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EXTORTION BY TENANTS.

CASE AFFECTING OVER A MILLION PEOPLE.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1928.

SHARE-PUSHER WRITES

A LETTER

THE SILVER TONGUE' TARNISHED.

They are exercising extraor dinary care in the hope of cloaking their activities and are endeavour- ing to make appointments with people before calling upon them

The extortionate practices of Despite the precautions of the somo statutory tenants under the Home Office a number of American Kent Restriction- Act were com-share-pushers, or white-collar monted upon by Lord Justice bandits as they are called in their Scrutton in the Court of Appeal, own country, are again in London. in the case in which Mr. William Russell, a sub-tenant of Eve-road, Isleworth, claims that the land- lord has no power to eject him. The statutory tenant, Mr. Jamie son, from whom. Mr. Russell ob- tained his sub-tenancy, has been ejected for non-payment of rent.

The Appeal was heard by Lords Justices Scrutton and Sargant and Mr. Justice Eve.

Mr. Doughty, K.C., proceeding with his argument for Mr. Russell said that sub-letting had grown to an enormous volume of business, The County Court Judges and their unhappy registrars were occupied to the extent of from one quarter to one-third of their time in apportioning rents payable to statutory tenants, That was going on all over the country.

Lord Justice Scratton-That is because the statutory tenant who was staying on against the will of his landlord promptly made, as much profit na he could. Having denounced his landlord for extor tion, he himself proceeded to make as much as he could.

Mr. Doughty-My sympathies go (out to Mr. Jamieson, who was so shocked at the reduction of rent from his sub-tenant that he knock ed the latter down. (Laughter.)

Subtleties of Provisions, Lord Justice Scrutton There was a case in which the Court held that because a landlord had not actually gone into possession the house remained controlled though the tenant had gone out.

Mr. Doughty There is likely to be a large number of cases on this paint when tenants discover the subtleties of these provisions. Many landlords re-let houses after getting rid of statutory tenants without themselves going into, physical possession.

This is proving their undoing. The making of appointments with people in distant parts of the coun- try entails written communications, and the letters which some of these share-pushers aro inditing are epistles of which the average Lon- don guttersnipe would be ashamed. These bandita may be possessed of silvern tongues and the ability to "hocus" unsuspecting people with the charm of their voices, but judg- ing from a letter which has reached The Daily Mail they are actually men of the meanest intelligence.

The following is an exact copy of a letter from a man who signs him- self "Wm. Rawlings Jun." to a reader of The Daily Mail in the Western Midlands.

The Letter.

It is addressed from a West End hotel and is written on the printed notepaper of the International Mines Co., Ltd.. of Winnemucca, Nevada. It rende.

Dear Mr.-

I had intended to leave for home as to-day, but have put off for a week or ten days as I have several opointments that has de- laled my departer.

Now I should very much like to meet you and have a talk and then I could tell you the amount of money wo have spent in the way of permant Improvement also the work we have done.

Will say their is no question as to making this big property a big and permant Shiper at a carloy date.

Hopeing you and yours are well with the best of success for this new year,

At this late day if you care to protect your interest I will ar- range it even if you have not the money at this time and if you will stern to me you will make Mr. Schultess Young, also for a lot of money. I will say the Mr. Russell, who followed, said management expect to ace this that seventy-five per cent. of the stock selling in the open market people protected by the Rent Re- for at least a pound, a share be- strictions Acts were sub-tenants.fore this summer has passed. Between one and two million But weather you are interested people would be affected by the or not I should like to have a decision.

quiret talk with you. If you kind- Mr. Sidney Isnnes, for the rely answer this will make arrange- spondent landlord, Mr. Roe, sub- milled that it would lead to un- ment to give you a little time. reasonable and absurd results if there were n right to sub-let auch as was contended for. In these circumstances the landlord would have the burden of providing alternative Recommodation for sub-tenants and their families, The tenant could get rid of all his obligations merely by sub-letting to someone who might be a mere "listern"-ing to Mr. Rawlings jun. nominee, and might even re-sub-means-he was persuaded to in- le back to him when the in-vest £300 with him some mediate danger was over.

ago-very wisely took the precau- tion

with of communicating The Daily Mail before replying to this remarkable letter. Other of our readers who have received MEDIUM'S LIBEL SUIT. similar communications, or have

The Court reserved judgment.

·ACTION AGAINST NEWSPAPER NOT PROSECUTED.

The action for libel brought by Mr. Frederick Tansley Munnings, of Surbiton, against the Daily Sketch and Sunday Herald, Limit- ed, respecting an article of March, 1920, in which he had been

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-Your very truly,

A Warning. Inquiries in London elielt no information as to the International Mines Co., of Winnemucca, Our correspondent, who knows what

years

boen visited in person by share- pushers are invited to take the same course.

Everyone, however, should re- member never to buy shares as a result of personal solicitation but only through their bankers or a member of a recognised Stock Ex- change.

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described as a fraudulent opiritua- ADMIRALTY'S STAFF. listic, medium, was in the King's Bench Division, before Mr. Justice Avory, dismissed with coats.

The case was in the special jury list, and Mr. Munnings did not pro secute the action.

,

EXPERT VIEW OF COM. MITTEE'S CRITICISM,

-The Parliamentary Committee Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C., on upon Estimates in the course of behalf of the defendants, said his their yearly duty, have seen fit to clients had been ready to expose make some drastic criticisms upon Mr. Munnings and to justify all the numbers of personnel employ-: that they had said about him. ed at the Admiralty Office. There was a letter which, it was

Regarding the civilian depart- stated, "finally dilemissed his pre- ment, some of the criticisms are tensions," signed by Sir Arthur doubtless justified, though it must- Conan-Doyle, Dr. Abraham Wal- always be remembered that the lace; Mr. H. Saunders, and Mr. H.whole organisation of the Admiralty Dennis Bradley, and printed in is most intricate, and has to be the organ "Light."

kept always in readiness for instant In a letter it was stated: and rapid expansion in the event "We know of cases where the of emergency. psychic result has been beyond.

It is, however, when the Com- suspicion, and we know of others, mittec attack the Naval Staft that notably one recently in a private they got rather beyond their com- family, where he has been exposed potence as critics. They state that in obvious fraud with the tools of the Naval Staff is "unduly large and deception in his possession. A elaborate," but the sting of the at warning may prevent any such in tack is removed when it is Icarned that it has been made without the eldents in the future."

Committee having had the courtesy to hear the views of the First Sen Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff,

The formation and training of an efficient staff fe an extermely technical mutter and one which is within the competence of the Sea Lords alone to deal. War ex perience proved that a Naval Staff Was, necessary,

To bring an action for libel in these circumstances, said Mr. Birkett, was a piece of effrontery without parallel. The newspaper took it upon themselves to expose this medium. They gave parts culars, and had been, to: infinite trouble and expense in order to verify every fact. "It may be that the newspaper rendered some ser The Naval Staff has, been re- vice in exposing for the benefit of duced since the war by the action of the spiritualists this fraudulent medium, and certainly for the the Sea Lords of the Adinirality benefit of the public, concluded themselves to just sufficient num

bera to keep the complicated Naval Mr. Birkett, who asked for judg-machine well oiled and working. ment for the defendants with smoothly. It is organised so as to be capable, if necessary, of ex- Mr. Justice Avory: The dafen- panston, and below its present limit dants are entitled to judgment it would be unsafe to go. with' costs.

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