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THE CHINA, MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1946,

CHINA MAIL How England Works

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THE GERMANS

Rent Control

The tremendous shortage of 1 He is the recorder of its acti- Housing in Britain, and the vifies and can be called upon to advent to power of the Labour advise the members. The Government, have combined to Chairman is paid £2.12.60. for produce che of the most remark.ench period of work of an hour- able measures of social legisla and a half and for shorter tion England has ever known-periods he is paid two guineas. the Furnished Rent Contral The members are paid 1.10.88. Act,

and one guinea for similar periods.

Though this Act cuts dend across many of the "rights" of private property and to some

1 The tribunal is allotted housing area in which to work, extent even threatens the age based on the area controlled by all cry of the Englishman "my one or more local municipalities house is my castle," it has for local Government areas. They been received with warm ap-fsit in public, notice of the date, proval by the mass of the pea ple-even the Conservative Op- position has not attempted seriously to criticise it."

time and place at which they are, to sit being given in the local press and on local notice boards.

Further trials of prominent Nazis are now being held. The men are accused of definite crimes of violence, and the prosecution will not have to base its 'case on legislation specially formulated for the charges, as was done at Nuremburg. It is right and pro-Act, Mr. Aneurin Bevan, Health gings who considers the land. Under the authority of the Any tenant of furnished-lod- per that proved criminals of the Minister, has set up all over lords is overcharging can ap Nazi party should be punished: England rent tribunals which pear before them and state his hut that is a very different matter have the power to approve, in-case. from the present short-sighted and crease or decrease the rents The landlord has the same defeatist British and American being charged by landlords for right. policy of barring from any posi- furnished premises. tion any German who ever was la member of the party. During the time, the Nazis were in power it was impossible for a Germa Singapore citizen to make a success of

They began their work in the summer, and have already be tigh life. Their activities and come an integral part of Bri- judgments are reported volum insusly in the press, and their codified to form part of the law Powers are gradually being

life without foining the party. As a result, there are thousands of intelligent and reliable, people in of the land. pear on the record and who. are prohibited from doing any 'respon sible work toward the resettlement

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"I understand he stole a bone from the warden's pun!"

Lesser-Known Fish Of Hong Kong

4. Large Sealed Tongue Sole. (T'so Lan Tht Sal

Although not as good as the

It is indicative of the anxiety: felt in France today on the sub- ject of manpower that a place has [been found in the Cabinet for a Minister of Population. - Robert |Frigent, who holds - this line portant position, has stated that

re-

the population“ problem is_moro- acute in France than anywhere else in: the world.” He estimates hat the birthrate must Increase by 330,000, a year, if Franco is to regain the population, she Junes. And with this end in view," Glaniour, Prigent is working on a plan to repopulate his country. Eut France is not the only Western power which has-cause for.worry on this subject. In Britain, the authorities are far, from complacent on the question of the birthrate and the some applies to almost every other counlay in the Western

world."

It is true that the war and post- war years have, afforded an in- crease in the rate, but this” is only temporary. And unless something happens to change the situation' very soca, many of these coun tries will find themselves nations

the adverse effect that a lowered ef old-age pensioners. Apart from

birthrato has on the internal economy of a nation, it will have avery unsettling effect on the world as a whole.

In 1770, Voltaire wrote that God is always on the side of The rent so fixed is register-

the big battalions," and that is as The necessity for some con-ed by the local Government au-

rue today as it was 175 years of their country. "Denazification" trel over rents of furnished thority and cannet be varied

ago.. Scientific knowledge and standards of civilizatien count is an urgly word used to describe properties became increasingly except by consent of the tri-

for a good deal, but in the end This is the second monthly an orgly process. A mass witch-vious towards the end of the bunal. The landlord who tries

an overpowering: weight of 'hurn- Unscrupulous landlords to vary it can be fined 100 cr article contributed by the Gov hunt is going on in Germany, and we making fortunes by charg- sent to prison for six months HONGKONG-MANILA

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The future of the world belongs for the purpose of giving the Monday, 23rd Decime propaganda. The point of which previously had been lum raid goes back to the tenant.

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house was paying a rent of is on record where the owner of 14 shillings a week for whole property, while he sub let four rooms as furnished lodgings and was drawing from: them a total of 11 a week.

and 1946.

Some amazing scandals were of war conditions between 1913

revealed. Rents were cut ré-

morselessly by the tribunal The public took heart and began to make use of this, new pro- cedure.

More tribunals were set up by the Minister of Health, in the provinces as well as in London.

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four weeks. be available at very reasonable prices for the next three Or

types of fish have been selected This month, five little-known for brief meftion, they are the Red Paryo,, Red Sea Bream. Ginkgo, Large Scaled Tongue Sole, and the, Hair Tail. Do not be put off by their queer sounding names or appearances

year,

of India is increasing by some 50,000,000 every ten years, and already constitutes approximately one-th

of the world total. Given an increase in nutrition and medical services, and an end cf famine.. that figure would da sume terrifying proportions.

The c

are today world" or-" panizations established to control

6 Hair Tail; (Tani Yue). the 'peace of the world," the food This very long ribbon-like of the world and the finance of

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The Rent Tribunal from jobs in the British or Ameri;

The scandal was worst in the can zones. To deny the possibility great cities, and particularly in of the redemption of the German bomb-battered London. It WEB

as they are all good,cating and fish is very popular with the the world. That they are in fa Board And Lodgings what is more to the point, com: Chinese, L-grow-to-length very embryo stage of develop people is to deny our own faith. the capital, that in June the It is to admit that the democratic first rent tribunal was appoint- the Minister has extended the tainable throughout the

Another recent decision by paratively cheap. All are ob of 5 feet but the more common "ment la'true) but we all hope that size is from 2 to 3 feet. Those they will eventually grow up way of life is incapable of over-ed and set to work,

three feet are excellent into streng and effective bodies. coming and obliterating the poi-|

power of the tribunals to a new but the Hair Tail and Ginkgo eating, but the smaller ones are It is obvious that there is also Each tribunal consists of sphere that of "beard resid-are particularly plentiful at very bony. Average price in very definite need for some. sonous doctrines of the Nazis. Yet three members and a clerk. One ence" lodgings where the ten- this time. there is no foundation for this de- of the three members is an ant is supplied with food as featist attitude, for it has been not invariably, he is a barris- been decided that where

pointed Chairman. Often, but well as accommodation. It has clearly shoirn, over and again, that even Communists can bar against women,

over ter or solicitor, and there is no acet of food supplied is reckon- be converted from their no-less-1

ed at 20 per cent of the total rent, the tribunal can operate. soul-destroying doctrines.

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In England today some of the most-admired political and liter-

The clerk is the only full-time salaried member of the tribunal,

the

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jorganization to control the

pulation of the world. Is not this a natural job for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization?"

it

Chma, which the Soviets, are

Disparities of population, are recognized as a potential causes et-war,-but-it-is-unlikely in the Ottawa, Dec.

extreme that agreement could be Canadian Army, kilta, whose reached on this problem, Even the Communist party, or at least |

wearers the Germans of the

the Western countries were. enthusiastic fellow travellers.

first World War called "ladies prepared to discuss the question, John Strachey, once a vociferous

By Shepard Barclay

from hell" appeared to be on have none bt. It. The Soviet it is certain that Russla would Red Parg.

(Teat Sing their way out. Communist, is 'now-Britain's

Lap), Minister of Food; and has com

"The Authority on Authorities"

A good food fish that grows that kills would be supplied maximum.

Defence Headquarters said in has no desire save, to in

crease its own population to Use plete control of the British people's

to the size of 2 feet, but is only in bandamen of kilted re- rations. Mr. Strachey is a much-1 respected figure in England today,

club. 5 with his last trump and commonly available at 1 fout to giments. However, others of finally gave up the spade 6 to eighteen inches. It has a silvery the regiments' desiring kilts for and no one would dream of hold-

body tinged "pink with small walking cut and for ceremonial By changing the order of pale blue iridiscent spots scat- occasions such as church par- showing such interest, has ing his previous allegiance against Every aqueeze play involves him. The same attitude applies several indispensable compon- events, to save the diamond tere on the upper half. It is adek and Remembrance Day rising birthrate: and andla teoms outside the field of politics. Two ents. First is the card on play for late in the hand as very popular with, the Japanese services may buy them of Britain's best-selling authors, which a victim has to discard. an entry to dummy, he would who prefer to eat it raw, but their own expense-Associated while the Western world Arthur Koestler and George Or Second-and- this is the heart have taken no additional risk to the occidental taste it is bet- Press.

and would have been following ter stedmed or fried. Average of the squeeze there is. [well. were, bath at one time suit in which the squeezer has the formula for a squeeze posi- price in November $1: a catty. of Moscow. But no one refrains entry from his own handtion. And it would have work- from reading their books on that Third, there are cards in

into the opposite holding ed. All that he had to do. after ruffing the club A and score. Furthermore, the Roman least two suits which are not taking three top hearts, was to Catholic Church is always ready winners before the squeezing rake in the dummy's two high and willing to receive redeemed card is led, but which will be clubs while in the dummy, run Communists into the fold. Louis come winners if a victimized his four top spades and then, F. Bidenz, former editor of the opponent is obliged to discard to the 11th trick, lay down the "Daily Worker," is now a good in their suits.

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