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HONGKONG, Thursday, Ser. 18, 1919,

"PROFAGANDA"

THE CHINA MAIL.

INTERESTING MERCANTILE.

CASE-

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1910,

Mr. Johnson: The M.B.K. here are making a prost out of this -flour. It is our trade-mark. *Mr. Davidson. We don't deny we

part of his offence. We cannot under stand, however, how he could be "picked up, along others, by the French Consul, and sent to France" Penang is part of ALLEGED INTRINGEMENT OF had the flour here for purposes of

with many

FLOUR TRADE-MARK.

..

...

PRESENTATION TO

LADY MAY.

observable in the so-called "news" we get. It is only too painfully evident that when the propagandists are busy the liars are engaged; and the task of sifting the wheat from the tares and the facts from the a British Crown Colony. The

trade. inventions is an exasperating one.

The Collection of photographs' to French consul" there happens to We happen to have found it also be an Englishman named John

Mr. Johnson (to witnesa): Can be sent to Lady May will be on ex you give us any idea as to how many hibition at the Helena May Institute a thankless one. Apparently the Mitchell, who would have seen to it. At the Magistracy, yesterday, the bags of flour pass through Hongkong until Saturday September 20. Up to appetite for true stories is now in reply to a postcard, if the case had hearing of the case was continued, in dealers every year?-I cannot say that date it is possible to add more confined to the innocents in the been as he says. Mohamed has which Messrs. H- Skott & Co. are pro- it is a very large quantity.

names to the list so it there are nursery. When public opinion is been here five months on his own ceeding against the Mitsui Bussan

Will you agree with me if I tell others who wish to be included will vitiated by propaganda," the knell statement. Among Mohamed's own Kaisha for that the latter, on August you it is something between six and they please send their names and of honest study, free thinking, and people they have a saying that 15, at Kowlocs, did put in their eight million Bags?—Yes.

address as soon as possible to the free speech has sounded.

wherever you find a straight coconut vessel for sale or the purpose of trade Oh, this six million bags about hon. Secretary, Helena May Institute That's that for those of us who palm you will find an upright man. 1,041 sacks of four to which a false halfe-million is used locally. This or to Mrs. Stabb, 177 The Peak. really do want to know what's going Mohamed's story, good in so far as it Imitation of complainant's Steamer" is the distributing centre for the The subscription is any sum up to on. Out here, at this distance from has revealed to us the sympathetic trade mark had been applied.

flour, you know? I cannot say, $1.00. After Saturday no further the European hurlyburly, we are side of our kadi, at present seems to like unto a crippled man lying in his have the cocopalm twist in it. But bedroom. There's Я hullabaloo you never can tell. Every printed qutside. He is intensely curious to utterance is capable of further ex- know what is happening, for it mayplanation. affect his interests. If his serviats bring him diverse and contradictory explanations.

you'll agree

that some irritability en his part is excusable?

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CORINTHIANS.

The four is valued at $7,000 and has been seized by Messrs. H. Skott & Co. and placed in the Kowloon Godowns,

Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson prosecuted, and Mr. E. Davidson appeared for the defence.

Mr. Johmson stated, at the first Over the portal of the CY.C.hearing that defendant admitted the It may as well be confessed, something like Ichabod is inscribed. four belonged to his Company.

A clerk of the NYK. proved that To read the report of the annual however, that there are pedole who seera

more easily satisfied.

meating in this issue is a melancholy the MBK imported 2,041 bags of Any answer to their halfhearted member such things were that were 18 and a further 2,041 bags by the job. be rause we "cannot but re-flour by the "Nikko Maru on June enquiry seems to satisfy them.

Tango Mart "Do tell me it's a dog-fight they most precious. It used to be a great

Mr. E. H. Scatt, of the firm of Mr. place frequented by great fellows, seem to say, and turn again to watch the files on the wallpaper.

and great were the doings in the old. Skott and Company, claimed that Or if they happen to dislike the days. They blame the war for the the Steamer trade mark was re policeman, and they are told that a change. This may well be, but hidden gistered. by his firm. He heard of neighbour's chicken has gone madaway in the report is a little story the shipments by the M.B.K. and and bitten hm, their credulity is

indicating that the Corinthians are

sent a circular letter to four dealers, ready and their satisfaction regarded, the story suggests, as Byron four of the

not what they were Rightly re

warning them against purchasing Steamer brand sold Others there are, and numerous, with fid to Sapoleon, that the CYC has a fixed habit of inattention. The row outside does not aistract them. now transferred a byword to its from their interest in the flies on the brow. Last year it happened that a

member waS bedroom wall. Such people are like Narcissus, self-enamoured, and the fyty

yacht. in a race. His wife, who only other lover they'll receive is

competent, turned lout and

the race.

unable to sail his

Echo, so that the temptation of the Grace Darling-like feat as ruined venal journalist is to provide the by the uitgallan: Corinthians. They echa or the mirror. Dr. in the case told the lady that as she was not of the propagandist, be will capture a member.. no points could be award their assent by crude sensations suit.

ed her Are not a

man and his ed to their intelligence, providing for wire one? Who are the Corinthians thick heads stories that are for us hat they should contradict the others "a bit too thick." The prerus? If they don't atone to the destined prey of the propagandist is Ladies at the special meeting yet to the quidnane, bless him. The reflec be alied. we shall have to write an tion that he is happy in his quid-epistle to the Corinthians that will nunckery tids us pauge. Why shoidke them sit up and take notice. we strive to save him? Why inject into the goose in September the mor bid consciousness that Christmas is coming? For after all it is written that the wise man dieth even as the fool, and all this feeling of superior perceptiveness may be the veriest conceit. Propaganda is the row out side and quite irrelevant; poetry the flies upon our bedroom wall, chez Hows, and most important.

PROBLEM.

Trotsky but Deniken and Koltchak, who stand, as 'Denikin declared in his; recent manifesto, for a powerful, In expounding the Tures solution united, and indivisible Russia" which of the Irish problem, the Daily Mail clearly would put an end to the inde-states that, in the absence of agree pendence of the border States. There ment, it must be imposed on irish. is a question to be asked in men. This leads the Morning Post regard to these same States, who to break out into singing thus- according to Mr. Churchill, con- For statesmanship Northcliffe's the stitute the sole defence of a trembl ing Europe against the onrush of the Bolshevik hordes If they are so important, how comes it that they have not yet been recognised that they have been steadily refused re And designed disaffectior to ban? cognition?.. How comes it that, while "It's as simple as can be;- we are using them for our own pur Irish Parliaments; one, two and three, poses against the Bolsheviks who do

not threaten their independence, we

man.

Have you heard of his wonderful

plan?

"Tia born of aversion for Irish

coercion,

By instant creation you give to

that nation,

are at the same time giving all And afterwards let them run free. possible aid to the reactionaries, the "If Irishmen dare to object, Koltchaks and the Denikins, Leat their charter of freedom be

wrecked,

DON'T LET THIS DETER YOU.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Today's dollar is worth 41 7/1fd.

leaves port at 5 pm, for Kobe.

The "Chalt Sang" (J. M. & Co.)

The "Cornelia" (Capt. Guerrio) cleared for Swatow at daylight with ¡à general cargo.

The B. & S. s.5. leaves to-day at 4 pm. for Shanghai Sinklang" with a general cargo.

The Admiral Linc's s.s. "Coaxet" (Capt. Lyons) is leaving to-morrow Portland. She have 165 tons of

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You yourselves in the last two names can be added... years have dealt in 20,000 sacks of this particular trade-mark. Would It not be perfectly easy to put that amount on the market without any one excepting yourselves and the dealers knowing anything about it 7— | Yes, sure,

Mr. Lindsell: 20,000 is a drop in the sea.

SHIPPING PERSONALIA.

In

Mr. J. Sterling, from leave, has gone supernumerary chief officer,

Foochew."

Mr. W, O. Nicoll, from

gone chief engineer, Shino, nas Mr. A. Knowles, acting second

Mr. Johnson. Can you tell me where the flour is made?-Witness:

Melbourne. Have you got a branch in Mel-engineer," Ningpo. has gone third bourne?—Yes.

engineer, same ship.

Now, who gave you the circular letter I wrote to the flour dealers -- The Yue Hing Long Arm I received it on September 8.

You said this firm your first ship- ment of flour?—Yes.

The Yue Hing Loong firm told you that they could not buy any more our from you because the trade- mark was Skott'e mark ?—Yes.

Can you tell me when they told you that I cannot remember the date.

Well, I put it to you that you heard of it within a week of my writing the letter, somewhere in June?--I don't know: we heard it from our brokers. We stopped selling in Hongkong and did not think it was wrong to export

I take it that in your opinen you are perfectly at liberty to bring flour with this particular trade marks into Hongkong and then export it to Canton, Foochów, Swatow, Penang, Bangkok and such places.

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Mr. T. R. Pringle acting "chlef engineer, Ningpo, has gone second engineer Tangchow."

Mr. W. Lamont, chief engineer, "Hain Peking," has gone chief engineer, "Ningpo."

Mr. J. Anderson, from reserve, has pone chief engineer, Hsin Peking." Mr. J. L. Matthew, third enginee, Fapchow has gone third engineer. Chủng Kông

Mr. J. Liddell rbird engineer Tungchow," is on leave.

Mr. A. M. Love, acting second en- gineer, "Tungchow" is on reserve.

Mr. T. M. Grayson, from leave, bras gone chief officer, "Changwo

Mr. P. A: Hanish, acting chief officer, "Changwo," has gone second officer, "Kiangwo."

Mr. A. F. Johnson has been second

appointed supernumerary offer. "Choysang."

Mr. L.L. Lopeze has been appoint-

ed fourth engineer.."Kungping."

Mr. C. Binus has been appointed third engineer, Hsintung."Shipp. and Engineering.

by any other firm than his own. In reply to Mr. Davidson. witness admitted that his firm had not sold the Steamer" brand of flour for seven years.

Mr. Davidson, opening the cas: for This the defence, stated that the mark complained of was the M.B.K's. own registered mark is Australia. It was admitted that there had been no sales on the part of complainant's firm since 1912, and it was his client's the flour to Bangkok. case that they were unaware of the existence of such a trade-mark. This as a case in which civil proceedings should have been taken. If that course had been adopted, however, the proceedings would have been abortive because his client could) Mr. Johnson next painted to an have proved that the flour was to be inaccuracy in the date of a telegram exported to Bangkok and could have between Bangkok and the M.B.K. given an undertaking not to sell which had been supplied to him. it here. Instead, the complainant, The prices, too, seemed wrong. A lady griffin, strange to the ways frm had taken criminal proceedings. Witness,replied that it was pro

Mr. Davidson replied that I was of the Chinaman, has just learned against his client because it. was bably a mistake of his clerk and her that reason he had used the word that you mustn't be too curious if cheaper and easier. His main de would investigate it.

hoping." He did not intend to say you wish to eat here without misgiv-fence was that the flour had been Mr. Johnson pointed out that one in Australia under the name of the that because the mark was registered ings. She penetrated into the cook's sold in Hongkong openly since 1918. of the consignment notes had 2,000 M.B.K. that was his defence. He domain just to look see, and received These sales, were continued till June empty sacks, with the 'Steamer trade did not know whether it was re- Ta terrible shock. The cook was of this year, when the firm heard mark," and asked what use the sacks gistered, but his chats relied on

making toast at the time. He had from their compradore that 'Messrs. were going to be put to. no toast rack but he had native Skott objected to the sale because the i DOOLEY JUNIOR ON THE IRISH ingenuity. She saw that he had trademark resembled their particular on the voyage they would use a new The Magistrate would appreciate the Witness replied that if a sack tore that his clients acted innocently. the contract notes. His defence.was several pieces of freshly made toast mark. On June 17 e cable was sack. The sacks were to be sent to fact that when a false trade mark was stuck between his toes!

received from Bangkok asking for Bangkok... 2.000 bags of four, and on June 18 Mr. Lindsell: I the sacks broke made out, and the Ordinance put the applied a prima facie case could be M.B.K. cabled to Sydney for 50 toas the flour would get lost. What use on us on the defendants. Inninety-nine of flour. Sydney cabled closing the would there be for new sacks. deal, and the M.B.K. cabled to -Mr. Johnson: If the sacks broke cases out of a hundred it a person Bangkok promising to send the on the steamer they could collect the applies a false trade-mark when the flour. This flour was sent from flour and put it into new sacks, but registered, mark is on the market be Australia .OD June 26,

and to have 100 per cent. of new sacks was an absence of the particular must be convicted. But when there when it arrived here was seized. It for emergency purposes was ridi-trade-mark, and when the goods looked as if his client stood the culous. Five per cent. would be were put operly on the market, chance of losing the caract with sufficient. Bangkok.

Witness replied that it was a mis-that the person was acting in good these constituted strong arguments Mr. S. Daigo, assistant manager of take on the part of his clerk. It was faith. The second point was that, the M.B.K, bore out the statement of 20,000 sacks of four and a bale of although it was undoubtedly an his solicitor.

sacks. Continuing his evidence, yesterday,

infringement of the Ordinance to be Mr. Johnson remarked that when-in possession of goods locally for.. beginning of 1918 his firm had firm's documents they said "It's a the goods were only landed for a Mr. Daigo stated that from the ever he challenged the defendant the purpose of trade, even though imported 20,000 sacks of the mistake."

Steamer" brand of four. On a Mr.Lindsell: The Imports Depart the goods were being transhipped minute, yet if it were proved that large number of the sacks were ment has given you the document.that would be another strong printed i http undoubtedly do? Is it

the words "M.B.K., How can they have made the mistake? argument that the importers were not time that there was At the point of the rifle their

Hongkong."

Mr. Johnson. The price of the acting innocently. an end to this policy of make-believe?

murmuring stifle.

Cross-examined by Mr. Johnson, bale of sacks is $400. Might it not be as well to adopt Such is Home Rule. What did you

witness stated that he learnt of the Witness: It should be $4.00

Mr. Lindsell remarked that be General Smuts's prescription, to let!

expect?"

Today's return of communic-registration of the trade-mark by his of evidence. Almost any man will blockade, to recognises the independ- when the above was read to him enteritis.

Russia alore, and

Mr. Lindsell: You will find the could not quite follow Mr. David- able disease shows one

case of Erm in Australia from the contract Superintendent, at Imports and Ex-

son's point. admit this in the case of "German, ence of Lithuania as we have that of can prove annything. The rale Irish

Pootry, remarked Dooley Junior, puerperal fever and four of gastro-notes sent out to him ports taking out a summons against Mr. Davidson replied that propaganda," which during the war

That was his only reason you if you do this sort of thing:

a matter law was almost exclusively lies. The Poland, and then, if anybody attacks problem is that an Irishman not

for supposing that it had been regis-

there difficulty is to get man to see that them, to come to their defence in real ownly does not know what he wants, state that Mrs. W. Chatham continues tered the high the Hongkong here?-Witness: We have, recently, not to sell. The next point was that

Mr. Johnson: Can you tell me

would be по civil liability they are still being deceived by earnest? That would be an honest but he doesn't want to know what to maite satisfactory progress at the years any imported that brand of not registered any marks for flour in the defendants had been selling the We are pleased to be able to tered. The branch office had regis why you never registered this mark so long as the flour was not sold locally. They only intended to export, propaganda," and that by people policy our present policy is neither he wants, becaz that wed take ar! Government Civil Hospital. whom they trust. It was foreseen

office only of Hongkong because if there is a the fun out of ut. The worst and foretold by a shrewd observer in The confusion of mind in which ar'evance in art the worruld fer an Hongkong, at the time when the all this sort of thing (and Irishman would be to wake up wan (Capt. Marazumi) 3,672 tons, is gistered in Australia two years ago. sell our four

The N. Y. X. 5.5. "Iyo Maru" that the mark might have been re trade mark, we will not be able to contract was entered into. They had flour two years ago. It was probable boycott and we have a particular se brand of flour openly in Hong- kong for eighteen months before this withdrawal from Russia first came should be noted that we have not marning and find divvie a grievance leaving for London at noon to-morrow He did not know why there was no on the carpet, that Reuter's messages chosen the worst day's example) to his name at all. Tis grievances with 600 tons of general cargo.

niark on the bags to show that the Co.'s permission to use their trade admitted that 20,000 sacks were but a You did not get Messrs. Skott & words "M BK." and, although it was would presently teem with references plunges the honest student is terrible. that make him happy, yell mind.

been selling the bags bearing the to Bolshevik atrocities, and so they It does not seem to worry the other

trade-mark had been registered in But what about yourself, Mr. did very strikingly.

mark No. Amongst those who returned to Australia. The reason why the word In addition kind, who are apparendy able to Dooley? You seem happy enough. there was much harping on the string shut their eyes to and forget such

small proportion of the flour dealt that we must not betray" our messages as are inconsistent with live in Hongkong, where grievances Ireland and Rev. G. T. Waldegrave.

the Colony yesterday were Mr. andathough the consignments were in- Magistrate, stated that his clients that the man who

addressing the with in this Colony, he contended Sure, why wouldn't I be? Don't Mrs. W. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs.tended for Bangkok, was because the ought never to have been prosecuted. infringe a mark would not put his intended to Allies. Now we have the Supreme their prejudices. Out of the maddie is manufactured? Council in Paris agreeing with the e do get clearly one fact, and that

Chinese dealers had expressed a He did not see any reason why own name on the bags. It would be British policy of evacuation, which is that we must not give qualified.

The "Kwa Sang" (J. M. & Co.) desire to have the word printed on the flour should have been seized ally to rely on the fact that one was the military officers of the higher belief to modern

(Capt. Hussey) is leaving port to

just because the trademark on the selling so little that it would not be the bag. news" It is so ranks are reluctantly and dilatorily mixed up with "propaganda" that

morrow for Calcutta via Singapore,

Mr. Johnson: But this flour is not bags seemed to be an imitation of noticed. It would be a complete shaping to carry out. The Supreme partisans have taken to picking

with 11 European, passengers and

for Hongkong?

a particular mark. All the informa; defence of those, proceedings if they Council declares itself "against Rus out the congenial items

1300 tons of cargo.

Witness: Thousands of bags are lion in their possession they had satisfied the Magistrate that they sian adventures by the Allies because certain sort of theologian does callousness. so it is a duty as well as

manufactured in Australia for us, placed at the disposal of Messrs. did not know of the existence of it profoundly believes that the Russian scriptural texts.

The "Choyang" (J. M. & Co.) Sometimes the words "M.B.K." and Dennys and Bowley, who were per that trade-mark, but they had admit. people, must settle their own future."student, and us only to get at the side of a magistrate when it appears. leaves to-morrow for Shanghai with sometimes only "Hongkong,"

The impartial a pleasure to emphasise the human (Capt. Brewer) of 1,424 tonnage

Hongkong" are printed on them, fectly aware that they purchased the ted that they came to know of its Along with that comes a War Office truth, compares, for instance, Matt. We like and we applaud Mr. Lindsell's 1,000 tons of general cargo. She

flour for exportation to Bangkok existence. As soon as they knew they communique referring to actions by XII 30 with Mark IX 40

Does your Bangkok office know! That was his defence, It was admit discontinued the sales. It was very the enemy," which hardy seems to "He that is not with me is against story of the poor Malay who stole a

attitude towards the "bard luck" carries 6 European passengers.".

where the Steamer" brand of fourted by the complainant that the sale strong evidence of the defendants' square with it. There is also a

of this particular brand of four had bona fides that they refused to make me; and he that gathereth not with bicycle. He said it did certainly seem message showing that the Esthonians me scattereth abroad."

The P. & O.-B.J. and A.L. "DII-

Can you tell me why they do not neither been offered in. Hongkong any further contracts, although feel obliged to apologise for not cor-

"For he that is not against us is France, should be sent to Hongkong yesterday, cleared at daylight this there is no direct steamer to Bangkok. years. Therefore, the firm had be seen from the cablegrams before

hard that this man, who had been to wara," which arrived from Bombay cable direct to Sydney? Because nor anywhere else for the last seven they had offers, continuing to fight the Bolsheviks, on our part." and to assure Reuter that they will

instead of to Penang, where he en morning for Shanghai and Japan, proceed to Bangkok are either Hong had allowed the M.B.K. to export objection to the shipping of the flour The only places from which steamers suffered no injury, and if they the Magistrate. If there were no There you have quite evident listed. not have Bolshevistic methods in ly two versions of the one speech, Inspector Kent, that you had better sengers.

"It.is very hard, and I think, with a number of European pas Esthoria..

kong or Singapore.

the flour they would have given from Sydney to Bangkok direct, how mutually exclusive as to purport, so make enquiries. You had better takę Not overlooking that the Man that at least one must be wrong. In him to the C.SP. I will remand the case

But it would be easy for your an undertaking not to import any could there be any objection to trim- chester Guardian may also'take on a that case the discrepancy might be for a week in order to allow you to Customs who was stationed on the with the Sydney office and wire to chose to take criminal proceedings, had been said, was a distributing""

Mr. W. J. Wilson of the Chinese Bangkok office to make a contract more. Mesars. Skott & Co., however shipment from Hongkong, which, a propagandist colour (though its reput down to grdinary human error make enquiries. There can be border of the Chinese Territory has you merely to tranship the flour? hoping that the Magistrate would centre? As regards the empty sacks, 'putation among honest journalists is in the reporters, to misunderstand nothing last by a week's delay, and been admitted to, the Government Yes, but we import direct and then forfeit the four and that they would the answer given was complete remarkably high) here is a passage ing, though it is possible that the though such a theft cannot be Civil Hospital suffering from a broken export to Bangkok. A great deal of thus be able to make something out Hongkong was the distributing centre from: it which has bearing on the Paulinians were less scrupulous than ignored by the law, there is such a arma.. The accident was due to a fall business is transacted by our firm on of it. That was the whole reason for the East. Sydney did not know Esthonian and Lithuanian messages the Christians. Their teaching gen- thing as mitigation of penalty where from a pony. in our "Earlier" telegrams:

behalf of the Bangkok office for the prosecution. If the M.B.K. of Bangkok shipments, and sent the erally is as far removed from the the circumstances seem to require it. From the very first the Bolshevik general spirit of the Sermon on the It is these circumstances that want

The price of this flour direct were guilty at all it was of a tech bags with the words MBK AI- Government has declared its willing. Mount as one of those texts is from airing. If Mohamed Kassim did promises to be one of the best for por ton of 2,000 lbs, which is 40.82 could have been settled out of court. there was no guilty knowledge, and This season's snipe shooting between you and Sydney la £18 188.ical offence The whole matter though there was an infringement ness to allow to the border States for the other. Mark's verelon seems enlist in Penang, and fight in France, many years. Numerous big bags was 31. 6hd, which works out at four they would have paid the costs to be discharged. which Mr. Churchill is concerned more in keeping with Christ's general and get marooned here against his have already been secured by local $105.73. Your offices makes a cp Magistrate had the power to forfeit Saturday to enable Mr. John on to bags. The exchange on June 20 and once the MBK exported the therefore the defendants were entitled the full right of "sell-determina message. We can accept no such will tion," and if anybody threatens their excuses in the case of the discre he has a grievance which in any brought back 58 couple yesterday Ye

and against his interests, sports; Dr. Kew's party of three siderable profit on this transaction? the four, or not, as he wished.

Mr. Lindsell remarked that a Mr. Lindsell adjourned the casé tilf independence it is not Lenin and pancies of current history as commonscase view must offset Dr. Kew accounted for 434 couple.

Propaganda should be instruction, the inculcation of principles, but nowadays it looks like subornation

wise nor honest.

remove

the

SYMPATHETIC MAGISTRATE.

We have spoken of what has some. 2 times looked to us like magisterial

cariga..

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Mr. Davidson, Hongkong" was on the bags..

comes from 7-Yes.

as

as would

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