New Year Honour.
SIR JACOB SASSOON.
SENIOR: PARTNER OF HONGKONG FIRM.
and inst
Gubbay,
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THE HISTORY OF THE NOBLE HOUSE
of David Saroon is closely bound up with the growth of commercial Bombay for sear
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 8 1909.
KOWLOON DOCK BALL.
SCOTSMEN'S "AT HOME,"
and Whampoa Dock Company, which was res
~ KOWLOON CRICKET. CLUB.
ANNUAL ÚHILDREN'S SPORTS,
factured the moulds as ordtired in the latter part of March 1906, and delivered" them" to Shimomura; the moulds (atleed), filten In number, had been manufactured, by him (wit
cess) and delivered.
THE BANISHMENT ORDERS.
HONGKONG "AND THE BOYCOTT. S
JAPANESE CRITICISMS.
of
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à state of things which does harm to the best.
Chronicla,
leuce, we believe to be the only remedies for
STRAITS PIŠHBS,
Government of Hongkong in laging, them deportation "orders soume to us unwise, espos cillly in view of the face that they are" based not on proved complicity in acts of viol ence or intimidation, but on mera susple The Hunghom staff of the Hongkong and The fourth annual children's sports under
(4) By the statement of witness Kitano
A very aufortunate state of things appears to
cion. Not only will the boycott not be checked Whampos Dock Company gave their annual the auspices of the Kowloon Cricket Club Choko in the preliminary examination to Ball on New Year's Eve, and was, as usual,
prevail at Hongkong, where the Government by such methods, but it will obtain a new lonso were held at King's 'Park last Sunday, and the effect that towards the end of Feb. largely attended. It would not do to merely proved, as in formar years, a decided success ruary 1906 one Shimomurs, living with at Chinese by action taken as the result of the
has coma-into collision with the more infunati- of life and puno extend its' ama of opera-
tloos. The was declared is retaliation: use the hackneyed phrases usually employed This foregathering of children promoted by the defendant Miki, came to his house recent boycott riots. What actually caused
for what the Chinese believed an act of injustice A private telegrash was received in the Coto describing social functions, but in order Kowloon's premier cricket club has come to be with samples of imported soap boxes and wrap those riots is still a mystery. To the outside
commited by Japan in the matter of the - alsme) lony to-day that Mr. Jacob Sassoon, senior to obtain an idea of the general hilarity
a popular affair, and rightly so, when it is con
opers and ordered him to print 4,000 labels
marw ¡fit will not be brought to an end by phserver the incident appears like a sudden partner of the Hongkong firm of Messrs, E. D. and goodwill which prevailed on Thursday sidered how many little hearts are gladdened boxes and 12,000 wrappers with a design (den-outburst of popular feeling without any special leg cause for the hot-bloods of the Self-Govern Sassoon & Co., has been created a Baronst night, ose should have been present at the
by the good things which each of them has an deal with that on the samples in all detalis with cause to provoke it, but this is merely a co Britain. Time and patience, with stera calorce- ment Society to denounce the injurice of Great Sir Jacob was the representative of the firm in Dock Co.'s dance. Mr. Robi. Mitchell, the equal chance of winning. There was a record the exception of the animals, which were to be fession of ignorance; it means that the causes Hongkong which his late father founded, genial manager of Hongkong's premiar in zilendance of members and their friends, who changed into a flower basket. The border was are unknown, for it is difficult to believe that
ment of the law against overt acts of vio- about thirty years ago. The affairs of this dustry, ance more proved his abilities as a
came to see the little ones vying with one an loading firm at the present day are left in host, and the staff also spared no pains in make other in healthy rivalry for the afternoon's executed. Subsequently, in the middle of a more or less ignorant populace should have the capable hands of Mr. C. S. Gubbaying the guests feel at home. New Year's Eve honours. The grounds were prettily decorated September 1907, he received a further order for suddenly decided, without some exciting to control. The popolar manager of the in perhaps the one occasion in the year when with flags of many nations, and added addi.imilar number of labels and wrapper, and cause, that the boycott against the Japan-perests of both China and Japan-Jagan
the bills were paid by Shimomura and the de-ess must be enforced by display.
A Hongkong firm was the recipient of boarty all sordid thoughts are dispensed with, and tional cotoneto the vivid costumes of the fair fandant Miki. Witness added that the printed antipathy to merchants who were believed congratulations from a number of promin the refreshing sense of goodwill which is sex. The weather was delightful, the sky matter (solved) had been printed by him, to be secretly breaking the compact, not to` aut citiress and mercantile representatives synonymous with this time of the year being almig cloudless blus. Shortly before in this couts of the foroboon, to-day at his found a responsive call in the breasts the conclusion of the sports, and while the suke in the preliminary examination to the bean said that the strange recrudescence of (5) By the statement of Shimomura Koino- deal in japanese goodt. In Japan" it has office, where the leading exponents of Chinese of all present. Dances there were plenty and events were still in progress, a few bars affect that he was in the employ of the defend the boycott,, at a time when it seemed to be One of the delights of living down at Ka business interesis did themselves the pleasure drinks went round freely. The New Year of the National Anthem agnounced the ant Miti from October 14th, 1905, to the dying down, was caused by the injudicious tong, before it became so townibel, was to go of calling and offering their felicitations to Mr. was the Lang Synell when the testy on arrival of H. E. the Governor and suite present (March 16th, 1907) at a monthly speech of a japanese professor in Tokyo, who, out in the early morning and see the faber- of Auld cheers who remained interested spectators of the remuneration of Yio, on the understanding that addressing a number of Chinese students; as men draw their nots... Tha curioss nature of Quite racertly Sir Jacob Saatoon made the
and hearty band-shaken, wata a more striking" | rest of the proceedings. It was extremely ke should receive ataka axpiration of every {ners and customs, with the result that the stu†lity of getting the Chluase fishermen togive
to per cent of the net profit persed Chinese character and Chincio' man- many of the fish caught, the almost impossibi- magnificent gift of ten lakhs of rupees, for the testimony of the general feeling than would unfortunate that Lady Lagerd, who was to
de the soap businesì át establishment of the Central Institute of Science have been a thousand nicely-worded speeches. have presented the prizes had doavoidably to six months (July and December).
dents sent a copy of the speech to the lesions ready sold to the fabring (the ownen ofthebeats ders information, and the fact that all the catch was ni A feature of the Ball, was the electric device bs absent through indisposition, as, as His in Bombay.
(6) By the statement of witness Tanaka
of the boycott movement in Hongkong. That 19og" which flashed forth at the stroke of Excellency himself had stated, if there was abura in the preliminary examination to the this was as exciting causa of the rint appears and the employers of the men) added a rest to the twelve.
During the proceedings, Mr. T. W. Robertson would not wish to miss, it was the annual 20th, 1968, he had purchased from the defendtion of such a character to produce the disturb early enough, is a place of great loterest, af
one event in the year which Lady Lugard effect that between April 4th, 1937, and January unlikely, for if there were zay spacial justifica-Taquiries. The fish market, if one can get up ly three-quarters of a century. Mr. Davis. Proposed to toast of the staff of the Hongkong | children's sports. The occasiop was shorn of aat Miki 2,212 boxes of soap called "Flower-ance there can be no doubt that it would though the avaraga man, concerned only from much of in telat which would otherwise have basket Capitol Soap al 36 sen (2) per box, have been made public in the lack of any a bou-scientific point of view, is egaln left, in invested it by the absence of Lady Lugard's and that the fourteen boxes of soap, (seized special cause for the outbreak that could be endeavouring to recognise the varieties, vivid tracted abience in the homeland. By kind from the defendant Miki of the defendant is that the leaders of the boycott, finding that genial personality, especially after her pro- were identical with those he bad purbased attributed to the Japaness, and thus in a way In colouring and quaint in shape that are there
to be seen. eford a justification, the explanation probably permission of the Officen, the Band of the (7) By the statement 10gth Mahrattas enlivened the proceedings Sekiguchi in this Coun that he had purchased it was gradually weakening in force, determin- with the following selections of music:-
soap from the defendani Miki during theperioded on intimidating mirchants who were and at the place quoted in the judgmen "supsected of breaking the compact by organis- | (8) By the statement in the declaration mads | lng a public demonstration of anlipathy. Want by the complainant firm against the defendant gives support to this theory is that no demopederated to mounted fish, and those already Miki to the effect that the defendant, without | stration was made against the Japanese in obtaining the approval of the complainegt, was | Hongkong, as would almost certainly have selling soap under the cover of the trade mark | bsen the case if the Japanese had given any the right to use which exclusively in Japan cause for the action takes. belonged to the complainant company,
(9) By the statement of witsour" "Iwath" "Kytt goro in the reliminary examination to the Aap dealer, of Osaka. In March or April for the purpose of purchasing, soaps, when he 1906 be visited the house of the defendant Miki was shown some soaps with trade mark held by Lever Brothers, Limited. He then. Girls' Events. Flat Race; Skipping Race mark on the Capitol soap" had been regis pointed out to the defendant that the trade Post Box Race: Skipping Competition; Flattered by the English firm, so that it could not Race; Obstacle Race; Skipping Competition; be used by anyone else without obtaining the Flat Keco: Egg and Spoon Race; Flat Race: firm's consent. He further cautioned the de Flat Race: Clothes-Hanging Race.
There was also a Boys and Girls' Whistling fendant to refrain from using the trade-mark in question. 'Oo hearing this, the defendant At the conclusion of the Sports, H.E. the affirmed that he did not know the fact. He Governor presented the prizes to the successful was manufacturing the soaps without any mali- competitors. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded His Excellency and three cheers and a "tiger" for Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard brought the proceedings to a close.
·Sassoon, ika' founder, was
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ponded to by Mr. W. Wilson, who proposed toast was answered by Mr. G. T. Lloyd. The the healths of the "The Visitors The latter manager then asked the gathering to drink to The Ladies," which was respandëd to by Dr. Forsyth in a happy little speech,
THB OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,
The revenue of the Osaka Shoten Kaitha for the presèot half-year has shown a notable increase owing to the favourable result of the coasting, trade, and the retrenchment of ex- penditure. The total revenue from July to November amounted to Y4,719,060, against which the expenses were Y3,583,000, leaving a on the figures for the corresponding period of last yer and of more than Y160,000 ai com. pared with the period from January to May
·Gwynite unice. March. Salute the Standard.........Haftani. Valic. The Gipsy Ide *** Selectioniska Marcosiemeremosássless.
Two StepClosindeling
Racer... Savby............ Moura. Bang..Cantique de Noel
Adams "Sitteclun..... The Earl and the Girl Cary11. Valne........... Lehre de Manonillet. Caprice. The Whistles and is Dog Prpor March......Uncle Sammy.....Holmang, Galop Vival Ziko.
The following attractive programme was get spectators alike:
the Sasmons then carried on contributed profit of ¥1,138,poo, an increase of over Y220,000 UP; and supplied great fun to the children and ect that he was an employć of lida Sadasuke, the leader of the boycott movement, who were corpses. Dr. tisnitich, the Director of the
Barco Tre arginth to the ingdom of the Great Sultan in Bagdad, holding the title of "Nasi" or Prince of the Land. Owing to political affairs he had to seek voluntry ex it, nud land- ad in Bombay in 1831. The rising trade of remarkabla the capital soon attracted his genius and aptitude for commerce and with- for years, he came to be reckoned. amongst the merchant princes of the day, About this period, the Eastern trade a tracted the attention of enterprising traders.. Mr. David sout his eldest son Elins to Canton in 1845 sad, soon after, was successful in estab. jahing batiness centres in all the treaty ports In Chins opened for trade to British subjects. The enormous volume of eastern trade which largely to the gigantic fortune which they built úp, This continued until 1864 when old David Sassoon died and in 1866, his eldest son Elias, started business to such an ebormou
extent that the firm #000 had three branches in China, two in Japan, three in England, three in India, besides a branch is the Persian Gulf, Bagdad, Germany) Americs, and even Africa. After the death of his father in 1880, Jacob transferred himself to Bombay as the bead-quarters of the firm, and www.materially assisted by his brothers Edward and Meyer, who, moving for a while between China and India, afterwards settled in England, looking after the trade with the west. It was at this time that he was bappily wedded to Rachel, daughter of a wealthy merchant of Calcutta. Of this lady, it may be said that her liberalit) is only equalled by her goodness,
The keto mind of Sir Jacob soon perceived the great potentialities of the.
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LOCAL TEXTILE INDUSTRY and so early as 1885, he built his first mill, the Alexandra Mill. He subsequently established the E: D. Sassoon Mill, E. D. Sassoon Dye- works, the Rachel Sassoon Mill, and the Jacob Sassoon Mill, the last being the largest mill-la India. It is remarkable that Sir Jacob preserves a strong and unshaken faith in the future of this
last.
"N.DAL. KNIERPRISE,
COALING STATION IN KOH-SI-CHANG, About two years ago or more Mesura, the
North German Lloyd established a costing station, lor supply of coal is the company's véssels, at Köb-si-Chang. Two hulks werd 'provided and anchored for the purpose at Koh- si-Chang. The coaling, station took this form for two seasons; one was for facilitating the coaling of steamers which could go alongside the hulks to coal, and another reason was that two anchorages have to be used by ships_coal-, ing or loading outside, according to the change of the monsoon. Oso anchorage was at Kobe -Chang, and the other at Anghia. These Balks could be towed and anchored at either station according as the necessity arose,
It was estimated at the time the station was established that a saving could be effected by the company by reason of the fact that German
vessels could load in Bangkok 200. lons of cargo more and be able to cross the bar when estered the river with bunkers provided
ships
Boys' Evenia--Potato Race: Dressing Race; Cock Fight; Obstacle Race; Flat Race; Egg and Spock Race; Tug-of-Wor; Fiat Race Victoria Cross Race; Fim Race; Fint Race
Wheelbarrow Race:
Race.
VIOLATION OF TRADE-MARK.
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clous intention.
of
Fortunately the curious in this matter will, £4.time goes on, have a better opportunity of making acquaintance with “the finny denizens” —sounding but incorrect phrase in the Raffles - Museum. In the fish room two cases are being
there are worth examination. See the fish in the water at Raffles Light, vividly coloured and in swarms shooting over-the coral bottom near the Pier, best at low water, and it is very differ- It would appear in the light of these facts out to seeing the fish brought to land even fresh
on the that the Government of Hongkong has come
and even more so than a few hours to the conclusion that the riot, was the work of later, when they are marely damp unpleasant
occurred. To bring home the responsibility -The actual fish are taken, skinned and pre- morally, if not legally, responsible for what Museum, is working on a different tack, now. to the persons suspected, was difficult if not served, and then carefully coloured so that the impossible, and the Government thereupon dusting tists and gorgeous markings may be
reserved for protection of the colony against is difficult to get, but one of the Museum assist determined to avail ittell of a waspon in its preserved, as nearly as possible to the original, hands the use of which has previously been as skilful work will permit. The slivery gleam the criminal classes. By virtue of the powers auto bas a pretty taste that way-the coloured conferred upon him, the Governor of Hong models of fruit cart from "life" and tinted to ment of any person without giving reason and coloured, make quite a good show already. og cu order the deportation or banish-original are his work. The fish, thus mounted therefor save the maintenance of the pub. There are porcupine fish, the globes, which Boy remedy, for an appeal to the Courts called from their curious four-sideseas, parott fishes of the most beautiful coburs, and a lic peace, nor has the person banished blow themselves up, the coffer or trak fishes, so could paly result in the endorsement of the Governor's action under the pawers conferred beak that looks as if it could crack many a opon him. Hitherto we believe the power has dead dut, the sucking fish, with a curious up been exercised only in the case of Chinese side-down look, and a mouth at the top, our who have come into the colony for a criminal old friend the ikan merah, also an ikan hijau,
industry, notwithstanding the dark clouds which ith sufficipat coal only to take a ship as far as 'chi,, a soap-dealer, No. 1,524, Kamedo-cho, received the reply from Iida that his employé while banishment cannot be substituted,tor a specimens of interest to the Musam. Dr. T.
have sometimes hung over.
While the Sassoons have thui materially contributed to
AND INDUSTRY,
an outer anchorage. Thess vessels had in any case to complete cargoes at one of these outer anchorages and they could at the same time take in coal sufficient for completion of the voyago.
This arrangement has,itappears, not produced the success anticipated and we understand that the Company have now decided to give up the coal bulks from the beginning of this year. and return to the former methods of taking sufficiest coal at Singapore or Hongkong, for the voyage backwards and forwards-Stam Oberer, -
LEVEE'S "CAPITOL TOILET SOAP. DECISION OF THE TOKYO CHIHO SAIDANPHD, On examination of the charge of violation of the Trade-mark Law against Miki Vataro, soap maoulacturer, No. 7, Matsukura-cho, chome, Nonja, Tokyo, and Sekiguchi Shiroki.
Minami Katsushika district, Tokyo-lu, now residing at Mo. 14, Kami, Heiyention,cha, Asakura, Tokyo, the Court, in conjunction with Procurator Minta Eigore, has decided as The defendant Miki Yainto is ordered to pay a fine of Yros and the defendant Sekiguchi in acquitted as innocent
Fallows:
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT.
THE ADVANCING TIDE OF COMMERCE they have also given with a large-hearted and judicious liberality. Reference may be made to their important docations to the cause of suffering humanity on founding the David Sas soon Hospital, the Ellas Sassoon Lying in Ward, the Sassoon Infirmary and Leper Asylam sad last, but not least, the Jacob Sassoon European Gaseral Hospital, for which an additional sum of two lakhs of rupees was
18ADE MARK PROJEST. given by Sir Jacob recently. To these should be added the lakh of rupees given to Lord Lamington for the Central Nursing Fund. The chief examiner of the Japanese Patent. tional progress of the, people, The Sassoon lodged by Messrs. Jardina, Matheson & Co, Reformitory, the Sassoon Mechanics Institute, Ld. On May 15 the firm applied to the Bureau the Byculla Sassoon High School, a Takh and for registering a trade mark with the design a ball devoted towards the Elphinstone High showing the Rising Sun in centre with wheat Schools and now the Sassoon Central Institute stalks at both sides; Bun Chop at the of Science bespeak the zeal and enthusiasm upper part and J. M. C. at the lower. The they hara evinced it the cause of letters. Be authorities of the office dismissed the applica sides these, a lakh of rupees was given tówärds | tion as the ground that the mark resembled pany has been practically using the trademark. Miki renders him liable under Clause'r of Ar, kong. while they were subject to som-testimony to blachan if it could be proved that ·
They bave also contributed towards the educa- Bureau has passed a decision on a protest manufagiared by the company. On the soaps trade-mark used by Laver Brothers, Limited, has made a representation to the authorities on little astray in his Malay, but has much to
'the Sallon' Home. ·
THEBE MUNIFICENT CHARITIES have not been given at the sacrifice of the claims af the Jewish community. Sir Jacob Sassoon Is perhaps the principal philanthropist who bas helped towards the amelioration of his own com. munity and this has won for him the position of the head of the Jewish community in India. Her bas built and maintained a synagogue in Bombay, Poona and Hongkong for them. He has provided schools for them of which the principal one, a high school, was latterly en- dowed with two lakhs of rupees in Byculla Besides these, separate funds are provided for giving feasts to the poor on holiday for giving relief in the needy and the disabled among them.
In private life. Sir Jacob as suffered more than most men. A serious disability of the eyesight has prevented him for many years from taking ble dae share in the social and public fife of the day. His wife has been a per- maner Invalid for a long time. His only child died in its infancy, and naturally of retired babits those misfortunes have made him sama; what of a recluse. He is intensely religious, and his simple ways of piety and benevalence are in striking contrast to his collosal fortune and high position:ia lífa.
OPIUM IN SIAM.
that of No. 9,887 registered. The applicants contended that the two marks were different in form and character described. The chief ex- aminer refused to admit the protest in accord- ance with the 4th clause of Art. 2 of the, Trade
Mark Law.
STRAITS TIN,
mentioned.
penalty in accriminal case, it may be so sub Rowell, C M.G., Principal Officer, made stituted where the offence is political. In con collection of fish in 1883-7 and some of these, sequence of the recent boycott riets the Goventhough long ago faded out of their natural ernor has brought into operation the powers colours, can be utilised for the saw collection. conferred upon him, and without any form of It must have been about this me that the trial or open loquiry has banished several in Rev. J. E. Tenison-Wooda, vice-president of fluential Chinese merchants and two editors the Linnean Society, New South Wales, paid charges of inciting a visit to the Streite, and the result of his visit of vernacular papers the riot. Included among those ordered to wás No. 1 of Malaysian Kasays, "The Fisheries be deported were a piece-goods merchant of the Oriental Region" printed at Sydney, and an insurance broker in the employ our copy being marked presented by the of a prominent British firm. It is scarcely Goverment of the Straits Settlements far necessary 10 Bay that the action of the review." Fancy a Government sanctioning the Governor has aroused intense indignation word "Malaysian Mr. Woods pamphlet, among the Chinese in Hengkong, and has however, has a good deal of interesting matter been viewed with grave misgiving by Bri-in it, although a trifle too diffuse from tish merchants, while the China Associationcleatific point of view. He also goes a say about "belachar," and in a note at the the subject. One of the journalists ordered to be departed, the Editor of the Sheng go, dis end identifies this concoction of pounded tributed a manifesto scathingly denouncing shrimps with the intense smell, as the sauce the authorities who banished Chinamen with or pickle frequently mentioned in Pliny ne out granting them a bearing. The ma garos, from which he deduces that the Malay nifesto, deprecated the restriction of in-
word garum, from the Sanscritura, "is dividual liberty, and wamed the Chinese the same word. used by the ancient Greek. of the insecurity of investing capital in Hong-and Roman writers. It would be a striking this toothsome delicacy was world-known in mary deportation After taking legal advice, the Editor of the SAcung po declined to leave the fifth century, Mr. Tecison Woods gives the colony, preferring to be arrested and some account of the fish industries, paints oak brought before a Court in order to force the that the fishermen and fishmongers of the East hearing of his case. By this time the Governor are Chinese, that one-tenth of the population would seem to bave come to the opinion that of China dervives its support from fishing; that, he had gone too far, and the case of the Editor the fishes of the Indian Archipelago belong to of the Sheung-po was re-considered, with the the equatorial region, differing but slightly
yan fisheries ho says :---- result that the order of deportation was can from the Atlantic equatorial fishes. Of Mala-
Unfortunately, the mischief was already
(10) By the statement of the defendast Seki- guchi in the preliminary examination to the effect that after the criminal action had been lastituted by Lever Brothers, Limited (since January 18th, 1958) be told the defendini Miki ibat be (Sekiguchi) had learned that the trade-purpose, and who, after conviction and impri-a species with a sharp thora stuck at the bot
sonment, bave been banished. Even so it is tom of the gill, another most brillmily coloured mark on the "Capitol snap *) had already been provided in the Hongkong Charter that "the with a dorsal fin that flice away like + crest registered by Lever Brothers, Limited.
(11) By the statement of witobss Takema Governoj sball. in ab case, except when the leather, and a score of others, Many of these Shinazo in the preliminary examination that he offence has been of a political nature usatcom-fish bave come from Mr. H. C. Clarks, the bad been regnted by the two defendants to panied by any other grave crime make it a con- Municipal Inspector of Markets, who is always negotiate on their behalf a peaceful sexiement dition of any pardon or remission of senience on the look-out, and has presented many strik. jog specimens. His colleague Mr. de Mello, 'shall absent himself or be removed from, the has also presented some, while Dr. Lim Boon the trouble. He accordingly wrote to lide that the offender shall be banished from, or Sudasuke, of Osaka, and asked him to settle colony. It would seem from this clause that Keng always seems to keep his eye-on this case amicably out of Court, to which be Iwata had recently visited Tokyo and informed the defendant Miki that the trade-mark in question was already registered by Lever Bro thers, Limited. Despite this the defendant Miki' continued to manufacture the imitation. It was therefore impossible for him (lida)` to comply with the request. At the beginning of February 1956 witnesssammoned the two de- fendants to his house and told, them that they Lever Brothers, Limited, of Port Sunlight, had already been waned against their action. The 'defendant Sekiguchi asked Miki whether he had been warned, and the latter denied hav- county of Chester, England, registered, with the object of serving, exclusive usa in Japab for themselves, at the Japanese Patent Bureau,ing received such warning, though hetbought before April 1996, a trade mark composed of an that Iwata had come from Osaka and made oblong rectangle it which is printed in English meation of the matter.
(12) By the stalement contained in the Trade- the word "Capitol," for the purpose of denoting mark Gasolte, No.-462, to the effect that the soaps, designed Capital, soaps," which are themselves the same trademark and the words for their soaps, which was cited in the judg" Lever Hrothers, Limited, Port Sunlight," in ment, was registered at the Patent Bureau OD
September 21st, 1905, English, are impressed, while on the wrappers of the sasps and also on the labels pasted on
(13) By the Capitol," coaps and the trade- the oblong boxes in which the soaps are packed mark on their wrappers and boxes, which were appear the same words in the same style as the used by the defendant Miki. impression on the soap. In this way the com. In considering the law on this point, the Court finds that the action of the defendant Knowing this fact the defendant Miki Yataro, without obtaining the permission-of Lavar ticle 16 of the Trademark Law, No. 38 of 1899 Brothers, manufactured what he called" Capitol and he is sentenced to pay a fine of Y100 as Soap betweed-April-10lb, 1906, and January 1908, at the address mentioned, using on the Sekiguchi Shirokichi are that between Novem The facts in the charge against the defendant soap the registered trademark belonging to the English fra The impression was made ber 1906 and January 1907, knowing that the by meant of a brass mould (which, was trade-mark used on the soaps called." Capito!" cized) the cakes of soap were packed in manufactured by Lever Brothers, Limited, was wrappers and boxes identical in appearance, registered with the Japanese Government, he
The coasts of the Straits of Malacca, whether with those used by the English firm, Defen- manufactured, in conjunction with the defen-celled. dant packed and dressed his soap in the same dant Miki, a quantity of soap, impressed it with
the same appellation, and trade-mark, packed done, and perhaps even mate bitterness on the Sumatran or Malayan sides, are extreme. It may not be generally known but yet it way as genuine Capital soap is packed, and it in 2,472 boxes together with too dotes of the was caused by the cancellation of the ly low and shallow. Large mangrove swamps is a positive fact that much of the 4-English within the period named sold 5.441 barea of tin supposed to be produced in Cornwall and the soap to Tanaka Eitare, No. 31 Shin-Mal soap bought from the defendant Miki, the wrap order in the case of the man who showed with innumerable shallo streams fringe the in the care of influential merchants who must anchor a long way out. Sometimas sold is "English" tin, is nothing more than uyamacho, Asakusa, Tokyo, also to a man pers and boxes being identical in design with fight and persistence and its enforcement shores. Vessels of even moderate- draught those used by Lever. Brothers, Limited, and a combination of the products of Straits tiswhose same and addrest are unknown; and further sold over 4,400 boxes to several persons bad invested their capital in the colony where the coast is scarcely visible, one meets with the Cornwall dies. There is no place also to the defendant Sekiguchi Shirokichi. He
that he had Self-Government Society of Canton, which was ing sixkes or fish traps of clamay construction. in the world that cant produce purer tin than furthermore sold to the defendant Sekiguchi between about April 1906 and January 1997, but were ordered to leave af brief notice,. The succession of bamboo fences, which are fish- by Lover Bro-responsible in the first place for the boycott They are closely woven labyrinths in which the the Malay States, says. Fu Tinland, and it is during the period from April 10th to October All these facts, with the thers, Limited, of the substantialed by statements made by him in the riot, took up the matter of their compa- main until the men come to make them captiva against British merchants and British trader one to three taas burden. They are pulled by trioms and a hostile feeling began to be shown: The fishing boats of frail construction, wary from Just at this moment occured the unfortunate oars, and saldon carry sails, so that they do incident on the British steamer Fatakan, where not venture far from shore, Tos nets are mada a Chinese was alleged to have died as the re- of twins tauued with mangrove bark, sult of a kick 'from a Portuguesa ticket-col meshes are not constructed as lu Europe, being lactor." As the result of an inquiry at the Bri- knotted in a different way, with a fastening tunt tish Consulate at Canton, it was shown that the slips and often allows fish to escape. The fish man died from natural, causes and not from jog stakes require very little trouble, and contri- violence, but the Chinese are not satisfied, and bute largely to the take They answer well the incident bas added fuel to the flame caus- enough in fine weather, and there is seldom ed by the deportations it Hongkong.
anything else in the Straits of Malacca. Tha Undoubtedly the Hongkong authorities are traps are neither ingenious nor durable, but in a very difficult position. Accusations whol the sea is rịch in: fish, and they are well, shej- ly unfounded have been made by Japanese terad. They farm conspicuous feature all through the Archipelago when the const› is newpen against British merchants Hongkong for instigating the boycott-accusa shallow tions which have been stated by the Japanese may be that the Hoogkong Government be can be read by those who like: The herringe Consal there to be without foundation, and it fado-Pacific regiononly their scientific names came convinced that its duty was to show in are regular denizens of this region; horse mac some decided manner that the British anthozi.keralare favourite articles of food, thiripen tins had no sympathy with the boycott against species of cars were to be seen in the mar the japanese and would employ all the resour-kate-of-Penang is the tannias, ikan tinggiel ces within its power against Hongkong papan, are favourite articles of food, Geing made basis of operations: 2063 not remember ever seeing a48ah market As we showed in the case of the Boy, in which tundis and other members of the cott against Americans, and more recently as mackerel family were not the principal mass regards the boycott'sgainst Japanese, the use offered for sale. But it is not easy to pia”, of such a weapon inflicts almost as much in from the fish subor, sentences palatable to thin joy upon its wielder as upon its victims. ordinary taste.. The new Guide to the Zoolo
But Governments, with every will to prevent cal Collections of the: Museum/kaw? the use or abuse of the wospon, are power chapter on fishes, but a visit to the new less against eexclusive dealing They can tion, which is properly labelled with The interveng; to prevent or penish illegal acts tifc, Malay, and Kogitas katinas ww arising from boycott by proved intimidable, will prore'isteresting tion they cannot compel merchants to buy or whale skalatoo, and the OLAP doal is goods produced by a particular, ins of Birksnow, mounted wa
PULO BRANI WORKS TO STAGGER MININĠ '.
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no idle boast that the Smelting Works at Pulo 1906, 100 dozen of the cakes of soup unpacked knowledge of the have been and may have bad, some band,in insligating | fiskes get entangled when the tide is in, and re-
Brani in Singapore can and will stagger the In this way the defendant Miki, with the intens tion of pursuing this coane uninterrupted for mining world as to the quality of metallic tin produced. It was indeed a wise policy of the period named, taftloged the registered the Malay Government to have put a probi-trade-mark belonging to the English firm. bitive duty on tio ores exported to countries outside of the States and Colony, as the faci litics possessed by the Straits Trading Com pany's works in Singapore and Penang are sufficient guarantee that the metallic tia placed on the market is second to none in quality.
prove beyond doubt that the defendant had this Cort. But the evidence is insuficient to knowledge that the trade-mark in question was registered by: Lever Brothers,imited. The Court, therefore, has decided that the defend- ant Sekiguchi Shirokichi shall be acquitted in accordance with Anicles 235 and 224 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
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The facts cited above'sto borne out- (1) By the deposition before this Court of the defendant Mizi, which is congruous with the facts of the case quoted in the judgment, with the exception of the fact that he had full knowledge that the trade-mark Of the articles seized, those under the cate. uzed on the soap manufactured by him and the gory of the first group, as belonging to defend boxes and wrappers in which the soap was ants, are confiscated in accordance with the packed bad been registered with the Japanese first part of Article 18 of the Trade-mark Law, authorities by Lover Brothers, Limited, Eng and those under the category of the second and, before April 1906, for the purpose of re-group, also belonging to defendants, must ha serving exclusive use of their product termed destroyed in accordance with the second part
Capitol soap.
of the same Article of the Trademark Law, 20 they are inseparable from the trade-mark, while those under the catagory of the third group, not
to their respective owners."" being liable sa confiscation, shall be returned The judgment is signed by Judge Shimada Tetsukichi, presiding Judge Mitsuda Kwanichi and Judge Miyagi Hyogoro,
We now hear that the contamination of foreign metals with English black tie was like: ly to deteriorate the quality of the latter and "The Courrier d'Heiphong gives the figures lead to the detriment of the English mining of the import of opium into Siam for some years industry, but we are prepared bold our own, hack, and adds a sympathetic note: on the and maintain that Straits tin has never mat- afforts made to control the import of morphia. quended or attempted to do so in opposition to (a) By the statements of witness Ota Maso It says-Oplum is, in effect, Government or competition with any other class of tin. The
gorn in the preliminary examination of this monopoly, and the Government holds that the quality of the metallic tin produced here bas
case, 21, appearing in the minutes of the derivatives of opium are subject to the same not, so fat, been equalled. The tin produced limiary examination, that be received, bet pere reless opium itself, especially as regards their by the merchants' refineries in Penang and the toth March or April 1906 and January 1937, Importation by foreignere under the greaties. Singapore, can also claim that quality is the orders from a man named Shimomures, lodging On this point certain difficulties have arisen first consideration. The hall mark of Straits at the house of the defendant Miki and bit with foreigners who took up the importation of tin la wall-known factor in the metal market, wife, for 4,280 soap-packing boxes, and, sub- sequently received the purchase-mosey for 4 morphia. The amount of this drug being *, beought into the country was incressing, and A Toxio message to the fainichi states that a them from the said Shimomura and the wife of if undoubtedly largely exceeded the requirements amber of leading business men who are con the defendant, and also that the boxes (seized) for madical purposes, The Government the nacted with the Chambers of Commerce in had been manufactured at his house, sjemenk muthorised the importation by certain die tend to visit some of the representative mer(3). By the statements of witness Kitamura
The Viceroy of Hupeh, H. H. Chan Kasi. panties of good reputation and under certain chans in China next spring for the purpose of Kikujito is the preliminary examination to the condiions, wit the fixing of a maximum improving the commercial relations, between effect that in the middia of March 1906, a man lang proposes to constract & dockyard at amount and inspection of the books of sale. the two conatries and to remove the Chinese named Kitamura, residing in the house of the Pebshi Chow, Wuthangs to build men of war Morphia pays a duty of 3 per cent, in Siam misunderstandings regarding the Japaness In defendant Mikl; came to the house of witness for the Yangtzekiang Squadron; and to build & little opium is grown in the north of Siam, this connection, they held a massing at the and producing an imported scap' requested" and repair remals for the steamship companies: consumed by the cultivators. It is megáli „Tako Chamber of Commerce recantly when him to make brass mon'de identical with the He bas, with that object in view, dippted Fa so www.opiam, but the thing is done on so, Mr. Okubo, Director of the Commercial and design impressed on the soap in all detalls, Chin-nies Helang yang Total, to proceed siscale and in so distant and thinly, Industrial Barman of the Department of Agd, with the exception of the lion and horse em to Foochow to letpect the dock thero and to had a part! på the country that the Gove, calibre and Commerce, attended by invitation: bracing, which, portion of the design was to be investigate their methods and expenditure.
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