TRADE MARK LABELS
Action Against Drug Firm
COURT ACQUITS
DEFENDANT
Action against the Kwong. Tung Druk Co. No. 166. DH'S Voeux Road Central, was taken by Chu.
CENTRAL MARKET TO BE.
REBUILT ›
Sudden Decision Due To Collapse
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KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1936.
HONG
MONEY TO FIND EMPLOYMENT
False Pretences. Alleged
Au Yeung Bun, 20, unemployed appeared before Mr. W. Schofeld FISH MARKET MAY BE at the Central Court yesterday facing two charges of obtaining money by false pretences. The
REMOVED
Condemned after 41 years of Yun Chi trading as the Chee service, the Central Market Jeong Hing firm at No. 20 Gon-between Des Voeux and naught Road West, in that they. Queen's Roads is soon to be the defendant firm, on April 17 did demolished and replaced by a
sell or d'd have in their possession for the purpose of sale or trade certain goods namely, patent me- dielna to whleh a forged trade mark resembling trade mark No. 287 of 1920 was falsely applled.
The case was concluded before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada, Snr.. was for the defendant firm. his nephew Leo d'Almada jnra instructed by Mr. H. A. de B. Botelho was for the prosecution
Yesterday the evidence of Mr. P. C'Ancantra Xavier, the managing director of the H.K. Printing Press
was
modern structure.
charges were A) obtaining the sum of $60 by false pretences from Chan Ping Sum, living at No. 94. Des Voeux Road West, on Apr 30
last and (B) obtaining the sum of $50 by false presences from AU Yeung San on June 3.
Mr. D. MacCallum appeared for the defendant.
When a coolle was injured "the
Det-Sergt. Dowman stating the market during the week by a fall-case for the prosecution said that ing piece of corrugated iron, atten-
the first complainant was "known tlon was drawn to the dilapidated to the defendant since August last condition of sections of the mar-
year. Defendant went to 94, Des ket This was followed by the
Voeux Road west to visit his collapse a few days later of pari orother and for a long time had or the first floor.
lived there. On April 25 the first complainant and the
Examination revealed grave structural, defects "and that most of the concrete had dis- integrated.
When builders decided that it was doubtful it repairs, which would be very costly, would be worth the expense, the Govern- ment decided to demolish the pre- sent bulding as soon as possible. they did,While plans for the new structure
taken. Witness testified to the falseness of the forgeries say-
ing that they had not been print
RS
ed by his firm not bear their secret mark. The engraving was more coarse and the colour different. The genuine labels were printed for nobody else but the complainant. reprint
Anyone attempting to these labels might easily overlook the secret mark. The complainant might have made a new block and overlooked the mark.
Mr. P. X d'Almada then sald that he was going to show that the complainant did make a new block and give it to his branch in Canton.
then
Mr. Leo d'Almada objected to this statement as it had not been put to his witness in the box.
Ho Yan, the manager of the Kwong Tung Drug Store went into the box and said that he also had a branch in Canton call- ed the Au Ah Drug Store. He sald that the Hong Kong branch had had dealings with the Hong Kong Yee Foong firm and the Au Ah had had dealings with the Canton branch of the Kwong Yee Foong. At the conclusion of his wit- nesses Mr. F. X. "d'Almada ad- dressed His Worship and submit- ted that the evidence of the com- plainant, could not be given cre- dence. The defendant had plained how he had come by the goods.
ONUS ON DEFENCE
ex-
Mr. Leo d'Almada then said that the onus was on the defence to
are being drawn, steps are being taken to prevent further collapses.
name
defendant
NATIONS AND THE LEAGUE
Public Interest In United States And China
Glasgow, June 3. Accounts by delegates of the a tivity of Leageo of Nations socie- tics in their various countries, oc capied most of the morning session fe congress of the International Federation League of Nations
Societies here to-lay,
A Canadian delegate described how the Canadian society has in the past three years quadrupled its subscribing gembership, and gave an account of the methods, includ- itig broadcasting, courges for school children, and courses in League of Nations work for tea- chers, and a continually increns- ing number of public meetings, by
this which
heing tried on.
expansion is
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red, was finally carried, and the resolution was adopted to read:
The congress instructa the standing committee on education question how best the machinery of to consider and report upon the the League of Nations may be use
to eliminate scenes of cruelty from public cinematograph dis plays whica are calculated to create racial hatred, deteriorate human character, and to lower the stamlari of human conduct."
Only a small proportion of the delegations voted, however, on either amendment or resolution. WORLD YOUTH CONGRESS Almost all the reports gave at tention to the preparations which the societies in many countries are making" for the World Youth Con-
gross, to be held at Geneva in the
autumn,
It is hoped that at least three important countries not re presented here will send delegates hined youth movements of Soviet to the Geneva congress. The com- Rusin are expected to be repre sented: Italy is not expected to abstain; and owing to the feeling! of the federations that some cor tact with Germany is desirable. the Hitler Youth has been invited thej to send delegates.
AMERICAN OPINION A Turkish member of Parlia were in the shop when the com-
ment, M. Ahmet Tokgoz, spoke of 'plainant made menilon of his be the work of the Turkish society to ing unable to make any headway improve cultural relations with in his job. and mentioned Hong Kong Tramways as a possible ective Security we cannot conceive the Europe, and added, "Without roll place for employment. The de- that the world care continue to fendant said that he had a cousin. exist."A delegate from the United Wong Ping Kuen working in the States spoke of sharp fluctuations Tramway Company and asked the of opinion which the League of complainant to quickly put his Nations Society there found as the League succeeded or failed; when on the waiting list there.
the League first attacked For this a sum of $50 was required Ethiopian dispute last year it was Ly security and $10 às tea money he said, more popular in the hit- for the shroff. Cheung Ch! Wed States than at any time siner The complainant borrowed the 1931. money from his brother and three
CONGRESS IN FAR EAST? days after the money was pald
The most striking report WAS over the defendant met the second made for the Chinese delegation by complainant who also said that her Liu Kai, who, speaking in ex- Queen's » Road level.
would-Ilke a job in the Tramways cellent English, suggested that the possibly be installed.
Company. It was arranged that federation should in the the defendant should use his in future consider, holding its con- Cost of the new building is esti- Avence for which $60 was required cress in a Far Eastern town. This,
for security.
he contended, would be a valuable contact between East and West. The Chinese League of Natione Union had a history as long as the League itself, he said.
$500,000 COST
Plans are already in hand for the new building. It will probably be of three storeys with the ground floor opening on to Des Voeux Road and the first floor on the
mated at $500,000.
Lifts may
It is possible too that the fish section of the market will be removed to a site nearer the Praya.
When the present building was erected in 1895. Des Voeux Road was actually the waterfront where the Canton boats berthed and the fish from the river had to be car- ried only across the road to the market.
sent
Reclamation however has the market rauch farther away from the whart and it is possible
that the fah market will be built on the Praya further east thun the present market.
Another reason for the possible transfer of the fish section is the sometimes offensive odour arising from the Central Market.
VICTORIA
establish their innocence in their HOSPITAL TO BE
actions. There had
never
been
any authority given to Canton to manufacture thë medicine and since 1932 there had been no con- Canton.. Had the nections with complainant given this authority to Canton then he would be bring- Ing an action against his own firm.
The simplest remedy for the defendunt would have been to go to the Hong Kong office and ask why the goods were cheaper in Canton than in Hong Kong. Had he done this he would have found
out that Canton had no authority
any more.
CLOSED
When Queen Mary Is Opened
GOVT. CUTS COSTS
They met again at a Restaurant where Cheung Chi Wo handed over two receipts for $50 and the complainants were told that they would be starting work in two or three days.
On June 4 enquiries were made at the Tramway Company and it was "found that the defendant was in ne position to find them employ- ment and that Cheung Chi Wo was not employed there.
Evidence was then called, at the
opening of the case for the de- before the
fence the case was adjourned un- til next Thursday.
conclusion of which
RUSE TO ROB WOMAN
Incident Related In Court
SIX-MONTH TERM FOR ACCUSED
near
Having at first been a small band of intellectuals influential but ex clusive, it had two years ago moved its headquarters to Nanking, and had sine organised as a nation- wide movement. It had now bral ches in the chief Chinese towns. It was working to counteract the propaganda from certain quarters which sought to win the Chinese people away from the League, and to misrepresent technical assistance Bs. interference from, Europe,.
"At a time when faith in the Tragus has been shaken," he said, "it is not without significance that the Chinese League of Nations Union is marching from its re organisation with renewed strength. China is now the outpost of the League in the Far East."
A resolution on scenes of cruel ty in films was moved by the Duu hess of Hamilton, who is president of the Animal Defence and Anti- vivisection Society. The Duchess has organised a propaganda stall in the congress galleries to con- vince delegates of the importance of humano education in the general eause of world peace. She urged that harm done by films of artifici- ally staged fights between wild animals and scenes of crime and cruelty to animals and human be inge should recognised and amelioration sought,
A frustrated attempt to rob a concubine by a simple ruse was told to Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at
Her motion produced an un the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday by a woman. Yu Shun Ching. of while supporting her views, called expected debats. Mr. Liu Koi. No. 59. Yen Chaú Street, second attention for the Chinese delega Official announcement of the floor who related that on May 22, tion to a particular kind of film
a 2-year-old unemployed man closing next year of the Vic-
which misrepresented the character gained entrance to ber flat. by of certain nations. He proposed toria Hospital was made by stating that he was instructed to ar amendment referring to scenes Mr. Balfour. however, held that the Government yesterday. deliver two sack "loads. "With him in films calculated to produce ra the defendant had discharged his
The Governor in Council, in onus The evidence that the de-consultation with the medical au- fendar did not see the circulars tiorities, has decided that the hos- the flat they formed a c rele round
sacks between them. When Inside understanding. or the advertisements in the news
pitál will no longer be needed her and accused. Shek Shun Kwok, papers was accepted. The defcn-
when the Queen Mary Hospital is placed his hands over her eyes. dant was accordingly discharged.
available and will therefore be She attempted to scream but her closed simultaneously with the efforts were stiffed by accused who opening of the new hospital. A unceremoniously put his fingers in large measure of economy is anti- ker mouth, cipated.
The question of costs was then argued and tile Magistrate finally
did not aware costa.
DEATH INQUIRY
REFORM
肆
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
It is anticipated that the Queen Mary Hospital will be opened about the middle of next year.
GERMAN PRAISE
OF BRITISH AT JUTLAND
"WORLD'S GREATEST NAVAL BATTLE”
(Special Air Mall Service)
Berlin, June 14. Celebrations of the 20th an-
GORDONS
DRYGIN
LONDO
if it's
WHITEST
PUREST
&BEST
The Largest Gin
·Distillers "in the World
Gordon's
GIN
you know what you're drinking
NO COLOURING MATTER NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
GOSSIP OF THE WEEK
MAIL NEWS FROM HOME
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, June 14 With Lord Darling's death we have lost the last of the witty Judges. "Judicial wit" in recent
mean almost
years has come to any aside or interpellation from the Bench,
Dictionaries mostly recommend "Purswe-vant." with the emphasis on the first gyllable, But the College of Arms calls it "Per-cy- vent," which (judging by the 18th century spellings, "Purcevant" and "Purcevaunt") was the old. usage.
Norry (North Roy: because his domain is north of the Trent) 19 pronounced Nor-ruy.
The College of Arms's general principle is that heraldic terms ke "vert" and "dragon" should be englicised where possible. "Crolx" rounced roughly as in French. and "rouge" are. however. pro-
NATIONALIST LIBERAL DUKE
Drawn by his Scottish Naticna- Not al of Lord
Darling's list sympathies, "the Duke of Mon- aphorisms were really witty-extrose has been moving towards the cept by judicial standards. On Liberal party for some time. Als occasions, however, he shone.
Arst step on the road to Damascus
One such was in 1933, when he was taken as long ago as 1930, was hearing the action brought by when he addressed the Liberal Mr. J. E. Thomas against the Summer School at Dumfries. "Communist." This paper had The Duke's nationalismo branded him as a traitor for not severely practical. He has no niversary of the Battle of Jutland, bringing out the railwaymen in sympathy with the "hotheads". Germany "as "the support of the miners in the coal who wish to cut Scotland entirely world's greatest naval battle, end-strike of 1921.
adrift from England and create an ing in a German victory," have Mr. McManus, the late Com- ladependent State with its own lasted for chree days.
army, navy, air force and Foreign.. Ofice.
described in
In the Fleet and among the seacoast population a successful
effort has been made to restore
the spirit which, under Prussian inspiration, ran throughout Ger- many during the first two years of the war. Jubilation reached its height yesterday, wher every ship taking part in the Baltic manoeuvres was ordered to fly the old Imperial War Flag.
munist leader, defended himse!: with ability. At one point he re- terred to the fact that the miners had had confidence in Mr. Thomas "until we were astonished by the portent of Black Friday."..
A SAMPLE Lord Darling immediately began writing and in a few seconds handed a note down to counsel This read
McManus and Crusoe in com- mon agree,
When casting their memories back.
That the portent that was astonished to see.
J
each
Was equally Friday and Black.
He wants Scotland to manage her own domestic:affairs. Presum- ably, too, he would want Scotland to have her own system of death duties, against which he is an ardent campaigner..
Eighty per cent, of the Montrose estates have been sold to meet death duties since he succeeded to the Dukedom in 1925,
INDUSTRIAL LYAUTEY The Renauft works at Bilan- "court, the scene of a stay-in strike. have associations with the very early days of motoring.
In the nineties two boys who
With this exaltation of victory was a recognition of the chivalry of British sailors who lost their lives at Jutland. It was express- ed by Adm'. Raeder, Commander- in-chief of
the German Navy, when Herr Hitler Inaugurated the memorial at Laboe, near Kiel, to
When I last heard Lord Darlingved in that. Paris suburb degan the 34,838 German sailors who lost speak the are was all but ex- constructing a motor in a shed in their parents' garden. Their names their lives in the Great War.
Unguished. This
оп the "Wherever
were Louis and Marcel Renault. we fought with the second reading of the Trial by British Navy, at Jutland, Coronel Peers Bill a short time ago..
By the beginning of the present century the Renant car had al- or elsewhere," said Adm. Raeder, The diminutive figure which
we learned to respect in
them made
ready made a reputation. It rank- him so fine a rider c
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foes of like race and character. hounds and over the sticks-look-ed with the Daimler and Mercedes true to their glorious traditions. ed shrunken. He was ill and very in the days before the Rolls-Royce They had, like ourselves, a single
aim in view that of making the utmost sacrifice in fullling their duty to their country.
HONOUR OF.THE_FLAG "To-day, on the 20th anniver- sary of the Battle of Jutland, the German Navy, as it bows its head
old.
The Voice
era."
Martel Renault was killed driv- that once delighted. the House and the Bar was suing one of his own models in the faint that it was scarcely audible Paris-Bordeaux race of 1906. Since then M. Louise Renault has been even to the Hansard reporters on
the single head of the frm-now the Boor of the House.
the largest of its kind in France. HIGH STEWARD'S LAPSE
. M. Louis Renault, whom M An- One of the high officials at the dre Mauroig has called "the indus- at St. tilal counterpart of the great
were four other men carrying the cial hatred or international 18-in the solemn hour before its, dead Coronation Proclamation
con-
In the discussion which follow ed, the president and Lord Dickin son took the view that the amend cat might weaken the emphasis of the resolution, while Dr. Max- well Garnett supported the Chinese delegate. Mr.Liu Kai explained that he was concerned with scenes representing, for example, Chinese stabbing people silently in the back Indians performings acts
of
There were other inmates in the flat besides herself, and one of them blew a police whistle. The or men thereupon made
a speedy cruelty. exit, leaving their sacks and other A modified amendment proposed things behind. An Indlan
by Admiral Drury-Lowe, to insert The closing of Victoria Hospital stable arrived on the scene and the the three words "create 'racial hat is not unexpected as the Govern-sacks were found only to contain rrent's action was forecast by the saw dust. Another parcel, which Governor (Bir. Andrew Caldecott)
the accused carried himself and Curing a debate in the Legislative gave to complainant proved to be Assembly on April 22.
nothing but wrapping paper,
Sentence of six "months' hard
and those of its brave alifes,
from the
EX-SERVICEMEN FRATER-
NIŞING
Court rules. Very few. however here last to see the Chinese Art even among the members of the Exhibition.
tending as High Steward of West- Royal Household, natieed it.
The Marquess of Salisbury, at-
During Gen. Weygand'g visit to minster, appeared wearing the Chatsworth he will drive to Bux- broad blue ribbon of the Garter, ton
to-morrow for the British having apparently overlooked the Legion Conference which will be fact that the day was the anniver-in progress.
wear
their Order.-
unites with the British Navy in James's Palace vesterday lapsed Marshal Lyautey." is an occasional strlet observance of visitor to this country. He came commoù remembrance of the ment who on both sides died a heroic seaman's death while the guns thundered in fight of all times. They died per
the greatest naval
forming their duty as the honour of their flag commanded."
Afterwarda Herr Hitler laid a wreath on the Golden Book' con- German taining the names of sailors who fell in the war. This eary of the Restoration.
At the French ex-Servicemen's As such it was a Collar Day on dinner on the following evening at was accompanied by a salute of 21 guns, fired from every ship of which, between the hours of sun- the Cafe Royal, at which he will rise and sunset, members of the preside, he will again meet British the High Seas Fleet
· order- Representatives of Bulgaria, Order of Chivalry are
ax-Servicemen, the Collar and Turkey and the former Austro-ed to
Representatives of the British Hungarian Navy then laid their Badge, instead of the Ribbon of and American Legions and of La- Wreaths to the roll of drums.
Ilan and Belgian ex-Servicemen The marine guards of honour The last Collar Day
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have been favited to these din- K. La during the debate on the labour was imposed by the Ma- »
presented arms and the flags of Queen Mary's birthday. Gentleners since their foundation by the A change is to be introduced
nen. attending the Levee on that Civil Service, Levy Bill, the Gover-gistrate. He said that this was
the abipe which took part in the Into the law regarding the holding | Kor then said that the staffing and the maximum sentence allowable,
world wat were carried into the
chairman, M. Bardot, 10 years ago. In addition to Gen. Voruz; the of inquests and death inquiries in equipping of the Queen Mary Hos- which was being imposed because
The "Loadmeter "--a new device
French Military Attache, the French, Naval and Air Attaches. Hong Kong.
pital presented a serious problem of the prevalence of this type of for facilitating the detection of
The Laboe Memorial, on the Hong Kong now does not observe and that he had asked the Direc-theft.
traffic oxences is to make its ap- share of the Kiel Bight, is a tower
the Comte de Tour and Capt. Al the English system of deciding tor of Medical and Sanitary Ber- A novel feature of the case was pearance in Hong Kong soon,
280ft high, curved in the shape
bertas, will be present, so also, wili whether an inquest is to be held Vices (Dr. Wellington) to consider the refusal of the complainant A light portable instrument of a ship's prow. In a Hall of
"PERCYVENT""
the nephew of one of France's but follows the Scottish custom of the closing of the Victoria Hos-to inform the Court whether she which can be carried with com-
Honour, within are inscribed the "Norrcy King of Arma," "Rouge greatest soldiers M. Fleme magisterial" inquiries where the ital simultaneously with the had money or jewellery on the fort in a police sidecar, the Load-names of the German worships Eragon. «Pursuivant”—the titles Lyautey. decision whether to hold an in-orening of the new bu'lding. premises. Detective Sergeant C. H meter registers the weight of sunk during the Great War. added mediaeval colour to the The cabaret will be provided by
Goodwin, (prosecuting) said that freight being carried on a vehicle
in Berlin Jutland Day was cele- proclamation.
Mme, Alice Delysia. There is also. the woman had adopted a similar and will save the police much time brated by a company of marines Among those near me, however, a possibility that Mr.
George attitude with the Pulice, who how-and trouble in detecting overload- marching through the Branden-I found that the pronunciation of Robey, who was not unknown to ever had reason to believe hered vehicles.
burg Gate and down Unter den them varied. This is excusable Allied soldiers in France, will at- money and Jewellery were kept on
already in use in Linder to the strains of "I am adince the authorities are not un-tend. the premises:
Prussian.”
animous
PÉTERBOROUGH -
TO HAVE LAST SAY NOW
:
quest rests with the Magistrate.
It has, however, now been arranged that in every case where
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Replying to criticisms by Mr M.
n Magistrate deems, an inquiry General who has the power to unnecessary, the relevant papers order one if it appears to him ad- will be forewarded to the Attomey visable in the public interest.
NEW DEVICE TO AID H.K. POLICE
'Loadmeter Detects
Overloaded Vehicles
The
device Singapore.
vault.
מס
day were reminded by the Lord
Chamberlain to wear their Collars. No reminders were sent out yes terday, as the Soverein was not present in person,
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