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THUESDAY JUNE 30, 1921.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES RENTS BILL.

FIRST READING PASSED.

OBJECTS AND REASONS FULLY EXPLAINED,

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

boarding houses. It also does not lord cannot turn a monthly tenant out. apply to furnished houses. It does at ar after the ultimate expitation of apply to every bed space, cubicle, the Ordinace, except by giving the room, portion of a floor, foar, er tenant a panth's notice. Similar building, which is the subject remarks apply to other tenancies, A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. of B separate letting. and such as really or weekly tenancies.) which is used for human habitation. It applies to a shop if the termination of, the Ordinance Any tenant holding over after

the master or his employees live on holds over the standard rent the premises. It does not apply to

NOTICE.

FRIDAY, 1st July, being GEN ERAL HOLIDAY, all Depart

the New Territories, except New 15. Clanje 4 (4) has a retrospec-j Kowloon. It does not apply to antive operation, and for that reason the meats will be open for hasineis anțil entirely Tiew building which sub-clause serves special attention, 1PM. gels its accupation certificate It provides in effect, that if any The Hongkong Dispensary will be after the commencement of the ejectment offer shall have been made Open for the purpose of dispensing Ordinance, and any such building before the passing of the Ordinance, Prescription unlit 7.30 PM. will be completely free from the bat shall it have. been executed, restrictions of the Ordinance This the court my rescind or vary the provision has been made because it order if it is one which would not is desirable not to discourage the have been mide if the Ordinance had erection of a domestic buildings been in fore. In other words, a The clauses in the bill on which this

paragraph is founded are clauses 2 teasat who has received notice to: (b) and clause 9,

quit on Jun 30, but who, being

In moving the first reading of the

Hongkong. June 29, 1921..

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effect of the Crdinance will be to modation, remains on in his house after and tan face, large black patch on back. & It is hoped that one subsidiary quite unable to find other accom-LOST ROUGH HAIRED ENG encourage the erection of new do- June 30, aid, who has an order Beward for information Keed. P.W.D. mestic buildings. In the first place, for ejectmest made against him such new buildings will be entirely before the pissing of the Ordinance, free from the restrictions of the Or-will, if this sub-clansa become law: dinance, and the owners will be entitl before he has been actually turned ed to charge whatever rents they can The first reading of a Bill fatituled in 1914 and 1915 such a percent cannot be turned out so long as they rescind or raiy the ejectment order.

obtain. To the second place, as tenants out, be able to apply to the ocurt to an ordinance to amend the law age as would compensate for the pay. the standard rent, well-to-do Bill the Attorney-General expressed PARTICULARS and Conditions of the

PUBLIO AUCTIÓN, relating to the recovery of possession tall io value of money during the immigrants who wish to acquire in certain cases and to restrict the last six or seven years, and to residence in Hongkong will have to regret that he notice given of the

Public Auction Sair. to rents of certain domestic tenements, provide that no rent higher than the build for themselves.

introduction of the Bill had been 90 July, 1921. A $ p.m. at the Officer be held on MONDAY, the 4th day of was considered by the Legistative | maximum rent so ascertained should Council this afternoon's meeting. be recoverable after June 30 of practically have their tenancies ex-strenuous efforts, it was not found of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot. 9. Tenants now in occupation will short. Lafortunately, in spite of of the Public Works Department, by Order The agenda also included the second this year, unless such higher rent tended, on the old tenancy terms, so possible to put the Bill into the of CROWN LAND sbore Bowen Road in reading of the bills to amend the should have been authorised by some long as they pay the standard rent, hands of members until a short the Colozy of Hongkong, for a term of 15 Public Health and Building Ordinance. body appointed for this purpose. and if they are turned out it will while before the meeting 1903, the Crown Lands Resumption 3. The committee, in the short time be dve either to their own fault or the agency of the matter was of His kisjesty the King, for, one further bur Jam, with the option of renewal at a Crawn Reat to be red hy the Suzvevar Ordinance, 1900, the law relating to at their disposal, have been unable to to their failue or ipability to pay justification for its tasty introduction. tarm of 75 years. - criminal precedure in the Supremej formulate any scheme to carry out the standard rent. There is one.ex-The Attorney General then pro- Court, and the law relating to come this suggestion. The question of the ception to this statement, ie, when ceeded to read the objects and reasons panies, also the first reading of a bill } percentage to to repeal the Non-Ferrous Metal compensate for the fall in the valde fer bis own occupation (see. clause

added in order to the landlord requiries the premises as published above. Industry Ordinance, 1919, and the of money is a difficult one. It is 4 (i) (a), but even in that case the said that any faults there were in the Continuing, the Attorney-General Non-Ferrous Metal Industry Amend complicated by the fact that in all tenant will not be turned out unless Bill could best he discovered in the ment Ordinance, 1920; and a bill to probability the proper prercentage the court is satisfied that alternative practical appication of the Ordio- facilitate the enforcement in the would vary according to the locality accommodation, reasonably equiva ance if it was passed and then if Colony of maintenance orders made in which the house was situated lent as regards rent and suitability necessary, supplementary legislation in England or Ireland and vice versa, and it might be necessary to divide in and to declare the application of the the Colony into a considerable If a tenant does leave, or is ejected,

respects, is available, might be enacted. Married Women (Desertion) Ordic number of districts in which vary new ance, 1905, and to amend the said

tegant will be liable for

Ordinance.

Those present were

His Excilency the Governor (Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs, KC,M.G.). |

Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving (Director of Education)..

Hon. Mr. S. B. C. Ross (Secretary for Chinese Affairs).

Hon. Mr.T.L. Perkins (Director of Public Wark).

Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock K.C

Hon. Mr. P. H. Halyoak,

Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak.

Hon. Mr. H, W. Bird.

Hon. Mr. Ho Fook.

all

ing percentages might be added. The any rent higher than the standard boundaries of these districts might rent, notwithstanding any agreement be difficult to ascertain and to define on the contrary. For instance, it is possible that a district

have been in an

zay

The Colonial Secretary seconded | and the Bill was read a first time.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.

The following financial minutes moved by FE the Governor were approved by the Finance Committee and passed

Canton Railway, Special Expenditure, $2,700 on account of Kowloon- New Building for block working at Hunghom.

$400 in aid of the vote Education, A.-Director of Education, Other Charges, Laboratory College).

(Queen's

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

10. Lis obvious that the rights of Hon, the General Officer Command-) early stage of development in intermediate Jessces, e.g.... farmers, ing the Troops (Major General Sir 1914, and that the owners of houses may be affected by the operation of G. M. Kirkpatrick, K.C.B. K.C.SI).

in that district were prepared to the Ordinance. The lessee who col- Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, CM.G. let their property at low rentals in lects the rents from the tenants in (Colonial Secretary).

order to attract tenants to the actual occupation will in future be Hos. Mr. J. H. Kemp, KC, CBE tocality, hoping to recover their restricted to the collection of the (Attorney-General).

losses later when the extension of respective standard rents of his pro- Han. Mr. C. McL. Messer, O.BE the town, or the increased popularity perty, while he will still be bound to (Colonial Treasurer).

of the district, should have attracted pay to his lessor the hump sum rent a larger population. In a case like which he agreed to pay when he was this it would seem hardly fair to allow unrestricted as to the rents which he only the same percentage of in- could collect from his tenants. Master's Departmicht, Other Charges, $1,000 in aid of the vote Harbour creace as would be allowed in an Clause 5 gives to such an inter-Examination Fees old established district. The dimediate lessee the right to apply to ficulty does not end here, because the coli for the revision of the rent it is possible that some recent bouses payable by him under his lease, and in the same locality may have been let the court is given an uncontrolled from the beginning at a rental per discretion to make any order which fectly fair to the owners, and it would the court be unreasonable to allow such owners there is another intermediate lessee

may consider just. the same rate of increase as would above the lessee just referred to, the be allowed to owners who had at the revision of the latter's rent will ir beginuing let their houses at a juriously affect the former, who is ac-Point on FRIDAY, the 8th July, at. sacrifice. It may also be pointed out castingly also enabled to apply to the 9.15 pm. that no assistance in dealing with court to revise the rent payable by refreshments may be obtained from Ah Tickets $2.00 including the proposed return to the basis of the him to his lessor. The intention of Mew. Bathing during and after the rents payable six or seven years ago, this is that any loss caused by the re- Dance. with the addition of a certain percent duction of the rents payable by the age, can be obtained from legislation actual tenants shall be shared fairly The minutes of the previous meet on this subject in the United King by the various lessors. The Court ing having been confirmed and dom or in the Straits Settlements, as signed by His Excellency, the Colonal in both these cases the statutes went in question will be the Summary Secretary laid on the table Financial back for a much shorter period. The Court, and there will be an appeal by Minutes Nos. 50, 51 and 52 and original Act in the United Kingdom, special leave to the Full Court. proposed that they be referred to the which became law on the Decem

11. Clause 6 provides that Finance committee. The Hon. ber 23, 1915, went back to the question arising under the Ordinance Colonial Treasurer seconded and the rents in force, on August3, 1914 is to be decided by the Summary motion was carried.

Court in the first instance, and that an appeal will lie as of right to the full court of two judges, whose deci- sion shall be final. It will be noticed.

Hen. Mr. A. G. Stephen.

Councils.

B. B. McElderry (Clerk of

The Hon. Colonial Secretary then laid on the table the minutes of the Report of the Finance Committee No. 7, and mored that it be adopted. The Hon. Colonial Secretary seconded and the motion was carried.

MR. POLLOCK'S QUESTIONS.

The two questions asked by the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock are given below with their respective answers

and the first Ordinance on the subject in the Straits Settlements went back only about a year and nine months.- 4. These difficulties arè referred

Abeld at the ab House, North

SUBSCRIPTION DANCE will be

Hongkong, June 20, 1921.

FOR SALE.

New and Used.

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to, not for the purpose of showing that there is an appeal as of right in

that the above suggestion is in all cases except in the one case of re-

1. Has the Committen for fixing practicable, but to explain why it vision of rents payable under inter- the prices of food and other has not been possible to adopt it in mediate lease. An appeal as of "right | necessaries been dissolved and if so the present bil which has been is not given in the latter case because when was it dissolved and why? If drafted at such short notice. The to question of law would ordinarily not dissolved, how long is it since committee will proceed to consider be involved, and the decision is in it last met?

the suggestion, and they will be glad tended as a sort of arbitration be

a receive through the Chairman tween the parties so as to arrive in (the Attorney General) any practical a more or less rough and ready way legislative proposals as to how this at a fair apportionment of the loss It has long ago ceased to perform suggestion can be carried out. The caused by the Ordinance. the functions for which it was importance of passing some legisla-

1. The Committee referred to was appointed under the Order in Council of 1896 as a war meature.

formally dissolved.

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appointed though it has not beention immediately is in order to dinance, and assessments, are made LULU JAPAN FORTS & SHANGHAI 12. Returns under the Rating Of-From SAN FRANCISCO, via HONO prevent existing tenants from being admisssible is evidence of the rent of turned out at the end of the current premises. Power is also given to half year.

the court to order the production of

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received is. stractions to sell by Public Ato-

doa

SATURDAY, July 2, 1921.

commencing at 10.30

st their Bales Rooms, Daddall Street

3 cases Infant's Hosiery,

1 bale Khaki Proofed Canvas,

75 pieces Grey Drills,

21 pieces White Drills..

4 case Scarlet Lenos,

49 lengths Boiler Tubes,.

21 lengths Rolled Steel Joists,

400 4bs. Greasy, Fucking,

300 lbe. Tacks Core Packing,

2 casks Ready Mixed Green Paint, 8 casca Chocolates,

(will be put up in lots`suitable to purchasera).

2 cases Baking Powder,

2 cases Pudding Powder. Terms ---Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hongkong, Jens 30, 1821.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell by Public Auction ( 1000C OF THE CONCIENID}, ON

TUESDAY,

July 6, 1921, at 12 (Noon)

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

2 twin Cylinder Motor Cyde.

Now on view...

Terms -Cash on delivery.

∙HTENKS & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, June 30, 1921-

~ (FOR LOCOURT OF THE CONCERTED),

WEDNESDAY,

Jaly 6, 1911, commencing at

2 Is the Government aware that the prices of fish and firewood have

The shore named Steamer having been recently considerably increased by compradores? Will the Govern bull, therefore, is to ensure that len whatsoever if it appears to the court og of cargo a toby notified 5. The main object of the present any books of account or documents arrived, on Thursday, Stil June, 1997, ment cause enquiries to be made into ants now in occupation shall not be that such books of account or docu-ct their Bile of Lading for | 2.30 p.m. at their Bales: Hooms, same, with a view to having same dispossessed for the present, so long ments may be relevant to any matter liv trga, Alzogside stemmer of the

countefúgnsinze, and take immediata) .. da. 8, Des Vaux Bond, Corner of 2--The Government has received as they comply with the terms of the arising under the Ordinance.

reduced?

no complaints with regard to the increases in prices referred to, and is not disposed to interfere with retail trade in the Colony except in very exceptional circumstances.

RENTS BILL

certain domestic tenements,

OBJECTS AND REASONS."

ecies under which they hold 13. The Ordinance is to continue Company's Godowa, where all cargo his policy obviously involves taking in force until June 30, 1922, impeding immediate discharge, will be away from the landlords the right to and power is given to the Legislative landed at consignee riak, give their tenants notice to quit.

Council by resolution to extend this duration for such term, not exceed ing one year at any one time, as may be specified in the resolution...

of

Btwinge cargo mining torialivered after 7th Jaly, 19

All broken, shafed and damaged pack- ages will be landed, falo," tim" Company's Thursday, the 7th July, 1981, ak ́11, A; Clodows, where tune will be examined on

Ins Herman Street,

TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS AND TEAK- WOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS, CARPETS,

Comprising

&c.

Arm-chairs (now), Csed and Occasions! Dining Suites, Chesterfield Solar,

No claims will be recognised aftar Tables, Teakwood Twin Bedsteads,

6. It also seems desirable to pro vide expressly against increases of rent during the currency of the The Attomey-General moved the Ordinance. In view of the fact that 14. When the Ordinance eventazi- first reading of the Bi intituled An in many cases rents appear to bave ly does come to an end. any tenant Ordinance to amend the law relating been raised excessively since the end then in occupation shall be deemed to the recovery of possession in cet of last year, in some cases possibly to be holding over on the same gooda bara la's the stance or Undown, and large and small Wardrobes, Drawing tain cases and to restrict the rents of on account of the anticipated raising tenancy terms as those on which he bone will be entertained it presented Tables and Chairs Waslikanda, Mé of the rates, it seems advisable to go was holding immediately before the later than three weeks after arrival (fumed Teakwood), Sideboards, Dinner back to December 31, 1920 for termination of the Ordinance unless of stamer 1. This bill is the outcome of the the purpose of ascertaining what is appointment by H. E the Governor of termed in the Ordinance the stand he has received from his landlord such. a committee of the Legislative Coune?ard rent. Speaking broadly, if the notice to quit, terminating with the officiac

to consider and advise what steps bill becomes law, no tenant termination of the Ordinance, as should be taken to protect the now. io actual ocempation would have been a due notice to quit tenants of domestic tenements, from will be obliged to pay any rent under the, terms of his ringinal ten- unreasonable increases in rental and higher than that which was payable ancy. For example, a monthly ten- from arbitrary termination of their respect of bis tenement on ant will be entitled to remain on in tenancies.”""The Committeeway December 31, 1920. Provision is his house or other tenament for at appointed on June 23. made in clause 2 (e) for the cases of least one month after the ultimate Fairy

2 In appolating the committee domestic tenements which were not termination of the Ordinance, unless to the right spot and give immediats. HE the Governor suggested that let on December 31, 1920.776

sible way of dealing with un !* 7. The bill applies only to prints his landlord shall have given him one reasonable ** Increase, in a rental comestic tenements and it does not month's notice expinng with the would be to add to the rents payable apply to offices, godowns, hotels or Ordinance. In other words, a land-mor

No Fire Instscan whatever will be Waggone, Dinner Services, Crockery, & Glau Ware, Cooking Stoves Cutlery, SUMI,

& Bath Room Utensils, Electro-plated Ware, One American Ice Chest,

Electric Reading Lamps Screens Sandry Blackwood Farziture, Casira Cabinets, Pictures, fet

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