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London, June S. Presiding at the dinner of the Japan Society, Baron Hayashi,

FRIDAY, JUNE 9. 1922.

RENTS BILL.

Full Report of Yesterday's Debate.

At the Legislative Council Attorney meeting yesterday the in proposing the toast of the King, said that the visit of the Prince General (the Hon. Mr. J. H. of Wales to Japan would cement goed Anglo-Japanese relations Kemp, K.C.) moved, the second for years to come and they would remain of the friendliest (Cheers) reading of the Bill intituled An Replying to the toast of his health by Sir Charles Addis, Baron Ordinance to extend temporarily Hayashi said that unfortunately Chins was in a most difficult posithe provisions of the Rents Or tion. Some said it was the dawn of settlement. He hoped that dinacces, 1921, with certain China, their mutual friend, would settle down to normal conditions. amendments. China was a vast country and had an enormous future if properly developed. Britain might find in China one of her greatest markets Dr. Claud Severn) seconded.

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ная 30., The

The Hon. Mr. H. W, Bird: Sir.) and it was for Sir Charles Addis to see that, this Japanese would be most happy to co-operate with their

May I make one remark before friends and that co-operation had became possible, especially after you put that to the vate?

were thankful to

H.E. the Governor: I am sorry: the Washington Conference. (Cheers. They their American friends for enabling them to co-operate in China I did not mean to put it to the ,and so make the Pacific Ocean really pacific. (Cheers),

ROWING AT HENLEY.

bandon, June S.

vote now. This is the time for any honourable member to dis) cuss the principles of the matter.:

The Hon. Mr. Bird: There is only one point. It appears to me that advantage has been taken of the definition of a domestic build-i Four foreign entries for the Grand-Challenge at Henley include ing to misinterpret the spirit of Ghent, who won the trophy in 1906, 1907 and 1909, Christiania, who the Ordinance, especially as re- won the Thames Cup in 1921, France who' competed in 1892, and gards the proviso number Switzerland, represented for the first time. Their eight will pro-What happens at present. I under- bably be the best of the foreign contingent at the Olympic regattastand, is that w In 1920 Switzerland has also entered a four for the Stewards Cup godown, workshop, or factory, has and Holland a pair for the Goblets. The entries for the Diamond only to put in say a dozen, or any Sculls include Barnes, amateur champion of Queensland. Hoover number more than two people, and (America), who recently defeated Kelly Olympic opamplon. 19201.call them caretakers Schmid Switzerland). Eyken Holland. The holder, is not compe-men, and then be is ing.

THE REPARATIONS PROBLEM.

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Paris, June 8.

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or watch entitled to call it a domestic building. I do not think the Ordinance ever in- tended the word domestic build- ing to apply to a building of this kind, and I think we might insert

ja proviso to make that impossible. The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr:

Addressing the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, M. Poincare hoped the international loan negotiations would continue. He added|Str. I should like to add my can- that a loan was compatible with French interests and Treaty stipula-gratulations to the Government on tions, but France could not agree to a reduction on the Frenchharing extended this Bill for an- A fother year, as it appears neces- credit side.

London, June 8.

for them to do. The Hon. proposing

The acute situation, threatened by France's disagreement with Attorney General. in the Allies on the Rparations Commission decision is now believed the Bill on first reading, was at to be averted, owing to her expressed unwillingness, notwithstand-pains to explain that it was not Bankers' Committee's labours. The expected that it would be neces ing the vote, to block the French are disappointed at the Belgian attitude is supportingi sary to extend it beyond the year. at HALF PRICE Anglo-Italian views.

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closer Anglo- said that In the Chamber Sgner Schanzer Italian co-operation in Europe in the East and Mediterranean must be based on an equitable estimate of mutual interests and a calm and friendly scrutiny of all diplomatic questions. The closer being Angio-Italian, solidarity that had emerged from Genoa was developed within a framework of understanding with other wartime allies, notably France, friendship with whom they considered to be one of the fundamental bases of their policy and an indispensable condition of the maintenance of peace in Europe.

FOR AND AGAINST PROHIBITION.

London. June 8.

It is assured. Sir, that the Gov- ernment will formulate Lew schemes for development in the same way that corporations at Home do, by laying out areas and Lhüilding districts and providing easy and cheap means of access and offering as great an induce- ment as possible to builders to erect houses and domestic tene ments. The question seems to be one of supply and demand, and as the demand has up to the pre- sont exceeded the supply it would be interesting to have some state, ment from the Government that subject.

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committee, when the clause comes up. With regard to the remarks nude by the Hon. Mr. Parr. I should like to say that as I made perfectly clear before this Ordin- ance was introduced, and subse- quently, this is a form of legisla tion which I myself regard with great distrust and dislike. The ernment think the Govern- got more than two caretakers ortion. The dificulty about exclud- Government was forced to take ment has done and is doing as watchmen living in their godowns,ing godowns is the difficulty of action to restrain landlords; but much as any Government that i therefore, they are entitled to call defining a rodown. It is it is an offence against economic know of. As I said, I trust that it a domestic building. I suggest gested by the Hon. Mr. Bird that should be "any doctrine and 1 shall be extremely this jaw will cease to operate a proviso something on the lines the definition

ind when the time comes when after another year; but I should of the following be inserted: "Any workship, or factory or building, we can dispense with such legis-Eke to make it perfectly clear workshop, or factory, or building, which is used or designed to be Mr. Griffith has brought from Ireland the Provisional Gov-ation.. I hope it will not be that although I dislike such legis-which is used or designed to be used for the storage of cargo." ernment's assurances on several points bearing on the Irish Cop necessary to continue it beyond lation, if any attempt is made on jused for the storage of cargo, but you might get a shop used stitution which, hitherto, has been presented in a form unaccept another rear. If it is necessary the cessation of the law to go back will not be deemed a domestic partly as a shop and partly for storage. Is that to be a godown? able to the British Government. The discussions are proceeding to do so, I must say I think we to the system of Reecing tenants tenement

HE. the Governor: Is it mot Dillenity in Définition / between Mr. Griffith, Mr. Churchill and Lord Birkenhead.

shall probably have to proceed on which existed before it was intro-

The Hon. Mr. Bird: That would different lines, and if anything of duced, I shall have no hesitation really provided for by number this nature is to become perman-whatever in sinking my own feel two: "Any buildng or portion of not be "designed as a godown."

is used for The Attorney General: "Used ent I think we shall have to in-ings and asking the Council to la building which

only by office, stor designed to be used.” I can troduce a Fair Rents Tribunal, re-introduce this law or a similar habitation

imagne many cases where it thing we have shrunk from doing law; and I further say, as a word tendants or their families?

The Attorney General: Well would be difficult to say whether rezsoni, It of warning, to certain landlords very obvious seems to me, from various indica-in this Colony, that if duly au-Sir, there may be, of course, fobis the building was designed any a tions, that this law will not really thente cases are brought before of the firm, ordinary shop fokis godown or not.

The Hon. Mr. Bizd: Of course, he necessary for more than an-me in which people have been in-or other fokis, and they may not other year, because B

great formed by their landlords that be tenants at all. They may be there is a real difference between or godown attendants, la godown and a shop, used as a amount of building is taking they had better agres quickly to salesmen place. There is no question, at pay rent above the standard tally clerks, or even workers in a godown.

The Attorney General:It Lik any rate regarding European rent, otherwise it will be grøstly factory. Might I say, Sir, it is houses, that it is very much easter increased at the expiration of the quite true that the policy of the quite true that in many instances to get a house now than it was Ordinance, I shall have no hesita-Ordinance, is to protect domestic it is perfectly easy to say sether when the Ordinance was passed. tion in keeping the law on perman-habitation? It is also perfectly a thing is A or B, white on black, In fact, reference to the advertently or taking any other steps true that incidentally it protects for whether it is a godown or not ing columns of the Press will for getting home on such Land business premises of various godown; but - there are many show that several houses at pre-lords. That I mention publicly kinds which are used both for cases where it is impossible to and human" | draw a line. That is what makes xent are vacant.—a position which as a word of warning to certain business purposes would be impossible in the year persons in the Colony,

habitation. The English Act re definitions so dificult to draw bu

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS.

Lucknow, June B.

has rejected The National Congress Working Committee proposal to start mass civil disobedience in September. It has also rejected a proposal to boycott British goods on the ground of unfeasibility.

LONDON-PARIS AIR

ROUTE.

London, June 8.

A night flying test over the Paris-London air route, similar to the British trial of last week vice versa, was carried by the French air officials last night. An aeroplane with ten passengers and two pilots completed the trip in three hours.

ITALIAN VESSELS PILLAGED.

Paris, June 8.

It is reparted from Constantinople that two Italian vessels were recently pillaged and the passengers and crew robbed at Batum by emissaries of the Soviet Extraordinary Commission. The total loss is estimated at Frs. 9,000,000.

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Building Development.

The second reading was then (cognises that and it definitely and in legislation of this kind "If I

distinctly lays down that on the impossible to avold hardship in alternative accom particular cases, and impossible

carried

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