Shanghai, Mar. 5.
Agreeing to any. increase in rental up to 20 per cent, tenants of the Pearce Apariments, at the corner of Boone and. Chapoo Roads in. tons-Kew. the majority of whom are Tapanese, rejected" the compromise differ of the Shanghai. Land Invest ent Go. deciding instead to Hold a, Fent- money in deposit, according the "Shanghai Mainichi" last night.
"Tenants of this British owned aporiment touse had. been for some time post opposing a 6 per cent. in-tress and their latest adion in' re-fossing o\pay rentals, followed the Fecent compromise proposal of the Inndlords, it was. stated order to carry out their plans of fighting the proposed increase, Japan ese tenants of ihe apartment house will regularly hold mostings the first and third Fridays of each month. concluded the "Mainichi A pavuicur armed highway robbery_was committed by a desperado on Foochow Road, near Kwangse Mead, at 730 am. on Mur. 10, when a Chinese woman was robbed of an overcoat valued at $400. The robber got away before the arrival of police.
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