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PHONE CENTRAL 1500.
INTERPORT ROWING
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THE CHINA MAIL.
MINERAL WATER SECRETS, he got knowledge of another man's trade secrets and attempted to use RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENT them against him,
CLAIM.
CALDBECK, MACGEECOR'S ACTION.
His Lordship: You boldly allege de trade secrets" things which can hardly be held to be trade secrets- the cost of materiala, for instance, a
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
(Reuter's Service to the China Mall.)
RUBBER CONTROL.
Loxion, February 26. Mr. Rénder Harris: Cost and
The report of the Committee of An action to enforce a trade source. The source where the agreement entered into between material comes from is secret, the, Rubber Growers Association,
His Lordship.Is it?
on the discussions, in the United employer and employee was begin iH.M. Supreme Court, Shanghai,
Mr. Reader Harris: It may be of States, mentioned in a cable mes- on February 22, before Sir Skinner important to rival manufacturers sage dated February 19, states that Turner, Chief Judge, plaintiffs to know where we get our ingredi.. there is a general appreciation in the United States of the need for being Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor onts. &Co., Ltd., and defendant 'Mr. His Lordship: You have got to the measures taken by Eastern
Governments. There is a keen de- R. B. Wood.
have something very special-iq. According to the statement of business before you can prevent on siro to see stability in the price. of. claim, plaintiffs, who are wine mer employee selling his knowledge olso rubber, and no objection is taken to a price, level on which exports chants and manufacturers of where, even if it is to a rival y terated watora in Shanghai, in
THE PLAINTIFFS' OBIECTION, would pivot, but it is feared that Mr. E. F. Bateman, plaintiffs' the legislation will prove insuff. June, 1921, entered into an agree ment with defendant, appointing secretary and general manager, was Gently elastic to prevent an actual lum assistant factory hanger for called, and stated that, so far as he shortage of rubber, if America's re- a tarin of three yenes, at a salary of Jenow, his company wers the largest quirements reach present anticips- TIs. 250, rising to Tls. 300. There acrated water manufacturers in tions, with the consequent harmful was a clause that the agreement China; their goods were distributed "peculation and price manipulation. might be determined on payment of, throughout China. To a very large Americans feel entitled to ask moet three months salary, and also the extent, the recipes used were their strongly for elastic legislation, and was a suttons against Mr. N. I. In spite of bad weather during following clause, which was the own property. They were improve urge that a declaration be made on Watson's chauffeur for disregard- part of the China New Year hol-matter in dispute -
ments, and in some respects con bebulf of the Governments who are ing a signal from a trafic points-days the aix men to represent The assistant factory manager siderable improvements, upon other controlling the restriction of ex- Shanghai at the forthcoming Hong-shall not during the above men-recipos, and were not to be found ports, also that if present legislation Two traum were approaching one kong Interport Regatta bave made tioned term or any prolongation in books published by the trade. Prove insufficiently olastic another at the junction of Jackson considerable headway in their train-thereof, or within 10 years from These secrets would be known to furnish adequate supplick, steps and Des Voeux Breads and Mr. ing under Mr. D. M. G. Graham, the expiration thereof, carry on or the manager of the factory and his shall be taken to more rapidly re- Watson's car was alleged to have says the N.-C. Daily News. Hebe concerned or interested in any assistant, but not outside. Witness lease the additional exports. This come up from the Praya. The has been enabled to make a provi-ucity whatever, or in any man- first know defendant when he was request is supported by Mr. Hoover C.S.P., Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, was aional allotment of boat stations. ner whatsoever, in the like or any employed at the Grand Hotel. He and the British delegates:
The estimated total output for driving a car from Queen's Roml,; The first working combination other trade, business or occupation afterwards became secretary of the
Among interesting traffic enses heurd at the Magistincy yesterday
טטןזב
BALGTARY BENTENCES,
I
50,000 tons.
The
LATER,
to
The delegation is of the opinion that the suggestion that American capital should be applied to oxton. ve rubber plantation in the Philip
but little support, and points out pines, and the encouragement of production in South America finds that labour conditions in the Philips Pines, with the prospect of ourly self-government there, are against the former proposal.
Following the receipt of the re-
and he said that he was held up by for the Interport Fours F. W. whatsoever, whether for profit or Charity Organization Society, and 1023, provided an average price of the eastbound tramcar. At the Schlobobin at stroke, F. S. J.otherwise, either in. China, Hong was working in that capacity when J. 6 is maintained, will be same time he noticed the pointsman Phillips, ir.. 3, J. B. Brown, 2, kong, Japan, Singapore, or the he joined plaintiffs' firm. Wilicon 35,000 tons, while stucks in the holding up his baton, which meant and H. J. Collar, bow--is undoubt- Straits Settlements; and in case of thought defendant would have got United Kingdom are estimated at that Mr. N. L. Watson's car had edly fast and very nippy off the any default in the observance of the to know their wholesale customeEKA,
Rubber Association of also to stop.
mark. There is a passibility of terms of this clause, he shall for- and also the people In Wine America has estimated the absorp Mr. G. G. N. Tinson for the de-E. A. Ericson changing places with fuit and pay to the company the gredients were obtained. When he fence explained that the driver whe Brown at No. 2, but this will prob- sain of $20,000 as ascertained and left the firm, defendant applied for tions for 1923 at 425,000 tona, of permission to join Watson a Mineral which,315,000 will be by United passed that way every day to takeably remain the final combination liquidated damages," Mr. Watson to tiffin did not notice for this boat. Positions in the ' In September, 1921, defendant Water Co, and this was refused. States and British manufacturers, but it is thought that an estimate of the signal.
Club Fours will be identical. Schlo was appointed acting mannger of There was no clause in the ages. His Worship (Mr. R. E. Lind-ben and Collar, or Schleholm and the factory, at an increased re-iment with regard to consent in 100,000 tons would be safer. The such circumstances. Defendant "pinion is expressed that it an sall) accepted the plea and dis. Phillips, will row the Pairs and P.muneration. His employment was missed the summons.
Schweizer the Scully,
terraioated in August, 1992, and, was informed that plaintiffs would erage price of 18. Gd. is maintain- The oarsmen went out as pairs he was paid three months salary, object, and would strictly enforce, adequate supplies will be avail. the driver of livery car No. 182 was and rowed a very satisfactory trial ment of six months' salary. Dur necessary for the protection of
Another case was one in which and then as fours during last week and an additional voluntary pay. the agreement. Witnicas considerable for the industry's needs.
ied that this restrictive clause was fined $20 or fourteen days for not over the course. Up till yesterday ing the course of his employment, sounding his born and $50 or they had not concentrated on really plaintiffs alleged, he had become plaintiff's business, further four weeks for speeding and fast work, their couch having de eognizant of plaintiffs wholesale In "cross-examination, Mr. Mac. lead suggested that, when plaintiffs going on the wrong side of the road voted more attention to cultivation customers and trade connections, when rounding a bend.
of the requisite steadiness and pro and became acquainted with valu know the names of all their custom claimed that defendant had got to Mr. Lambert & passenger in a per distribution of weight in pull able secret recipes for the manu private car which was nearly ining. They have now almost got facture of aerated waters and other ers in China," they were ex volved in a collision gave evidence into the good bit of taking the trade secrets the property of plain-ggerating enormously
Witness said that roughly, 100 He said that what contributed to a forward slowly and steadily. tiffs and used by them in their the seriousness of the offence was Sellobohm, in the fours,, perhaps manufacturing business. In breach outport customers were supplied that the corner in question, which goes a little too fast un his side of this agreement, defendant, on direct from Shanghai. Their busi was near Shatin, on the Taipo but how sits well and gets his blade January I of this year, entered the nors with Hongrong was only port the Council of the Rubber Rond, was blind one, with round property, as well as using the service of Watson's Mineral Water, small; Singapore was negligible Growers Association has passed
Chinese, company
Japan about the same, and a very straight stretches leading up to it same skill in manipulating it while Company, a from either direction,—a fact which in the water. Nos. 3 and 2 still carrying on the business of acrated small business was done with the witness thought was an incentive bang a little at the finish. The water manufacturers in North Bze. Straits, owing to the distance. to drivers to speed up without paycrew that will row both the Inter- chuen Road, and was still in their! Mr. Macleod: Do you seriously ing due attention to wint might be port and Club Fours have undoubt eployment. Plaintiffs according suggest that defendant had oppor going on at the other side. eilly come on very rapidly during ly claimed an injunction restraining tunity of gaining such influence Another charge against the same the last few days under Mr. Gra- defendant for a period of 10 years over your customers an to be able driver of having defective brakes hain's coaching and are now stylish from carrying on or being concern to divert business from you after he was dismissed as being inapplicable and powerful.
el in any capacity whatever in the left?. Did he have any real rela to defendant who was only the
The Shanghai tean are still business of the distilling and mann- tions with them at all?
Witness: No. driver and not the owner.
ignorant as to the type of boats facture of serated waters, whether they will row in at Hongkong. If for profit or otherwise, in China, Mr. Macleod: He knew nothing, elinker built craft are not used it or, in the alternative, $20,000, about the prices you charged?
Witness: He would only. see the PONIES NAMES.
may still be necessary for Shanghai damages. to bring with them their lightest In defence, it was urged that the ordinary price list. In one or two of the restrictive provisions in the agree-i cases, hoat, which has some
witness added, defendant
PERINO, February 27. The Ministry of Justice has HONGKONG IGNORES characteristics of a racing shell. ment were an unreasonable and would know the cost of production."
Whatever craft finally is used, how innecessary restraint of the defond Mr. J. J. Sheridan, plaintiff's issued n circular to the provinces SHANGHAT'S EXAMPLE.
ever, it is recognized that at Hong-ant's freedom to trade, and were manager, stated that about 150 stating that owing to the unsettled kong the racing qualities of the six contrary to public, policy, and ghan de Peral reason, state of the country, the Ministry
illegal.
Shanghai. On several occasions, fears that the nosessary judicial re- non will be tested to the utmost,
They are being specially urged to For plaintiffs, it was stated that defendant had been sent, to see the forms cannot be carried out speedi incapable of helping the quently give it entirely ires and per. Jia good stead «lutover the diflicul- to were such matters as the prices Shanghai.: The recipes which were: Waichiñopu (Foreign Office) to re- fectly sound advice, but the Conyfies encountered in the matter of of ingredients, the sources from dictated to him by witness were goest the International Commission
the most valuable were Acquarius seems never to appicach to Shang boats. Hands nuust lie low, in the which they are obtained, holes quite secret. Witness considered of Jurists to postpone their coming and other gear used by the factory, hat's high standard in some things word and the anas be kept straight and all matters connected with the Water, Sants water, sarsaparilla,
ginger beer and lemonade. or in others to set such a big white reaching out to their farthest method and cost of manufacture.
To answer to Mr. Macleod, wit standard that we can say,
extent. The blades must turn over As regarded the specific waters for now, even Hongkong is doing just well, first with the insido hand as the aianufacture of which plaintiffs defendant had gut in touch with the ness said he did, not suggest that what we have said should be done, far as it will go and then a little had secret recipes, this applied to all firm's biggest Chinese dealer in out the country. and sea how successful it is."
more with the outside haud. This waters manufactured by them, the auch a way no to get the business Some months ago we endeavour-
enables the oarsmen to get a good-most valuable being Aquarius from him. ed to inaugurate a fashion for more lift in the boat before driving Water, Fosferado, Sanus water, dry Mr. Macleod, The difference be sensible names for racing ponies, through with the legs. It also ginger ale, topic water and ginger and we succeeded admirably, automatically helps to prevent the bear. witness such choice and appropriate carmen-from digging too deep, a Mr. M. Render Hurris ap selections amongst the latest as common fault occasionally indulged for plaintiffs, and Mr. R. N. Mac. Here's Hoping (beautiful and in by the best of crews.
Really Hongkong is a terrible place, remarks the N.-C. Daily News. As it is apparently atterly
**There
loat when the body is confing for
OBITUARY.
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leod for defendant.
SECRETĄ LEARNED`IY HEART.";
optimistic thought), and Dandy Eyes (poetic and delightfully per-
In his opening, Mr. Reader fect English) Then along comes
Harris said the facts of the case Hongkong and spoils the dream. With all the appropriate and logical
were largerly admitted. The socrat recipes were dictated to defendant, names ponies could be called-and are called on occasion, to the debit
who took them down in 's book and account of the rider-Hongkong Dollar Co. inform us (says the learned them by heart. They were of great value to plaintiffs. De
CAPTAIN C. H. OROSS.
+
With much regret thaj Robert
was one of the
:
tween your manufactures and those
unanimously a resolution noting with satisfaction the American con sumers' attitude, and cordially sap- porting the American delegates hope that a closer contact will be stablished between the Rubber Manufacturers Association, but the Council are of the opinion that any attempt to meet a hypothetical post. tion which may not arise is not desirable..
/INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF
JURISTS.
ill the autumn of 1924.
The Ministry emphasises the momentous nature of the decisions the Commission have to decide and make all possible reforme through- arges the Judicial Authorities to
THE KINHAN STRIKE.
SHANGHAI, February 28. of other people is mainly in the pro Tin local Labour-Unions-have- Witness: There are also extm pathy with the Kichan strikers, bat portion of essences used?
issued manifesto declaring bym- ingredients.
declining to strike.
Afr. Macleod. And nearly all the ingrediente are well known in: the trade, except in the case of òpe particular water? |
Witnesa : I cannot eay, This was the case for plaintiffs.
WHAT 16. A
HAWKINS → CREW. TO BE
RELIEVED,
LONDON, February 20: Orders have been issued for the relief of the crew of the cruiser H.M.B.Hawkins," at present op
allows itself to be burdened with N.-C. Daily News) of the death of fondant had had no previous experi. In opening the case for defend the China Station, Thoy leave for animals labelled In Spite Of Even Captain Charles H. Crows of the str Though, Old Monkeynuts. Have a Margaret Dolliant Alexandrin once of the work, and when he loft ant, Mr. Macleod observed that this, England onun teansport at the end Snack, Boneman (perhaps the ap-on February 15, during the call of them he entered the service of the was the first case of the kind that of March and, change of crew will pearance of the pony suggests the ship at that port to discharge last, he wrote naking plaintiffs per- time, and it was obviously one of
Municipal Council". "In December had come up in Shanghat for some occur at Singapore, ultimate destination), Satisfaction
cargo.
CHINA'S: OBLIGATIONS, Dablia and others as bad. One racing than of taste has renamed Captain. Crosswission to join Watson's Mineral wie importance in this country in the Dollar Water Co.
to say, the runking of aerated water. LONDON, February 26, service, having had command of refused.
In the House of Commons, at there is a sceptre in every second various steamers of the Company His Lordship Tant the agree was no secret at all. There were hand suit of clothes. Robin Gray for the past 16 years: During the ment a very wide one in seeking to hundreds of manufacturers all over question time: Mr. McNeill said he Maple Leaf King, Charlie and some war Captain Cross received a com- keep a man out of the business in the world. He was not saying for was unable to say bow 800 the others provide o trifle of relief mission as Lieutenant-Commander the places named for a period of a morent that each maker had not Chinese Government would be able Minnolmba looked rather well at the Amerion Wavy Cowhole or 10 years? got nome secret recipe: but then, to resume payment of arrears of first sight, but, on consideration, do that capacity was employed regular Mr. Reader Harris: No doubt it nearly every cook in the world had intareal on the eight per cent. Tres they race mares in Hongkong? ly in the service from the Atlantic is wide. Chuneel added that he some secret recipe, and it would be Bury Bills. The British Minister Coast, of America to Franco, ran was not seelding og injunction rimrprising to learn that the making would continue all possible effort to ning the submarine blockade with arily. If the court held that de of cakes involved violation of any induce China to meet her, oblig
fendant could do business at certain thin
nature of a trade, tions.
many
A WOMAN'S FIGURE AND uccess, and attained an envi-
COMPLEXION.
able record of which he was jusly Proud,
are best preserved by natural mosta. Taken when necessary, Pinkettes gently Captain Cross was last in Shang assist into, and the fore are every bat during December, in command woman's rendThey, indoo dal's me of the Margaret Dollar om
gularity glob bulousness and sick
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headacher clear the thin and
breath. Four-chemist rool
or post free, 63 orals the vil Willem#: Bedicins Bhanthals
ott and his death will be deeply rev
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The world? No,
Frogner given of Sib cause of dessh
places then be claimed damages.
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possible to contrac such unfair involved in
fins, but ka,conli K
Os recipe, and dshing to bear anybody calling
or saving it had any
ities of gaining
ich he migh
to show mploy, he had
this point the
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