At the moment the 'Tenants' sociation consists of 221 members, with @ committee of voluntary work ers, who have devoted a let of their time and energy to the task, but the Job is fo big and takes up so much of their time that without a full-time manager and secretary on a salary, the association will not. be able cope successfully with all the work connected. A last effort is therefore being made to stir the apathy of Shanghai tenants and to. combine them in Joint action to improve the situation.
So far the 'Tenants' Association rekon they have saved Shanghai ter rants $200,000, In one case they postpponed the increase in rent of 200 tenants for three or four months and Ina number of eases they have sve ceeded in Inducing landlords to renee their rents and adopt a more reasonable attitude.
Mr. Chisholm cited a case of partment house in Seymour Koad, which he alleged that the Council
The landlord was reasonable and had ig proting on the high pres of cal divided his rent. in: actual rent for the apartment and a charge for heat ing and ighting. "The Cowell was hot satiated with accepting rates the actual rent, but collected on the it Gets Fine for War Fund whole amount except 20 per. ent which means, he said, that the tenants are taxed on the cust of coal Mr. Chisholm also touched on the question of key money, which of course is a racket and held of Sal amount is. being sent to the Central British War of the child ye smteret i the raids in England, it wae legal. If a witness can be prodticed 1 tion to get their legal process, th pened in won by Mrs eresilts could the ade of the Fourth held at the Race ing America the cup sv Colon The trophy, which will be known a the Butrick Cup, will be presenta tes the vonsiny
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