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PITIED?

THEIR TENANTS SAY "NO!"

By C. V.-L. for the Telegraph

prohibit shop, advertisement broadcasts, usually consisting, of the. amjilention by radio appli- ances of a raucous voice, and it TF RECENT SIGNS'are a enough to close their eyes to is a stop that will be generally

true reflexion, the posit-realities and emulate Oliver Twist in another sonse, by "asking for applauded. After the experience of the last twelve months, it would ion of many landlords. is more from their tenants. They not be surprising to find the shop parlous, and many tenants are psychologically of a typo hard to convince, as they seem to loss keeper paste din in Queen's with an uncomfortably long tight of the fact that what a

as pleased as anyone the

Road in the evening is nerve-

wracking for the passer-by. The memory, will be forgiven if small shopkeeper or wage carner affect upon the occupants of the they permit themselves a five or ten years ago could then shopa concerned fa

better little gratification from a afford, is now being asked for in imagined than experienced. restrospective, if somewhat undue proportion to a reduced in-

IMITATION

come. The consequence for these uncharitable, survey, of selfish property owners has been, as in one case we know of, that he The rapid growth of this changing conditions.

loses his tenants. In the case "modern" method of salesman-

That within the past few years singled out as one of many, the ship was inevitable once the there has been a decided drop in tenants left in a body, without originator had been allowed to let himself go the limit, without renta and incidentally, land values being nalice interference.Apne no-one needs be surprised; but by a wide selection of unoccupied the alightest acquaintance with upart from the economic slump tenements. Chinone business meshaus must now having every form of business have foreseen the cacaphonons in its grip; the principal factor for result. If initiative costs money

seriously inconvenienced

The Very Idea!

IF GOSSIP WE MUSHI

By Eddio "Queen" Kelly' CINCE he read the gonalp

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page of a contemporary. Ed. ward Kelly has decided that his talents as a humorist are simply wasted. As the husband of one of the biggest gossips in Hongkong," ho considers that a little element of scandal and cackle should be in- trudged into "The Very Idea."

It follows.

THE WEEK IN HONGKONG having. We hardly had time to go

Out! What busy week I'm.. across to the Hongkong Hotel for a breather. I was just too, too thrilled

at the thought that would be with me for afternoon tea to-day, but one must put up with there disappoint

monta in Hongkong.

THE SCOTTISH COMPANY Wasn't it just too adorable the way. the Scottish Company marched through the streets of Kowloon last week. I don't think men look hand- some unless they have hairy legs, and no one can bay that our Scottles are. not good looking. They were dressed.. in a brightly coloured skirt which was cut in the latest style, with plents st the back. Large chromium safety It would be interesting, as a pins on the right side of the skirt

their little black velvet coatoes looked It is wasteful, for if Mr. Pun Tit greatly altered situation has record of this overbuilding, to have set off the ensemble. How.thrilling been a mania for building. At a complete return of the number of and I particularly admired Rusty

I instala three than in counter, his rivals do likewise; if time of congestion and high rents buildings, in many cases still un-Forsyth the Glengarry on his this had appeared to be justified, occupied since their completion a lovely dark hair was the sweetest but inevitably the law of supply year, or even two years ago. Signs thing I have ever seen, and demand set in and compoti-of this arrested development are

he puts in a Todu¬spušná

NAVY WEEK Everybody in Hongkong is just

I was only speaking to Commodore

employs another loud-speaker to how his wares, there are rows of loud-speakers and a chorus of shouts in the twinkling of an eye. tlon has now become keen between very apparent in Mongkek, Sham- When all traders are similarly landlords, many with empty houses (shulpo, Laichikok and other out simply in ecstacies about Navy Week. equipped, the new attraction is on their hands which are liable lying distracts, where as can well valueless; they might just as well to lend to forced sales or mort-be imagined, a tenant may be wel. have none; and when the "attrac-gage foreclosure, tion" means a fearful noise and

none THE EXALTED. congestion in the streets, should be permitted. But there is TENANT. not likely to be any trouble about compliance with the new Ordin- ance when it is passed. If John Trader is satisfed that John Neighbour is also to give up the nightly blare, he will "scrap his own Instrument of nuisance with all good will and quiet content

ment.

comed on his own terms, if only to save the buildings from being puned to pieces by that creature as prominent as the ubiquitous. white ant-tae timaving vanunt who is not above tearing the very shut- ters from their hinges. -

In the circumstances, into which he has been elevated, showered as he is with blandishments and SHARE, AND generous terms, it is not to be SHARE ALIKE wondered a new local character

Frank. Elliott don't you think ho is just divine- ly handsome in this photograph, gris-about it yesterday, when we were having a mwig of ram nboard H.M.S.

·Tamar. But per-

haps I shouldn't. mention the Commodora

The present appeal for public this Gossip Page. You know how wo has been evolved: a tenant con- rehef is against a capacity tax on girls must be discrent where sailors selous of a new-found worth and party-occupied buildings, and it are concerned. in the easy and unprecedented confined there, will bring about.

The facts admitted, it is then un- necessary farther to point out that making the most of a "chance in

FRIDAY, OCTOвm 27, 1938,

EAST FULHAM

WAR MERTS AND THE FARMER position of more or less imposing no general disagreement. But in The results of other pending

Mr. Henry Wallace, the United his own bargain. One is asked toying it also to old buildings us appears to have been done, at by-elections must be awaited States Secretary of Agriculture, is compare this with his status of has caned for a ready retort from before East Fulham will be showing an understanding of war say five years back, when he was tenants. It may sound harsh but revealed in true perspective. debts which does credit to himself for from admitting that his wishes it is not uniair to translate in the It seems to presage a storm and his position. In an article in and counted for much.

following terms: "It is just as well that bodes no good to the the United States Nows on

tho

that these old houses remain empty; National Government; other con- bts, he ignores deep-rooted pro-

they are regular death traps in casa stituencies may expose it as a judices and shows tue farmers

of a fire." Tenants are understood mere flash of summer lightning, of the middle West and South,

to have pointed out in addition, simply and convincingly, where though there are special

their Interest lles Capitol Hill life-time," he recks little the that these old buildings, having yielded a sufficiantly long return in features which suggest other shivers in its boots at the mildest general moán being uttered by rents, the present seems to be the wise. It has never been a key suggestion of looking into these landlords over a greatly reduced ideal period for reconstruction and scat in the general sense of the debta. Ninety-nine per cent. of

by more suitable term, for the reason that it has the congressional oratory on this position, or the appeal for being replacement always been regarded as anfe for subject has been excoriation of saved in certain cases against the structures. the Conservative,

The late Europe. Even-an Administration natural consequences of specu- member in fact fought five which takes "Arst things first" tation excesses. To him thesopelled to pay haai-kum (a premium successful elections there in the has recofled from making sugges- complaints have sounded strange sum literally translated as "hoc tions to Congress about this against the historical background money") to the landlord or his Conservative cause, and was potically dangerous question, of the building boom.

agent merely for the privilege of only once seriously challenged The Secretary, therefore, when he

being allowed to move in, further by Labour and that in 1929 makes a frank and garnest state- The period is left not so far bemore so that he can pay a high when the margin was more ment, does the world a good turn.hind that he cannot recall when rent, is regarded as decidedly over,

be held in the next week or two.

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n clamour.... Our refusal to be-

The day when a tenant is com-

When all is said and done, land- lords have had their day, and in the present period are reaping the Yes, the boot is on the other called upon to do no more than wind of their own sowing, while foot, and tenants' memory an un-shouldering their fair share of comfortably long one. Yet we a general depression that has still hear of landlords. foolish affected everybody.

. AN ORDINARY RISK

Darlings, I must tell you about a joka I played on my wife last week, Very foolishly I left "Eve's" camp and telephone number in my coat pocket overnight last Tuesday.. "Edward," my wife asked next mor- ning, "who is Eve and what does 26016 mean?" "Arabella", I replied, "why, didn't I tell you? Eve in the name of a horse I backed at, Happy Valley last Saturday. It paid a dividend of $288.10. Hero's $100. Wasn't that clover of me. But I must tell you what happened after- wards. When I went home that with night, Arabella grcoted mo

Edward, that horee you backed on Saturday rang you up three, timos to-day!"

MR. RUTTONJEE'S SECRET I simply adore the way Mr. Rutton- Jee makes beer. Next time I see him must ask him for the recipe so that

THE FOOTBALL MATCH

I loved the Football last Saturday. I think it was just too divinely ecstatically marvellous the way the Hongkong Club beat the Navy Fifteen, The spectators were very "select",

ning side, J. J. Ferguson looked this in the sailors all looking beautiful in their autumn rigouts. For the win- his blue and white sweater, with white knickers to match. Dec. Selby had an exquisitoly divine black eye, which was caused by the elbow of a sailor.

I can pass it on to you. Mr. Rutton- Jeo, who I think is one of the most handsome men in Hongkong, has a beautiful building out near the Ten alle Beach. Everyone who visits the than 1,700 votes. The Labour

he and his kind were compelled The Colony's tenants who sub-place looks so wonderfully happy and Party at tnut time was LOGIC OF THE ISSUE

by a high standard of rents to stantiaty constitute the public, may gay it's a pity most of us connot at the peak of its popularity,

a Tenants be foregiven a long memory, and get away from the humdrum of the To-day it is in the doldrums and If we wanted Europe to pay her ally themselves into

Association, and an inability to see eye to eye with city more often to visit him. yet comes through with debts to us, says Mr. Wallace, we Protection

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should logically have encouraged Government were consistently in-thoir landiords, much less to be brilliant success in thig sup-to ship her goods herc. If the voked to set up & Fair Rents Board. prepared to back up their appeal. posedly, safe Tory seat. The agricultural South and the agricul event, indeed, must be viewed tural Midwest wanted to see those THE BOOT ON more seriously than had East war debts and privato dobta, OTHER FOOT. Fulham been a key scat, pending ropaid, then our farmora plainly the lessons to be derived from should have clamoured for lower other important by-elections to tariffs to let European goods in ....I don't remember caring such Then only will it be possible to have as a creditor nation logically judge whether East Fulham should... has been, particularly marks the commencement of the disastrous to the South and the- break-up of the National Gov- middle Weat. Through the failure ernment. For that is the ob- of the farmers to make the vious inference from so startling clamour, not to speak of the scor- a result. It looks suspiciously directed against Europe, they have ching criticisms they generally like the writing on the wall, rendered useless from 30,000,000 even while it may be pointed to 60,000,000 acres of their land. out that somewhat similar These acres being useless, it was suspicions have been entertained necessary to deviso some scheme before. Beneath the surface, for supporting agriculture until in fact, there have been frequent world markets are regained. The and clear signs of a tendency the scheme hit upon and Mr. Wal- Agricultural Adjustment Act was towards disintegration. Sir Ince thinks it is not inconsistent Herbert Samuel's defection was with a programme for recovering the first pointer. Latterly, Mr. lost markets. But to do that the Ramsay MacDonald has been. United States must settle the war the the subject of overt and covert dation. When will attacks; in some quarters it has Middle West see its own interest. been quietly suggested that he discard prejudices, and pormit the Government to make a rational be given a peerage and sent to settlement? the United States as Britain's Ambassador! His successor? Few have dared to make a

Government come back pre- suggestion but those who have pared in its third year to pro- considered the prospect of an secute a vigorous policy-having. end to the prosent regime and got its second wind, so to speak. found it good, have not seriously diminution of its backing in the there would have been little. entertained the idea that Mr.

But the slum clear- Baldwin should be the next country. occupant of No. 10, Down-ance policy is not enough, and ing Street. The fever of haste the new unemployment insur- has been getting a grip upon ance proposals are likely to England and Mr. Baldwin, who arouse more censure than satis would be a stickler for faction. In England to-day Parliamentary methods, would there is a feeling that the National Cabinet having worked: merely constitute a brake upon hard and succeeded so well for the ambitious. British politics to-day warrant careful study.wo years has exhausted itself

ind nocda a rest. There is Thero arbatoadily increasing signs of Impatience with the compliment there; but also a alow-grinding Parliamentary

criticism, and it is the sort of system. Had the National criticism that is most damaging.

"Ring some mure. I think they're just pretending they're not at home."

MaoWhirter and a Friend.

ST. ANDREW'S NIGHT,

the

Of course, as you all know, our. next big event in Hongkong is going to be St Andrew's Ball. And now, dears, I'm going to let you in on secret. Robert MacWhitter is socrot- ly breeding a Hitter of haggis, and declares that he is going to put "Once Over all the competitors this year and carry off the prize. Speak- ing of Scotamon, someone told me the other, day that bagpipes weren't pe- culiar to Scotland. They're just pecallar. But, after all, girls," wo must forgive Scotch people their idlorydeisgner thor short- comings, MacWhirter and I are real- ly warm pala (purely platonic, doara!) and I often abuse, his kind- noss by. pestoring him for win advanco In the middle of the month.

A HAPPY ENDING

And now, dears, before I finish, I must toll you about the story of the park-keeper's daughter, who-

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