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TRADE MARKS.
A BABEL OF TONGUES.
A DIFFICULT CASE.
A notable feature of the case heard
The question of the Shanghai Mint forms as it were, a bridge between the subjects in which advance cas be recorded and those in which no advance has been yesterday at the Criminal Sessions, before, undo at all. At last year's conference it the Chief Justice, in which four Chinese was resolved that, if the proposed Shang-
CRIMINAL BESSIONS.
{BEFORE THE CHILD JUSTICE (GIR WILLIASE.:
REES DAVIES).]
SEQUEL TO RUBBERY AT:÷ŠAM.
SHUI PO
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER GOES TO GAGL
2 FOR SIX YES'.
Yesterday four Chinesa, named 'Lan
Perhaps next is importance to the Bower Indemnity I should place the ques- tion of Trademark. You are all aware hai ing was to further rather than retardare indicted for rubbery, was that all four prisoners spoke differnt dialects- that while the tretigs "with China pro- the cause of currency reform, it must be vide that protection will be given to assisted and supervised by foreigners Chiashow, Hale, Hakka and Caritonese, trademarks, no law making provision for from the outset. Much the same thing The acting Chief faterpreter, Mr. Ng such protection or for a proper registra was said in 1920 and 1919. The Chinese Chak Wing, at times interpreted for all Ping, Luk Wah, Ip Fai and La Fuk wore tion of trademarks in China has yet been have acted on the suggestion first put for four prisoners when they put questiona indicted for robbery by two or more at promigated. A Bureau for the provi-ward by the Chambers in 1919 and have individually During the Judge's sum. No. 77, Yee Kuk Street, Sam Shui Po. sional registration of trademarks has been established at the Customs but marks are begin the construction of a Mint, but the ming up he needed the assistance of two on January 4th; Fors having received
n revolver exhisted for deposit at this Bureau with measure of foreign assistance of which other interpreters. With the three intertaler goods and for unlaw. out advertisement or examination of title, they are willing to avail themselves is proters, interprating back to the prisoners, in their possession and therefore the mere deposit at thegarded by the foreign Exchange Banks and his Lordship speaking, at the same of ammunition and fire daggera Customs dos not confer any validity upon
insuficient. To what extent the time, there was a noisy mixture of lingi the market.." The Chinese provisional criminal ende does not deal expressly with Chinese are prepared to go in this direc-in the air. infringement of trademarks and prosecution. was last shown in the memorandaṁ
presented to the Ministry of Finance by
tion relating to infringements are usu ally instituted under the artich of the code which deals with fraudulius injury the Chinese Banks which concluded the “A DANGEROUS. TRADE. to the credit of any person or his husi Mint loan in the spring of 1921 The ness. This position we, in conjunction Chinese, banks recommended and the with the China Association, have
Ministry of Finance agreed to, the ap trying to remedy, and the varien tages pointment of a foreign assaying expert of our progress have been worded at to take charge of the work and to give each of our manual conferences.
been
The
You
CABIN BOY AND A RIFLE.
"You would not ruin the bug's career
in
The
The following Jury was empanelled; Mesars A. G W. Ogilvie (foreman), 3. H. Lawrenes, C. Ahfoo, W. C. Obon,
Hidden and J. M. Silva,
S.
The Crown Solivitor (Mr. H.
H. K. Holmes), told the Jury that none of the four prisoners had been identified by the complainant, though there was eviden that shortly after the robbery certain
plainant, and identified by him, had been, found in the house where the four met
work as far as we are concernul is now publicity to his test of the fineness of coins so soon 1" pleaded Mr. D'Alinada at the stolen property, belonging to the com- compete and a very short time back the minted, and the nomination of a special Magistracy yesterday, who defending results of our joint inbours and those of committee, including representatives of Chinese youth found guilty of being
the, Marition Customs. the Chinese and the Board of Trade were placed in the foreiga Bankers Association and the unlawful posession of a ride. hank of His Majesty's Legation.. will we that Mr. Kenacts is to make a foreign Chambers of Commerce, to super. Magistrate (Mr. J. R. Wood) pointed vise the coinage and advise on measures statement on this subject in greater detail for the maintenance of the efficiency of out, however; that the boy was engaged at a subsequent stage of our Agenda, the Mint. In the opinion of the foreign in a dangerous trade, and one that would when he will bring out more fully the Banks these provisions are insufficient have to be suppressed. paport of what I have just said.
We have covered, some very heavy and difficult ground, and if our inggestions are accepted the present unsatisfactory position of trademarks and copyright in this country will be done away with.
YANOTSE CONSERVANCY.
There must be a foreign Mint master will control, at least two foreign There were two defendants, the other Assayers, three inspectors and one ac being the wond steward of the 3.K contant. We discussed the utility of Victoria. When P. S. Andrew's boarded framing yet another resolution to this effect, but ultimately it was decided that the vessel he found the rife in this man's
wore arrested. The robbery took place -
January 24th, at ani., a Chinese merchant and his wife being the victims. They were unable to identify the prison: ers owing to the room in which they They slept being bat dimly lighted. were awakened by the door being, forcel open. Six mon entered the room, three
of whom were arined with revolvers and The robbors tied
ho useful purpose would be served by go Labin. The butt, magazine, and bolts, three with daggers, I can record also definite advance ining through the form of discussing the the matter
The keys
The sam
of Yangtsze Conservancy, matter again. On the terms just indi- were discovered in a cupboard underneath the complainant's hand with wire, whilst which has also figured prominently in ented the foreign banks would be pre- the wash-hand stund, and the barrel of his wife was so frightened that she hid previous conferences, Largely, indeed Ipared to abandon sycre which, as Mr. think I may say mainly, as a result of our A. G Stephen said in this room in 1919, the weapon and the cleaning rod were her head underneath the bed-clothes and representations and suggestions the pres the sheet anchor of China's currency found concealed under the spring matress did not see what took place..
of his bed. He denied all knowledge of were taken from the man, and the rob- liminary steps are now being taken tong the present time." wards the institution of a big conservancy Incidentally I may refer to the dissatis-
Immediately scheme A technical committee has been faction felt by British, merchants at the the weapon, and suggested that it might bers ransacked the room and stole money, established under the chairmanship of the way in which the tenders for the proposed have been put there by his cabin boy, the clothing and jewellery. Director of Public Works of the Ministry Mint were managed. That was all gone second defendant. This youth was called after the robbery the complaint report. of the Interior, and its personnel includes into last year and a resolution was passin, and confessed that he put is there ed the affair to the police.. Mr. Von Heidenstam of the Whangpoo ed expressing their disappointment. Conservancy Board, distinguished To-day their feelings are very different. He said "a "passenger at Sandakan had morning Inspector Timothy Murphy. Dutch engineer, Mr. H. Van der Veen, They are glad that they did not get the MT.Eldridge, the coast inspector, business for the very simple reason that, given him the rifle and offered him a footing on information, raided a house". Mr. C. C. Stroche and Mr. Z. Y. Chow, as I understand, it has not yet been fully shillings to take it for him to Hongkong, at No. 80, Wuchow Street, and ther principal technical expert in the Ministry financed. Like many other Government where that passenger was, he could not found all four prisoners. of the Interior. The work which these undertakings in China, it is unsecured, distinguished gentlemen are doing is its completion very problematical With say, neither did he know when he would prisoner pointed to a hole in the wall of the kitchen, where a fully loaded revolver · designed to prepare the way for Mr. E. the enormous increase of dollar currency be back to the ship to claim it, Palmer, Consulting Engineer to the Port it is more than ever desirable that Mints
Mr. D'Almada asked the Magistrate to was found. The five daggers were found of London Authority, who is due to arrive in China this autumn. He was present
in various parts of the house: also hoces
at our last Conference and many of you will doubtless remember his very genial and able personality.
The Shantung question which figured so consistently in our previous con- ferncer has, at all events, in the form in which we so frequently discussed it, been wiped off the state. The settlement of thit knotty problem was part of the work of the Washington Conference, and as this is the first opportunity the Associated Chambers have had of doing so, I would in their name pay a tribute to the wise etatesmanship which has removed Shan- tung from the causes of international friction in this part of the world.
DUAL NATIONALITY.
should have foreign supervision.
The fourth
The Chairman, having dealt with con- believe this story. He pointed out that fidential.questions, proceeded : ·
the boy was young, and if a conviction containing stalen property, a gold watch,
Well, ladies and gentlemen, such is our
cord for the past year. Like all human were registered against him, it would records it shows something accomplished, affect his whole carcer. something done, and, on the other hand, struggle without success.
:
RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
The following Resolutions were adopted the Conference at Shanghai on
February 22nd--
MAIL SERVICE
His Worship discharged the first man, and decided to pass sentence on the boy at ten o'clock this morning.
lar to that used for tying the complain. a pair of spectacles and some wire, simi-
ant's hands.
The second, third and fourth prisoners put up a defonce that they visited the house for smoking oplüm..
In summing up to the Jury, the Chief Justice said that there was no evidation breath of the latter's engagements, and that the prisoners had taken part in the is therefore of the opinion that, in view "That mail services between the United of the important interests involved, and robbery. The stolen property had, how- Kingdom and the Far East have not the possible altimate effect of the resolu- ever," been found in the house where they improved equally with cargo steamer ser- tions adopted at the Washington. Con-
were arrested and it was for the Jury vices so thas good, frequently arrive ference on foreign rights in China, there You will remember that last year wo before the documents on which alone de hould be no further delay in devising to say whether all four prisoners were took up the question of Chines with dual very can be taken; that this state of means calculated to guarantee foreign guilty of receiving the stolen property, or nationality. The mover of the resolution, affairs is a serious handicap to business Lotholders in these Concessions the rights whether the first prisoner, as principal Mr. J. H. Teesdale, advocated that the and causes heavy direct and indirect to which they are unquestionably en- Consuls-General for Great Britain, France and America should get together aces to traders: and that this Confer-titled.
ence resolves that the London Chamber of and bring the mttter up before, a meeting Commerce be asked to urge upon " the THE PROPOSED 21 PER CENT, SUBTAX. `- of the Consular body and then, it postal authorities the need for improve mosary, approach
their respectivement along the lines of developing an
"L
That in the opinion of this Chamber
teasut of the house, was the culprit.
The same thing applied to the finding of
the revolver and daggers at the house.
The Jury returned & verdict of not
Minister, This suggestion we trans sirship mail service from London to the establishment in China of a Govern- mitted to H. M. Legation on December Marseilles; Brindisi or Port Said; the meat able to exercise control of the Pro- guilty against all four prisoners on the 28th. It is satisfactory to know that not provision of a faster steamship service vinces and enforce its Mandates therain srst court-robbery, On the scoond and only the British Assessors, but the Amer East of Bombay and greater use of tag is most urgent, and is an essential pre third counts of receiving the stolen goods ican and Japanese as well, have decided western route across North America and liminary to all reforms, including the
to assume jurisdiction in all cases that as soon as safeguards are available reform of internal taxation with a view and of unlawful possession of the arms which Chinese claiming foreign nationality be trane-Sibering route be considered.” of the ultimate abolition of likin; that respectively, a verdict of "guilty" was
fail to produce certificate from the Chinese authorities releasing them from their nationality. Further. "I may say that one desirable result from the agita tión raised on the question of dual nationality has been a marked decrease in the certificats issued.
BRITISH AND NON-BRITISH
INLAND WATERS NAVIGATION
the necessary steps towards the establish-
ment of an effective Government are first, returned against the first prisoner only. That this Conference places on record the re-establishment of China's credit and His Lordship ordered the first prisoner. its strong dissatisfaction resulting from the placing of her finances on a sound to be seat to prison for four years on the persistens obstructions offered by the basis by making provision to meet the Chinese Eupeh Authorities to attempts goating indebtedness of the Government, the second wount and two years on the to exercise the facilities granted to a well the amounts due by the various third count. Both sentences to run foreigners under the Inland Waters Navi Government Departments, these latter to consecutively. The other three prisoners.
inchide claims for losses incurred by gation Rules".
EXTRATERRITORIALITY,
區
Another question that we took up last
foreign firms and individuals owing, to were discharged. yar has advanced a little, though not
ery far, that amely of having a dis "Whereas a Resolution was parked at political unrest during recent years
Conference affecting and secondly, the disbandment and (BEFORE THE PUISKE JUDJE (ME. I A. J.. tinctively Britlah title for British com the Washington
GUMPERTZ).] panies. You will remember, perhaps Extraterritoriality and the administra disarmament under foreign supervision that last year and the year before it has tion of justice in China and providing for of all soldiers other than a standing army urged that while the term "limited" is the establishment of an International of a strength to be agreed, which should generally associated with British com-Commission to inquire into, and report be under the control of the Central Gov. INTIMIDATOR SENT TO PRISON The case was continued yesterday in panies it is frequently used by companies upon, these subjects, this Conference ernment, and the employment of the dis that are not British, with the result that trusts that full opportunity will be given banded soldiers on the construction of when such non-British concerns fail, or to Chambers of Commerce and other railways and other similar work; that the which a Chinese was indicted for đo- get into trouble, their failure, or trouble, public bodies in China to place their views proceeds of the proposed, surtax and of manding money by menaces frin
loan raised on the security thereof
After F.' injures
British reputation. Well, we before the said Commission when estub and our funds set free through the fund-woman and for intimidation. recently received from the Associated lished."
ng of the loating indebtedness by means o Joakin (instructed by Mr Leo British Chambers of Commerce, with REGISTRATION OF VESSELA OWNED BY SEINA of the surtax or loan should be devoled d'Almadi,) had put in a strong defence, which we are affiliated, and to which wa
first to theso"endia, ez a copy of the verbatim report of Inst That this Conference urges upon
"That the use for the purposes above the Jury turned a verdich of "guilty": ser's proceedings, the terms of a resplu-FM Government the desirability of stated of all funds becoming available and on the second count intimidation. The tion unanimously adopted by them read-promulgating forthwith legislation to the keeping of the funds under adequate Puiano Jadro ordered the prisoner to be lag as follows:-
able ships belonging to companies register control to secure their use for such pure That the influence of FL Government should be used as far as in-Council and other British companies on which the surtax is granted, such con
Med under the Chins (Companies) Orders poses should be made essential conditions sent to prison for one year. poegible with foreign countries, to pre having their principal place of business tool to be at least as adequate sa that now vent non-British concerns trading in la China to be deemed to be British ships exercised by the Inspector-General over those countries under tilles raising within the meaning of the Merchant the funds of the Maritime Customs. *-*- presumption of British origin or incor Shipping Aot -poration "
That resolution means that this quos,
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TIENTHIN,
towards the abolition of internal taxationer, de tion, has ceased to be a local one and that That this Conference records with on merchandiao, beginning with the sole pealong in the United States Senate. will in due course be dealt with ne regret and concern the complete absence trade duties, namely the one and last month, Senator James Rood, of flooting British trade, as it ́obrionsly, does, in all parts of the world. Our local of progrees towards the establishment of half duty levied by the Maritime Customs Missouri, insisted that the acquisition of sspect of the matter will be reviewed properly constituted municipal govern on goods carried between ports in the British and French West Indies were together with other local aspecte, and wement in the a-enemy Concessions at Han China " may, I think, confidently look forward to kow and-Tientsint reminds. E. M. wmething being done to criate the II Government that the attitude thus sue effects of a presumption of British na cessfully maintained by the Chinesa Gov. tionality when, In fact, there is no British ernment for ive years constitutes a direct nationality at all.
(Continued at foot of sest volums,).
necessary for the asiaty of the United Mr. EU: Peters (Tientsin) made a States and the security of the Panama Canal. He submitted a resolution calling statement on Crown Lasses
upon the Government to open negotiations with Great Britain and France, with this object.
MrW. B. Kennett (Shanghai) made a statement on Trade Marks and Copy right.