kutimations.
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TOILET PREPARATIONS
WATSON'S GLYCERINE AND CAR-
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 1991904.
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THE U. S. transport Seward was to have left Manila on Saturday for Hongkong to be re- paired. The Buford relieves her,
THE following is the return of visitors to the Ordinary basinus aanwumnications should be addressed City Hall Library and Museum for the week
ending 17th April, 1904 :—- to The Manager.
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The rates per quarter srl per nientem, proportional. THE Straits Brewery, Limited, is in process, of formation in singapore, and should, the Straits Tires says, very soon be in working order. The Company has been projected primarily for the brewing of Pilsener and layer beer, which it is beloved opens up a large field for the successful employment of capital with good returns. The co-operation. I the Spirit Farmers has been secured, anti the Governmen, which was also approached on the subject has made no objection to the proposed industry. It is proposed that the share capital shall Le $200,000, divided into 2,00 shares of $ oo each. A working capital of $53,000 would be required.
MARRIAGE.
On the 11th April, at the St. Josenb's Church, by the Rev. Father Lorando, S.J., Charles JEDLIČKA of Reichenberg (Bohemia) to EMM VAN DER STEGEN of Shanghai,
DEATHS.
Accidentally, at Quarry Bay, on the rgb Apr, 1904, vin CURRIE, late of Greenock, Scotland, aged 15 years Deeply regretted. Scotch papers please copy.
152
THE PLAK RESERVATION At a meeting of the Legislative Council this afternoon the second reading of the ordinancé for the reservation of a residential area in the Hill district was passed, after a lengthy dis-
cussion.
PATAL ACCIDENT
AT QUARRY DAY REF.NERY.
About nine clock this morning Mr. David Currie fell from a win 'ow on the eighth floor of one of the buildings at the Quarry Bay sugar refinery, and was picked up dead. Deceased who had been in Hongkong for about thirteen years went home to Greenock for a holiday last summer and returned with his wife and
infant child e-veral months ago, leaving three other chileteo at schon in Scotland. The funeral, to which all friends are invited, will pass the monument at 5 p.m. to-morrow.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN THE HARBOUR.
On Sunday evening, at roll-call, it was dis envered that Indian constable, No. 6ég, was not present to answer to his name, and in-
REGULATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OR TRADE MARKS;
PROPOSED BV, SIR ROBERT HART, INSPECTOR GENERAL.
OF CUSTOMS.
1-Registration bureaus will be established, one for the northern and one for the southern partion of China, and commissioners of customs will be employed as registration officers. Merchants who desire to register may either report in person, or may make application through the commissioner of customs at the port where they reside.
2-(a) Trade marks of foreign, merchants
as foreign trade marks. (p) Marks of foreign. registeret in a foreign country shall be known merchants, which have not been reglitered in a foreign country, but which are designed for special use on goods imported from abroid or on goods dealt in in Chioa, shall be known as special trade niarks. (c) Marks registered by Chinese merchants shall be known as Chinese trade marks.
East
April
Turkey is sendin troops to Metrovilza Albania, in response to an Austrian con- centration on the frontier. Greek bands are active in Macedonia; one band attacked and killed 18 Turkish tax-gatherers.
The War.
It is reported in St. Petersburg that two Japanese officers disguised as Lamas have heen caught in an endeavour to destroy the bridge over the river Nonni, and brought lo Harbin,
CANTON NOTEN.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, 18th April.
At Iskander Fall, Johore, in his 83rd year, rived in Hongkong from Canton to labk fores elicited the fact that he was absent which have already been registered in a foreign' portion of his wealth, and it is said that he bas
DATO JAMES MELDRUM, SPM).
YESTERDAY tarraing a young Chinaman ar
he
@be Hongkong (elegraph morning, when the hust went out to make early
HONGKONG. TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1904.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
anved from Macao thus morning. The nual Salutes were fired
box
the mortuary.
EX-MAGISTRATE POY, The ex-Nam Hai Magistrate has been con- fined in the Pun U Magistracy over since the arrival of the present Viceroy. During this. 3.—Foreign merchants having trade marks time he has been relieved of a consider, ble
conatry must present for inspection a certificate paid into the Viceroy's treasury over $500,000 || from his quarter, to which he had not returned
to that effect, which for is validity must be Finding that spending money did not help his work. He had a friend in this solony, and
that night. Yesterday afternoon his body was went to his house where he was hospitalil. found floating in the harbour, and was t.ken sigred and sealed by the official having charge case, but that with every payment the squeeze of such matters. If the rights shall have been was increased and the prospect of release as received, and given a bed for the night. This ashore by the Water Police and removed
remole as ever, Poy refused to make any fur Tire case was then investigated, granted for a term of years only, on the ex- purchases, he left his guest sitting on a box
when it was found that the deceased had gone piration of that term they shall be cancelled inter contributions to the expenses of the gov 'China as well. If renewed registration beerament. So the matter rested for some time. at the side of the bed. He was only a short
10 Kennedy Town on Sunday afternoon to allowed in the foreign country, the same At the end of the last week it was rumoured time away, but on his return he found the visit some watchmen who were employed there, man and his bundle had disappeared, so had
his brother. He privilege shall be granted here.
among the yaniens tint Pay had made good and among whom was
4-Applications from foreign merchants for his escape from prison and found his way some clothing and a sum of money from the
en discovering his loss the man rashed stayed there for some time chatting with out and raised a hue and cry, and the police, them, and fi, accompanied by his bro-registration of a trade mark which has not safely to Hongkong. "Something unusual had ther at 6.30 p.m. The brother went as far as been registered in a foreign country must be occurred and there was considerable stir among the end of Queen's Head, West, where he left accompanied by a statement, to the effect that the officials. It was said that the Pun U was near the market. He was placed before Mr.deceased and returned to Kennedy Town, after the said trade mark has not been used by any called upon to produce his prisoner and failed Compertz this morning, at the Police Court
other merchant, which statement must be at to do so. He was given a certain number of when he coolly said in his defence that he find
tested by the signature and seal of the consul days to find his man and agents were despatched of the applicant's nationality. The right to to search Hongkong. Another important pri- suck trade mark shall be limited to a term soner was confined with Poy.This man was merely "borrowed "the things. Asked by the magistrale what he wanted to borrow so much money, when he had no work to enable hum
of twenty years. Whether it, may be one of the examiners at the late examinations. extended afterwards or nor shall be decided His name is L. He was accused of having given out the subjects for examination and a when application for such extension is made.
5-Chinese merchants applying for the number of men profited by his breach of trust, Li has also made large contributions; but failed registration of trade marks must also state in their applications that such trade marks have to secure his liberty, and decided to accompany not been used by others and their right to the Poy. If these men are not found the Fun U use of the said marks will also be limited to a Magistrate will find himself in an awkward period of twenty years, any renewal of such position. It is said that the Governor and the rights after the expiation of the said period to Prefect are also charged with negligence, be determined when application for renewal is madc.
public fused no other. Liquid dentifrices Pragu se battleship Pasta da Guns being informed, soon ran the man to earth do not keep the teeth white and clean. recommend the above preparation to all, and especially to those who are heavy
smokers.
A YOUNG Japanese who had been plucked for the entrance examination at a school in Tukio
threw himself into the crater of Asanayama on the 6th.
The Chinese Government contemplates be stowing double dragon decorations on the Foreign Ministers m Peking on the occasion
A. S. WATSON & CO., of the 70th Birthday.
LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS.
ESTABLISHED 1844
Hongkong, 26th March, 1904.
TELEPHONE NO. 256.
CABLE ADDRESS: "ACHEE," HONGKONG
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ESTABLISHED 1859.
THE roopship Dilwara, which'was in long- kong shortly before the outbreak of war in the north, has embarked at Queenstown the 3rd Battalion King's Royal Rifles for Bermuda.
to repay it, he said he wanted to purchase
enough rice to last him for a long time. He was sent to gaol for one month's hard labour, and ordered to be exposed for six bours in the stocks.
THE NEW AMOY DOCK CO., LD.
The following is the account of the New Amoy Dock Company, Limited -
WORKING ACCOUNT.
31st Dec., 1953. Dr.
...
..3 1. 3500
Mr. T. Sercoinbe Smith, the President of the Hongkong Cricket League, will present the shick and medals to the A. O. C. team on the cricket ground to-morrow after the tennis To Salaries --Amount paid' during
the year match between the L. R. C. and the H. K. C. C.
.. Charges.-
General charges and expenses during the year ........... Auditors' lees ......... 200 00
TRE American schouner El Dondo which has been ashore close to the Tungsha Lighiship for some time past was successfully floated on the 11th ast, and towed up to Shanghai by one of [35 the Shanghai Tug an i Ligier Co.'s towboats.
A CHEE & CO.,
祥
利廣 利
17, QUEEN'S ROAD,
FURNITURE
DEALERS.
DRAWING-ROOM,
-DINING-ROOM,
and BED-ROOM
FURNITURE.
ELECTRO-PLATED,
GLASS, and
CHINA WARES. PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF
FILTERS,
ROCHESTER LAMPS,
WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.
COUNTERPANES.
COOKING RANGES,
KITCHEN UTENSILS, and
HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.
A TELEGRAM from Tiflis, received at St. Petersburg, states that Alacdaurch, the Gover nor-General of Fars, has been dismissed for not going on board Lord Curzon's ship on the occasion of the Viceroy's visit to the Persian Gulf.
THE presence of Professor Jenks in K'aifenglu has given rise to the rumour that a foreign governor has been appointed for the province, who is accompanied by 3,000 foreign soldiers, and very soon all officials in the province are to be foreigners.
SIR Frederick and Lady Treves, with Miss Treves, were staying last week at the Yaami Hotel at Kyoto. They have enjoyed the hos- pitality of the Medical College of Kyoto University, when the distinguished surgeon and his wife and daughter were the guests of thiny physicians at a Japanese restaurant.
MR. Warwick Peete has pleasure to announce that Miss Vanstone a six weeks' papil in the "Up-to-date" shorthand and blind touch sys. tem of typewriting, has accepted a lucrative position with the New York ile Assurance Co, at Canton as an amanuensis in both arts. -Contributed.
OWING to the inadequate income of the Past Office, Sir Robert Hart has applied to the Board of Revenue for an annual sum of Tls. 360,000 to defray the expenses of the Post Ufice, and, after three years, is is calculated that this grant can be discontinued, etc. The matter, however, has not yet been settled.
PHOTOGRAPHIC IT is expected that Lord Grenfell will succeed
DEPARTMENT.
DEVELOPING and PRINTING
UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.
GOOD WORK.
PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.
THE PHARMACY,
FLETCHER & Co.,
{$
*毐樂 14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 法中
Hongkong,
FOR DIARRHEA, CHOLERA
AND BOWEL COMPLAINTS SUFFERERS should procure a Bottle of GRIMAULT'S BISMUTH CREAM. Two Doses invariably check the most severe cases and give immediate relief from
PRICE PER BOTTLE $175.
A. STEVENSON,
Chemist,
Registered by the Pharmaceutical Society, "Hongkong, 19th April, 1904.
the Duke of Conaxught in the Irish Command. The present chief of the London District bas been a frequent visitor in the House of Com mons lobby of late. The appointment is worth close on £4,000 a-year, not to mention the dignity and the position it carries in society.
DR. Doyen, the eminent French Surgeon, has made a commanication to the Academy of Sciences on a method of cancer treatment based on the injection of a poison derived from the microbe know as "micrococcus neofor. 115 mans" which renders the patient immune. action is similar to that of tubercutine on con. sumptive subjects, Dr. Doyen declares that out of forty-seven cases treated in this manner, he has obtained twenty-one cures.
$1,768.05
11
13
Ground Reals-Amount paid during the year............... Property Repairs-sundry re-.
pairs to property Interest Account-Balance of
this account
+
Balance. Being profit in the
working of the year
Cr.
By
Earnings.-Net carvings at the
dock during the year....
1.968,05
39.80
1,768.70
4,554.20
11,403.69
$31,73
$31,16973
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 31st Dec., 1993, Dr.
To Amoy Dock-
Value of premises and
pumping machin ery as per last state- ment................ Plus-Additions dur-
ing the year..
11
.$40,283.18
4,588.50
Plant and Machinery- Value as per last state- ment
11
"
11
$42,156.29 /fur-Acditions dur
ing the year............... 15.36194
Concession Loi No. 9.-Value as
per last statement. Materials. Value of stock in hand as per inventory........... Cash.lu hand
Sundry Debtors-undry bills
not yet collected
Cr.
By Capital.-6,000 shares of $6.75
each fully paid up
57,518,23
1,06.23
68,018.55 43.21
seeing the latter start off in a ricksha in the direction of the Central Station. The deceased could not be traced farther, ani was not seen again until his bady was found floating in the harbour. There were no marks of violence of any sort on the corpse, and it is believed that the deceased, after leaving the ricksha must have gone into some native greg-shop, and, afer indulging freely in intoxicating lupor, wandered down to the harbour, and there fell n. Foul play is not suspected.
THE HEALTH OF HONGKONG.
Since the beginning of the year there have been fourteen fatal cases of plague, the return of the number of cases of communicable di.
seases notified as having occurred during the week ended 16th inst., showing that there were three deaths from this disease in that period. Two European cases of enteric fever were also notified together with five of small-pox, one of which was imported, while two terminated fatally,
HONGKONG CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
The April Sessions were continued to-day before the Chief Justice, Sir W. M. Goodman.
ALLEGED LARCENY.
6-All applicants for the registration of special trade marks ar Chinese trade marks must publish accurate descriptions of such marks accompanied by a notice to the public' setting forth all circumstances relating to the mat er, as well as present to the registration bureau evidence of their right to use such marks. Should any objections be filed to the registration it will not be granted; otherwise a certificate of registration will be granted in not les: than six months after application.."
7-Ail applications for the registration of a trade mark must be accompanied by three
THE TELEPHONE.
Canton is becoming a regular net work of wires. The Telephone Company is putting up poles and wires with great rapidity. The whole city will soon be connected by telephone,,
SCHOLARS FOR JAPAN AND AMERICA. Last week examinations were held in the
city to select students for abroad. The Vicery has sent several groups of students abroad, and is now selecting another group." "It is not yet decided whether these men will go, 10; the United States or to Japan..
BANGKOK SHIPPING.
There was a falling-off, last year in the
The first case to be called was Rex v. Wong copies of the design of such mark, and must amount of shipping frelenting the port of Kai, prisoner being accused of larceny and of | state clearly upon what sort of goods it is to be Bangkok. This corresponded with the general receiving stolen property. The accused plead used; how it is to be applied, whether by decrease in the foreign trade. The number of ed not guilty, and the following jury was called dyeing, printing, weaving or carving, and steamers cleared inward was 613, as compared and sworn-Messrs. K. C. H. Newman, J. whether it is to be used upon the goods
with 722 in 1904, and 576 in 1901. The year upon the wrappers, as shows few features of special interest. The Lysaught, A. Steger, 1). K. Moss, T. C. Down-themselves -or
well as the name of the firm, company, growth of Norwegian shipping exper ing, E. J. Judah, and G. Pickering.
As no evidence was offered, the witnesses or individual to whom it belongs. These check, but, otherwise, the general tend
details must be carefully written out on blank, for the prosecution filing to put in an appear- ance, the case was consequently dismissed, forms which will be supplied by the bureau,
8-Should the design of a special trade mark and the prisoner discharged,
DISCHARGED.
and that of a Chinese trade mark prove to be identical and so likely to give rise to the a certain offence was not prosecuted, the At-practice of fraud, registration may be refused
The case against sund A Sing, of committing
to emphasise already well-defined cha tics, Of 'camers cleared inward last year, 491 per cent were German, as compared with 441 per cent in 1902, and 47 per cent in 1901. Practically ao per cent, as shown to have been under the Norwegiin flag, as against 291 per British flag remains in the third place, but in
torney General considering that the evidence or, should the design by one already in use (bycent. in 19oz, and 15 per cent. in 19ɔr. The offered was insuficient. Acting on instructions the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
UTTERING A FORGERY,
others) before the establishment of the bureau of registration, or be one reserved for the use of the Government, registration may be refused. If, after a trade mark shall have been regis- tered, the goods upon which it shall be used shall deteriorate in quality, the bureau may cancel the registration.
clines to become of still less importance. Last year 14.35 per cent of the steamer cleared in ward were British as against 14.50 per cent. in 1901, and 25 per cent in 1901"+fZight" per cent. of the arrivin Teamers flew the Siamese flag, and three per cent the French,
The rest came under Dutch, Austrias sod
Danish colours. Of the steam tonnage 67 3/5 per cent was German; nearly 17 per cent, Norwegian 1 per cent British; 3.1/s per cent. Siamese ; and 1 4/5 per cent. French
Ip Lung was charged on indictment with ultering a forgery and obtaining goods under false pretences. The offence was committed $44,871.68 on the 4th April, accused going to the rice
9.-bould a trade mark having foreign shop, Yee Fung, 32 Winglok Street, with an order purporting to come from the Fang Yan registration be sold, a certificate to that effect: Lung hung for seven piculs of rice. The goods must be presented, signed and sealed both by were supplied, and prisoner placed them in his the registration officer of the country of orginal boat. On a bill being forwarded to the firm of ownership, and by the consul of the same nat. Fong Yau Lung, they declared they knew no ionality. Special trade marks and Chinese regards the value of the cargoes, 57, P thing about it. The people from the Yee Fang trade marks may also be sold, and in such cases the imports were carried in German shop being alarmed, then went down to the the original owner or his agent must request as compared with 54 per cent, in 1902, and- prisoner's boat and recovered the rice, and ac- registration of the sale should the owner be a
per cent. in 1991 ; a lule over cused was discovered on the Canton steamer, company or a partnership concern, a meeting British botions, as compan luding in the crew's quarters. The defence of must first be held to authorise the sale before
18 per cent in 1903, and the prisoner was that he did not know that the it can be allowed.
'14-When a trade mark shall have been 1901 131 per cent in No document was a forgery.
Evidence was led, and without r. tiring, the registered, a cert ficate to that effect shall be pared with over a per cent jury found a verdict of guilty. His Lordship issued, and an advertisement inserted in the 10 per cent in 1991; 71- passed sentence of eighteen months with hard newspapers, as well as an entry of the facts as compared with
cent in 1903; 1 4/5 per cent in Dat made in the trade register.
5 per cent in Austrian, divided differently. About examine the register shall be allowed to make value, was despatched in German vers a copy of a trade mark
62,916 57
$135,204.46
$
11
Reserve Fund...........
40,500.00 55,500 00
at
Sundry Creditors.-Sundry not
yet paid
11
Ilongkong & Shanghai Banking
Corporation
11
Profit & Loss-Balance
per last report.......$4,548.74 Lers-Bonus to staff... 897.00
3.651.74 Plus-Gain in the
working of 1903 10,403,89
labour.
ARSON.
Leung Pan Nam and Sie Man Wan, were charged with, on the 20th of March, having 16,038.88 wilfully committed arson on the ground for at No. 45, Gough Street. Both prisoners 109,109.95 pleaded not guilty,
Mr. E. it. Sharp, KC, appeared for the Attorney General and, in opening the cast,
11-No one who shall visit the bureau to
p. in 1932, 51 12-Should any imitation of a trade markerizrenie
3 per cent in Norve be made and used, a suit may be brought in.c.in 1901); and over) the case of a foreign merchant before his (over 13 pc, in 1902, cansul, and if the defendant shall be a Chinese The remaining 3 or 4 p merchant the Chinese official having juris among the other national remarked that several persons were sleeping diction shall try the care in conjunction with ing order of importance
the commissioner of customs,
Fees shall be charged as follows:-
For a certificate granted to a foreign trade
mark,...
in the building when the attempt was made. The business was quite a new ne, and the first insurance policy was taken out on the 14,051.63 18th February last. On the ith March an-
other policy was taken out, and on the follow $235,204.46 ing day a third was entered into. Besides this, Each application for registration of a special
trade inurk or a Chinese trade mark ***10. also on the 12th March, the proprietor of the shop took out another policy on bis clothing and For certificate of a persopal effects. The total insurance was for For registering sale of trade *, sum of $11,500. A few days before the fire For renewal
period took place the proprietor of the shop dis appeared, and has
mos mace been heard of For The two prisoners were left the cha
E. & O. E. THE general tax in Kwangsi, states the
Amoy, 31st December, 1903. Universal Gazelle, bas caused general discon-
B. HAMPEL, tent, and disturbance. Of late the people
General Manager. gathered themselves together ostensibly to We have examined the books of the company destroy the Governor's Yamen, and spite of and compared them with the vouchers, and efforts put forth, their fury could not be check hereby certify that the same are correct and
дог
ed. Under such circumstances, Governor Ko that the above statements are true abstracts of the premises Evidence was taken,
barely escaped with his life from his Yamen therefrom trinkexot
The Provincial reasurer came out of his Fat
Yamen and thed. finalain order, for which,
trouble he was wou
(384 | news, however, is dagblad, “
Ses 549 14
pocupants of the other foort being heard
Siamese, French i
that the Norwegia advantage it had good deal of wh Germans The tinues to decrease
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