1922-06-02 — Page 8

American Machine and Foundry Company

ALL KINDS OF

TOBACCO MACHINES

AND

THE TWO BEST CIGARETTE MAKING MACHINES IN TER -WORLD

* STANDARD”—400 Tilgaretten per minute CHICO" —195 Cigarettes per mbante

ير

THE CHINA MAIL.

`TEMANTS' DUMPLAINTS

gaze out and is using the tenancy as tage on that; so ons would be driven should be obliged to offer the bananay | a means of profit. `- * The only really new provision in the assemled rent of the premises OF DEDERS. That does not gets to having some percentage on either of the house again to the former the Bill in contained in class 34. Thas the last amount paid when the boss practicable either. A new house TAJ clause gives the Governor in Connnd was taken unfurnished. The bombe Jager or smaller, three floors power to order that specified provision may not have besa let unfurnished instead of two, and if the principal of this Ordinance shall not apply in for many years. In that case the tenant does not want the tancy is the case of a teniss if the Governor man's would be no guide to the purant the handlord toont all in Council thinks the circumstances market rate. If we were to take the sub-tenants and after them their aru suficiently exceptional, I have usessed value, in some casm there is separate floor! If so, how in he to mentioned in the Objects and Reason none; in the case of flats for example, find them! That means, impracki» two cases in which that power might All this shows how vary com-cable also.. be applied. One is a case in which plicated and difficult any legiala- a buiding might be required for some tion on that mbject would be. pablo or abazitate purpose. Another That is not the only difficulty in this that many landlords refused to receive The tenants also made a complaint În in the case of a permanent resident." branch of the subject, and any legiale the rent at all events did not collect There are several we know of who tion would have worked hardship in, and in some cases refused to receive bought houses for their own occups some mass, at least. tion before the commencement of the original Ordinance and who have been for one's own occupation. The ten-drive the tenant out The tenants Then, the case of a house bought in order to put unlawful pressure to it, and they took dat distress warrants turned out of their present house and anta petitioned against any relaxation ask for some further penalty in cases hays nowhere to go. One original of the present provisions. Some of of that kind but I think the present object of the principal Ordinance was the landlords asked for an unrestrict legislation is quite sufficient, especially to prevent permanent residents being ed right to recover possession of say in view of the fact that the Registrar in order to combine the three present from outside who are prepared to pay for their own occupation. The Bow makes à practice of noting the turned out of their houses by persons houses they could show they bought

Sole Agentes.. ARNHOLD BROTHERS & Co., Ltd.

14. Chater Road.

'Theme 1590.

THE RENTS' ORDINANCE.

A YEAR'S EXTENSION.

SUGGESTIONE BY LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.

The Legislative Council, yesterday assented to the first reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to extend temporarily the provisions of the Rents' Ordinance 1921, with certain amendmerta.

Some of the amendments are purely drafting amendments, made necessary Ordinances and to link up the present any amount of money to sequire a re- keeps the middle course of retaining lards will not collect or receive rent. legislation with the Ordinance that sidence here. The exercise of this the present law on the subject, but

complaints by tenants that their land- will come into force on the 1st of July power under clause 24, no doubt, will for the purpose of dealing with hard any tenant whom, landlord refusen - cases, as I have stated, power is given makes a note of his case and if that under section 24, to exclude the landlord makes an application for a the rent comes to the Registrar who operation of the Ordinance where the distress warrant the Registrar refuses Governor is Council thinks that the it and no warrant is issued unless the hardship is sufficiently great. I do landlord can satisfy a judge that not think we can go beyond that.

there is good reason for issuing it. I think that ought to be sufficient clause 19 of the Bill which provider protection, especially in view of

excuse applies for a warrant of dis that any person, who, without lawful

M

ECOGESTIONS AND CRITICHISMS.

were received by the Government,

Many suggestions and criticisms many of them in reply to the invits tion of the Government. They were

STANDARD REIT TOO LOW.

that the standard rent in the case of Several owner have complained particular properties is too low. That

all carefully considered and it is quite undoubtedly is so. There are cares possible that many of them might where the rent is much too low trees for any amount of rent in excess

DAIRY

"FRIDAY JUNE 8, 1929

Gruyera... American, Cheddar Australian

FARM NEWS.

Edain (Fall Cream)

*

OHEESE

$1.10 per 16.

.85

.85

3.25

ball.

D

Coulommier (Own make)

.40

pat,

Picnic

.40

jar.

Made daily and ready for the table.

Prested Beef

.60 per lb.

.60 T

Pork Pies Cooked Ham

25 and .50 each.

$1.40 per lb.

Brawn

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.

HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

GARAGE DEPARTMENT. AHOW ROOM PEDDER ST.

fact, not theory. The above average obtained under a variety of conditions-on dirt roads, over mountainous trails and through crowded city streets-is concrete evidence of its low petrol consumption.

if this Bill is passed. The first three not be applied in cases of that kind, clauses are composed of mere drafting but only in the case of permanent re alterations and I do not think I need sidents suffering hardship by being refer to them here. Clause 4, mab-kept out of houses they bought for clause 1, paragraph f, has been their own permanent occupation. altered by the addition of a proviso. the case where a lessor requires The paragraph in question deals with possession of a house in order to pull it down ard rebuild - it The Attorney-General said: The to feconstruct it duration classe of the Bill is clause extent as to make it a new building to mich an 10. It is simply a copy of the within, the meaning of the Building corresponding claure in the principal Ordinance. Complaints have been re- have been adopted in the measure compared with the rent of similar of the rent roserable under the OrTHE economy of the Studebaker LIGHT-SIX is based on Ordinance with the substitution of ceived that landlords, in reliance on had it not been purely temporary properties in the neighbourhood and dinance is liable to a fine and may the 30th June, 1923 for the 30th that section, have given notices one. Perhaps I ought to refer shortly elsewhere, and if this had been also be ordered to pay damages to the June, 1922, so that the Ordinance which were not given bona fide and to some of these suggestions and give permanent measure no doubt some tenant. will come to an end un ins 30th Jane, the object of the proviso is to some reasons why they were not arrangement would have been anade next year, unless it should be extend strengthen the section and to make it accepted. One is this, that it is a to desi with cases of that kind. They ed by a resolution of the Legislative more dificult for the occasional mais temporary measure, and it secs are not, I think, numerous compared Council. The corresponding clause de landland to carry out his inten- undesirable to make any changes with the total amount of house pro- in the present principal Ordinance tion. The provize is to the effect other than those absolutely necessary.perty in the Colony, and I am afraid gave power to extend the Ordinance that if the lessor has given notice and The present legislation is by no means that one persons mest always suffer by resolution of this Council. The has turned out the tenant, if he fails perfect; but to a certain artent the through legislation of this kind, and Feason why that comes was not to begin the work of reconstruction effect of it has been: worked out by the Bit only contemplates a dura adopted was that there are two within one month after he obtains actual decisions in the Ceart and on tion of one year it was decided not to amending Ordinances and it was possession or fails to carry it out with certain points people now know where deal with that point at all. thought more convenient to combine reasonable speed, he shall be deemed, they are. Once you begin to amend the two, with the principal Ordinance in giving notice, to have acted maid in one new Ordinance; and, in any fide within the meaning of clanse 20. CASA some legislation would have Clause 20 provides that any person been necessary to add a few smali who acts mala fde, with intent to in- smendments which are made in this duce the tenant to quit, is able to a

Bill,

I

Before dealing with the Bill, should like to say, sir, that the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son has been good enough to give me the benent of his experience and advice and has dis- cussed the Bill with me. I do not wish to throw any respénsibility on him; some of his views were in agreement with those of the Government and some were Lot. Possibly some would have been adopted if the Bill had not been merely a temporary one. I have to express my indebtedness to him for having been willing to Bill with me.

an Ordinance of this kind you never the fandlords of the sub-letting of know where you will end. Ons small houses by the tenants at a prost. Great complaint has been made by mendarent may affect several sections Many suggestions have been made, and uncertainty and complications but I do not think it is possible to would be created. This is the main deal with that point at all. One sg-

old question of the danger that some landlords by threatening to increase The tenants also raised again the

the rent when the Ordinance ceases to operate way, in some cases, induce the tenants to pay a bigher rent now. The only anggestion tenants "could make on that was that some very heavy penalty should be provided in

moved by that fear to pay s the Ordinance. The answer to that,

reat now, is 10 going to inform, or think, is that the tenant who is

tell the police, and the case will never higher

be discovered.

It is also suggested by the tensatz

fine, and the clause is altered in this reason why certain amendments which gestion was that the tenant should in their petition that in some cases Bill by the addition of words might have been adopted otherwise never be allowed to collect more from the landlord, in order to get the providing

addition have not been.

that

WI

to a fine he is also liable for damages to the tenant. That amendment is not really an extension of the objects of the present legislation but is merely an attempt to strengthen them and ensure that they shall be carried out.

SUB-LETTING.

THE FURNISHED HOUSE.

his sub tenants than be paid the land-tenants out, will pat in workmen lord. If I rent a house for $200 and and make the house generally an times; is that the Ordinance should must not collect from the other two tenants to leave. They proposed One suggestion, made Leveral occupied one floor myself at $100, I pleasant in order to induce the apply Undoubtedly there are cases where it be unfair because the tenant takes the provision for calling in an architect to furnished houses, floors more than $100. That would that there should be an elaborate seems thatexorbitant rents are charged risk of vacancies, non-payment of who would give an architect's for furnished houses, but the matter is rent and it is not fair to restrict him certificate

so full of complications that it seems to the same pays the land and if they were on- Claure 15 is a re-drafting of section impossible to deal with it in re percentage chat archtect few. I think that is mech 15 of the principal Ordinance: that is groazample of the difficulties of would be fair in one art of the town too complicated, and I think the not a real an

cempt to make the existing clause this part of the subject. Take aand with one class of property would tenants are sufficiently protected by mare clear. It provides that if a lesseehouse which was let by the owner, not be fair in another. Bettes clam clause 20 which says that any person This Bill, as I Lave said, combines cesses to occupy any part of the house say in April last. The owner has gone residental property does not run" as who sets male fide is liable to fine the three existing Ordinances and or tenement himself then bis lease is on leave; he is not now in the Colony, mach risk of vacancies as pre- and damages. These are some of the includes one or two amendments. to be deemed to be determined. The he has arranged his budget on the bably the poorer class does. Then suggestions and some of the reasons, Ordinance 30 cf 1921 disappears in complaint has been made that in basis of the rent which he has obtained again, if you are to allow the why they are not adopted. the definition section of the prezent some cases tenants who took a house and which the

Any tenant is quite tenant to charge ten or twenty per further discussion of these points Bill The body of the Bull is prin- for occupation partly by themselves prepared to pay. What je to happen cent, more, how are you to apportion may be left, I think; to the second cipally composed of the sections of and partly by sub-tenants bave gone in a case of that kind? Is the rent that between the different sub-reading, and I beg now to move the the principal Ordinance and the to live elsewhere, or left the Colony, to be suddenly reduced to the standard tenants; how much is he to collect first reading fint Amending rdinance, No. 25 of and are still anb-letting the whole rent, which in some cases would be from the first floor and how much 1921. No doubt the sections could house and obtaining a proft on the halving the rent the tenant has agreed from the man who occupies the back

The Colonial Secretary seconded. have been arranged better and in anat they pay the landlords.

The motion, pis agreed to and the The to pay How would you ascer cubicle of the top floor? Another Bill was read's first time. more convenient orter, but it was] Ordinance was never intended to tain in such a case what the standard Į objection, of course, is that any thought better to keep each former protect persons of that kind, but only rent is 1 The house may never have Ordinance separate in the Bill persons living or the premises. That been let furnished before, or not for Accordingly, clauses 1 to 17 represent clause does not apply to leases of the principal Ordinance of 1921; blocks of Louses by a farmer who lets clauses 18 to 32 remesnt the first cut separate houses to separate per Amending Ordinance, No. 15 of 1921, sons, but only to a terant who origin- ally lived in the house and who has

and clauses 24 to 27 are new.

many years. If it had never been let furnished before, how are we to arrive at the rent to be paid for the furni ture 1 One cannot eet about valuing the furniture and charging a percen

tenant to

provision of that kind, restricting the rent chargeable, by a sub-tenants would be sure to lead to constant evasion.

SAFE, SURE, ALWAYS CURES,

in the stomach when Chamberlain's Lolic Lo not suffer from cramp còl e oc pain

and Distrboes l'emedy goes to the right Then the tenants suggested that in spot and gives immediste relief.” Low cases where the Landlord recovered cannot afford to be without it if you are the house, to rebuild it the landlordsale by all chemists and Storaksepers.

subject to attacks of this kind. For

The unusual economy of the LIGHT-SIX is due to its light, evenly-balanced chassis, and its patented Internal Hot-Stet, which is an exclusive Studebaker feature.

PRICES $2900,00

5. WIRE WHEELS

5. CORD TYREST

Studebake

LIGHT-SIX.

Tasta made in fourteen cities show these resulta

Bio de Janeiro, Basil, 7. Müm Boston Alves, Arg- Christchurch, N. Z

Toronto, Canada. Montre

Owen Sound

Vancouver

·Salonta

Verpan

Hamilton

7

4

Victo

Penticton Revelstoke Johannesburg, & AL

LUFEGUARD

BRITISH-

MANUFACTURED

LIFEGUARD

IN AUSTRALIA

WEETENED

Condensed Milk

· NET WEIGHT 14 ̃025.

Stocked by:-SUI YICK,

TAI LOY, WAL LOONG,

24.5

28.

236

KWONG "FOOK LEB and YEE OHAN.

LOOKS

AND

HARDWARE

EYES RIGHT

If not cersuit the

CHINESE OPTICAL CO.

67 Queen's Road Central.

WHY DON'T YOU GO TO WORK -- COWALD IT WOULD DO YOU GOOD

BY JOVE-YOUR ́ QUITE RIGHT- I'M GOING TO.ASK YOUR FATHER FOR A POSITION-

The Lozas recommended by

male doctors for its

GEE US. THEN, SEL

YALE

MARK

HARDWARE

AND;

LOOKSI

HÁ HA ISN'T

THIS LUCKY M

WAS JUST GOING

to YOUR OFFICE TO CALL ON

YOU ARE LUCKIER THAN

AM-

·EVANT YOU TO KE

A POSITION-DON'T BE AFRAID I'M NOT STEAD?

ERE ANY YOU'D

ONCESS-