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TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1920.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Renter's Service to the China Mail.)

HARSH NOTE TO FRÂNUR.

LONDON, April 10. The Sunday Times says that prior to Lloyd George's departure the Cabinet hurriedly met and drafted a reply to the French note. The reply la described as less harsh in tore than the first note.

LONDON, April 12.·

TRADE MARK CASE

THE CHINA MAIL...

Belore Mr. K. O. Hutchison, at the Magistracy, this morning, Messrs. W. & Loxley & Co, summoned Messrs. Wah Loong & Co., for infringing on their "star" trade. mark, in connection with certain cotton pisce goods sold by the defendant firm-----

Mr. F.B.L. Bowley appeared for the complainant firm, whilst Mr. M. K Lo was retained for the defendants, who were represented by their manager.

Mr. Bowley said he would like the defendant to be informed as to the nature of the charge against him, i and asked to say whether or not he would like to be tried; and then his Worship could fix a date for the hearing of the evidence. -

Mr. Lo objected, and said he would prefer that his client be asked to plead at the next bearing. He had come to Court that morning to apply for a formal remand, and as he had not anticipated such a request from

client on that point. his friend, he did not consult, his

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

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NOTICE.

PROPOSED AVIATION CLUB FOR

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By Order,

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Secretary, Hongkong, April 19, 1920.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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The British Government replying to the French, reaffirm their deter- .mination to enforce the execution of the treaty with regard to disarmament, reparation, coal supplies, etc. in collaboration with the Allies. The note points out that the present disagreement with France does not concern. the execution of the treaty but the situation concerning the request of Germany to be allowed to send troops to the neutral zone to restore arder. It is well known that the view of the British, shared by the. Allies. was that the request should be granted subject to guarantees that neutrality should be restored after a time-limit had expired. The The French, however,

Mr. Bowley said the defendant Britlah were prepared to enforce these guarantees.

structions to sell by Public contenced that Allied troops should advance and occupy German towne as would have to be informed before the THE Undersigned have received a condition of the allowance that German troops should enter the neutral zone, case could be tried, and be thought

E鳕 then, he (Counsel), For Account of the Concured), The Allies were unanimously opposed to that. The French then decided it would be best to inform him would know whether the defendant to act independently. It is understood the French reply justified, their ROW, acting independently, while stating that it was not contemplated in any was to be dealt with summarily or case wherein it did not obtain the consent of the Allies before action.otherwise...

Mr. Lo continued to object, and The British believe that the strength and success of every alliance depends. on unanimity of action. Inasmuch as the possibility of independent said it made no difference if his otherwise. He could be informed at action appears still to be contemplated, the situation remains to be cleared client was dealt with summarily or up. It is understood that pending the establishment of a clear understand ing on this matter, the British ambassador in Paris is not attending meetings of the conference for concerting measures with regard to Germany, as such conferences must be nugitory as long as there is one Ally acting inde. pendently of the rest.-

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when

note to

PARIS, April 11....

the next hearing. He had com- municated with his friend to the effect that at the time his client used the "star" label, he was ignorant of the fact that he was infringing Messrs Loxley's trade mark. He would like to take the first opport open Court, in order to prevent any other proceedings from arising, that his client was prepared to undertake not to sell any more goods under he label. Bat Starit the

out point

that would Eke to on the understanding that it was not he would give this undertaking only

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Well informed people consider there is reason to hope that Munity to give notice to his friend, in Milleranda' note will close the incident with regard to the occupa tta! newspapers state of Frankfort Darmstad: The

London, Lord Derby sending M Millerand's

a suggested conciliatory reply, which the also sent a draft of

returned to Paris London Cabinet approved and immediately The London correspondents of French newpapers state that M. Millerand's note made an excellent impression in British political circles, where it is believed that full agreement will rapidly be reached.

LONDON, April 12.

in any way to prejudice his contention with regard to his client's ignorance at the time be adopted the trade mark.

His Worship decided to ask the In the House of Commons, replying to questions, Bonar Law said a difference which the government greatly deplores had arisen between defendant to plead at the next hear the British and French governments, but the exchange of notes betweening, and Mr. Bowley consented.

The case was remanded until next London and Paris stifies the belief that both governments recog”

Tuesday. nise more than ever the necessity of maintaining intimate cor settlement of the great question now dial agreement in the confronting them in Germany and elsewhere. The approaching conference of the Allied governments would no doubt serve to confirm and consolidate a complete understanding between the two governments, therefore discus- sion was undesirable. He added that there was no truth whatever in the statement in sections of the Press that there had bees any difference of opinion in the British Cabinet over this matter.

HONGKONG FREIGHT CONFERENCE.

BLUE FINNIL LINE.

WITHDRAWS.

At the offices of Messrs. Butter. field & Swire today, the report that the Blue Funnel Line will withdraw

from the Hongkong Freight Con: ference for the North-American

freight service, is confirmed.

The Conference was originally established by Japanese, British,

CORRESPONDENCE.

SANITARY BOARD ELECTION,

*

(To the Editor of the China Mail]

Sir, I am afraid the person who wrote the adversaria must be totally devoid of reason to have written such trash in your paper.

He should have confined himself to the argument at issue instead of departing from it by making silly remarks and more silly analogies.

He said boosted Clark and

knocked Alabaster. That was his

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American and Dutch shipping in-poor view, but I did nothing of the SATURDAY, April 17th,

kiod, if he will re-read my letter. If →terests, and latterly, has been a

powerful influence in shipping circles there was any boosting made; well, After the withdrawal of the Pacifiche did it himself by asking the Mail Steamship Company from the electors to vote for Mr. Alabaster.

I never said I had the monopoly Conference in 1918, and with the farge amount of independent Ameri-of common-sense, but this I know, that I have so much of it that I can can shipping entering the trade,

drown him with it. the

of

Conference power

the began to wane, and with the with drawal of the Blue Funnel Line, the Conference will, no doubt, cease to be a considerable factor in freight.

As three month's notice is required upon the withdrawal of any Line from the Conference, the action of the Blue Funnel Line will not become effective until June 24 of this year.

SAMSU BY THE BUCKETFUL

"COULIE? "GLORIOUS”

EXPERIENCE.'

He further brought a far-fetched case between my landlord and myself as an analogy to suit his argument,

SUNDAY, April 18th.

ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS daring

Tiffin and Afternoon Tea.

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but it has nothing in common WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD, with my argument. Well, I am still a tenant,

and when NOTICE is hereby given that clasa quit the house, then it will be the the following goods at present in the. proper time for him to consult, my custody of the shore named Company likes and dislikes, and do not are taken delivery of within thirty days know whether I will admit him into from April 6th, 1920, and the charges may confidence; anyhow, there is due in respect thereof paid, they will be plenty of time to talk about it, so

sold by Public Auction he had better be patient and wait..

He admitted that Mr. Bowley's letter was a vulnerable one, and that. I did manage to pat my finger on the vulnerable spot; then why should he write all those ronsense?!- He had the audacity also to say that I had wasted space and time on. a bum argument. As to bum". I leave it to your readers to decide. Recently says the Straits Times And as to time, I must remind him correspondent, a Penang trader des that it has nothing to do with him as patched fifteen of the largest jars of it is my own, while as to space he Erst quality samsu to Kulim. They could very well not have accorded it rere loaded on a bullock cart at to my letter in your column, and as Butterworth and the driver had got he did so, why should he have con- as far as Harakudu in safety when he thought that his bullocks would be benefited by a bath and a bit of a

rest. He therefore unyoked the

animals and led them down to a pool

tradicted himself

Yours faithfully,

- J. M. XAVIER.

[Somebody please give this angry

leaving the cart by the road side, child a sugar-stick to suck, and where it remained in galety for a wipe its eyes. The Adversarian is time until by some mysterious opera- too busy to day to attend to it.] tion of the law of gravity its equili-

brium shifted and it fell back on its|

tall-beard throwing the jars to the

ground and breaking them in the spades and buckets blocked the stream process with the result that a rivulet in the drain and collected enough of samsu ran into the drain along mud and aamsu to make them joy. side. At this moment a gang of ful for one evening. It was a happy coolies happened to be passing and band of conlios who sang themselves with cries of joy, they threw them home that evening and as the son helves pour the ground and drunk as who killed his father a Shakespaare a much of it as they could absorb King Henry VI observed 18 blows before it vanished, Ofters with the wind that profits nobody.

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