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SOY IN HK. BEER BOTTLES
Chan Chek, manager of the Chui Long Soy shop, 63, Des Voeux Road West, was this morning fined $1 by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Ma-
The only Victoria Cross ever gistracy when he was found guilty awarded for an act of heroism per- of infringing the trade marks or formed on the North American dinance by using bottles or which
the marks HR were embossed.
Defendant was represented by Mr. Hing Shing-lo while complain- ants were the Hong Kong Brewery and Distillery Ltd, represented by Mr. B. D. Evans
into the poses- Come American Numismatic Society and is being exhibited in the Society's museum in New
York
This specimen of the Cross, 13
Mr. Evans said defendant had one of three such decorations to used the bottles for the sale of soy have been bestowed for an act of and, in this respect, false mark had gallantry that was not performed been applied to the goods. In the face of the enemy.
In evidence, defendant said he In 1866 many members of the bought the bottles from a marine Femian Society entered Canada hawker and had his own marks from the United States intent upon pasted on the bottles. The marks of avenging wrongs to their native the complainant firm were of no Ireland. Crossing the frontier use to his trade but he found it into western Quebec they destroyed more convenient to buy bottles from much property and caused consi-hawkers than to have new ones derable alarm
Several divisions made. of Canadian troops were rushed to the points of the invasions.
Mr. Ruttonjee, in evidence, said the beer was sold with an under- standing that a payment would be made when the bottles were
Te-
said it was the custom for hawkers
STREAM OF SMOKE Among these troops was Timothy turned and Sergeant Cashman, who O'Hea, an Irishman who had enlist-raided the defendant's premises, ed in the Canadian army-- As his regiment was crossing Quebec by to self empty bottles and no action tram bound for the scene of the could be taken against them. disorders, O'Hea saw a stream of His Worship ordered the soy con- smoke rising from a munitions tained in the 151 bottles seized to wagon at the end of the train. be returned to the defendant and the Bushing to the wagon O'Hea un-bottles be given to the complainant coupled it from the rest of the train on payment of their cost. He also and crawled aboard. Seizing a ordered the defendant to pay $5 bucket of water he poured it over costs. the rapidly spreading flames. When his regiment returned to find out what had happened to the missing car, O'Hea was found sitting amidst the stores of 200- munition that he had saved.
At that time the words of the war-j:
LOCAL DOLLAR
The demand rate of the Hong Kong dollar this morning
rant creating the Order of the was 1/27/s.
Victoria Cross had been changed Spot silver was quoted at
to permit
bestowal for acts of 13/16 and "forward" at 19 gallantry, in the absence of the enemy, necessary to the winning of the Cross.
Poverty finally led the hero ¡O'Hea to part with his Cross, worth several hundred dollars. The Numismatic Society acquired it from a pawnshop.
Berlin, To-day.
The London on New York Cross- rate was quoted at -U.S.$4.9785 and the New York en London rate at $ US$4971⁄2..
SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER
Dr. Robert Ley, leader of the Messrs. H H Joseph and Co., Arrive German Labour Front, is leaving have received the following quota- by air to day for Naples, where he tions in Straits Currency for Raw Nov. 29 will welcome the arrival there of Rubber-
Dec. 14 3,000 German workers who are mak- Dec. 27 ing a Mediterranean cruise on board
a "Strength Through Joy" or-1 Ira. 12
ganisation liner Trans Ocean.
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