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RENTS BILL

¿Continued from Page 21 people, have regalsted their con-

FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1922.

The 'Attorney Genaral: · No Sir cept as the Director of Public Works has suggested, that action might be taken by him.

H. B. the Governor: it asems

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Chang Teo-lin's

Wa Pei-fa and Tsao Kun have request for an armistice Genaral of his telegraphed the following terms straightforward device The Hon. Mr. Bird: Do you sng-tenant. The point is rather dif- The Fangtieners must withdraw rest, Sir, that people occupying Sealt to decide and 1 would sug-to Mukden and Hsin Min-fu, lear chung neutral. They must release a godowa would bring it underst that we leave it ope for the in Chinchow, Ychew and Su

to the other

all rolling stock and not inter- Peking- the the heading of a domestic tene moment, pa

clauses, and recommit the Bill t

fere further with

The Chihhiites ment?

the next meeting, with the view to consideration of that point. Fer-Makden trafic.

Chao Yang-jehol district.-Renter. be might haps in the meantime some satis-ot pass Shan Hai-kvan or the Jues It is Vladivostok, absolute

reported that Kai Shib-ping's

in

The Attorney General: Godown used as habitations do come with the Ordinance At present There is a case involving a con- that siderable sam arising o point.

The Hon. Mr. Bird: That is the

case I have in view.

factory reached.

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defnition.

There is a

necessity to pass the Hill now. defeated troops seeking

The Committee passed to the consideration of the remaining clauses of the Bill.

New Houses Still Excluded. Da clause 9 (sub-clause 21 the

General moved

re

fuge in the Russian territory of Pogranitchnala have been dis armed by Kappel frontier guards. -Reuter.

To Cheat the Landlord?

ал 'cot H.E. the Governor: 1

THE RUBBER SLUMP. quite sure what is the position Attorney Mr. Bird is trying to meet. is it amendment that the words "com

The Financier states that Cey- that people in order to avoid bav-mencement of this Ordinance" be ing the rents of godowns put up omitted and the word "19th day ton is now more amenable to the be substituted lides of the compulsry restriction are actually putting a number of of July, 1921," caretakers in it in order to say therefor. He explained that the of rubber. The Dutch situation is sanity. Or-also shaping words clause as drafted made the it is a domestic building?

The Hon. Mr. Bird: I do say so, dinance apply to a new building After two years of acute depres-

commenced after the criginal Orsion and heavy

losses, former

Sir.

H. E. the Governor: Well, indinance, and that was not intend tabid anti-restrictionists are now excluded favoaring drastic curtailment of wed. The amendment the Ordinance as it stands

The Evening Times already provide that any building from the operation of the Oratput. used for habitation only by care-dinance all buildings finished last orges that the restriction of plast- fing is also necessary. "otherwise takers not exceeding two in num-year.

The amendment was approved improved prices would encourage ber is not a d:mestic tenement.

The Attorney General moved the opening of further acreage. What would happen if we cut ont the restricting clause "not exceed-that clause 13 be omitted and the new draft clause be substituted ing two in number?"

The therefr as follows: The Attorney lemsee would probably say they were not caretakers but clerks.

General:

"Where the interest of the lessee fof a domestic tenement is deter-

VLADIVOSTOK'S NEW GOVERNMENT.

Vladivostok, June 8.

INTIMIDATORS SENTENCED.

A Murderous Assault. The bearing was concluded at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon of the case in which tive Chinese carpenters were charged with in-

H. E. the Governor: Would he mined, either as the result of an General "Dieterlens who has at then come within the defini-örder of judgment for possession arrived was met by large crowds any other with considerable enthusiam.-- andjer ejtetment, or for [tion of the Public Health

reason, any sub-lewsee to whom the Reuter. Buildings Ordinance?

The Director of Public Works: domestic tenement or any othe:i Only caretakers may be permitted part thereof shall have been law- in a building which is not a domes-fally sub-let, shall, subject to the tic building: but the same defini-provisions of this Ordinaner, be tion is net carried through here. deemed to become the tenant of The Hon. Mr. Hird: I think the lessor on the same terms a the tenant could be got at by the he would have held from the lesser Public Health and Buildings Or-jif the tenancy had continued."

He said: The object, of ecurse. dinance; but that means litigation.

I said just unidation, with assault and with If we can avoid that it is much of the legislation, as

The case is said to have been a better. There is a definition infrow, is to protect domestic occa-disorderly behaviour, the Buildings Ordinance of both pation, to protect the occupier workship and factory, and I feel and the tenant in occupation. Isquel to the carpenters", strike that such started over a month ago and om the sure it is not beyond the ingencity is only reasonable to say of the Attorney General define when the tenant cesses to be the which is still going on.

tenant in actual occupation heroing of May 19th, following godown. The Attorney General: I sup-should not be protected any for-veral unsuccessful efforts made, pose a godown gets a certificate ther, and the landi:rd should be by the strikers to obtain the sup allowed to retake possension and port of the furniture makers and under section 124?

subther carpenters ant on strike, a The Director of Public Works: to collect rents from the gets a certificate under "domes-tenants of the original tenant road of between twenty to thirty But when one ormes to put that men who were alleged to be mem tie building."

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The Attorney General in reply in the form of a section, it is differs us the strikers' union, raided THE MIT ÜBISHI MARINE & FIRS INSURANCE CO.

The origical Section 16 the top storey of a cate camed The to H. E. the Governor said he was

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were

used by

The

I think party of men engaged in carpen I think it undesirable to alter with the problem, and

The clanse put in theirs on the Buor. Sticks, bammers So far failed. the law just for a year. as i can remember I only know of Bill is another attempt, and I de land choppers

of their 17 battering same one, case of this kind: there may not think that is satisfactory assailnuts, who efter severe-

vigtions. leit

and the place have been cthers. I do not say either. One objection is that it

marebed to a furniture maker's that in that case the man was put would make a lease for a term of in specially for the purpose of years-say

the leases shop tear the Western. Macket, making it a domestic tenement." years-expire upon

That is crasing to occupy any part of the brew stones into the place and H. E. the Governor:"

Assaulted some of the fokie. even though the suggestion of Mr. Bird. I am tenement himself, afraid that now wtention has been there might be six, ten or thirteen mob then ran away, followedl by The police interfeted and arrested called to this method it is only years to run. That seems unde veral of the furniture makers

restricted to

four of the defendants, who were natural that other people should sirable. If it is

monthly tenancies, it would leave adopt the same system.

patouched a number of cases of alleged to have been members of! A Suggested Remedy, The Attorney General: There short leases where the landlord the crowd. The other defendant are two views on

of the defendants were identified as sabject. has some objection to the tenant was arrested two days later. Some One is that the protection given remaining in and taking the pro-the actual assailants.

Mr. F. G. Vaux. opened his to business premises should be fit. Another objection is that it restricted: that is the landlord's is not made retrospective, so that defence yesterday by calling alkhis view. The other is that the pro-all cases where the lessees have clients to give evidence. "With the tection should be extended still ceased to pecupy during last year exception of one man all the further and made to apply to would be beyond remedy. If it is defendants denied being members made retrospective a difficulty of the carpenters' guild now on offices pure and simple.

The Director of Public Works would be found in dealing with strike. Three of them admitted remarked that if the attention of the rent sccrued and it deciding currying sticks which they said they Officer at what time the lessee determined used for legitimate purposes. the Building Ordinance

a complete was called to a case in which abis lease. The question also arises Their evidence was godown was Died as a domestic that if a lessee ceases to occupy denial of participating in the riot.

In bis evidence one of the men certificate, for a week or a month and then tenement without

that break the said he did not know anything| action could be taken without any resumes, does

There are about the fight until after he was litigation and the owner could tenancy or not? be called upon to comply with the great many ways of dealing with arrested by an Indian "devil."

the problem: the old section 15, Inspector Brun ruse and said: Baildings Ordinance.

think it is wavenient to insert ask your Worship to make note a clause dealing with the position of the expression used by the 2f the sub-tenant where the tenant defendent. loes drop out. This new clause

a

That

The Hon. Mr. Bird: would be served on the holder?

The Director of Peblic Works: Yes.

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The Hon. Mr. Bird: How would is based on the English section Fraser): I think it came out in that affect the tenant? It is the and provides that where the in-the heat of the moment. tenant you want to get at.

terests of the lessed are deter- Inspector Erowa: That expres-j The Director of Public Works: mined the sub-lessees become the sion has been used befors and Mr.

Further Consideration .

-The Magistrate: I will make a

pote.

TABLETS ARE THE SAFE GUARD OF INNUMER ABLE HOMES.

I think the owner can take his direct tenants of the landlord and Wool was very particular about it. IN CANADA BABY'S OWN remedy if an illegality is being pay the rent to him...- carried out against his wishes.

The Hon. Mr. A. O. Leng: Any- thing that tends to keep the price cf rents of godowns down is very desirable.

H. E. the Governor: That may be so, but that is not the intention

of the Bill: it is intended to deal with houses.

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Tablets allays the fever caused by teething and gives baby healthy sleep. My baby has always been healthy except for the fever and restlessness accompanying teeth- ing sodan accasional cold, but the Tablets have proved would not be without theth.” beneficial in these cases that

The action of Baby's Own A Canadian remedy, Baby's Tablets is prompt yat exceedingly

It was agreed that clause 15) The next defendant was caution. the Bill be omitted and that led by his Worship before he gave

his evidence. the clause 15 bé inserted.

The Attorney General proposed At the cocclusion of the evidence

Thanks. 7 drafting amendment in clause Mr. Vaux pointed out discrepan A British Columbia Mother's ees in the prosecution's evidence. 17 and this was approved.

On clare 18, the Attorney The Magistrato raid that, there General moved an amendment in were extenuating circumstances

“

The Hon. Mr. Bird: That is sub-clause 2, which he explained in the case. It was a murderous Own Tablets have an ramense gentle. They reduce fever, dispe why I made the remark that I felt was intended to preserve the-sult of the worst kind and he reputation in their home-land, colic and constipat sure it was not the intention of fight to have an action under the could do nothing less than inflici Mrs. R. E. Long, of Peachland, diarrhoes, allky teeth the Ordinance that godowns Ordinance transferred from the ting the maximum penalty. He British Columbia, is but one of cure indig should be classed as domestic Summary Court to the Suprem fined each defendant $500, or six thousands of grateful mother quiet the

Court.

Montis hard labur, with an ad- who give grateful praise to they buildings.

HE. the Governor (to the A The remaining clauses were ditional term of six months without She writes:

My baby is now torney General) Do you see any then approved, the second cause an optintisin

been that the use of alternative means to effect the being reserved for further con Mr. R.E. A Webster conducted months old and my exper

ideration in com

she proseca isame. object 1-

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