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四三拜禮號一月六英港香 WEDNESDAY, ← JUNE 1,
1938.
日四初月五
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GOVERNMENT MOVES TO STOP EVICTIONS
PROTECTION Japanese Relief Column Nearing Doihara
OF TENANTS GUARANTEED
Bill Rushed Through Legislative Council
Government to-day decided to protect Hong- kong residents from unfair evictions and un- reasonable rent increases, and to this effect, a Bill was introduced into the Legislative Council this afternoon giving the Courts power to refuse eviction claims if these were considered an undue hardship on the tenants, and also to determine "what increase of rent (if any) is fair and reasonable."
This is the culminating point of a problem which caused the appointment of a Rents Commission, and subsequently the presentation of a petition to His Excellency the Governor from over 1,000 tenants.
The urgency of the matter was indicated in Council to-day when the Attorney-General, the Hon. Mr. J. A. Fraser, introduced the first, second and third readings of the Bill, which thus be- comes effective forthwith, and will remain in operation until June 1, 1939.
After defining what is meant by the terms "landlord" and "tenant," and explaining that the Ordinance shall apply to a house or part of a house, including a bed-space, let us a separate dwelling, the Bill pro- ceeds to outline the measures to be taken to stop unfair evletions and exorbitant rent increases.
May Refuse To Give Eviction Order
Section (1)
of the Ordinance
says that if proceedings are "token
against the person who at the com-
BRITISH PATROL FIRES ON
Third Case
Of Cholera Occurs Here
A new case of cholera reported to the health authorities during the last 24 hours, bringh the total since last week to three, No new instances of small-pox were notified, bus the report shows a fresh case of enterle fever, two new cases of measles and one of meningitis.
The new cholera case from Victoria.
COMER
DEFENDING LUNGHAI RAILWAY this little "post of machine-gunners is typical of hundreds which contest every
yard of the Jupantse advance. The mobility of the Chinese army has given it great advantage even against the superior mechanical equipment of the Japanese.
OVERCROWDING IN H.K. PRISONS STILL UNSOLVED PROBLEM
"The prisons were as usual overcrowded”. With this laconic and uncompromising observation the 1937 report of the Superintendent of Prisons reveals that the problem of properly housing the Colony's lawless still confronts the authorities.
Owing to overcrowding in the prisons 210 males were released before expiration of sentence. It was not found necessary to release any women prematurely.
MILLION FEARED STARVING JAPANESE
The general behaviour of the prisoners and the discipline in all prisons was very good, and the health way satisfactorily maintained,
mencement of this Ordinance is Australian Ship Involved War And Floods Leave of the prisoners
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tenant of a dwelling house (herein- after referred to
sitting "the tenant') for the recovery of posses- sion of the dwelling-house or for the electment of the tenant therefrom, should it appear to the Court that
In Grave Incident
Country Unproductive
Referring to the overcrowding, the report states: Pelping, June 1. Shanghai, June 1. Probably over a million
The workshop accommodation of Chinese Victoria Gaol was inadequate but Revealing that the Australian people are on the verge of starvation that of Hongkong Prison is adequate the proceedings are harsh or oppres-northern patrol ship Larrakain in the triangular area south-west of under normal conditions.
Tientsin, would be caused to the sitting tenant had fired on the Japanese fishing Pohsien and Hofct, and Tehchow, ac-
by Tientsin
The Hongkong Prison at Stanley by the making or giving of an order trawler Toba Muru with cording to investigations by the was opened in January and was then or judgment or may adjourn the ap-machine-guns on May 29,
the Provisional Government's Ministry of fully occupied until September.
partly occupied. This prison was not plication for or stay or suspend owners of the ship, the Nanyo
Rehabilitation. execution of any order or judgment
The chief cause of the famine was
sive or that exceptional hardship
bounded
or postpone the date of possession Shokusan Kaisha, stated this the fighting in the autumn, when both depopulated during the
The Victoria Gool was gradually
Determining "Rent
year until
Was
swept across the country, Involving entirely closed down.
armies the September 20 when it
the destruction, burning and looting)
SYNDICATE BEHIND THEFTS OF TIMBER
SWIFTLY MARCHING TROOPS YET MAY PREVENT MASSACRE
Chinese Press Closer On Beleaguered Division
Peiping, May 31.
A Japanese spokesman said this evening that strong Japanese reinforcements were moving towards Lanfeng from the east and north.
He admitted that the Chinese were still encircling General Doihara's divisions north-west of Lanfeng, but already the second line of the Chinese forces, especially those west and south-west, appeared to be retiring to more consolidated positions.
The spokesman expressed the opinion that the Chinese were holding Lanfeng in an attempt to gain time in order to strengthen their defences in southern Honan.
STEPS TO CHECK INFLUX OF PENNILESS
Refugees Must Have Money Or Go Home
Japanese troops marching by forced stages from Kweltch to the relief of General Doihara are now within 20 miles of Lanteng. Late this after-
noon they launched an nttuck the Chinese 94th Division, which is seeking to hold up their advance.-- United PreSS.
Doihara Troops In Precarious Position
on
Changchow, June 1. Braving Intense fire, a Chinese unit has broken into Kulsingtal, north of Lowang station, which is used by the Dolhara troops trapped on the south bank of the Yellow River as a strong- hold, and is engaging the Japanese. in close-range fighting.
The Chinese grip on
the enemy
polnis, including Tsinglungpu, Tsal- (Continued on Page 4.)
While it would appear that re- fugees from Canton are pouring has been further tightened after the into Hongkong indiscriminately, re-occupation of a number of vital it has been revealed that the police authorities here are exercising a certain amount of restriction regarding the entry of Canton evacuees.
The most Important regulation is that euch immigrant from China must have at least $20 in his possession. For those who can show this means of subsistence, right of way into the Colony is given.-
of
STOP PRESS
LOAN FOR CHINA DISCUSSED
IN LONDON
If, however, a refugee dues nut possess the amount he is detained by the police for enquiries. It is under- The belief that a large syndicate stood that if the immigrant
cannot was responsible for the enormous produce the required money, arrange- devastation among Government tree ments are made for returning him? plantations in Kowloon was voiced by to his place of origin. for such period or periods, and sub-morning that a claim for £70,000 the Chinese and Japanese
Inspector W. A. Russell at the Kow- ject to such conditions as it thinks indemnity would be lodged with
icon Magistracy this morning when The Hongkong and Kowloon water proper, and, if such conditions are the Australian Government.
he prosecuted five wood thieves bo- police are busily engaged on this task complied with, the court may, If it
There were three executions dur- fore Mr. K. M. A. Barnett, of villages, death to their young men ing the year.
checking up incoming Chincae, thinks fit, discharge or rescind any
Insp. Russell further stated that while a similar check is made on pus-
Tokyo, June 1. According to a Domel message the and the confiscation of livestock,
the police and Forestry Department sengers by rall. such order or judgment."
Toba Maru was ared
More Important than these reasons,
Laichikok Prison
large am- Quite a
are now on by the
were handicapped in their preventive ber of refugees have been temporarily going on in London between the
Loan negotiations Larrakain whilst in Australlan ter- however, was the deliberate cutting
wark by a very elelent spy system restrained from taking up their abode Chinese Embassador, Mr. Quo ritorial waters of North Australia.
of the Grand Canal and other dykes, on January. 28.
The Laichikok Prison was closed organised by the gangs. At the first here until they have been able to resulting in the flooding of practically The shots were fired
sight of any stranger, whether in comply after
the the entire arca,
The females' prison at Lalchiltok uniform or plain clothes, the scouts many cases friends and relatives have Under-Secretary for
with the regulations, In Tai-chi and the British Deputy Larrakala had unsuccessfully at-
Warfare and floods prevented the constructed to accommodate 120 the
also overcrowded,
Foreign Although posted around the wood templed to halt the Japanese sampun. harvesting of the autumn rice crops umbers have frequently been over
choppers come forward to help them out, and Affairs, Sir Alexander Cadogan, gave the alarm, and all vanished, it is understood that so far no re- The ship-owners consider that the und stopped the planting of opring 250.
leaving a devastated area behind. notion of the Australian patrol vessel crops.
fugees have been sent back to their according to a press message "All over Kowloon the work of homes.
from Shanghai which, in quot- was most unreasonable, and are lodg-| A mass migration of a large part
437 punishments were awarded for the thieves can be seen," zuld Insp.; Ing a writ for the alleged amount of of the population, plus the loss of the compared with 430 for the preceding and waiting to be carried away, and breaches of prison discipline as Russell, "Scores of huge logs, felled
ing information that has reach- the damage sustained by the vessel. livestock of those who chose to re- year and 180 prisoners were whipped the tions concern the granting of a ed, Chinese bankers there, says In a circular letter to all shipping that the Anglo-Chinese negotia Last year the Larrakala
main, completed the plcture. the Selcho Maru and New Guinea vastated
On a recent flight over
by order of Courts, as compared with the de-63 in 1938.
In place of what hud unce been weli" view of the great influx of destitute Maru, owned by Mr. Fukujiro Tange, saw almost the
urcas this correspondent
There was a decrease in the mum- for allegedly Dshing in Australian between
entire countryside ber of prisoners convicted in the New territorial waters of Arnheim Island. nooded, the area resembling a vast cen
Poslen and Taungchow Territory Courts. The two vessels were released after dotted here and there with tiny island] subsequently protracted negotiations, and Tange villages.
and unsuccessfully:
Section 3 (2) states that for the purpose of the exerelse of its juris- (Continued on Page 4.)
GREAT PROJECT
MOOTED
Canada-U.S. To Jointly Develop Water Region
Washington, June 1. The United States has submit-
detained
claimed £10,000 from the Australian inland sea stretched to the horizon.
From an altitude of 3,000 feet, the Governlient.United Press,
Tiny boats are the only means of communication between those lages not entirely deserted.
ted to the Canadian Government JAPANESE FREIGHT
a comprehensive treaty for the development, and use of the
Great Lakes.
MUST PAY DUTY
Shanghai, June 1.
vessels
dis-
In this Treaty, which will be known as the St. Lawrence Basin Treaty, the All Japanese cargo United States agrees to build and charging at China ports will hence- finance a hydro-electric dam on the forward be subject to the Import international rapids section of the
dutica lovled under the new tariff, it St. River, while Canada, finon was sanounced here last night.
Wox
forested areas."
COMPANY RESPONSIBILITY
The five defendants, Mul Fung refugees into the Colony from Can- ten million pounds sterling in Tong Ming, Yim Kau, Yim Chau and ton the Police have been given in-credita or a direct loan by Britain Tong Yay, had all been surprised and structions to board every ship from to China, with the Salt Gabelle arrested in 98 Government Plant-Canton, Mneno, Kongmun, Wu- 333 Convicts During 1937 ation, Kowloon City, on
Tuesday chow, Swatow and Amoy to inquire revenue as security: afternoon, in possession of logs of into the means of every passenger
The Shanghai message says that of 1,010,030, the number of convicts the sples were outwitted.
During 1937 out of a population various sizes. By means of a ruse and only if they are in possession of Britain, however, is demanding min- | $20 will they be allowed to land. ing concession in Yunnan as security, totalled 333, the highest since 1920,
Pointing out what serious harm
in view of the insecurity of the Salt when they totalled 331. In 1920 the
All other persons who clearly have Gabelle revenue as the majority of they were doing by their deprat no means of livelihood or play of the salt producing centres and most total was 352, while in 1930 I was atlons, His Worship Imposed. heavy abode in the Colony will be sent back of
penalties on defendants. The to the port of embarkation either by ed by Japanese farces. The 1037 figures give 03 per-Arst was fined $70 or two months for the ship they arrived on
Chinese of the
Coast are now centage of the population.
the possession
tree, ond
vil-
207.
the
or Home
The daily number of prisoners sentenced to a further two month other at the expanse of the company tiongcosake stator the upl
sentenced
of n
which brought them here.
negotia-
FEW PEOPLE IN FIELDS South of Taangehow the Belda ure dry, but there is not a single draft during the year was 1,441 In Hong-without the option for trespass; the
are making slow progress owing animal ploughing or cultivating the kong prison, 794 in Victoria Gael, 27 accend was ined $50 or two months TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION Britain mining concessions in Yun- to the Chinese hesitancy in granting fields, and only a few people can be in Lalchikok and 231 in the female and seen working hopelessly,
to two months
non when they have already been. prison. These figures are well in The Ministry of Rehabilitation's
consecutively; the third was fined n} If it is not possible to keep the partly given to another foreign power
until their # further passengers aboard
re- in consideration of the latter's assis investigator at Chinghalen, 40 miles) and if those during recent years, similar amount without
highest since 1920. south of Tientsin, reports that no
quol term and, being a new arrival, patriation they will be taken to tem-tance.--Domet, The number of offenders convicted was ordered to be sent away; the porary accommodation elsewhere for crops have been sown or harvested by ordinary courts was 10,711 as fourth was fined $70 or two months, which arrangements are being made.j ced by the United States, will build Dally necessities for the Japanese
compared with 14,801 In 1930. The and one month consecutively, fined a 17-foot canal around' the rapida, community, hitherto brought in duty flood waters a fow weeks ago, people pared with 50 for the previous year, ordered to be banished.
Following a slight recession in the number of debtors was 40 as com-
Ships from infected poris, such, na a total of $128 or two months and Canton, Amoy and Swatow, will be through which ocean-going vessels, tree, will no longer be exempted are wading knee deep in mud in fast and the number of persons on may reach the heart of both countries. from duty, it was authoritatively year's fields, digging out the rotting remand, or in default of Ondina Botanical and Forestry Department, ed in Kowloon Bay or near the boarded in the quarantine anchorage, Mr. R. J. “V. Everest, of the ships from other ports will be board- --Neuler. -
stated.-Domel.
(Continued on Page 4.)
(Continued on Page 4.)
appeared as cumplainant,
quarantine anchorage,"
Дантелсе
since last autumn.
(Further Stop Press News on Pape 12.)
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