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THE RENTS BILL.

-TO-DAY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNGİL

MEETING.

GOVERNMENT AMENDMENTS,

fall, below:--

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

1.--Amend the long title by the addition of “and to amend the Rating Ordinance,

2--Amoud paragraph (6) of clause 2'as jollows:----

1901.

IAM HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 1818, 1911.

(2.)-Such reduced valuation sha!! apply to the quarter in which the reduc tion is made, and, subject to the provi sions of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, with regard to interlin valuations, shall con tinue to be in force while this Ordinance is in ferco and until the coming into effect of the first nanual valuation made after force.

13. If the rest of any domestic tene able on the 31st day of December, 1017, ment shall be not higher than that pay. it shall be lawful for the lessor of such tenent to apply to the court to fix such other rent than the standard rent as the court shall think fit as the rent to be paid in respect of auch tenement during the continuince of this Ordinance, provided that nothing in this section shall affect any at which became due before the commencement of this Ordinaner, and provided that nothing in this section shall apply to any domestic tenement during domestic tenment for a definite and un- the currency of any written lense of such expired term,

ALTERNATIVE DRAFT OF CLAUSE 13.

Any

CORRESPONDENCE:

THE RENTS BILL.

"HONGKONG

DEATH OF HONGKONG'S OLDEST FOREIGN RESIDENT.

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MRS. ARMSTRONG. DAILY PRESS."}

There passed away, on Friday, Mrs. The curryat issue of the Government his Ordinance shall have ceased to be in bungling his facts, as to the alleged being the oldest foreign resident in the Six-His Excellency the Governor, ia Armstrong, who had the distinction, of azette contains 媳 large number of Amendments in the Rents Bill to be pro-

(3)-If the valuation of any tenement rapacity of soma landlords, has stum- Colony posed by the Attorney-General at the is reduced under the provisions of this bled "into a much larger field, and the

The late Mrs. Armstrong came meeting of the Legislative Council, tion, and if the rates in respect of such

oday, when the Bill cours up for contenendent for the quarter in which the monster petitions and counter-petitions Hongkong as girl, at the age of fifteen, sideration. We give the amendments, in reduction is made shall have bees paid to show to what extent the shortage of led out from England with her parents

which the Rents Bill has brought forth in 1836,-sixty-five years ago. She travel- | the Treasurer before the making of such reduction, the Treasurer shall refund the housing necomimodation has become a sum by which the amount of the rates

burting question.

and her sister on a sailing ship, which payable under the former valantion ex- The Bents Bill is, at best, only a was five-and-a-half months on the voyage, ceeds the amount of the rates payable palliative. It is designed to combat rid the Cape. under the reduced valnation.

ruck-renting." but it does not increase then was, met her husband in the Colony. Miss Caldwell, as she the housing decommedation of the (4)--inwat after “habitation "in the

Colony, There is even the danger that She was married to Mr. John Martin Afth line, and very hotel and

private enterprise, which the measure the year 1803, was the Government aue- the inerenae of Government control 'over Armstrong who, until his death about boarding house falling within any

involves, is more than likely to discou one of the classes of boarding

age the building of new houses.

tioneer, an uffice to which MNTS. houses specified in Rule 1 of the

The whole question of the housing Hughes & Hough succeeded. Mrs. Arm. rules made by the Governor in

shortage has still to be tackled. Council under the Asiatic Emigry,

is the Government doing to encourage

What strong leaves a son, Mr. W. Armstrong tion Ordinance, 1915, and the

private enterprise in the direction of (of Messrs. Butterfell & Swire), and a Boarding House Ordinance, 1917,

house-building and published in the Gazette of the

great a shortage of boases: The rents many years, since her widowhood, she. And why is there so daughter, Miss Ida Armstrong. For 19th day of October, 1917."

are high, the demand is great, the pro- has lived with her daughter in Queen's (8.) Amend paragraph (i) by adding

its must be very attractiv-then why Gardens, and she passed peacefully or their families." (e) Amend paragraph (iii), so as to

the shortage of houses is a world-wide venerable age of 50. this shortage? It might be urged that away, on Friday afternoon last, at the read :-- (.)Auy hotel or boarding house

phenomenon, brought about by labour The funeral took place" at Huppy which does not fall within any

troubles and aggravated by the War. Valley, on Saturday afternoon, when dae of the classes, of boarding

13.-1 the rent recoverable from the But surely this explanaion cannot apply Mrs. Armstrong was laid to rest in the houses specified in Rule 1 of the Pfenant in Actual occupation of

to Hongkong. In copiparison with the same grave as her husband. Mr. and Mrs. rules made by the Governor in domestic tenement on the 31st day of conditions in Europe, we in Hongkong Wrustrong were the chief mourners. A Council ander the Asiatic Eni December, 1920, (a) was a rent which are no labour troubles. It is true that large number of residents, including some gration Ordinance, 1915, and the had been agreed upon in writing at some

the cost of labour has advanced 30 or 40 of those of the longest standing, attended Boarding House Ordinance, 1917 date before the 1st day of January, 1915, percent, but so has the cost of living, to show their respect for the deased and published in the Gazette of or (b) was not higher than the rent reAnd it taunot be urged that during the Arungst them were: Sir Paul and Lady

There is

no real shortage of labour, Indy and sympathy with her relatives. the 1th day of October. 1917. coverable from the tenant in actual oc- War the Chinese labourers of Hongkeng Chater, the Hon. Me. P. H. Holyoak (d)--Insert the following paragraph:cupation on the 1st day of January, 1919,

(iv)-Any part of any hotel or board it shall be lawful for the Issor of such all laid down their tools "to join the and Mrs. Holyunk. Mrs. Blair, the Hon."

ing house whatsoeven.

tenement to apply to the court to say. (7.)-Renumber the present paragraph such other rent than the standard rent Hongkong is a local problem due to Hughes, Mr. W. Nicholson, Mr. E. J Mr. T. L. Perkins. Mr. G. T. Elkins, So that the shortage of houses in (ie) ns paragraph (v).

Mr. Alfred Humphreys, Mr. as the court shall think it as the rent (f)Adil the following paragraph:to be paid in respect of such tenement purely local conditions and has little or Chapman, Mr. D. Clark, Mr. A. R. (vi)-Any building for the time being during the continuance of this Ordin-buting to do with the conditions of Austin, Mr. J. Rodger, Mr. T. H, R.

vested in the Custodian of Enemyance, provided that nothing in this war-stricken countries. Property or any part of any section shall affect any rent which beureover the shortage of houses is no mert, Mr. W. A. Stopani, Mr. G. Ro- Shaw, Mr. H. WKent, Mr. H. A. Lam- Fuch building.

came due before the eozinencement of Few problem to the Cotony. There have biosen, Mr. A. E. Hardman, Mr. Haruld Amend sub-paragraph (1) of para- this Ordinance, and provided that noben recurring periods when the disturb Seth, Mr. E. M. Hazeland, Mr. F. W. graph (1) of clans 2 by inserting after thing in this section shall entitle any ed state of the mainland bas made the James, and many others.

[P20, the words or shall be first let lessor, during the currency of any written shortage more acute, but as a growing der the commencement of this Ordin lense of any domestic tenement for a Colony we have always had a tendency Rev. J. T. Holman, as the officiating The Acting Cathedral Chaplain, the Amend sub-claus (2) of clause 3 by higher than the rent reserved in such fore, a matter of public concern that of wreaths, of which the following is the definite and unexpired term, to may rent to be short of houses, and it is, there clergyman. There were a large number ubtituting due for payable" in the wond and fourth lines.

the Government does not take active list: 6.Amend sub-clause (1) of clause 4 as Follows:-

14--In case a lessor of any domestic mesures to encourage private or public "From Will and Ida" (son and tenement has expended or shall expend

enterprise in house building.

daughter), .From Eva (a.)-Substitute shall have" for "has" after the 31st day of December, 1920, the the unbusinesslike methods of one of the Joan" (Mrs. W. Armstrong and child- and Flo " In a letter some days ago 1 charged (sisters), From Dora, Ronald and in the tenth line (para. (a)). (3.) Insert or shall have immedi-on additions or improvements thereto by being largely responsible for the dis-and Lady Chater, Mr. and Mrs. "Aucett, sum of Eve hundred dollars or upwards departments of the Government with ren), Mr. and Mrs. Clark, Sir Paul ately after has in the thirteenth, which in the opinion of the court the inclination of individuals-to build. sixteenth, eighteenth, twenty-fifth rateable value thereof shall have been

wenty-sixth and

Mrs. E. A. Bateman, Dr. and Mrs. G. D. lices.

twenty-eighth or shall be increased the court may, on in Hongkong and people of n basiness Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. W. Chatham, If it is so profitable to own property R. Black, Mr. C. H. Blason, Mr. F. J. (c)-Substitute any other person re, pose, order that the rent of such tehe build, it is quite clear that there is no Mrs. D. E. Donnelly, Mr. and Mrs. application by the lessor for such pur- Colony like this are set not eager to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Crook, Mr. and sidiog

in such dopestia tenement" ment shall be increased beyond the stand other explanation than that, the condi- G. B. Dunnett, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford nut person residing with ard rent by an annual sum equal to 8tions of acquiring land from the Govern Edgeambe, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Edking, him in the fifteenth line (para per cent. on the amount s expended by ment and of owning property are far too Mr. A. E. Farrell. Mr. and Mrs. H. E.

the lessor on such auditions or improve onerous and burdensome.. ments, provided that nothing in this

Goldsmith, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. George wetion hall affect any rent which be

and Grimble, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hazeland came due before, the commencement of

land, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bruderson, Reta Nina and Andrew" Haze- this Ordinance.

Mrs., Miss and Mr. S. D. Hickie, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Holyoak, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Humphreys and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. Humphreya, Mr. and Mrs. Heary Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Humphreys and family, Capt. and Mrs. R. inces, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Jans, Dr. F. H. Kew, Dr and Mrs. W. V. M. Kuch, Mr. Erank Lam- mert, Mr. and Mrs. Gi P. Lammert, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lammert, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Lanimert, Mr. and Mrs. W. L A Ligue match was played between the Leask, Mr. and Mrs. F. Maitland, Mrs, Bowling Green Club, on Saturday, which Kowloon Cricket Club and the Kowloon W. Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. E. resulted in a win for the latter. Ap. pended are the scores:-

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DON'T SIGN THE PETITION

IF YOU BELIEVE YOU CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH A VOTE.

lease.

the Government is rushing through

And if this temporary measure which urged by the popular clamour for relief, is going to divert people's attention 15.-If any lease of any domestic tene- from the real problem at issue, its pas ment, a portion of which is occupied by sage into law should be viewed with the the lessee himself or by his family or utmost servants, shall expire after the com-faithfully,

misgiving. m, sir, youre mencement of this Ordinance, nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as enabling such lessee to retain possession of any portion of such domestic tene or by his family or servants.

(2.)-Inert or has or shall havement which he does not occupy himself

ngreed in writing to quit," in mediately after quit in the twenty-fifth line, and or agree inent immediately after "notice." (e.)-Substitute lessor for land.

16.--(1) No person shall, as a condition or pretended condition of the grant, renewal, orenntinuance, by himself or by any other ford in the twenty-sixth line tenement, demand payment of any sum person of a tenaney of any domestic (para() and in the thirty-of money whatsoever, in addition to the third line (para. (r). 6-Amend sub-clause (1) of clause 4 by rent,

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B. A. HUSTLER. Hongkong, July 17th, 1921.

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SPORT. LAWN BOWLS.

the addition of "or" to the last line

(2.) Every person demanding any pay- thereof and by the addition of the followment in contravention of "Liis section W. T. Elsou. ing paragraph after paragraph (e)-! shall be liable upen summary conviction. Labrum. -The lessor bond fide requires to a fine not exceeding one thousand RC, Hunter, possession of the domestic tene.dollars, and the magistrate by whom A. C. Pila meat in order to pull down such such person is convicted may order the domestie tenement or in order to amount paid to be repaid to the person

(kip) reconstruct such domestic tone by whom the same was paid. ment to such an extent as to make

H. E. Stevens.

(Skip):

Ruch domestic tenement a ne (3.) This section shall not apply to J. Hyds. building within the meaning of any fine, premium, or other like sum, J. Stalker. the Public Health and Buildings which any person, before the commence J. McMurtric, Ordinance, 1903, and shall havement of this Ordinance, shall have agreed given the tenant three months in writing to pay. notice to quit. Amend sub-clause (2) of clause 4 by commencement of this Ordinance, have J. P. Robinson..

17. Where any sum shall, after the W. R. Oswald. the insertion of the words" and except as been paid on account of any rent, being to the agreed period of tenancy? mediately after the word "Ordinance" in ance irrecoverable by the leasor the sum ima sum which is by virtue of this Ordin

J. Gibson. the sixth line thereof.

8.-Amend sub-clause (2) of clans 1 by

so paid shall be recoverable from the

the omission of the words, for the puror who received the payment or his

pose

of giving effect to this Ordinance legal personal representative by the in the ninth line.

lasare by whom it was paid, ' and any

J. M. Jack..

(Skip)

NO. RINK.

J. N. R. Allen. B. L. Keith. W. P. Hedley. W. Russell.

11 (Skip) NO. 2 BINĖ...

J. Barr... J. C. Brown! D). Harvey.

27

S. Gray

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17

NO. 3 RINK.

D. McKenzie,

P. T. Farrell, R. Hall. R. Lapsley.

30 (Skip)

BIG OPIUM HAUL.

9.-Amend clausa 4 by adding the such sun may, without prejudice to any PROCEEDS OF BARLY MORNING

other method of recovery, be deducted by the lace from, any rent, payable by him to the lessor.

4

TENANTS PETÍTION,

RAID.

3. R. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Perkins, Mr. 3. C. Parker Rees, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rodger and family, Mr. J. Rodger, 31r. H. W. Roper, Ms. A: Seth, Mr. Harold seth, Mr. and Mrs. J . Seth, Mr. E. Grant Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. Grafit Smith, Mr. G. Merton Smith, Mr. H Percy Smith, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. D. Stephens, Mr. W. A. Stapani, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. J. Q. van Ufford, Mr. R. K. Valentine, Mrs. 'and. Miss Wallace; and Mr. and Mrs. E. D. C. Wolfe; also from Messrs, Che San & Co. Kwang San & Co., and Messrs. Chan Mo Tong, Cheuk lu Fung. Lau Hon-win, Lam Kwok-tsui, Lar Hin-kau, Leung Sui-po, Lak Kang-cligung, Moh Ying-chau, Mok Kon-sang, Mok Hing- eun, Mok Hing-som, Nam Tai. Tam Yum-chuen, Woo Hay-tong and Yeung Hoy.

HOW GARAGES ARE 'ROBBED. CUSTOMERS' AID NEEDED.

following sub-clauses at the end theroof:

(5.)-Where a lessor hae obtained an order or judgment for possession or eject

A caso indicating how necessary it is ment on the ground that he requires a

The master of a large trading junk that hirers of cars should help garages by domestic tenement for his own occupation,

plying between Hongkong, Namiao and was heard before Mr. G. N. Orme, at themselves entering the amounts paid, and it is subsequently made to i

Bump Chuan, and a member of his crew, the Magistracy, on Saturday, when D. appear to the court that the order was obtained by

were charged. before Mr. G. N. Orme, clerk as the Wanchai depot of the Dragon misrepresentation or the concealment of English School, informs us that a peti- lawful possession of 162 taels of rawa dollar,

The Rev. Mok Lai-chi, of the Morrison at the Magistracy, on Saturday, with an- Garage Co., was charged with embezzling material facts, the court may order the tion, containing 10,143 chops and 328 opium. lessor to pay to the former emant such signatures, was presented to the Secretary eum as appears sufficient as compensation for Chines: Affairs, on behalf of the thing of the opium, but the second the dollar that the customer told him was The driver received $12 and paid in'] for damage or loss stained by that tenants in the Colony, on Saturday."

The first defendant "said he knew no $11, after deducting, quite legitimately, tenant as the result of the arder or judg

The petition stated: "It has come to

admitted that he received the opium from his ment.

" cumsha." The defendant entered (3.)-Nothing in this Ordinance shall our knowledge, through the Press, that inal liability, however, because, he said, driver but next morning the $11 had been #passenger as cargo. He denied crim-11 on the card in the presence of the be construed as affecting the operation of the Government is making a new Bent he was only performing his duty. pections 206, 206, 207 or 207A of the Public Bill. We have, therefore, selected Messrs. Chief Preventive Officer Watt stated figure, and that sum only was paid to the altored to 10, by looping the second Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903.

Mok Lai-chi, Tong Shau-shan, Lo Yau- that, acting on information, Revenue manager cheung and U Ring-tong to be our repre- Officer, John Brown and several Chinese: The best use the defendant could

12. Add the following clauses;---

12-(1)Notwithstanding

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for

10 Amend clause by omitting the gitatives to bring our views and 'com. Revenue Oficera raided the junk at 5 make was that the chauffeur "snid ho wordmade" in the fourth line.

11-Amend classe 11 by adding a plaints to your notice, and they are o'clock, on Saturday morning. The could Have it." regards length of notice immediately authorized to engage a legal adviser to Jank, which was anchored off Kennedy after" been in the ninth line.

petition H.E. the Governor

Mr. A. A. Wilson, the manager of the behalf,"

Our Town, contained a big cargo. She Garage, mentioned that the defendant NEW CLAUSES

cleared at the Harbour Oficer the pre-med to have a curious idea of his res vious day for Namtan, but for some un-ponsibisties. A Japanese employé : had contained in the Rating Ordinance, 1901,

known reasons, anchored off Kennedy ported some of the Chinese The American Legation han requested Town. He believed the first defendant pronchel him, telling him that it was Mr.

squeese"

and the defendant had re- it shall be lawf for the assessor, in his the Chinese Maritime Customs to take had no knowledge that his boat was Wilson's business, not his, to find out absolute discretion, on the application of over the two tons of opium recently seized carrying opium, because the drug these things, Whereas, said Mr. Wilson, the owner or occupier of any temoment, to at Changsha, with a view to its destrue found in a rather remote place. He tion. The one has presented many diff- applied for a remand to enable him to

it was as much the defendant's business culties, owing to local Chinese, official apprehend the owner of the junk who

as anybody's. cognizance of the trade that was being was expected to arrive by the Canton carried on by the Chinese under thetrain on Saturday. abelter of the American flag.

The case was adjourned until to-day

reduce the valuation of much tonement in any case in which, the rent actually paid In respect of such tenement shall have been temporarily reduced in consequence of the operation of this Ordinance.

The Magistrate, taking into considera tion that the young man had lost a good job entenced him to one month's impri-

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WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED, CONSIGNMENTS OF

TABLE COVERS,

CUSHION CASES,

TABLE RUNNER

SIDE BOARD RUNNERS,

TABLE CENTRES, CHAIR BACKS-TEA COSIES.

IN A VARIETY OF MATERIALS AND FINISHES. STENCILLED,

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