Regarding the first mentioned, this serious matter began to develope towards the end of March and at once engaged the attention of the Association. Beginning a movement for the reduction of rents by 50 per cent the agitation. 'soon took the form of a demand for the remission of rentals for the second and third Chinese months this year. As regards the first phase of the movement, the Association took prompt steps to make it known in the Chinese and foreign ress that no reduction whatever of Tentals would be considered and that failure to pay would be followed by the termination of defaulters' tenancies. The notification referred to was printed by the Association and supplied to interested members fGppintsiution to their Chinese idditfon, the Association made roffesentations to the various authorities concerned as the agitation, developed, and requested the Shanghai Municipal Council, the French Council and General Pei Chung-issue proclamations calculated to arrest the agitation, Proclamations of this nature subsequently were issued by the three authorities mentioned, Those issued by the two Councils will be to the majority of members that issued by General Pei Chang-hai perhaps may not be, it is here quoted in full:— starting a halt- 4 tenants are appears' tu aes ide also the other Iran, ea not sat should me in June' wien oman "int of tat Bay, thereby. rearing ea Honea wil ber hnrakig" dear
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