarettes.
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Will the officials in charge of this Association be kind enough to see their way fear to have that unreasonable not to say objectionable demand without amongst a bevy of Kowloon residents drawn!
like a black cat in a snowfield. "You Enclosing my eari.-Yours," etc.,
are apt to get into trouble if you don't INTOLERABLE. notice the police," remarked the Magis. trate as he troubled the defendant for $3.
Chinese Y.M.C.A.,
Students' Hostel.
"Hongkong. 9th July, 1921.
shopkeepers and other tenacts. It had : SOLDIER'S been pointed out that the expansion of New Kowloon was such that any applica- tion of the Bill to this part of the Colony would have a direct effect in checking the scheme of development that was being carried out. The Committee Bays: There can be no question but
matter
DISGRACEFUL
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COOLIES WANT TO FIGHT, A FARE.
M. F. J. Rodrigues, of 12 Bridges Street, summoned two chair coolies for using insulting language and demanding more than their legal fare,
Mr. Rodrigues explained that" a crippled friend of his took a chair from the Italian Convent to Bridges Street.
The Inspector told Mr. R. E. Lindsell that this was the second occasion during the past few days in which a foki of the bar had been found in possession of dutiable cigarettes.
The Magistrate ixpressed the opinion I that the bar-keeper was the respon sible party, as his was a good position for carrying on smuggling and re- commended his deportation.
Inspector Spear undertook to make enquiries.
The fok, being regarded merely as the bar-keeper's entspaw, was let off
a distance of a few hundred yards, down lightly, and the cigarettes were confis
Ho
hill Teo cents was paid, and five cents extra because of a package The lead bad labgangs and showed fight, came right into the flat. On his behaving so truculently Mr. Rodrigues kicked hitt cut of the piace und he continued to shout insulting remarks from the street A crowd of Sanitary Board coolies incited. the man to fight Mr. Rodrigues and he again entered the house so police whistles had to be blown and assistance obtained to bring the incident, to a close.
"LET LOOSE LIKE WOLVES,"
CRIMES BY SINGAPORE DEPORTEES.
cated.
SHOT TO DEATH IN
YAUMATI
A CHARGE OF MURDER. Wilfal parder was the charge on which a Chinese named Yeang Shui Cheong appeared before Mr. "G. N. Orme, rester- day morning.
CONDUCT.
ASSAULT OF A COOLIE.
TELL-TALE BLOOD STAINS,
Before Mr. G. N. Orme, yesterday morn that the prevailing conditions call for ing, Pte John Segrotte, of the Wilting coolie then demanded more, used MAN legislative interferener, not only to click the rapacity of unprincipled land-ure Begiment was summoned, for as lords, and to put a stop to speculation saulting a ricksha coolie, and refusing to in house property, but also to present pay the legal fare. The Inspector said the inevitable smash, with its atter that at about 11 pm, on Thursday, the defendant and a friend engaged rickshas dant disorganisation of the money- mark which would come soon or late outside Murray Barracks and drove to
Spring Garden Lane.
Arrived at their if the resent wild speculations are destination, the defendant refused to pay allowed to go on unchecked."
M. K. Lo a member of the Special the fare, and when the coolie remon-
The murdered man Ngai Tialam, alias Committee, stating his own views on the strated with him, he struck him on the
Mr. Rodrigues said the second chair Li Tin-lam, ali Li Fook-In, who is subject said it seemed to him that, Icok- head with his stick, causing wound
The coolie took no part in these incidents supposed to have been a notorious robber ing at the question from the point of from which blood flowed freely. vid of the Colony, rather than from coolie was also struck in the left eye, He was accordingly discharged and the chicf, was found on the night of July
5th by a Chinese constable lying in while the defendant's friend kicked him." No. 1" was fined $10. that either of the landlord or the tenant, When a hue and cry. was raised, the
popt blood outside No. 32, Reclamation Street. Yaumati, with, three buller
· legislative interference in a which is conditioned by the law of supply ped his cap as he ran and the "coolis soldiers ran away. The defendant drop.
wounds in his body. The cause of the and demand might result in evils greater picked it up and took it to the station,
murder according to the deceased, was than the temporary evil the Bill was
heavy gambling, in which he lost over designed to combat. Much of the proidentity of the coolie's assailant was It was by means of this cap, that the
$2.000. Death resulted from a bullet perity of the Colony was undoubtedly
which entered the abdomen, coming out discovered. due to
at the small of the back, shattering the the confidence entertained by
The defendant denied both charges.
kidney. A second, shot entered the right Chinese traders and merchants in the
thigh and came out of the left hip, while stability of its laws and in its tradi-He said that he had not cugaged the
complainant's ricksha.
The tional regard, for the sanctity of pro-
"Cannot representaticas be made to the third pierced the left wrist, After the complainant had COTTO- perty. The Bill was bound, more or burated Inspector Blackson's
Singapore to prevent this scandalous nature of the wounds abowed that the Iess to impair this confidence. More.
A probably only a couple of yards away... over. it mast not be forgotten that there ment. the defendant gave Eis-version of state of affairs?" asked Mr. B. E. Lind, shots were fired from very cless range.
the story. He said engaged ricksha sell at the Magistracy, yesterday.
The accused, pleaded not guilty," and were many people who had purchased outside the Barracks and drove to Spring dock-full of departees from Singapore properties at prevailing prices in the Garden Lane where he paid the puller was before him charged with thefts was formally remanded for a week. belief that they constituted permanent 10 cents.
Coming out of one of the, from passengers on the s.. Gregory investments, and that such purchasers. became the dwuers thereof with all the houses at 11 p.m., he attempted to enter pear, on the high seas, two days out Farty or fity of the complainant's ricksha to return to from Singapore.
MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT. implications of that term as it is gen harracks, but the latter refused to taked been let loose like wolves on the them, 23 The Magistrate remarked, erally understood. To such people, him and pushed him over the shafts
"MOB WREAKS VENEGEANCE. the legislation contemplated amounted to
on the rest of the arbitrary confiscation, no more or less, causing him to fall. While the witness ip to prey
A nine-year old Chiness boy was knock, He felt strongly that the Bill should not was on the ground, the coolie rushed passengers.?
Sub-Inspector Spear said that between
el down in Bether Street, Kennedy at him, and Lance-Corporal Field, who be made retrospective,
was, with the witness, took the coolie off. $100 cd 800 worth of property was Town, by motor-car No. 10, on Thursday. In the discussion which followed a resolution
When the witness got up, a crowd of stolen from the passengers. On the waa muived approving" the adaption of the rents prevailing on the Chinese had gathered and were threaten arrival of the vesi here the police went He received injuries to his right leg.
ing him and Field with stones. aist December, 1920, as the standard to make a puntos The Chi boarding-house runnera were allowed to mobbert him. Stones were freely thrown on board but owing to a mistake Chinese The driver stopped the car to render They
assistance but a crowd of Chinese.
zent." but this was defeated, and a
go on board at the same time and conse into the car, damaging the wind screen. uese followed shying stones at them.. motion submitted by Mr. He Kom Tong Some little distance off the Easteru quently only 80 worth of property whe was adopted to the effret' that the rents Theatre, a stone knocked the witness's covered. Had it not been for this The driver was struck on the head with prevailing on June 10th, 1921, should
more culprits would have been arrested. a brick and received an ugly wound. be adopted as the standard, but that in p off The Chinese followed them up The Magistrate enquired if the de. The affray was stopped by the arrival of any circumstances not more than 10 they entered for protection. The wit'pórtees were allowed to roam about the the palice, who removed both the driver per cent. increase on the, rents paid: on ness did not strike the coolie, and did boat, and on being told that it was so, and the boy to the Government Civil alst December, 1920, should be recover
able..
SPORT.
LAWN BOWLS,
CRAIGENGOWER CC. 2. CIVIL
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BASEBALL.
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state-
to the Ordinance Quard room : which
WHOLESALE THEFTS ON A SHIP.
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not know how he came by his injuries.
said tlust it Inspector Blackman asked the Magik. Privilege.
trate to order the defendant to about
an extraordinary
Hospital for treatment. The injuries of Either of the patients are serious.
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The men woje serienbul to imprison- turn." This was done, and the Inspecter meat for terzis varying from six weekr to three mouths. Que denied that he then pointed out some blood stains on the left side of the back of the defen--had stolen, a wrist watch and pair of gold dant's coat. The Inspector said that he spectacles and said he bought them for thought that the blood stains were caused from one of his fellow prisoners. The man referred to substantiated this and by the defendant carrying his stick under cheerfully admitted that he stole the that it hard blood on it.. bis arm after the assault, unconscious -articles. You must have known they Luce Sergeant Field corroborated the ere stolen," said the Magistrate to the defendant's story about the coolle rush other prisoner and he varied the charge 1-Oil products.. 100,000,000 $51,450,000 23,152,500 ing' for him..
When he saw then this instaner to receiving stolen goods Flax and hemp 45,000,000 accused on the ground, he stepped in and and sentenced him to six weeks impri-3-Bristles and pushed the coolic off with his hands. Sub-Inspector Spear said it was by no 4-Chemical pro
king. 10,000,000 5,145,000 Field said in reply to the Magistrate,
ducts that the complainant's injuries were tens uncommon for Singapore deportees
received from some of the stones which. A bombshell was exploded in the camp were flying about. He was hit by neveral of the local Baseball team when it became himself. A crowd of about 40 Chinese. known that Bapaido will pitch for the followed him and Segrotte all the way, Rizal team this afternoon, Rapaido is to barracks
months now.
¡
sonment for that.
to give trouble in this way,
THEFT OR G (VERNMENT AMMUŠITIOS.
Total
40,000,000 20,000,000 10,000,000 6,145,000
205,000,000 103,472,500
THE FUTURE OF "THE TIMES,
Filipino who is termed the Walter Replying to the Magistrale, Inspector Johnson of the Philippines having aman, said that things had been Inspector Spear of the Water Police, plenty of smoke and a dazzling aswort very quiet in the district lately, so much restrday, charged a Chituse before ment of twisters.
to that he was beginning to think that Mr. G. N. Orme with cargo broaching on The Outlook states that negotiations for The
Football Club grounds at Happy scraps in the Lane. He had had no rounds of ammunition.
will be played on the Hong they had succeeded in putting a stop to board the s. Glenince, and theft of 240 the sale of The Times are practically com- The accused plete, Lord Northciffa being tired of an and play starts at 230.
teams trouble from the Wilts for nearly three pleaded guilty The Inspector said expensive toy, and Mr. Lloyd George U.S.S. Rizal Villaluz, e; Ronaldo, p';
that the man worked on board the ship having brought pressure, through Sir Addressing the defendant the Magie uskoiding cargo and was found after John Ellerman, to freeze out Lord Murphy, 1b; Crisostomo, 2b: Thompson, trate said that in view of the good wards in Tsimshatsui carrying a-bundle Northcliffe." The journal anticipates a 3b; Alarcon, es: McLaury, if: Wellmuns character, the Inspector had given uite containing ammunition. At the station, changs in the Irish posicy of The Times ter."cf: Fox, rf.
Hongkong Americans; Lasher. gh; regiment he would not send him to jail, he volunteered the information that the and the abandonment of the "recent 1 staats, such na motorist insurance, White, st; Lake, 1b; Scott, 4; Appel, ab although he deserved it for what he had ammunition came from the Clence, which is considered unworthy of The Eppstein, Doagherty, Brown. Conrad, done. He would be given the option of Enquiries were made on board, sad De Times. It is understood that The Times Fetterly outfielders; Neeson, Face, paying a line of $25 or of going to jail, case of ammunition comigned to the will pass to the control of Sir John El cr Brown, pitchers.
for 14 days with hard labour. The Admiralty was found to have been man, with whom Mr. John Walter wit Magistrate added "You will find from broken open and reveral packets extract be neciated, and will return to its experience that ricksha coolies will not ed.
former tradition. A later message, how
The fint leaves on Monday for Can, ton and a gams will probably be arranged for next week with the team from the UB, destroyer Hort which is expected to arrive here in a few days.
rush at you if they are properly treat Thu hingistrate passed sentence of ever, states that the report that Sir John "d. I have no doubt that you started thres months' imprisonment with hard: Eferman is to buy The Times is donied the trouble and then azaaulted him."" j labour.
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