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RENTS ORDINANCE CASE.

Summary Court, Judgment. Judgment was given by the Puisne. Judge Mr. H. H. J. Gom pertz) in the bummary Court this

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VICTORIA REGATTA. ~

This Year's Programme. Arrangements - arà now being made in connection with the Victoria Regatta, an event the popularity of which is proved by the fact that the first was held as 150g ago as 1849 and it is stiff "going

The Regatta strong." will be held at Easter, on Satur- day, April 15th. and Monday. [April 17th.

The sports, which will be held as usual at Black Boulder Point, |commence at two o'clock on the first day and eleven o'clock on Esstar Monday. Launches will leave Blake Pier on the Saturday at one o'clock and on the Monday at ten o'clock. They will rua st ball-hour intervals until three o'clock on each day.

The events confined to mem- bers of the Victoria Recreation Clab are the International Chal- lenge Cup four's (oce mile), Tob Sculling junior's (half mile), Lusi- tano Cup senior four's (one mile), Chinese Challenge Cup junior! four's (one mile) and Chair an's Challenge Cup four's (one mile).

Other events will be the Ho Tung's Challenge Cup four's for hongs, regiments, units, ships, corps, etc. excluding clubs (one mile), Ladies' Prize with lady coxswain and a crew picked from all who take part in the Regatta on Sunday, the 15th, the cox to be nominated by the stroke (quarter mile). Navst Whalers open to all H. M. Ships in barbour (one mile).. Naval Cutters (two miles). Officers' Skiffs (half mile), the three last with Service bosts and under Service conditions.

There will be a motor-boat race open to the Colony (eight miles), boats to be handicapped according to the estimated speed taken from the particulars on the entry form. & Police Boat Race open to the Hongkong Water Police (balf mile) and sailing races, cruiser class, handicapp class. Haywood Hars and Gale class.

Then there are the Interpart events. Singapore, Shanghai, Tientsio, Manila and Canton have been written to. but with the exception of Canton, who have answered that they will not be able to, get together crews this year, the replies are still awaited. The Interport events will include fours and pair's, senior and junior.

The Athletic meeting this year will take place on April 29th, on the Football Club Ground. It will be on the same lines as last year and will include a marathon.

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SINGAPORE WAR MEMORIAL

The Question of Licences..

It is some months since the applications for the formation of produce exchanges received the official approval of the Registrar

PLATE GLASS WINDOW. of Public Companies, yet so far only two have been established.

"Looting through my Toric They have, however, put in

lenses is like looking through a sufficient volume of business to

fine plate glass window" said an warrant a place amongst the Last Stone of the Column Laid. American lady in the course of he expected to bare no difficulty commercial institutions of the

her remark, while in a tram-car" in agreeing fresh terms with the Colony. What has happened to On March 16. Iess than five the other day. She said just the landlord. Even if any agree the others which recently made months after the commencement build a plate glass window and right thing. It cost a bit more to ment for a new tenancy were their appearance,

paper, of the work, the last stone com- paved, and I find that it is no with huge capital Sgures, still pleting the roof of the Straits it cost a bit more to make a pair it is agreed that it would be remains somewhat of a mystery. Settlements War Memorial en of Toric lenses than the ordinary unenforceable under the Statute It is pretty well-known that the Esplanade at Singapore, was worth the small difference in cost Das kind. Torics are more than of Frauds."

in consequence of views expressed laid. A large amount of work "In my opinion," his Lordship in this paper, which later formed still remains to be done: the six to you in the added comfort you morning in an action between continued, the Rents Ordinance the subject of debates at a recent steps up to the memorial have to derive from their use. Toric lens Wong Nger and Ho Shu-cher- does not help plaintiff. Sec- Council meeting, a Bill is now in be cur and laid, the paving laides of any prescription are manu- tong, alias Ho Nai-son, under the i tion 4 does до

than course of preparation by the and the parapet behind the

factured by The Hongkong Rents Ordinacce, which bas preserve the righta of Attorney-General for the regula Memorial erected. It is under-ptical Co. successors to Clark occupied several bearings.

tenant in possession. The tion of these exchanges. Plaintiff claimed possession of section imposes Statutory limita- draft of this new law, we are completed before the arrival of fracting opticians, 53, Queen's The stood that the paving will all be & Co., manufacturing and re- the ground of No. 21, Possession tions upon the rights, whether given to understand, contains a His Royal Highness. The work on

Road Central, Street, of which be was the contractual or Common Law, of clause providing for the licensing the steps is well-advanced. Each tenant. He further claimed the landlord, and these limitations of these institutions, and it is in step will bear a separate date for damszes for illegal dispossession cannot be extended beyond the respect of this that some pro- each year of the war, the bottom There has been a great deal express provisions of the Statute." moters are rumoured to be lying step bearing the date "1914" and of evidence and some strenuous I have been upon the facts." low. argument in this case." said his his Lordship coatiuued, "that the

so on. The actual weight of the A Chinese banker who should cenotaph, as it stands at present,

General Tong Chi-yeo recently Lordship. "After the most car.ful tenas! in actual occupation be in a position to speak on the is 290 tons, while & further 180 entered Mongtze with his troops. consideration I find that the terminated his occupation during subject,

Telegraph tons will be used in completing city of Ao May, where the His troops have re-captured the plaintiff has failed to satisfy me the currency of his tenancy by reporter yesterday that it was the memorial. of any definite oral agreement agreement with his landlord. If. not so much objection to Govern-

General bas inaugurated Mr. Au notwithstanding.such agreement, ment supervision of their business was fortunate that Mr. R. Wening, the Ho Hau Customs, which is With regard to the sculpture, it Yeung Kut Luk as Director for he remains in occupation. section as the fear that licences would be the well-known Swins sculptor, considered to be one of the im- 4 protects him against himself, refused to them that has induced happened to be in Singapore, and portant points for revenue. and prevents the landlord certain promoters from from enforcing their agreement. mitting themselves to further making the models for the lion's enter Kwan Ming, the city of com-his services were employed in estimated that the General will But this teasat has gone out and inauguration expenses until the head at the top of the crown and Yunuso, before the end of this bas remained out of possession terms of the expected Bill are for the laurel wreaths, splendidly montb-Teun Wan Yat Po. for months, and I have no power made public. From this the in-executed work, from which the defendant's to give him the relief he desires. ference is drawn that the licence Central Engine Works manufac evidence that he gave a notice There must be judgment for de- required by the new govern-tured the bronze castings, · which was extended for a month fendant, with costs." by agreement"

either that the tenancy should be continuous throughout--with a waiver of rent for the period occupie 1 by the repairs-or for & new tenancy when the premises were fit for occupation."

On this part of the case," his Lordship rentinued. "I accept substantially the

assured A

mental measure will, so far so

of these enterprises.

TONG CHI-YAO'S ADVANCE.

It is

Mr. E Davidson appeared for produce exchanges are concerned, The inscription "OD the ing his hand injured by a piece

was ronder null and void, or in a large cenotaph: To Our Glorious Dead" of granite.

measure supersede, the certifiis dovetailed grooved lettering, Weunderstand that the Catholic cates of registration that have filled in with molten lead. The Bishop of Malacca has been already been issued to four or five 122 mes, which are to be placed invited to attend the unveiling on the memorial will be csat in ceremony on March 31st., but the relief in bronze.

rules of his Church do not permit There is reason for congratul- of his being present. In this ation on the fact that the usual connection it is worthy of note complement of accidents con- that the names inscribed on the Earl Haig unveiled a memorial sequent upon work of this nature memorial include those of four at Somerset House to members has been lacking. There bas Catholic priests from the Straits

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"I do not believe," said the plaintiff and defendant Paisne Judge, "that the plaintiff represented by Mr. M. K. Lo. intended to retain possession either by the occupation of bis coolies who may have stopped on A few days, for their own con. venience, or by leaving any ap- preciable quantity, of furniture behind. I believe that in fact the plaintiff expected to go back when the repairs were fiolsbed, either because thought the the new Ordinance gave him his right or because

he

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BOMERSET HOUSE WAR MEMORIAL.

of the chief inspector's branch of bean only one accident on the Bettlements, who gave their lives the Inland Revenue who fell in site, and that of & minor during the war-Singapore Free

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