FRANCE & SOVIET.
"DAMNABLE CONSPIRACY."
THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPE
TRADE MARKS IN
CHINA.
Ticklish Problems For Manchester.
M. POINCARE'S NOTE
Mr. Wheeler's Accusation. TO BRITAIN.
Washington, April 9. In the Benalo, Mr. Whooler Russian Mission in London. donounced the Fedora! Jury
indictment os Paris, April 9,
ย product of
For more than twenty yours dammable conspiracy, Mr. Walsh Manchester shippers engaged in M. Polucaro, in the Sonate, defined France's attitude towards supported him, and introduced a the China trado have exercised Runnis. He stated that it was resolution, supported by the their wits to devise some method nit bocause of Russia's internal Robinson, and carried nom con, and "chops", in China, says a Democratic loader. Senator of protecting their trade marks reglina that Franco had not appointing a committeo of five writer in the Manchester (uote- resumed relations, but bocauso Sonators to investigatethe charges dan Commercial. From time to the Soviot had not agreed to against Mr. Wheelor. Reuter's time publicity has been given to settlement of outstanding beano-
American Service.
[An oarlier cable reports that seandals arising out of the deli- the Federal Grand Jury has berate piracy." of Manchester chops by firms of other nationality, and it is the difficulty of getting the Treaty Powers to 4greo which provouted the long drawn-out negotiations from bear ing fruit.
te questions. This coincided with the United States attitude.
Senator.]
he became
· MURDERED AMERICANS.
to
JL
He had sont a note to Britain indicted Senator Whooler for regarding the forthcoming Angin--
accepting a retaining foo Russian nogotiations, drawing influence the granting of uit land attontion to the position of permits after owners of Russian honds, and submitting that any settlement reaghod must apply to the whole Russian dobt. To uskul that Britain would havo ragard for this. At the same time he had instructed the French Amilassa-i dor not to make formal rufusals in the evont of Britain desiring that France should participate in the Anglo-Russian conversations. He was quite ready to resume conversations when Russia show- od herself disposed to pass from wards to deeds, Pranee was not placing any obstacles in the way of private enterprise with Russia.
Renter
London, April 9.
The Russian negotintars, head- od by M. Rakovsky, arrived in London to-night. Renter."
SHIPYARD WORKERS
DIVIDED.
Unions Hope to Aveșt Lockout,
London, Aprit D.
Avenging Their Deaths.
London, April 10.
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In May, 1923, the Chinese (lov- ornment took affairs into its own hunds and promulgated a law which established a Chineso Bureau of Tradlo Marks, frue fro any supervision or guidance from the foreign trading community. Firms who wished to
pro- A message from Tirana, says tort
⚫ their
trade
marks Albanian genda rineric have killod were roqni rad to registor two and wounded one of the them with the Bureau within murderers of the Americans, a period of six months from the Mossrs. Delong and Coleman. promulgation of the law on May The other three marderem 23. After the lapse of that period escaped, and are being pursued the use of an unregistered mark by the goudarmes. Reuter.
WAN accommanied by heavy penalties, rising to penal survi- tude, though it was not clear how the Chinese Government could apply such penaltios to foreigners subject only to the jurisdiction of their own courts.
SPECIAL SERVICE
SQUADRON,
Enthusiastic Reception at Sydney.
As long as the Puking Govern- mont remained without any authority over the rest of the Sydney, April 9. country little notice was taken of, has arrived, and was enthusias-of grace had already clapsed The British naval squadron the law, and the original period
tically greeted by huge crowds.
before traders in Shanghai and iu Manchester realised that, failure register their "chops “ with the now Bureau made it possible for those sumo chops to be registered by other firms, and thus a firm which had spent. decades in establishing the good By defeating Reti in the six-night find that its use of its own repute of its own commodities Leanth round of the chess tourna trade marks was illegal. nient. Doctor Laskor Imus drawn London, April 4.well into leading position, in viow The fockout notices have been of Capablanca's only drawing)
NEGOTIATIONS, withdrawn in the east of theith Marshall.Reiter's
A conference of the London, shipyard unions involved in the Southampton strike has reported | that thero was not a two thirds) majority for continuing the strike. The axecutive of each afiliated) union has ordered the men to return to work to-morrow. It is hopod this will avort a lockout. Rroter.
Shipwrights' Society, which ex-
pelled its twelve hundred South-
ampton mombers. The openstion of the lockout has been suspend-
DR. LASKER'S STRONG POSITION.
rican Sorrier,
New York, April 9.
ed in the case of the other ship-SOVIET RUSSIA AND THE been arrived
yard unions until April 11th, so as
to give the Southampton members
further opportunity of resum ing-Reutter.
PROTECTION FROM EVICTION.
Treasury to Pay Portion
of Rent.
London, April 0.
NETHERLANDS.
The Manchester Chumlor of Ame-Commerce inciliately got into touch with the Foreign Office, which qulled a conference of the the British trade associations ✰ affected. No decision. has yet at pending the negotiation now proceeding be- tween the British Embassy in The Hague, April 9.
Peking and the Chinose. Govorn- It is stated that negotiationsment, but the fact that shipping between Soviet Russia and the houses have been advised not tof Netherlands, which were recently
rush in and register their "chops" broken off, will shortly be resum- Embassy is confidont of its ability is takon to imply that the od. Reuter.
to obtain an extension of the periud-of-grace¿Some concessions in the shape of the admission of BRITISH TRADE FIGURES.] foreign advice in the operation of the law are also expected, and it is to be hoped that a sottlement agrooable to all parties will be speedily obtained.
trade
In the House of Commons the
London, April 9.- new Evictions Bill was introdue-show importa
The Board of Trade roturns nd by Mr. Wodgwood Benu, pro- £103,000,000, an increase of seven arks has naturally no reference
in March at The law relating to hibiting eviction of distressed millions compared with Fobruary to patents, but the rise of the tenants and providing for reim- Exports were sixty-one millions, Chinese engineering industry bursement of claims by local authorities. The tenant will be
a decrease of six millions sterling makes
Reuter provided with a certificate of
it essential that the Tranty Powers should now turn immunity from eviction and the
their attention to the adequate local authorities will investigate
protection of patents in Chínu. A the applicants' resources, and if
glaring Case of *patant- necessary supplement them sufi-' The King's cutter Britannia will snatching" has been brought to ciently to enable him to retain be in commission and competo the attention of tha M.G.C his home, and shall be entitled to at the principal regattas during recently by the claim a refund of part, of the money they havo spent from the Treasury.
The Bill was read a first time. -Reuter.
KING TO RACE CUTTER,
FINIS..
Youlton the forthcoming yachting season. Openers, Limited, of Manchester. Orders have been received at Some time age their agents in Cowes for the Britannia to be China arranged that one of their launched, and the fitting out to be colton-opening machines should commenced in April.
| Id Not up for purposes of exhibition in a Chinose colton mill. The result of this exhibi- tign is that a Chinose firm of toxtile machinists is able to vaunt its success in constructing cotton-opening machinery_of the Youlton (Bio) typo." The Chinese enginvors at the hoad of this firm have boon trained in Fall River, Oldham, and Europe: Their knowledge of the spacifica- tion of the Youlton oponer inay come from their European' ex- porionco or from the machine oxhibited in China. H. M. Com- mercial Soorotary in China and
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And no mistake!
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tho Shanghai Chamber of Com-
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FEER'S DAUGHTER AND -BARREL ORGAN,
It will be remembered that the that Lady, Patricia Blackwood, The Hon. Ann Kinnaird, Town Council rosolved that no daughter of the second Marquis daughter of Lord and Lady portion of the Aquarium site of Dufforin, and nieco of the Kinnaird, who is engaged at should ho retained
an prosent marquis, has signed a six Barking in Salvation Army aquarium. That decision has months contract with Mesure. J. | work as a captain, toured the. boon amended-in view of the C. Williamson, Ltd., the theatrical, stroots of the town the other day strong feeling in the town. The producers. She will make her with a barrel organ in old of the fish tanks are to be retained first appearance in "The Cabarot Salvation. Army Self-Donial when the rest of the improvement | Girl." -
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·PLAIN
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214 by 3 yds. 'Light Weight...St7.50 pr. Heavy Weight...$18.75 pr. Soft Fwill......$18.50 pr.
2 by 3 yds, Light Weight$12.75 Heavy Weight...$13.50 Twill..
$12.75
"MARPLE"
COTTON SHEETING
72 inch and 90 inch wide.
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EMBROIDERED
WHITE BEDSPREADS $12.75 $18.75 $21.50
AT
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LOW PRICES.
PILLOWCASES
COTTON
HEMSTITCHED...$110 $1.85
FRILLED PLAIN
$1.75
SHEETS
HEMSTITCHED
COTTON
214 by 3 yds. $16.00 pair 2 by 3 yds. $14.75 pair HEMSTITCHED
HOUSEHOLD
LINENS
51.75 $1.85 rach WHITE SUMMER
SINGLE BED
$5.75 $7.50
WHITE
DOUBLE BED
$10,75 DAMASK
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LINEN
SHEETING
72 inch and 90 Inch wide.
PILLOWCASES
IRISH LINEN HEMSTITCHED esch $4.75 $5.75 $6.25
.$4.00 $4.75
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Skippers
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