Shanghai, Oct. 14.
'Two foreign residents of Plumwell Villas, Amherst Avenue brought ae-Hon against owners of the property, Wu Brothers, in the First' Special District Court yesterday stating that they. considered that the rents collected by their landlords were unreasonably excessive. The argument centred round the amount of rent and the hearing was postponed {or a week.
Defendants claimed that they wore being wrongly sued saying that real defendants in the case should be a British rin but plaintifis contended that while this frm were agents the 'Wu Brothers were owners. It was stated that the plaintiffs were frst Asked to pay their rents in "American currency but that Inter the arrangement was changed. 'The landlord. asked for $275 per month which was fan increase of more' than '$100.
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