1933-10-26 — Page 12

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Hands that had

caressed her!,

... Hands that gripped her now!

Divorced from n

devil-may-care

creamerind to aaood provider"

her heart wani

back to the cheater

«who; know how.

tw.lovet

ANN HARDING

in

"Westward

Passage"

Directed by Robert Mikon from the Novel by Margerit Azur Berrès

Wak

Laurence Olivier

rving Pichel, Zasu Pitts, Juliette Compton

Điện dựz që e maand marriage end a vile who looks hours

Chand CA beteaks, Zoncutive Produc

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́12.30,` 2.30, & 7.15

A Chinese Picture.

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PRESENTS

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IN'

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With WINIFRED SHOTTER

A HILARIOUS BRITISH COMEDY.

INTERNATIONAL

PHOTOGRAPHIC

EXHIBITION

Under the auspices of the University Photographic

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26,

FLOOD OF RENT under the Landlord and Tenant Act BRIGHTER

LITIGATION

AMBIGUITIES IN NEW ACT

་

of 1027. It remains to be decided precisely what rignts the new, Act has contorred. Me?

"There is also a great deal of misunderstanding about, the phrase "recoverable rent or rate- able value," which marks the dividing line between the three

BRITISH

STAMPS.

classes of houses under the Act. Richer and Finer in

The view of the Ministry, with which we concur, is that both re- covorable ront and rateable value limits in each case. But we know should be above the prescribed of many solicitors who take the opposite vlow and have expressed their intention of proceeding to Court.

Colouring

ART PHOTOGRAPHS'

richer and finer in colouring next British postage stamps are to bo

year than ever before,

by Messrs. Harrison and Sons, whe As a result of experiments mndo

LANDLORDS IN QUANDARY Lawyers are expecting to reap a rich harvest of Belgation from the Rent Restriction (Amendment) Act, under which one important class of house is now "decon- trolled.".

Export scrutiny has found Bo

"Since the recoverable rent 1s many ambiguities and uncertain in most cases for above the rato- ties in the Act that a large amountable value this is a point of wide hold the contract for printing of consultative work is inevitable, while a number of points of far tion of whether recoverable rent the Post Office his decided to pro- mportance. As regards the ques- British stamps from 1934 onwards, reaching importance both to land- means the rent which the land-duce all stamps up to the value of lords and tenants can only be lord is actually charging or the a shilling by a new process, finally settled in Court. Among rent which he is entitled to charge British issues have been printed the uncertain or legally arguable under the Rent Restriction Acts it in the past from dies struck by the points which are at present recolv-18 our viow that only the rent Roval Mint from time to time from ing attention are the following!

The position of thousands of which he is actually charging can master-dies. After the New Year,

be termed recoverable." "E

all yalues excout the narrow, lont small shop-owners throughout the

LEGAL CRITIC. country, the rental value of whose

28. Od. and 10s.. fesues, which A barrister who specialises in premises is less than $45 in Lon-Rent Act work stated that there are little used, will be printed by don and 236 elsewhere. Such

photogravure, an uri process used tonante may or may not be entitled was more legal activity in this field for reproducing the finest photo- under the new Act to compensa-than at any time sinca 1920, which tion in respect of "goodwill"

he characterised as hitherto the graphs and pictures. The procedure to be adopted by peak period of rent control litiga-the old stamps and, the now," anid

tion. Jandlords who, being required to

a director of Messrs, Harrison. Not only was the right to com"will he the much areater richness produce figures for the rent pay pensation of statutory tenants able on their property on August under the Landlord and Teannt and donth of colour in the latter.

4, 1914, are unable to do so and --

for the purpose of the Act.

"The chief difference hetween.

The meaning of the phrase "re-Act; 1927, uncertain, he suggested, The change of process in being the stamps look much coverable rent," which is one of out there was doubt as to the made for artistic reasons, and will the bases of classifying property period within such tenants could make

stronger and clearer in design. claim a new lease..

"In my view," he said, "the with great fineness of detail." "We are receiving more in-drafting of the whole sub-section A Past once om-ial stated quirles from landlords than even of the new Act dealing with claims that, "In addition to the change In 1920, the secratary of the Fro- under the Landlord and Tenant of process the 1. stamo will, as ro-Act shows imperfect understaning reviously announced, be given a of the whenine of the enlier Act. different shade of red altogether. the now!

A further point on which there but the only difference in the re- might be doubt was whether the maining values will be their rich-

party-Owners' Protection Asso ciation informed a

with presentative. "Even extra staff and facilities

Prose

avaliable, we are unable to cope necessity for registering housos/ness of torture and the distinct-

with all the work,

SHOP OWNERS.

"No Act over drafted was cal culated to lead to so much litige- tion. One of the most important, points is that concerning the post tion of shop-owners and business tenants who are statutory tenants

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decontrolled prior to July 18, 1933, rees with hyhich the King's head

will stand out." applied to untenanted premises.

The view generally held. It ap- pears, is that the registration of auch houses, was not intended; but honee is occupied or not, the would be the safest course for land- Property Owners' Protection Asso lords to adopt pending a decision. intion stated is called for in the

No statement as to whether. the form of registration,

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