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THE HOUSING CRISIS.

Rents Bill Before the

Council,

DAY BY DAY.

Silk forwarded from here by the "Empress of Aala" on 17th May arrived in New York on -This afteracon the rain busi-9th June, having been 23 days in

transit. mess before the

TENANTS PETITION,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LEEDS & LE MAR.

Variety Turn at the Star.

THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 192

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

The following cold specialties In addition to the first class picture programma at the Star Legislative

Theatre, Kowloon, commencing are. on sale at Council was the second reading

our Depot and of the Bill to amend the Rents

Passengers who left by the to-night, Mr. H. W. Ray has

of Russia Ordinance, in which connection Empress

to-day secured the services of the claver Branches:- the Hon. Mr. Pollock spote at included the Hon. Mr. and Mravariety sombination, Leeds and E. V. D. Parr, Mr. Eldon Potter, Le Mar. Those familiar with the Nomo length and introduced

Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Mr. J. R. London vaudeville stageoftwenty several additional amendments.

A petition was presented on. N. Critcall and Mr. F. H. Le Mar without difficulty, and it Taggart. Mr. Paula Davis, Mr. Pears ago will recall Leeds and bebalf of numerous Chinese tenants by the Hongkong Tenants Crittell, of the well-known house appears from their recent press Protective Association, which has of Crittall and Ca, the casement notices that they provide as ex

window firm.

LADY STUBBS.

Departs by

"Empress of Russia."

Pressed Beef

Cooked Ham Bologne Sausage Liver Sausage Brawn

cellent an catertainment to-day a membership of 4,000 subscribing

as they did in England's capital members representing approxi-I

in those Jays bafore the "mately 40,000 heads of families.

younger generation's memory,: The petition stated that a great

Since the war, Leeds and Le number of cases have occurred in

Mar have been touring the which tenants have been forced

world, drawing crowded houses to vacate possession of their tepancies under Section 20 of CP.S.liner Empress of Russia. She Their speciality is comedy and Lady Stubbs left to-day by the in both. Europe and the States. the Ordinance which allows the is proceeding Home via Canada. their class of entertainment cen ejectment of tenants in cases where landlords intend to rebuild from the Colony for about five that they have appeared behind Her ladyship will be absent be gged when it is mentioned domestic tenements so as to make months, hoping to return again the footlights with such a world-MADE DAILY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION them new buildings, and it has

sometime in November. She famed artiste as Gaby Destyr.! been subsequently ascertained that possession has not been obres with her the best wishes and have teen filmed with that

of the whole community for a popular comedian Max Lioder.

Meat & Pork Pies

tained in accordance with the happy holiday in the Old Country, Trixie Le Mar bubbles over with THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

provisions of the Ordinance. Ini

these cases the deterrent contain. ed in Section 20 has not been sufficient to prevent the evil, while. the tenants have lost all protection granted by the Ordinance. The petitioners further called' atten- tion to the case of the persons now housed in 26 domestic tenaments situated 13 in Upper Rutter Street and 13 in Lower Rutter Street. These houses are shout to be pulled down by the landlords and approximately 2,000 persons will be dispossessed, mostly employed.

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LANDSLIDES.

mithful vivacity, while her part. jner, Harry Leeds will keep the house in roars of laughter with Stubbs Road Closed.

his droll autics. Their songs and erosa chat are always up-to-date The beavy rains of last night and those who patronise the Star and this morning bare caused during their visit may feel con- two rather extensive landslides on fident of a really enjoyable Stubbs Road, the new motorjevening. Leeds and La Mar ap thoroughfare leading to the Peak. pear at the 9.15 performance only. Several boulders have become Prices are $150 and 80 cents. displaced and considerable quan- tities of earth have come down on to the road.

As a result, the road is closed

conservancy coolies. It to traffic from Bowen Road up-

A PUZZLE A DAY.

Several men came to a river,

......

THE STAR,

"God's Country and

the Woman."

There have been many stories and found the only means of of fighting men, of love and hate transportation was a small boat and of villainy, but perhaps none: awned by two children. The boat of these has held the multitude could hold only the two children, of passians and deep-rooted, thrill or just one man. How did the which

is feared that these persons wards. who discharge - a necessary service will not be able to find other suitable accommodation and will be unable to continue their work satisfactorily. The petitioners therefore asked the Council:-

To consider an amend ment to the Rents Ordinance 1922 with view to making provision for the protec- tion of tenants wrongfully dispossessed, by adding to Section 20 of the Rents Odinance, the words "and the Magistrate may order the lessor to allow the lesser possession of such domestic tenement".

men cross the river?

Yesterday's answer:

are offered in "God's Country and the Wordan." which is the attraction at the Star, Kow loon, until the end of the week. is a Vitagraph production. ir. which that man's man and virile actor, William Duncan,.is lestur- ed. The scene of the plot is in

The six straight lines shown the wilde of the great Northland.

(To consider measures for above can be formed into three Over frozen trail and vast stret. the relief of parsons employed in as follows. necessary du'jes.

Mr. Pollock's Speech.

In the bourse of his speach, Mr

Pullock referred to the objects

and reasons of the Bill when

it was first passed in 1921.

THREE

The first objict WAR tols not been built upon.

ches af ice and snow, the spacia- tor is led through one adventure and thrill to the next. Mr. Duncan has been giren the assistance of wholly adequate cast, so that in finish and quality of pro- duction it does not falter in the Recon-lightest degree.

keep roof over the beats of struction had hit people of all present occupiers and, secondly, races in the Colony, the Chinese prevent them from excessive ex-working ploilation by having to pay more clerk,

that

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at

IF YOU ARE PALE TRY THIS EXPERIMENT.

It had hit nüm zban a fair rent. Mr. Pollock business man. referred to clause (1) which bers of Portuguese, who found was formally inserted without themselves displaced from pre- discussion... This clause laid mises which they had occupied it down

a for very many years. It was be- fessor required possession in arter zinning to hit, and in the near to pull down or reconstruct s future, unless some steps were as to make it a new building. taken. it would very seriously. then he was entitled to turn the hit, numbers of British residente tenant out by giving three month in the Kowloon Peninsula. It was notice, That clause seemed common knowledge that several to have caused no trouble properties in the central part of during 1921 and, as far as the the Peninsula had during the speaker could find, it had occa-past few months changed hands sioned no trouble intil the begin at very high prices. There was ning of this year! Mr. Pollock one property-practically in the attributed the change to the pre middle of the European residental had sent trouble on the mainland. area in Kowloon-which coupled with the ready, money changed hands,

Soaring available and the number of prices, seven times during the past three months. Mr. Pallock *peculators. The position at

gave the Council a number of the present time was that thousands of tenants who weretion was hitting various classes.

instances as to how reconstruc- The Results Will Agreeably perfectly able and willing to pay In some cases the properties were

Surprise You... the standard rent have been evicted or have been threatened reported by the Building Author

ity to ba either in a good

If you are pale. bave lost ap- with eviction through no fault of

A fair condition. One or

of petite and feel weak and depress- their own and even in the cases the cases given by Mr. Pollocked, take, after each meal, one of where other premises were was the plight of the Chinese Dr. Williams Pink Pills. In

Com businessmen in Nos. 216-234 Das very short time you will be agree- Road Central, nearly ably surprised at the improve- to pay a higher rent than they These buildings were erected rich and red, is flowing through opposite the Wing On Store. ment in your health and spirits. You will realize that new blood, had been paying hitherto. An

ic 1904 And were stated other factor of the situation was) by the Building Office your veins, and you will say, “I that at the present moment to be in a fair condition. Mr. actually feel hungry," while your hundreds of persons were sleeping Pollock read & latter from the friends will say to you, How in the streets. It had sometimes tenants, signed by the chops of much better you look!" The been stated that it was a fine 17 firms, which stated that they reason is that healthy life to sleep out in the bad been given notice. The ten- DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILIS open, but Mr. Pollock thought ants claimed that there was not make the rich red blood of health, that observation hardly applied reason for the premises to be re- and this good blood restores the to each weather as they were built. They had tried to find appetite, gives fresh strength to experiencing today. Another suitable premises to move into the digestion, revitalises the drawback to reconstruction was but had been unable to find one. nerves, imparts new life to the that it had the effect of reduc-ff the houses were to be rebuilt, whole system. ing the existing accommodation it would cause hundreds of them Medicine vendors everywhere and increasing the housing short-to suffer ruin and starvation and sell Dr. Williams Pink Pills for

The fourth point to be would make them homeless.

Pale People, or post free $1.50 per considered in connection with the

Amendments to the existing bottle. $8 for 6 bottles, from The consequences of reconstruction Bill were proposed, one of which Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 3-B was that they introduced competition for skilled labour that in future any plans for Malacca streets, Singapore and 60

demolition shall be submitted to a Kiangse Road, Shanghai, and for building materials, there-

committee ofthree, appointed by the

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by increasing both difficulty and Government and they shall have coat of carrying out one of the the discretion of having the de- main objects which the Governmolition postponed, if they think ment had at heart-relieving it, for a period not exceeding The shortage by the efec- tion. of

buildings DOW aites which had

eighteen months,

on The Council was still sitting as previous-

we went to presa.

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