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A very interesting test case under the Rents Ordinance, 1922, was heard by the Fulane Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) in the Sum- mary Court yesterday afternoon, The point was whether premises which had been palled down and simbat entirely rebuilt could be regarded B3
Bew building. The plaintiff was Ip Yuk-kwang. merchant of 100 High Street, Victoria, and the defendant Fong. Han-aam, 3 trader, 25 Cestre 1Street second door). The state- |ment of claim showed that the plaintiff let the premises on the 20th May, 1922, for $60. The de fendant had failed to pay the rent from 19th June, 1922, to 17th July, 1929, and under sec- tion 4. sub-section I (3) of the Rents Ordinance, 1922, the plain- tiff claimed possession and the amount of rent due. Alterna- rely, the plaintif said that the premises were within the provisions of section $ section 2
sub-
Mr. F. E. Nash, solleiter, re loresanted the plaintif "und Mr.|
Mr. F. G. Vaux. the defendant.
Mr. Nash, opening the case!
said the facts were Few and were agreed between the parties! as set out in a letter written by Messrs. Wilkinson and Gris subject to reservations as to the degree of pulling down. and building. The rent was origines
THURSDAY. ANGUST 31. 1922.
“HAND-MADE” BLOUSES
The "band-made”,blouses are not all hand-made. Marbine- made blonses with hani-don- drawn work er cross stitch are equity popular.
Tally $6 per Chinese month for standard rent. Mr. Nash cited
the old premises. Defendant case reported in the Law Times of February this year t. enforce his was WAVEN modice : quit by
point. Mesra, Raven and Haven, ure shitects, .. and varated premise which were pulled down and result. The delene
the Replying to the Judge he men- tioned that the cost of the conver -iens amounted to $4.280.
Especially #tractive moleli are being made in sheer white! eckton voile. The usual trimming is some of the new peasant e- Froidery.
JON A LONELY ISLAND.
Alleged Coiners' Outfit.
Following red on a mat-bid on (innels island, the pedare listsete Mr. Raven said the cost of anjel sisend poemes of marraine 15, as Cant subsequently removed his entirely new building would have a rogh of which thin China, furniture Into the new premises have been about the same.
unelu lug one woman, were without the consent of the plaite! Mr. Nash pointed out that 25 ani chargeså Fortune. Mr. H. J. tiff and a veral agreement was Pentre Street was acknowledged | Links-i, pastorby altonen with estered int whereby pipintify the building authority as a new having in their govegasi dit
let the second drop to the defen-Funding. He urged that when dejani matting engine
lant li $60 per Chinese month. fendunt quitted the premises the purpose 11. int Later, plaintiff received a letter tenaner came to an end from Mesars. W kinen and
Learing a, Sinking Ship.
Grist offering to pay 344 for the The Puisce Judge: He had n second door, an increase of 38.uppchoice. He was a fat leaving
The sae original rent. This sum had sinking ship wasn't he? been daly tendered and refased. ¡tenancy was not terminated by
Substantially Different. any proceeding recognised by th Mr. Vaux said
submission Ordinance?
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King, who it woented, in an ng the wee stated that on August fat No, polino la steht was prasmini patrol Juts thrigh therekate- ed tear the land at Tung lang. the rwise known as Lamtong. Ser
would be that the premises were Mr. Nash If a person receives runt Hope, and was in - burun «i) ant entirely pulled down.
netice to quit and leaves he doe- que lumen, exped in the di-tan Mr Nash said he polar was thenj so on his own responsibility. When the hand on a newly constructeļi | rrses ”ia r Together with the! the new premisus were substan- the defendant entered the pre- sally different from the old andmises again he was in the positionen matan.de seat ashore, I that the gundard.rent attaching led a trespasser, and he therefore mate to the mat-led, which
to the Ald beilding did not apply entered into an agreement to pay
Mr.
the new.
$60 a month, which be now trying to get out of.
The Pulsne Judge: He certain. PA tre-- regarded himself as Passer when he made a new apres-¦
ment.
as only discernando from the last, within a distance on " &w bet] This island manusuured 27 for agt It had been mastroetel to at strow ravine with a ing spurio, Insle the waving Note antemni peces of machinery.
us to be impable of porching
The only witness called was
B. Raven, of Messrs.) itaven und Haven, architects, who ubmitted plane, in accordance with a notre served by the build.
Mr. Nash argued that if his ing authority. in September of Lordship found that the premises last pear. The alterations to the were new then the verbal agrees the she of a fanton or Engli
Commenced injunt of $90 must be the standard on: 29 meat piem. January and completed in May rent. Throw walls were wholly pulled The Judge: Are you still pre- down and rebuilt, the foundations, pured to carry out your verbal -trengthened by belag carried agreement?
tere
A expert. would you call the
į présent premies the old pronise
with additions?
Witness: No.
In cross-examination the wit- ness said that building was the wwe height and on the frontage. Besides the party wall, la portion of the front wall
remain.
and
A Temple Involved. There was alen a very heavy print mavinne feared in a ma Corte floor. Han the grind, bermirle
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down deeper, about nine fect cut! Mr. Nash: Yes. This is really the marine, were several pleens from the back at the muse inju text came to see what the stand-¦ of vund board cut to the size of a ander to provide open space iniard rent 16.
20 cent pisem. These were appar acordance with the building re-i Mr. Yaux, in the course of his ently sedi for experimental ¡gulations, » cockloft put in the address, said the case was treated purposes. in wiction sit now top floor, more than half the rtby Mr. Nash and himself as a test fireplaces bad been erected. Indr Het with ra Lars. It Wit replaced and the kitchen and stair case for at least one other. ** ¡ense placed in different positions. contended that the present pre-presumed that theme VEIK 12271
The party wall was left intact.
mises could be identified and con- for the purpose of smelting metal.
He added that it was nected with the old building. The When the sergeant An Entirely New Building.
entered woman. Mr. Nash; in your opinion, as notice to quis given the defendant there were two Chinese in the quite possible that the machinery was not a valid notice but the matched. The were question intended for lecitimate pur the sergeunt, though poses as it could cut a hole in tenant had to go.
plates for rivets.
Mr. Quezon's Address to was interrupted in such a manner as interpreter. A note-book cun-
The Magi-trate: a desert
Manila Americans. an implied covenant was broken (taining various entries was alio
Declaring that Americans and What would you fall them?-Anand that was that of quiet enjoy discovered lying on the four. In
Mr. King: I merely west ment. The defendant might have the book was an entry shewing
Filipinos can get together in real entirely new building,
ued the landlord on that point. "charcoal SIS," which in the light that, but I must admit that we
Judgment Reserved.
of a subsequent discovers increased bare only circumstantial evidence.friendship and find a solution to the Philippige problem which. Mr. Hall, who appeared for the The Judge: The landlord would suspicion. No rustal was found in have pleaded he couldn't help it. the matsbed and everything seem.woman, formally pizuded that there while not perhaps satisfactory to everybody will be beneficial, both Mr. Vaux also contended that led to have been recently erected. Do e gains? ber,
Mr. King Submitted that being to the United States and to the the verbal agreement made by the a state of preparation. When part of the roof were allowed to tenant to pay $60 was also act fore of the Chinese was told 30 alleged accessory made her Philippines; that the national in- terests of the Philippines are not valid under the Rents Ordinance.assist in dismantling the machinery principal in the nest,
The Magistrat stated that he incompatible with the nations! In reply to the Judge, the wit-Half the houses in Hongkong he stated that he did not know nay-
interests of America; that the mex said the notice received from would be pulled down and rebuilt thing about tools, though he sub-wonld hear the wiienre first Le
Filipino people would be more fore deciding. the building authority ordered the if the landlords thought that for sequently admitted that he was a
Sergeant Hove gave evidence than willing to cede certain por- įpulling down of the three danger la capital cutlay of $4,200 they boilermaker at the Taikuo Docks.
tions of their territory for naval lous malls. As a matter of fact! could increase the rent from 335 On the island, on which there were and stated that the roatshedd was these instructions were exceeded to $60. He pointed out that the only six inhabitants, was a temple. not of the ki to he seen in Hoog and commercial stations, after The Pulsne Judge: You could house was pulled down on the Proceeding to that spot the police song. The sides consisted of sucks they have been given their inde- He found some pendence, that America may pro have complied with the
entered & small roura at the srle, sewn together. (without making the building a new and was rebuilt on tonet
height and with the same number sharesal tied up with string tains, etc.. in the wat-hed. The trade in the far east; and that Wus edclothes were claimed by one of the free trade between the two coun- tries should be maintained now Witness: The front wall had of floors, and that the work done similar to that which
the tying
wall GE the accused. could rightly be regarded heen previously rebuilt.
Professor Midleton-Smith gave and even after independence has the Mr Nash submitted that the pre-"addition or improvements.” sent premises could not be regard was certainly an improvement and premises, who stated that she was expert evidence regarding the ses been granted because the United ed as the same as those occupied the cocklift was certainly the wife of the temple keeper, to which the machinery could be States is and will always be the He stated that arge band best market for Philippine pro- said that the charcoal had been put by the defendant at $35 a month, addition. To allow a landlord toit there by Pinghai fishermen, punch (produced in Court) could ducts, Senate President Quezon ing to the old building could not contrary to the meaning of the The flice endeavoured to find the be used for punching hole in yesterday afternoon at the Rotary luncheon delivered an exposition, of the Philippine question and Ba be made applicable to the new. Ordinance. If this could be done temple keeper, but without success metal. If the premises had been substan- the result would be that for a Only Circumstantial Evidence.
new aspects before an American audience with a sprinkling of Filipinos, the speach being direct- ed to the former. The frankness with which be expressed his seni Itiments and the sincerity which
marked his words.were notices. rable-Manila Bulletin, Aug. 26.
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Another machine could be used for rulling metal.
The case was adjourned until
tially changed in character then small capital outlay a person could Mr. King added that no dies had next Wednesday at 2.15.
they could not be regarded as the practically put himself cutside the been lound, but in view of the same. A verbal agreement had restrictive scope of the Rents suspicious circumstances which
tended to show that the machinery| been arrived at after he had, en Restriction Ordinance. tered the premises for the defend- The Paisne Judge intimated was used for counterfeiting, and| ant to pay $60 a month and he con- that he would give a written the charcoal for melting the metal, Itended that that was DOW the judgment.
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