Word: rente
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...days when I studied at Heidelberg the life of the town was governed in every detail by the University. It was not so much a University town as a town attached to a University. All the residents seemed to live there exclusively in order to rent rooms to the students, to feed them at the cafes and restaurants, to sell them books, to photograph them on foot and on horseback, singly and in groups, with courtplastered scars on their faces, or with dogs; to keep their daughters from flirting too outrageously with students and yet to be proud of such...
House of Commons. Ex-Premier Baldwin, Leader of His Majesty's Opposition, rose to ask Premier MacDonald what the Cabinet intended to do about their "defeat" over the Rent Bill (TIME, April 14). The word "defeat" electrified the House for a moment, but the Prime Minister soon made it clear that the Government had no intention of resigning. He accepted defeat, but said that he would give facilities to a "Prevention of Evictions Bill," Liberal measure, and would use only local funds for whatever money might foe necessary. (Great shouts of joy from the Liberals). Continued the Premier...
...minor scene occurred when Mr. Masterman, Liberal, made a request for information to Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden. The Chancellor thought the request offensive and said: "My right honorable friend can understand from the answer exactly what his intelligence enables him to apprehend." Thereupon loud cries of "Withdraw!" rent the air. The speaker said he did not think the question was offensive and the Opposition (Conservative) and Liberal cries turned to cheers...
...next meeting the Ministry proposed an amendment to the bill which placed the burden of paying the rent of unemployed tenants on the local poor authorities. Liberal and Conservative leaders begged the Ministry to withdraw the refusal. It refused. A vote was taken. Some of the Liberals did not vote. Others joined the Conservatives in opposing the measure, and the Ministry was defeated...
...That the Labor Ministry had a close shave on the Rent Bill was admitted in an exchange of pleasantries that night, at the National Gallery Centenary Dinner, between the Premier and Lord Curzon, die-hard ex-Foreign Minister...