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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
COMPRADORE SHOP "CAMEL" CIGARETTES
SCENE.
R. A. F. MAN 'STRUGGLES WITH FOKI.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY,
Charges of disorderly conduct whilst drunk on the premises of Hung Cheong, Compradore, of No. 66, Nathan Road, Kowloon, of as- saulting a foki of the shop and of assaulting an Indian constable, were preferred against . Hodg son, leading draftsman R.A.f., bu fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow loon Magistracy this morning.
CASE.
JUDGMENT IN TRADE MARK APPEAL.
APPELLANTS SUCCEED.
MARINES GET A YEAR AND DAY.
SHANGHAI JUDGE PASSES SENTENCE.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1927.
MUCH AGITATION IN CANTON.
ARMED POLICE AND ARMOURED CARS.
THE MILITARY THREAT.
CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN CHANGSHA.
SOLDIERS SMASH SHOPS WITH AXES,
VALUE OF PAPER DOLLAR.
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ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.
The aeting Chief Justing, Mr.
Sentence of one year and one
Changsha, Hunan, Aug. 4. J. R. Wood, delivered judgment in day's imprisonment was passed
(Our Own Correspondent.)
At the time of the last report the financial situation in Changsha was the "Camel cigarettes trademark Jast week upon three United States
critical. All shops were closed as for appeal in the Supreme Court this marines, H. H. Harper, R. Carter
Canton, Aug. 16-
New Year because the authorities morning, when he gave judgment and A. Smith, convicted of the
The recent fall of Marshal had decreed that the paper dollar for the appellants the R. J. Rey-crite of robbery with violence at
Kai-shek Chinng
has given Tobacco Company of a Chinese second-hand shop on nolds
same amount as silver. That America, and also commented on Woosung Road, Shanghai, on the trouble-makers here an opportun- must be accepted for nearly the the decision of the Registrar of night of June 28, when fivety to create agitation. Police, situation did not last long. The
armed with rifles have been call- Trade Marks, in deciding to re-watches valued at G.$18 were stolen ed out to patrol the streets, and soldiers armed with axes wont gister the opposed mark-
at the point of the bayonet.
Sentence, which was handed armoured cars are to be seen in around chopping open the shops. The merchants decided to necept down by Judge Milton Purdy in all the various suburbs.
for nearly, the Enemies of the Government are
the paper notes the U.S. Court for China, is to be
the East same amount as the silver dollar, busy in the towns on served at McNeil's Island, in the River, A report says
that the but to put up the price of their State of Washington.
towns of Wai Chow, Ho Yuon and goods accordingly, and give no Accused only came up for sen-Lang Aloon are full of Commun-change.. People must buy a ists and that the troops there, ac- dollar's worth of goods. It is change a paper dollar into cash. The cash shops cording to the" report, are mostly very difficult to
If have no cash for that purpose. you have a silver dollar they will readily give you 320 coppers for it.
Originally the Cairo-italian Cigarette Company, on June 17, 1926, applied to register a design, words "Golden including the Camel" in respect of tobacco and cigarettes. The Reynolds Com-
The defendant pleaded guilty. At 6.30 p.m. yesterday, said Divisional Inspector Aris, pro- secuting, the defendant went into Hung Cheong's grocery shop in Nathan Roud. He was then un- der the influence of liquor and pay were already proprietors of asked a shop foki for two bottles registered trade mark in the of brandy. When asked for pay-same class consisting of the word ment the defendant said that he "Camel," and they opposed the mwiter was had no money and refused to pay application. The for his purchase. An argument argued before the Registrar with- then ensued between the foki and out any evidence being adduced.
Mr. C. G. Alabaster appeared for the defendant. The latter be-.
the appellants. came enraged and struck the Chinese over the eye.
Attorney
tence after having been found guilty on Tuesday, following two-day trial at which all three pleaded "Not Guilty." J. B. Davies defended all three.
Before, sentence was passed, Attorney Davies pleaded for lenienes for the accused, who were all young men, Harper being 18, Smith 22 and Carter 20. In ask- ing for leniency, Attorney Davies said, that any punishment the Court might inflict would have the same effect upon the future of the three youths. They would be automatically discharged from the
disarmed.
Trouble makers have infinenced the soldiers of other cities and towns near the Kowloon-Canton Railway, and farmers and pea- sants are supporting the Com-
munists.
..
His Lordship said that the appeal appeared to be without a At that time, continued the Ins-recent precedent in the records of pector, there were three bottles of the court. For that reason it was stout wrapped up for another cus to be regretted that the decision tomer. The accused seized the appealed from, had not been sup- by legal argument, bottles and another struggle en ported sued. The foki was agnin struck Neither the Registrar of Trade Marine Corps. said counsel: upo Cantonese and anxious to return and losses. At a dinner party
later arrived and, after
were
some
half
All foreign property in Chang- sha has now been evacuated by The chief schemers in the pre-the soldiers and strict proclama- issued forbidding them sent move are General Yip Ting tions and Ho Lung, who are now some occupying them again. The pro- on the Fukien-Kiangsi-vincial authorities are beginning These two to estimate the damages they where Kwangtung, border. Generals actually command 30,000 will have to pay. Missionaries picked troops, who are mostly are requested to report damages
and then police whistles
Marks nor the respondents, intheir conviction and would get a
last Saturday night the Com- blown An Indian constable "arwhose favour the decision of the dishonourable discharge. Counsel to their native land.
Most of the "Ironsides," under missioner of Foreign Affairs was rived on the scene and he was Registrar was given had defended asked for the minimum sentence
on the appeal. In future cases he to be imposed, namely, six months' General Chang Fat-fel have gone heard to say that he estimated also assaulted. Sergeant Baker would welcome the assistance of imprisonment. They and already over to General Yip Ting, and the the damages of the whole pro- trouble, the defendant was taken the Registrar, especially in cases served a month and a half in gaol, former has now less than 3,000 vince at a million and a
men left.
dollars. It is the opinion of to the police station. The defen- where otherwise the matter might he pointed out.
Burden of Taxation. your correspondent that it is a dant was very cantankerous but be argued on one side only..
In deciding to permit the regis-
The U. S. District Attorney, Dr.
Workers' Unions have now join-very conservative estimate. there was no doubt that he knew tration, the Registrar was exercis
merchants in protest The newspaper woman, Anna what he was doing. He gave ho further trouble after being taken ing a discretion of a judicial. Sellett, asked that the three ed the
the revenue stamp law. Even a to have gone to Stanghsiang by to the Police Station, added fus nature. On appeal from him that offenders be sent Home where they against the new taxes, especially Louise Strong, who was reported
discretion was in the court, but in would be nearer friends and re- pector Aris.
general the court would not interatives upon their release from theatre ticket has to bear a re- motor did not stop there but went venue stamp. From an interview on to Yungfung which is 30 miles In oply to the Bench, it wasfere with his discretion, unless itPrison.
labour leaders, it further on. She was accompanied Judge Purdy, in pussing sen-with several stated that neither the Chinese could be shown that he acted maltence, expressed the opinion that seems that their grievances are by Miss Nathorst of the Swedish foki nor the Indian constable wasir, which was unlikely, or that the accused had presented the that Canton is already over tax- Mission. The German mission- in reaching his decision, he mis-Court with a difficult problem for ed. They have supported the Na- cries at Yungfung had to leave
if they wore released without tionalist Government because it their station for a time.
unishment and merely with a promised to lessen the burden of they left their place was looted, warning, their associates would the people. hear of it and consider themselves licensed to act similarly.
injured.
When asked if he desired to say anything, the defendant replied that he wished to express regret at the occurrence. He did not quite know what he was doing, although he could remember quite a lot of what happened.
On the Grst charge, the defen- dant was cautioned, while a fine of $5 was imposed on the second count and a further fine of $10 on the third charge.
EMULATING HIS NAMESAKE.
directed himself in law.
The
experience and knowledge of the Registrar, which the court did not possess, renilored the court relue tant to vary any decision which he might have arrived at.
Mark Admitted.
Sent Home.
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Floods.
Many parts of the city are again The water front of Ho- "It is painful and distressing to flooded. me to have to impose sentenee nam Island is inundated and river The Registrar, having heard the pon you," said His Honour, traffic is interfered with,
"Perhaps you did not realize at parties, had admitted the respon-the time the serious character of dent's
mark to registration,
the offence you were committing, though he had not yet made but you must have know that it is the registration. The question
had serious crime to enter a store which he (the Judge)
to decide was whether the applica and rob a man of his goods. It the Court can do is to sentence tion came within the terms ofeems to me that the best thing
contained in the prohibition, section 11 of the Trade Marks each to a year and a day, with Ordinance; 1999, (Ordinance 40 the possibility of a parole after of 1909), which provides as fal- None of the prisoners had any
A MODERN DRAKE'S VOYAGE.ows:-"It shall not be lawful to
London, Aug 16.
six months."
VIOLIN RECITAL
BORISOFF AT CANTON,
When
but when they returned, the Magistrato had nearly all their things returned to them.
The Germans, both business people and the missionaries, did not leave the province 'even during the worst of the trouble. Some missionaries up country had to leave their stations for a time, but they have nearly all returned now, The price of rice is still falling. Rice can now be bought for $7.00 a picul and it will go lower. There will be an abundant harvest in Ilunan this year. They ought to easily be able to export tea million dollars' worth of rice to feed the hungry people down to
register as a trade mark or part of thing to say against the sentence of The National City Bank of New wards Shanghai.
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THE TYPHOONS.
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On Sunday evening there was a very interesting recital by the accomplished violinist, M. Borisoff, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Davis
York, in Canton. Mr. EorisoT is one of the few violinists who com-
By the Scientific disposal of bine amazing technique with a mellow richness of tone and feel-dead animals the cleansing, de- ing, that carry his hearers along on the wave of his art. To this he adds a very sympathic per-
It would be invidious to
partment of the Bradford Cor- portion are able to make a hand- some profit. About 40 dogs are killed weekly by motor cars in Bradford, and with others that
meet them death in some other way there is an average of 4163
a trade mark any matter, the use of which would, by reason of its After a voyage of 20,000 miles, being calculated to deceive, or for two years, in a 35-foot, 8-ton otherwise, be disentitled to pro- motor-boat, Captain Thomas
tection in a court, of justice." Drake, an Englishman who is The Registrar. in delivering his AN EXTENSIVE DEPRESSION. naturalised American, has arrived
judgment, set cut the reasons for at' Dover.
his decision. Firstly, that To-day's report by the Royal sonality, and is equally at home He said he was making a trip
trade Observatory étates that the in the drawing room or on the registerable apparently round the world mainly for funk, (as defined in section 9 of typhoon is now shown as a de-stage. He left Seattle in 1925, and voy- the Ordinance) should, in the pression over Tongking. A de- choose out any of the item's give dogs and 1193 cats to be disposed in the programme below to the de-of, and they are profitably "con- aged to South America and then
developed over proper exercise of his discretion, pression "has
merit of others, but in the de-verted" into various useful com- up again to North America, He unless good cause be shown, be north-east China. crossed the Atlantic in 51 days, admitted to registration. Second- The position of the Gaam licacy of the Oriental by Cesar modities. Elaborate machinery is from Charleston to Land's End. is that the opponents of the typhoon is uncertain. Observa- Cul, and the surge of the Chopin installed at the cleansing depart- Captain Drake is entirely alone, application had undertaken the tions from the Visayas indicate. Nocturne in E flat, he showed us ment's premises in Hammerson and makes his own bread. He
a large staff of number, the wild Shay Gipsy Airs workpeople are employed on the lets the boat sicer itself at night burden of showing such good that it is moving westward, how-of his best. However, in the final Street, where
cause; and, thirdly, in the absence ever. by actting sails.
The Hongkong rainfall for the by Sarasate, he reached the great manufacture of commodities from of evidence, either oral or on an He proposes to visit Norway, affidavit, no such good cause had 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, est heights. Only a master can waste products. Instead of burn- Holland, Germany, the Mediter-been shown. He therefore decid was 1.33 inch. the total since interpret these almost barbacie ing millions of tons of ashpit! ranean, Palestine, the East Indies, ed in favour of the applicants.
January 1st, being 30.04 inches, melodies, with the enormous diffi- rubbish and street litter, which
ever recurring costs thousands of pounds a year. China and Japan, whence he will Continuing. His Lordship said against an average of 60.19 inches. culties of the cross the Pacific back to Seattle. he respectfully agreed with the The local forecast is: "South cadenzas, and his rendering, was to be disposed of by burning, this first law point on which the or variable winds, moderate to perfect in both tone and technique.wasta material has been used in
As to light; fair.”
One must not forget to mention the constriction of hard tennis Registrar had to rely.
Latest Positions.
the excellent accompanist who as courts in the city parks. the second, the task of showing
The American Consulate Generalsisted Mr Borisoff in the most REPULSE BAY THEFT. Kood cause against the registra-
The tion had no doubt been accepted has received a cable from Manila able and masterly manner. by the opponents, but the fact reporting two typhoons in the evening was a very enjoyable one,
particularly in Canton, where one HOW MUCH DO YOU that in fulfilment of this discre- Pacific, as follows: tion
nat the opponents' had offered any evidence was not con-
-Reuter.
A BIG HAUL.
Mr. A. Mackenzie, of the Char-clusive against them. tered Bank, reports to the police that whilst he was bathing uti Repulse Bay on Monday night someone stole from his matshed a
Other, bathers in the party also lost various sums of money from their clothing, the thief having rifled the shed while they were away swimming.
Law Misunderstood. After dealing further with that
black leather wallet containing a view, His Lordship went on to ring and money worth altogether say he did not consider that the Registrar had misunderstood the $434.
law up to that point. It was when he approached the third point that he found the decision of the Registrar was based upon an in- correct view of the law. In the absence of sworn evidence ha formed the opinion that no im pediment to registration had been shown.
BOMB IN JUROR'S
HOME.
MORE SACCO-VANZETȚI TERRORISM.
East Milton, Aug. 16.
Typhoon in about 139' Long. E., 15° Lat. N., moving N.N.W.
Typhoon in about 129 Long. E., 16 Lat. N. direction unknown.
ASSAULT SÚMMONS.
THE COMPLAINANT WITHDRAWS.
A summons for assault, which was to have been heard before Major C Willson this morning, was withdrawn on an application by the complainant.
In his adgment he says:-I have
According to the summons, Lee nothing except the opponents" statement that the marks conflict. Shing-shun, of Kume and Com- His Lordship commented "In my pany, 6, Queen's Road Central, view he had before him material summoned Ho Kee-mo, of the sufficient for his decision which to South China Independent Oil Co., omitted, (as I read hie judgment), also of No. 6, Queen's Road Cen- to take into account. He had betral, with assaulting him on a It now appears that Mr. Mc-fore him the two trade marks tram at 11.50 p.m. while the tram The complainant in the case Hardy, the Sacco-Vanzetti juror themselves. These trade marke was in Des Voeux Road Central. are what is called in the text books Whose house Was apparently
on the law of evidence, real stated on his appearance before bombed, was at home as well as his family at the time of the ex- evidence, in this matter. The Major Willson this morning, that the affair had been settled outside question before the Registrar was plosion, All were severely cut whether or not this evidence, show-the Court to the satisfaction of The police are of opinion thated that the registration was pro- all parties concerned, and that he His Worship permitted the sum- the explosion was due to a bomb.hibited by section 11. To the wished to withdraw the summons. (Continued on Page 11:) -Reuters American Service.,
mons to be withdrawn.
and bruised. .
has such limited opportunities for hearing any music at all.
The programme was: Ave Maria ...Schubert-Wilhelmj .Saint-Saens Rondo Capriccioso Andante Cantabile .Tchaikowsky Zephyr
Caprice Viennoise.... Liebesfreud
Nocturne in E flat Oriental
La fille aux Cheveux
de Lin Humoresque Gipsy Airs
Kreisler
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KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- Kreisler ledge paper has been taken from ..Chopin the Dally Express..
.Cui Answers,' for those who need them, will be found on Page 14 Debussy of this issue.
Dvorak .Sarasate ---Contributed.
U.S. TAX REDUCTION.
DEPENDENT ON EXPENDITURE.
Rapid City, Aug. 16,
It is reiterated at the summer White House that a further tax reduction is possible in the next session of Congress.
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2. Who carned the title of Fidei De-
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3. Between which two districts does
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4. What ancient religion had Cuzco for its centre, and what was the deity worshipped?
5. Who was Mmo, do Maintenon? 6. What is the lateat route to tho
Continent?
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8. Who was the founder of Esper
anto?
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hand writer?
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Mr. Coolidge, however, feels that the extent of the cut will be strictly governed by the expen 11. What was the Great Schism? during the diture authorised by Congress
American Service,
scasion. Reuter's
10. What is the value of a Belya? 12. What architectural mastorpigees wde Louis XIV. responsible for, and what great writers lived during his reign?
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