To the Editor of the "Nowrit-Ciuna DarLy Naw Sin—Your correspondent Jou CastienaN has touched upon one of most Important problems. Being international, Shanghat has reduced many aspects of this pro-
the landlords are a Chinese company, bier. How in case like mine, where and the tenant, having no extrality fights," being" also' under "Chinese jurisdiction, the vagaries of Chinese law have created 3. peculiar situation.
Chinese Taw courts will not allow Chinese landlords to evict tenants who five without leases and at the same time do not permit them to increase the rehts of such tonants by more than 20 per cent, But if the tenant happens to be under lease (as most foreigners ate), the Courts on expiration of his Tease allow the Iandiord to go the whole hog, and either evict him or force' upon him' any increase the traflle Will bear, often topping. such with a demand for key-money every lime the Tease Is to be renewed. The rent usually goes up from 40 to 60 per cent on every stich occasion.
"it seems that tenants under lease are being made to pay double to make up. for those without. leases, "whom the Inndlords cannot touch. "This one of the most revolting aspects of ent profiteering, which is rapidly becoming a public menace in this city, my conviction, that the evil could be, brought under control if tenants of all nationalities combined one otfantzation, which could then petition their respective. authorities ud. the Chinese Government to introduce' the necessary legislation.
This is @ situation, which calls for some public-spirited man to earn the gratitude of his fellow-citizens by Bringing them together in a. deter~ which, unlike other forms of profiteer= mined ght aguing "this, extort Ing, can be controlled by legislation.
Shanghai, Sept. 12,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.