Shanghai, Oct. 4.
Refusing to pay her rent in United 'States currency as demanded by her Chinese landlord Mr. Peter 'K, C. Lee, Mrs, J. Taylor, a British sub-ect, has' brought an "appeal. action, against the "former under the auspices of the Shanghai Tenants" Association in_ the Third Branch Kiangsu High Court. The ease was, heard on October 2 and after the issue had been contested by their counsel hearing was postponed to October 5 when Judgment will be announced, M, DrAuxion de_ Ruffe, who appeared for Mrs. Taylor, told the court that the lease signed by the parties to the dispute. would be Valid unfit October 1, 1940 and that /she could not be evicted until that! Lime, He opposed that his client should be asked to pay her rent in United States currency asserting, that it. was contrary io law. He pointed "out that a ruling of the Ministry of Finance of the Chinese Government promulgated in 1937 Provided that vall rents should be aid in the Chinese national currency and calculated _on that basis: during the period of national emer-.
He produced a lease in which it was. stated that. the monthly rent was fixed at $175 but on June 26 Test Mi Lee norited. her. that come mencing August 1 her rent would be fixed at U.S$32. This amounted to $450 at the present rate of exchange or a difference of $275 every month, he pointed out, Mr. "P. C. Chen, for the defendant contended ihat the notice served by hhis client was issued one month before requesting evacuation. 'The notice was in the form of an offer but M. D'Auxion de Ruffe "alleged that it amounted to intimidation. since he threatened to sue her in the' British Court for China The letter said, he added, that she would have to pay £10 for costs.
Counsel for the defence stated that the number of foreigners living in Shanghai had not increased andi that the housing problem only affected the Chinese population, Prices for maintaining the apart ment (Brookside Apartment where the appellant lives) had been Increased in terms of foreign exchange and therefore payment rents in American money was requested, The judge ruled that an accurate translation of the letters exchanged, between the parties to the dispute bbe sent to him postponing the hearing to October 5.
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