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PRIEST RELEASED
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HIS FREEDOM
New York, June 17.
TRADE MARK CASE
ALLEGED FALSE DESCRIPTION
ON MILK TINS.
The Tong Sang firm, No. 222 Des The head office in New York Voeux Rond, West, were defendants before Mr. W. In South China pointing to a bright future there for the automobile trade of the Maryknoll Mission of the in two summonsen was mentioned by the Chairman, Mr. Catholic Foreign Mission Society Schofield, at the Central Magistracy Wallace Harper, at the annual moet of America has received, advice yesterday afternoon, for possession ing of Wallace Harper & Co., Ltd, from China that the Rev. Father for sale or purposes of sale of tins held on Friday.
Henry Bush, M.M., who was of condensed milk to which a false the trade description had been applied, The Chairman remarked that the captured by handita
offered for prints amounted to $2000 Klangel-Kwangtung frontier in solculated to driver e dos sale ting
gratifying in view of Although
April, has been released. general conditions, was less than was the sales, at the anticipated from The Chairman
on
The Rev. Fr. Bush, was
en
beginning of the year.
Iman said: The gross route to his station at Shakchin profit on trading for the year amount when he was captured last April. to stay with ed $100,573.47 and after charging is intention was
4to Administration Expenses, Deprecia- some friends there.
reported to The incident was tlon, etc. the net profit is 120,821.22, which amount has been placed to the
Bishop nt Melshien, and credit of Profit & Loss A/c reducing the
was heard for the debit balance of $70,330, carried nothing further forward from last year, to 165,608.78, some days. which we are carrying forward to new account,
in the
earlier ed or paid.
Approximately that to have
ut condensed milk on which label
worda, This under
or wrappers bearing the 18 skimmed milk. Children one year of age should not be fed on it," had not been applied in English and Chinese, on May 22 and 23.
H. C. Leo fringed.
The complainant was Yeung Chu- BAM, a broker in the employ of the Halland Chinn Trading Company, whose labels had been
for tho A. do B. complainant, and Mr. Botelho appeared for the defendant Reports from Meishlen, which firm, which was represented in court While I feel no small degree of report the release of Father Bush, by Lam Wing, assistant manager and
and do not state partner.
Prosecution's Case disappointment that the final results are meagre.
year have not been as grati- whether any ransom was demand- for the.
for the prosecution, as The came as indications fying as
datlined by Mr. Lee, was that the part gave reason to expect, yet I am
26 American defendant was charged with selling sure you will agree shown the
profit
we have on the Catholic priests are stationed in a brand of condensed milk known as year's working la
the "Strong Man" brand, with Inbeis no inconsiderable
district
Rimilar to the labels on the tins be Achievement in the face of difficulties different parts of the
Trad. China with which business in general has affected, and this is the first in-longing to the Holland
eldent of its unture for some ing Company. The complainant had years. However, about twelve visited the Tung Sang firm on May months ago, a Catholic priest had 22, and purchased four tins of milk, which he discovered to be forged A narrow escape from capture At the risk of bringing up a sub from bandits in the town in which because they were smaller than the The complainant firm Bush ject already much discussed. I must
captured. The genuine tins. wax
the to bring
prosecution, point out to you that exchange has
friends and desired
it was their duty eenuse they felt had a serious effect on the showing priest was visiting
milk chic as the defendants were selling arty which was in fact not their property and so under-cutting their business,
lind to contend.
for
Exchange Effects
the year. For example, the was spending the night at their shrinkage in the value of our stocks house when it was raided., as a result of much higher exchange wife of the host was shot and the rates bas made a very appreciable host himself kidnapped, but the and secondly because the tins did not difference to the profit for the period priest escaped by climbing over
shareholders will
under review.
Furthermore, appreciate that our profit is based on
With OTTO KRUGER KAREN MORLEY
Evenings 20c.-35-55c.
SSSESS
SALE
Fzł
the wall.
under Food and Drugs Ordinance. As
bear the labels as prescribed
a result a warrant was taken out on Father. Bush is a native of May 23, and the Tung Sang premises |
of the of retail prices, and with j Medford, Mass. He came to were searched, and 17.tins B percentage present high exchange rates our prices Ching about two years ago and same milk seized.
Evidence was then given by Yeung zre about half these of a year or so has been stationed in the Shakchin
afit, expressed age. Hence our profit, terms of local dollars, is likewise district since then.-United Press. Chu-nam, the complainant, who stated halved, although the percentage re- Renter adds that Father Bush, that the Holland China Trading Com pany were the only agents for the Against
this our was rescued by Chinese troopslagtrung Man" brand of condensed overhead, which is in loent currency under the command of Huang Pilk, which was priced at $8 per' case mains the same.
รา unaffected
exchange ductus. on by
the border of Kiangs and of 48 tins wholesale, and 20 cents for a tin retail. IIis Arm had not sok! tion, remains more or less constant.Kwangtung.
han not beenj however,
the genuine milk or any brand The year. without its bright sile in that it has Father Bush is now proceeding milk to the defendant firm, but ten seen the acquisition of added territory with an escort of soldiers to eases had been sold to‘a man named
Canton Shihchung. and the re-opening of a branch office, us a result of which we can confidently look forward to a con-
$1 and steadily siderably greater creasing volume of proftahle business, Bright Future
|AMERICAN WASH DRESSES
from $2.95.
HATS from $1.95.
and
OIL MONOPOLY
Cheong
of
and
March Man between April. The Inbels on the forged ins the labels on the were similar
but the genuine tins, but
Renuine tins were bigger. The assistant mannger of the defendant firm had then in. formed him that he had bought the milk from a broker, but he did not hear him mention the broker's name nor did he give his address.
Defendant's Evidence
Your company has erected, during CONDITIONS THÁT FORCED the year, in a locality better suited to
OUT FOREIGN CONCERNS spacious more our business, modern premises, the cost of which,
London, June 17. under the schedule of depreciation
Replying to Captain Peter Mac-| After Sergeant Guild had testified adopted, will be entirely written off donald (C). (Isle of Wight), the to the seizure, Lam Wing, Assistant In less than five years.
au- Foreign Secretary, Sir Samuel manager of the defendant firm, went The future outlook of the tomobile business in China can well Hoare, sald that no reply had been into the witness box, and said that he be judged by the rapid strides being received from Japan to the British had bought the tins from a broker made in rond construction in the in- protest against the establishment names Cheong Man, who had offered
to sell him good milk belonging terior. Many of you will doubtless of the Of Monopoly' In Manchu Holland China Trading Company,
to learn that the first kuo.
and had quoted him prices for the Nurprised to journey ever made by motor car be-
Meanwhile the monopoly had milk. He had bought one case of tween Shanghai and Canton
Chinese come into force under such cir-18 ting for $9 and a dozen small ting by
for $1 from Cheong Man, and Was
be
Wis
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resident in Shanghal. It cumstances that the British and given a receipt. He thought the ting
manu-
is particularly interesting to note American Oil Companies had de-
China Trading Company, and placed that the trip was made in an 8 h.p. cited that they had no alternative were genuine and sold by the Holland Ford the Type more
popularly known but to withdraw from the market.nother order for three dozen mare.
and the Baby Ford" พร
Ito understood that the condi-He did not do business in skimmed factured by the Ford Motor Co. oftions of their withdrawal would milk. At the time of the seizure he
Essex. England, Ltd., There is much rond-building activity be the subject of discussions be had given the Sergennt and the com-
the plainant all the help required,
Immediately sent his fekis to look in the South Chinn territory which tween the Companies and we cover and of course more reals Manchukuo Authorities. mean more cars and trueks.
and
for Cheong Man, whom he later took The British Government's view with him to the West Point Police And now. Gentlemen. I beg to proof the Monopoly and the respon Station. pase the adoption of the Annual Ressibility of the Japanese Govern In reply to Mr. Lee, witness said part and Statement of Acc
Accounts 4 submitted by your Directors and if ment had been sufficiently indient- he did not know that Cheong someone will kindly second my pro-ed in the note of April 29-Reuter, was a broker in condensed milk for
I shall then be glad to answer
nosa
any questions you may wish to raise.
The report adopted.
The report stated: Directors. In
uccordance
any
Man
firm. He had believed Cheong Man when he stated the milk was
genuine, and had not asked him and whether he was the authorised agent
for the Holland China Trading Com pany. He had not bothered to make any enquiries about the milk after that.
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and accounts were by Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth Fleming.
In connection with the election of with Auditors, Mr. Wm. Kailey, a Mem Article No. 76 of the Company's ber of the Company, has signified his
Cheong Man then gave evidence, Articles of Association Messrs. D. L. intention of proposing the following
deposing to having sold one case of Ballantyne, Colbourne Little, L. Jack resolution at the Meeting,
"That Messrs. T. A. Martin & Co. "Strong Man" brand milk, and and J. F. Shen retire from the Board.
the Com-dozen small tins of the same brand Mr. Shea now being resident in Can-be appointed Auditors of Lon does not seek re-election but pany for the coming year at a Fee to Lam Wing, and later another three lazen tins. The milk belonged to the. Messrs. Ballantyne, Little And Jack of $500.00."
for! Directors elected for the ensuing folland China Trading Company, being eligible offer themselves
Messrs A. Colbourne from whom he had bought it. year were re-election.
The hearing of the case was then Auditors.-The Accounts for the Little and L. Jack. Messrs. T. A. Mar
Ladjourned until 2.30 p.m. on June 28. yeur under review have been audited tin & Co. were elected auditors.
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