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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1295.
LAND AUCTION.
when
TENANTS' PETITION.
EXTENSION OF RENTS ORDINANCE REQUIRED.
of
rents to approximately, the same tho. Government has provided amount as the owners of the re- temporary matshed for them to constructed houses and new live in.
(9.) That owing to the un- houses, and that tenants of the labouring class, whose wages are settled state of China for many low, will be given notice to quit.yeurs past, there aro periodical and will be forced to attempt to streams of refugees into Hong-"
TWO LOTS SOLD. Two lots of Crown Innd were Two Chinese, Chan Lark and Li sold, by nuotion at the Volunteer!
The petition of the Hongkong seck other accommodation, and kong, whose fuflux Into this Calon Mun, apjomed before Me. Justice Hedquarters yesterday afternoon
Protective Associatlon, that at the present time there la renders continued rent restriction Gompertz at the Criminal Sessions The first sale was in respect of Tonants
who are wage carners or traders in yesterday, churged with robbery by 1.725 square feet of land at Nem which in to be presented to His not sufficient. niternative accom-recessary, in the Interests of those two or more. At the end of the Cheong Street, Kowloon, It was Excelleney the Governor, (Sir B, E, modation aynilable.
(6.) That at the prescut time, the Colony, cast, the last named per isted in sold to Mr. Fung Chung tong at Stubbs) has been drawn up and
(10.) That Chinese shops are signed by large number of fund for many years past, coolles, his defenen that he bad bren badly the upset price of $6,175.
There was also no competition people.
and others belonging to the same now (na a general rule) paying on na their respective treated and beaten by the police,, and as a result fl Honour nd-for the recend lot. The area of The points Indicated by the trades, are residing, and have co- nigh rents
and that It journed the ens for the tendance the land is 24,750 square foot.association na being in favour of altled. in particular areas which businesses warrant, of the officer on duty at the time It was nold to Mr. Li Ping at continuance of the Rents Ordin-are conveniently situated for their would be futal to many of them respective occupations; for exam-Jand of their presant business con prisoner was in custody.
the upset price of $18,500,
ance include the following:
ple, the coal coolles and coal (nection if the landlords were given The cos for the Crown, con-
Slow Bidding for City Lot. (1.) That the petitioners are the stevedores reside in Wanchal; and power to Increase rents and te ducted by Mr. H. K. Holmes, was
There were very few bidders at chairman and vice-Chairmann
cargo coolies engaged at the Westvlet tenants. thst n woman was cut upon about
(11)
If the Rents, Ordin- nid day on January 26 when under the property sale which was hold the Hongkong Tenants Protective Point Godowns, reside in First,
Rocha'a Auction Room Association, which has over 7,000 Second and Third streets. That unco be not extended a general nt Mr. Signal Fill, at the junction of
No, members, who are representative auch coolles cannot afford to pay riso in rents will occur, which will Chatham and Middle ronila Her yesterday afternen, assailanta were three men who held 27 Trung Bou Luno Wout, was of upwards of 100,000 residents of rents increased to the extent be followed by an immediate in-
Hongkong.
shown in the said schedule, and crense. In the price of provisions her and robbed her of three bangles put up.
Tho property is the reaminter (2.) That the petitioners have, that consequently they will be and other necessaries and in the and four rings. She was able to call for help, however, and sume of Marine Lut No. 6 with ni during the past 4 years, been forced to attempt to find other accost of commodities sold in the area of 116,50 square feet, which in close touch with the housing commodation, or to increase the Chinese shops, and generally will mea from near her house comó rupping to her help. The men thon held under a Crown louse for conditions in Hongkong and, in already large number of homeless increase the cost of living to all ran away and one of them was the residuo of 000 years from particular, the conditions of the persons who sleep in the streets. classes and races, which increas
when keepers and the work-
(7.) That by driving the will bear especially hardly upom obnsed to Nathan Road, A Mr. March 1840. The Crown Rent for
ing and coolic classes.
various coolles out of their pre-the working classes. Gonics, who was on that road wait. the whole lot is $88.03.
(3.) That since the Rents Ordin- sont places of residence which are (12.) That this petition has ing for a bus, saw the man hide
ance has been on the Statute Book, adjacent to their respective accu- been drawn up at the express wish Bomething and walk away, Ho
a number of houses have been pations, great inconvenience will of the members of the Hongkong gave chase and caught the man
pulled down and reconstructed; be caused to the coolies then-Tenants Protective Association tho first prisoner. He then went back and found a bangle, produced,
such reconstructed houses being selves, to their employers, and, in and that such members and others where he saw prisoner hide some
exempt from the provisions of the particular, to the shipping com-have signed or chopped a petition thing.
munity, for the reason that it will In Chinese which will be presented The second prisoner was! later arrested.
not be so easy to n.uster labour to the Secretary of Chinese Alaira Evidence bouring this put was
promptly when required.
at an early date.
called, but prisonera
"Your Petitioners therefora not:
that humbly pray
His Ex- identified.
cellency the Governor and the several member of the Legislative Counell will be pleased to pass A resolu- tion extending the duration of the Renta Ordinanco 1922 (No. 14 of 1992) for the term of one year, in pursuance of the powers
were
Prisoners' Defence.
In his defence, the first prianner admitted holding the wornan while another mao snatched the banglos. The second prisoner had thing to MASSAGE HALL do with it. The polica insisted on bim finding one of the men who took the bangles, and so he took there to the seemul prisoner's
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house, because he had done bim a a wrong at some time.
Starting at $8,000, the price was raised in three bide to $9,000, after which bids of $100 wore
made at tong intervals until at 59,400 the Hing Fat Land Invest meat Co, teennis the new owners.
ARMS TRAFFIC,
COOK COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
Rents Ordinance.
1.) That many landlords have increased the rent of reconstructed
(8.) That inconvenience of the houses by several hundred per cent.; and that some examples of character indicated has already the differences between the stand- occurred in the case of Upper Rut-
of arms
A sequel to the recent big seizure ard rent of hounes governed by the ter-street and Rutter-street; the on the river atenmer Rents Ordinance and the rent houses. In which streets were, Shing Ming was the committal of abtained in respect of adjacent tenanted almost entirely by night Chinese cork to the March Sessions houses that are excripted from the soil coolies. for trial, Mr. S. B. B. McElderry Rents Ordinance are shown in the making the order yesterday after schedule to this petition.
noon.
That these houses
were demolished and rebuilt and the rents increased from about (5.) That if the Rents Ordinance $10 per month per flat to about On February Chiel Preventivebe net extended, it may confidently $70 per month per flat; and, see- Office Clarke boarded the Shing be anticipated that the owners of ing that such
11DW rents were
Ming and minds search of the old houses will increase their more than auch coolles could pay.Į coal bunkers. After clearing a big The second prisoner's story was heap of cont C. P. 0. Clarke that he had known the first prisoner discovered the arms, which com for about a year. First prisoner had priced six rifles, 27 revolvera and heen in the habit of going out to 7,000 cartridges. The defendnat commit unlawful things and ho budi
was A firemen's cook. Ho was advised him not to As a result
found hiding in a life bont they were not on speaking termis, Hi atatement to the police was and when first prisoner got intrend to him yesterday. It stated trouble he brought the police to his that a travelling trader-handed the
Carma to n mua named Ab Shing, I who was also praployed on board. Ab Shing told him that the bag
house.
Prisoner told a long story of being l-unes by the police and Lordship said he would be glad if if the Crown would strange für 'the cffiter who wan on duty at the time prisoner alleged he was ill-treated to bo present this morning. Ho did not like to dispose of the ease until the malter bad been cleared up.
The esse was accordingly ad journed until this morning at 10, 15.
ROBBING A GIRL.
PRISONER'S DEMONSTRA-
TION IN COURT, The Summary Court was the scene of a struggle yesterday after noon, when a prisoner was told by the Judge to demonstrate how he would bave robbed a girl,
The case
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contained iron.
GOLD FRANC CASE.
PROTEST FROM THE [KUOMINTANG.
23. Peking, February -The Kuomintang central executive com- mittee last night issued a manifesto protesting against the compromise in the gold frame rave, which, it asserts, the provisional Goverarnenk is about to conclude with the French Minister.-Reuter.
so he, a man, could have easily robbed a little girl.
The Judgo dirented him to show bow he would have done so. The girl put the bangles on up one in which to her elbows. Prisoner protested prisoner was alleged to Have that she worn them on her wrists, him Assaulted a girl at Shaukiwan with but the girl contradicted intent to rob her. The story of saying she wore them as high as the prosecution
the sho could. girl had been to n shop and His Lordship: You are a woman was almost home when a man you know, I think you would went seized her and tried to rob her them on your wrists.
WAR that
of two bangles she was wearing.
Prisoner struggled hard to take She rosisted and he threatened her them from the girl but she resisted i with B knife, whereupon she atoutly by locking her fingers screamed, and, her Inthor ap-as abs said aho did when he pearing, the mas ma away, but attempted to rob her. was caught when hiding behind a His Lordship having summed junk in a boat building yard. The up, the jury conferred and after
consultation returned a girl was only 18 yemts of age.
Prisoner's defence was that he of guilty by four to threa.. thought the girl was a daughter of This boing unacceptable they a alansion of his, but when he retired and later returned a verdict found she was dot bo let her go. of guilty unonimously, and pri He did not attempt to rob har and soper was sentenced to two years' added that it he bad wished to do imprisonment with hard labour,
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