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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY JULY 28TH, 1910.
SENT TO A REFORMATORY, HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. GIRL'S THEFT OF A GOLD WRIST Messrs Vernon & Smyth, in their weekly sharo report, dated the 27th July, 1916, tuto
WATCH
At the Hongkong Police Court yes terday, Mr. Orme ordered a Chinese girl charged with stealing a wrist watch to be sent to a reformatory. She was
valued at 831, from bor unster, and an old woman, for when Mr. Crewe ap
samu.
The local market since our last report, viz, fat instant, has ruled quiet, prob- ably in view of the near approach of the
stocks: slightly under sur last advices. anttlement, and now close with quoter tions in the majority of speculativo Investment stocks have hardened and clost in depand. The market in Shang hai bas improved, with Cotton shares in- quired for at rates over those previously quoted The Rubber" market has also exhibited a little more life, and several
LOXLEY & CO,5 TRADE | MURDER AT TYTAM BAY.
MARKS
"The trial was commenced at the Hong ACTION FOR DAMAGES AT THE kong Police Court Yesterday of four men who have been arrested in connec HONGKONG SUMMARY COURT.
on with the death of a young Chinese An interesting trade marka notion was woman, aged 18 vente, at Tytam Bay on heard by Mr. Justice Hazeland (Acting July 21st. The young woman was on Puis Fadge) at the Hongkong Sunplayed on a stous junk, and while the mary Court yesterday, when Wassel was at anchor in Tytami Bay. it Loxicy & Co., merchants of Hongkong was approached by a small buat contain- sued the Sun Tai, importers, of 292,ing seven men. When the small bout Deared, was charged with receiving Queen's Road Central,
The plaintiffs drew alongside the junk it was noticed
The girl told a somewhat remarkable claimed $1,000 dunges for the infringe that all the seven wien were armed with iment by the defendants of the plaintiffswords and daggers. A fight ensued, story. She said that she often used to trade marks, by importing and selling during which the deceased and another visit the other defendant,, who was a fruit. hawker. One day the latter said four cases of singlets in April and Mayweat were badly injured, and even-
to her that she would give her Trust 1010; bearing false imitations of the tually the robbers were benten off. Both platitis marks, and for breach by the the injured women were conveyed to hose, and that it would be a good this defeudiants of the undertaking in writ ital, but the younger one had been so if he could be her mother, as she would ing dated December 6th, 1015, whereby seriously wounded that she succumbed, be able to give her better food: After Any undertook not to infringe plaint Four of the seven men were arrested, the woman had given her food, she tiffs' marks The writ was threquently and yesterday they were charged with asked her for money, and when she said
"Well, I want some and it is no us ing <fér- their (defendants") goods the prosecute on behalf of the Crown, and plaintiffs' goods.
after formal evidenes had been taken the asking your mistress for any. She would Mr. Deniqu tof Messrs. Dennysense was adjourned.
ust give it, and if you don't get "The four men in the dock were identi-Fit I will ent your head off and string Bowley) presented, and Mr. W- B. Hind dofended,
fid as belonging to the gang of armed it on a flagstaff to show people." Thore-made at $154, which remains the nominal robbers who attacked the stone junk.
actions have taken place in Singa pero stocks, Bar Silver is to-day quoted at d., Sterling T.T. at 2/03d. Shanghai T.T. at 24 and Singapore T.T. ut 87 The Bank'a buying rate for 3 days bills on Shanghai stands at 72. week's quotation and sales have been
BANKS show an improvement on last made at $175.
MARINE INSURANCES-Unions have been the medium of business at 3095, at which a few more shares could be obtained. Cantons are unchanged at 9382 0 North-Chinas at Tis. 162, both nominal. at 860 at ox. 73,
added by adding the words "nad passiourder. Mr. G. II. Wakonian appeared he had none, the woman exclaimed Sangészet are nominally a shade lower
*
upon she (defendant) fock the watch from her mistress room and gave it to the old woman When she handed the
Fire INSURANCES.-Business was report- in Hongkong Fires at $300, and after sales at 8385 market closes with buyers at ear Sales of China Fires have been
quotation.
At the outset, Mr. Hind, applied for an adjournment, stating that his client had loft for Canton two days ago for the pari hose of securing two, witnesses, and 1915, in connection with the identical watch over there, was a man with the show a slight decline. Sales were made
Incl not yet returned.
『;
marks concerned in that care.
Defend-
woman..
TENNIS LEAGUE, VANGUARD DEFEAT CIVIL SERVICE.
On the Civil Service Ground on Wednesday, the home players lost to the Vanguard Club by 60 games to 30. The scores were as follow-
Smalley and Dyer Ball, 8-3; bent Wit Manley and Lock (Vanguard) beat choll and Bradbury, ; bent Hamilton and Tacchi, 7-4.
Grace and Anderson (Vanguard) beat Salley and Dyer Ball, 6-5; beat Wit hell and Bradbury. 74; cut Hamilton and Tucchi, &-3
SHIPPING-Douglases have been quiet and price has receded to $134, at which figure there are buyers. Indo-Chinas
at $131 and S1314, and after a consider able business at $130) market closes with for forward delivory. Steamboats were done, at $2 and $22 and at the latter price shards are offering. Star Ferries remain at 835 nominal,
Oils-Shells have improved to a buy- ing:quotation of 108/ but no shares are on offer and no sales are reported. Lang- kats are wanted at Tis. 261. Ural Cas pians remain at 35/6 nominal.
REFINERIES-China, Sugara have come to business at $118 and $1171 and there are now buyers at 8117 for cash, Mala bans have improved $401, at which fur- ther shares could be placed, Business has also been done at $12 for September.
mand and have been sold up to 20/0, clos
MINING Kailana have been in de-.
done at 824, at which they close' nominal. ing with buyers at 20/- Raubs have been Tronohs are also 32/6 nominal.
His worship found the girl guilty and Mr. Dennys said he objected stronglants immediately gave an undertaking ordered her to be sent to a reformators. buyers at £131 and corresponding rates
that they would not do it again, and The second defendant was discharged. to an adjournment, In fact, he did not think he had ever heard such an applica-apologised. In June of this year de Lion made before The case bad be the marks and the present proceedings Pendants were again discovered using fixed for several dinten previous to that were commenced. They had broken the date, and now Mr. Hind had the imundertaking given in the Police Court. pertinence, it was nothing else, to come and that breach of undertaking formed before the Court and say, 'practically the last ground of plaintiffs' claim. that he had no clients present. His Mr. J. E. W. Beard, who is in the sun- client knew the date for the trial, and dries department of the plaintiff firm, that being so, why on earth hail he gone said that the trade marks produced were to Cantor to get Witnesses? It was a registered by Loxley & Co. They were Hongkong case, it was about marks re known as the double, circle," "star," gated in Hongkong, and concerned and cockatoo marks. His firm, he Hongkong trade marks.
said, did a very extensive business in My Hind remarked that the two singlets, and these marks were placed on witriosses in Canton were going to kong, South China, the Philippines and the singlets. The business covered Hong; say that the trade marks concerned Indo China. The fashion of marking wire on the Cantop and South China singlets on the gap in Hongkong was,
he said, started by Loxley & Co. market, and that on the South China market there were a considerable num- lor of English trade marks, and many other trade marks encircled in a double ring like the on plaintiffs objeéteri toimitating their trade marks, His defence would be that that parti sular mark was ont common to the trade, and that being so it could not he - registered asin local mark in Hongkong 4. Mr. Deńnys said by hud a loent rase! which decided that a firm could always have a local mark..
Mr. Hind expressed the opinion that blind man would see the difference in the two firms' trade marka.
Answering Mr. Hind (witness paid be was continually complaining about firms
Mr. Hind-Now, do not people in the Loxley business throughout the world have their marks in a double circles in this woy -No, I do not think so.
Smalley and Dyer Ball, 65; lost to. Wit Roberts and Ahlo (Vanguard) beat hell and Bradbury, 3-8; bent: Hamilton and Tacchi, 6-5
CRAIGENGOWER WIGWAM. Craigengower were at honie to the Wig wam in the second division of the Hong kong League on Wedoesday evening. The result was a win for the home tram by a margin of seron games-53 games
46.
Mr. Hind- am going to put some to you that have been bought of the HobgC.C. Ground last evening, when Van kong market.
The solicitor produced & number of singlets, many of which wilness objeeted to because of the similarity of the marks when compared with Losley & Co's. marks.
Mr. Hind-Plaintiffs seem ready to object to any geometribal design I care to produce.
VANGUARD KOWLOON "B" These teatus het on the Hongkong
guard won by 55 games to 44, and thus qualified to appear in the foal game versus the Rest-en-Saturday next.
COMPANY MEETING. PENGKALAN DURIAN ESTATE, LIMITED.
A dividend of 20 per cent, was declar 10 di (tus minual general meeting of ine Penguatan. Lupiau beraie, dun., Water
Canang (Carman) said:
Mr. Hind... You can have a local mark if your trade mark is confined to the Jocal market; but you cannot do so if The mark is not confined to the local mar kot, and appears in another market.
I was decided to proceed with plain tiffa case and Mr. Hind madala prelijtended, tould not be liable to be confused as neid at Suangnai on the 19 inst. winary objection. He ecintended that his lordship had no jurisdiction in the cast These trade mark cases, he said, were essentially-equitable cases, and the only qquitable jurisdiction his lordship had was the equitable jurisdiction laid down in the Summary Court Act, which did not mention. any jurisdiction whatever eunneeted with trade marks,
His lordship But this is a claim for damages. It is in Rosive, nisi prize;
is of common Jaw; action. 2.
Subsequently Mr. Hind claimed that he had no ease to answer. There could not, he said, be any action except as an trade marks of the defendants, he con- infringement of the trade mark The
with, the plaintiffs' trade mark there could be no mistake even by an unwary --we recommend tuis your tuo payment man. The most cursory examination of of 19, 150 per sattre, wine as equivalent the marks would leave no doubt what-
20 per cent. reckoning estrango, ab ever. The third mark complained of, he 3/80. per tack. After pasament of doors added, had never been used at all, and and directors' fees, full depreciations. he would ask that the mark be expunged and after wring of Ti 6) to de on the ground that there had been no velopment account and paying the pro- bond fid use of the mark:
posed dividend, we must carry forward 118. 0,000184 to next year's accymit.
Docks, WHALVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong-
$125 and 8:20, closing with buyers at steady market and sales are reported at. kong and Whampoa Docks have been a
91251. Kowloon Godowns have been vory quiet, and with no business noted price is $53 nominal. Shanghai Docks ara. unaltered at Tls. 50 nominal. Hors kev Wharves are buyers at Tla. 3.
rather better with
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- kong Lands liave been a quiet market, and clear at $100 ex div. of 821 (paid On 26 inst.) at which there are prob able sellers Contral Estates are wanted nt 998, after sales at this rate. West Points are nominal at $85, as are Kow- loon Lands at 638. Humphreys Estates have improved to 361, at which there are havers Hongkong Hotels have advanced to-buyers
Corros MILLS.--This has been a good market and prices show an improvement, with buyers of Ewoa at Tls. 1304. Kung Yiks Tls. 151. Shanghai Cottons Tis. 913, and Yongtszepuos at Tls. 5.
MISCELLANEOUS.-China Lights are wanted at 841, and China Providents at $61. Electrics have been a better market, and a sale has been reported at $507: Rupes also show an improvement with buyers at 830h. In Cernents a fair busi ness has been done at $0.50, and muro shares are wanted. Dairy Farms are better, with buyers at 838. Tramways are wanted at 86.85. Union Waterboats have again improved to $15 buyers. Was ore 640 buyers China Bornos remain on offer at 681.
Max.Next Settlement Day, 28th July,"
Mr. Dennys rennrked on the absence of say witnesses for the defence, and went on to say that it was obvinus that an infringement had been made. Even if there had been an actual copy of inaintiffs mure, it was easily apparent
that an uilvour, and, a "good" endea Duralin cost per to." 15 1.881, Since our report of the 12th inst, the vour, nad bn made to inital their waten I think we may consider satniarket has presented no enlivening fea tation and much of what plaintiffs marks; there had been colourable i factory in view of the fact that we have ture, the transactions recorded being still charged to revenue' account as much as marks were composed of appeared in theîð þær cent, of all Singapore and estate fined mostly to select spinnings for the on a seanewbat restricted scale, and con-
had to bear in mind that goods such as defendants arkea. Ilis ordehip also expenses as against u per cent, charged Yunnan market. The vagaries of ex
De 1880 year's accounts. The average change act as a veritablo puzzle to im- the singies produced were bought by acreage m tapping is 2 acres, wh peopletamany of whom could reither read roses ony 46 per cent. at in total naturally prefer to go slowly and cau
pycuts and dealers alike, and both sides: not write, and it would be an easy planted area In comparing this all-itiously The political chaos in and coat with that of otaer estates. 34 Mr. Hind said
You will notice that we exceeded our COTTON AND Y EN MASKET. esinated promuetion of 90,000 b. by 10,288. Our estimated production for Messrs. Polishwaila & Kotwall, cotton this current year is 100,000 10, whien and yarn brokers, of Hongkong, in their
gure we believe to be conservative. | report dated July 27th, state:-
Mr. Hind all it was purely and simply an equitable acting a person (usingou_mack which in equity belonged
His lordship was against Mr. Hind on
to go ou
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leading
Kwangtung Province has come to an ab solute standstill. On the other hand, tho comparatively high rates prevailing in Bombay prevent holders frora freely meeting what demand that emanates from other outlets.
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FRIDAY, 28TH JULY, 1916.
18-1.0, HEUNGSBAN. 10 pm KINSHAN.
8. HONAM 10 p.m FATSHAN,
8 sm. HONAM,
5 p.m. LAI SILAR,
SATURDAY, 29TH JULY, 1916.
8 m. HEUNGRIAN, 5. p.m. KINSHAN,
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE,
8.8. TAISHAN, Tour 2.000,
8.8. BUI TAJ, Tons 1,652. HONGKONG TO MACAO, Wook days at 8 am, and 2 pm. from the Company's Wing Lok Birout Whart dumdays at 9 wan and I pm, from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG
Week days at 7.80 s. and 2 p.m. Sondays at 7:30 am and 3 pan.
EXCURSION TO MACAO..
SUNDAY, 80TH JULY, 1916.
The Company's New Blomship
*TAISHAN*
Will depart from the Company's Wing Lox STRET WHARD 1.9 1.2, and KORRES from Misemo 3 p.
N.B.The Company will also ran a Biomer from Macao on Braday at 7.30 am sad from Hongkong at I p.., from the Company's Wing Lok Street WDET)
FARES AS USUAL
MACAO-CANTON LINE.
Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 pand. 1epartures from Canton to Macno on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, sú 450 plas
STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD. AND THE INDO- CHINAS TEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
B.B. BAINAM, 588 tone, and 8.8, MANNING, 569 loam, Das st the abov. Eteamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednenda y Friday at about 8 am, and the other leave Wuchow for Canton on the same days ná 8250 kan Hound trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vise vores by Ly Company's diress Steamers LINTAN and SANUZ. There Towels are superior, Calum sanomodation and are lighted throughout by electrially Elstrie Fan in with CISLING
Booking Office open daily (Banday movented) & so, to 5 p.m.“ Further particulars may be obtained at the Offes of them**
the paint and the case procceded.matter to deceive them like his very important to examine carefully the faround. Canton shows no signs of subsid
Mr. Denys, outlining the plaintiff lordship to give a decision on his pre-Proportion of costs charged to revenue teve and the entire trade with the JNT - SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO-
baid the trade marks used by the liminary point: that he had no case to otherwise the comparison may be mu <defendants were in many ways a fine His lordship found that there was a
Answer.
In response to & question by Mr. C. II. saftrations of the plaintiffs' marks. As case to answer, and expressed the opinion Butler as to whether any forward sales
matter of fact the double cirele mark tion.
that there had been * colourable imitá- had been contracted for, the Chairni wis exactly the same size and of exactly
replied that although every effort had Mr. Hind at once gave notice of appent been made to sell forward while the In the circumstances, there has not the same colour. Because of that they
against the decision.
price was high, the market fell under been much interest round the market, the Mr. Dennys thereupon asked for costs. their offers from day to day so that they turn over during the fortnight being were of course” cütitled to damages, and and the award judgment in his were unable to get in before the market under 5,300 Lales. Bates, nevertheless, `the full “amount of the $1,000" claimed, favour, if Mr. Rind was not prepared dropped.
have ruled steady in the face of higher which would be a very reasonable sum judgment had been given.
Mr. Hiud could appeal after
On the proposal of the Chairman, exchange. seconded by Mr Hummel, it was agreed Total sales during the fortnight 3,300 The damage was caused by the defend Mr. Hind contended that the questions to apportion the balance standing-to-bales ants selling singlets with the plaintiffs of custs and award could be dealt with credit of profit and loss account as
when the appeal was taken.
follows: marks on them. His case was really Alx. Dennys protested. He was, he divided into three claims: (1) That the said, fully prepared to go on with his Auditors' fees marks complained of were either actual His lordship had held that there Directors' fees
had been a colourable imitation and Depreciation · ម detailed in. that Mx Hind had a case to answer. profit and loss account.
count To write off. development ac To pay a dividend of 90 per cent. Tis. 150 per share at ex- change 2/8d, on 30,000 shares ut if each To carry forward
to answer the case, and he therefore Mr. Hind obviously, was not prepared asked for fadgment. That was the usual
proper procedure,
Ts. 309.00 1,200.00
3,508,55 7,000.00
Sold and unsold stocks. in godowns 154,000 bales.
Arrivals The Mail str. Novara and eXtIR Mr. Rangoon Maru from Bombay kave brought in 2,000 bules for Hongkong nad 7,000 bales for Shanghai. Shipments from Hongkong to Shanghai and coast purts, etc., 600 bales,
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STRAMBOAT Co., I.D.,
Hotel Massions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Piar,
A WOMAN'S COMPLEXION.
PINKETTES
At the inquest held on the body of the unidentified foreigner, who was found dead at Yangtsrepoo Point, Shanghai, soon becomes clear with the aid of Mr. Richard Neumann reported that he had identified the deceased as Mr. Rein- Shanghai advises 2,000 bales as for hard Stephan, who had been staying at nightly sales with a quiet but steady the Savoy Hotel for some months. As far murkot
us is known Mr. Stephan was in the Cus- 43,000.00 Japanese Yarns have been a somewhat toms ervice till about eighteen months 6.660.81 erratic market, with irregular prices ago, his last appointment being light Sales:-25 balss Setau. No. 10s, at 8114; keeper at Kiungchow, in the Hainan Tis. 63,050.39 || 25 bales Butsu, No. 20%, at 8144; 950 Straits Deceased had been in the Gen Mr. Hind 1 strongly ubice to that
bales Hore, No. 165, at $135 to $136,eral Hospital suffering from mental make a note of my objection, I am quite reconded by Mr. Burret, the directors 800 bales Yellow Joss, No. 208, at $137 to procedure, my lord, and 1 wk you to On the proposal of Mr. Drakeford, 1600 bales, Nagasaki, No. 20s, at $1421; trouble since leaving the service. prepared to meet the appeal, but I say I fees for the coming year were fixed at $135. am entitled to indament now.
Tis. 030.
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ly or hubstantially a copy of the plain tiffs' parks (2) The marks consisted of, or comprised the cosential features of the plaintiffs' marks. (3) That the
His lordship said that Mr. Hind bad marks were a colänrable imitation of the applied for leave to appeal and he would plaintiffs' marks. As to the breach orant that leave. The question of costs and award would have to be dealt with undertaking, Mr. Dennys explained that when the appeal was heard. plaintiffs procoded against defendants in the Police Court on December 5th, "Continueil on next Cölzern,)
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Raw Cotton. No sales for Bengal or Chinese. Quotations, Bengal at 821 to 326, Chinese at 828 to $32 per pical..
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