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ENGLAND IN THE WAR. WHAT THE LANCASHIRE SOLDIERS HAVE DONE

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9ra, 1918.

WORLD'S RICE TRADE.

INTERESTING STATISTICA,

TRADE MARKS IN SEE ORIENT.

THE PREES AND THE

COMMONWEALTH. > ABOLITION OF THE CENSORSHIP

A WARNING TO FOREIGNERS. The current number of the Bulletin ef TO BE DEMANDED WHEN BY LIPUT VICTOR MACCLURE I

the Imperial Institute contains "sa"

The trademark laws of most foreign SMENT THE WAR ENDA

article of 70 pages on the production and

countries, especially of Japan and China, There are few men of the New Amy P

Acknowledging a presentation made to unos of rice Practically all the rice differ materially from those of the United of Britain with a more sturdy spirit than those of the Lancashire Regiments, and him by brother journalists at the Bavoy producing countries of the world are son-

better Hotel, London recently, Sir Edmund sidered coparately, in respect both of States. In Japan, trademark rights are there are none that have fought better

Robbins, K.BE, who recently resigned their rice crops and of their trade in acquired by registration and not by or had a bigger share of the hardships of SA KANYA war A visit to their tranches and camps his position as manager of the Press rice, and an attempt is made to arrive priority of use. Not only is an American in France allows one that these men, who Association after nearly fifty years' sert game idea of the world's production exporter who has mitted the formality three years ago, and, in some cases much vice said great changes had taken place of this important foodstuff. It is cal-of registration without tande mark rights more recently, were mill operatives or during the last balf-century, but there had clarks, have become hardened soldiers been no weakening of the spirit of indeculated that the output of cleaned rice in Japan, but, what is even more import- ready for anything that the fighting line pendence or of the exercise of criticism, in 1916-17, in all countries except China, cat, other persons may acquire property can ask and that they are capable of

us compared with the position taken up amounted to about 60,000,000 tons. Ofrights in his marks by the simple ex- fighting and enduring under the grim by the planners of a free British Prees inest of circumstances. Nothing seems to It was unfortunate that under the stress this the British Empire produced about pedient of forestalling him in registra--

wha is exporting rob them of their cheeriness; they make of a great war the Press had been called 30,000,000 tons, mostly in India, where tion. Every American light of all: hardships, and carry on

upon to submit to a censorshipes His always in the same impertubable, dogged, perience was that a censorship was the crop (including an allowance of a goods or who expects to export goods to necessary, and it was only by a recogni million tons for Native States) was no Japan should accordingly, maka certain tion by bath the Government and the re- less than 35,000,000 tons, Of the foreign that his trade-mark is properly entered presentatives of the Press of the grave

over on the Japanese trade-mark records and shes at stake that the dithculties in production of £4,000,000 tons, herent to the present situation could be 20,000,000 tons was grown in five coun that his rights, once acquired, are main- arranged satisfactorily. As soon as pos- sible after the war was over the Press tries Japan, Netherlands East Indica taind.

In Ching there are no material would demand the abolition of the (chiefly Jawa), Franch Indo-China, Sinm censorship. The Prey had proved itself and Korea. Estimates of production in inws for the registration of trade- a great national asset in the part it hadChina are largely gucas-work, but the marks. It is the custom_for_ex- played by assisting to raise the enormous

but choorful way.

A Regular officer in command of one battalion he eats from a crack cavalry regiment had nothing but praise for this new scidiors of Bis, and for their officers. The offers were mostly busing men from manufacturing firms in the Lancashire towns and cities, and their Colonel found them of the same good stuff as the men. For his adjutant, who could handle figures with a skill he thought amazing, he had the greatest admiration. Old soldier that the Colonel was, accustomed before the war to dis cipline, etiquette and military precision working like the mechanism of a watch, he was tickled by the direct methods of speech among his men, but gladly ad mitted that they could do their job." His caly difficulty was to keep them back from the fighting when it was not their tumikes

It is dificult to get the men to talk of their exploits. They will rather talk of their home fowns and the streels and

War Loan, since hostilities commenced. Imperial Institute adopting the view porters to register their marks at their This view, he had little doubt, would that the output in China is not likely own consulates, and this often leads to commend itself to the Prime Minister

and the Chimellor of the Exchequer, to be much inferior to the Indian crop more than the ordinary extraterritorial Bir Edmund added that there had been and may exceed it, concludes that 40 confusions. In practically every ease a handed to him a cheque which represented. the balance of subscriptions to the gifts per cent, or a little less, would be a fair foreign infringer of a trade-mark in which had been presented. He did not allowance for India proportion of the Ching insist that the question be adjudi- know what was the amount of the cheque, world's annual production of rice. cated under the laws and by the consular Consular but whatever it was he proposed to

No less important is the position which courts of his own country. When the owner divide it equally between the Newspaper Pross Fund and the Orphan Fund of the India occupies in the world's rice trade of the mark and the infringer are of the Institute of Journalists. (Cheers.)

Lord Burnham said that, during as a source of supply for other countrica samo nationality, there is no difficulty; and even when the infringer is a Chinese,

for the violation of his rights.

is possible for the owner to prevent

past three years it had been recognised That is not a necessary consequence of more than ever before that the Press was its importance as a rice producer. Some one of the main supports of the Common wealth. They would never go back, he gif the countries of largest production believed, to the time when any Govern China, Japan, Netherlands East Indies mint, or statesman could afford to-do not grow enough to supply their ignors the Press The Press would not own needs, though in the case of Japan casily surrender the tremendous and for midable power, growing day by day, the large increase in the rice crops in which it had exercized on, the fortunes of the last three years has changed a heavy the Empire. Powerful as it was before import balance into an export balance, the war, it was far more powerful now.

places in them than they will of Arros, the Somme or the Ancre There are men among them, a high proportion, who wear the ribbon and button of a twice woh Military Medal, but it is almost impce sible to draw from them any story of how the decoration was gained. It is only from stray serapa of talk that any parti- cular story can be pieced together.

The chance to add to the battalion laurels by sharing in an offensive is very much a matter of luck, and there are regiments which can show very little Ins the way of share in advancing, but which have records not lees heroic, of long A giant of the Manchester police won the spells in the trenches. For instance, a battalion of the King's Own went to France very early, in 1918, went into the trenches of the Loos salient within seven days of landing, and never went further back from them than the Brigade reserve until lat, in October of that year. The batiation saw trench warfare at its worst, for our artillery superiority over the Bosche had not then been established. From the Loos area they went down to the Scmme and had perhaps a more tor rible experience. It is not generally com. prehended that the winter of 1910-1917 on the Somme was as bad as any, despite all arrangements for the comfort of the men. The line was simply a series of shell-oraters linked up, and the mud and

its arrival in Minden Post trenches, it

so far as the trade with foreign countries (ie, excluding K

Korea and Formosa) is concerned.

The difficulty

in cases where owner and infringer

are citizens or subjects, of different natiuality, and this is aggravated when the infringer is of a nation, such as Japan, in which po property rights in trade marks aru recognized prior registration.

While in Japan property rights in The EXPORTING OOUNTRIES,

world's export trade in rice is trade mark, are acquired by registration, in the United States the rights are ob- Military Cross that day for taking com- mand, practically, of the shattered bat paretically under the control of thiet tained by use of the mark in trade. If talion. At Ginchy, in September, 1010, countries, India, French Indo-China, and this same battalion, was again under Siam. It has been calculated that the Japan and the other countries with heavy fire and lost in casualties 139 men quantity of rice which entered into in similar lawa would only look at the other in five days, esternational trade, as shown by the export side of the question, there would be a Another baltalion which has a very returns of different countries, amounted happy ending to many controversies. If coup in Japan prior to its use in trade by an high military record, counts its entrance in 1913 to about 6,100,000 tons. This a Japanese should register his trade mark into Serre as a red-letter day. Coming includes axports from Huron in American, by all means the rights of the

tries of rice which has

heen under a bombardment a few days after those countries, we or Indo-China, and the United States as well as the Japanese

originally

Japanese should prevail in China, and Samoz from India

she tot

total by being Consular Courts should respect such over. Even so, the or rights. But should the American acquire of rice from India amount

the registration of the mark in Japan, that a mark by ptiority of us before then the rights of the American shonld rule in the Consular Courts There would be no hardship on the Japanese

for there is ever ars considerable inter- at between ise and registration of a trade mark by Japanese merchants, des of prompt reg latration.

fought superbly at Mamet Bazentin-le

Grand High Wood, Ginchy, Munich Trench, Croisilles and Bullecourt, and it.

cold and general discomforts were ex. TIBIng, a hue and cry that spread over part-trade in for merchant under auch rules of reciprocity,

ceedingly trying. Yet these Inverpool men cheerily stood their tum of it after

winning a reputation for trench-diggins,

Burre

of trench feet which says a great deal became the pioneer battalion of its divi. exports of rice from. Indians in recognize the necessity, under their laws,

ten months round Lous, and were able to boast that they had only fifteen cases for the discipline of the battalion, as any soldier will agreed g

was the patrols of this battalion who first ed to 40 per cent, of the totul, white those ascertained, by pushing on that the from, Indo China were 20 per cent, and normy had retreated from Serre, thus those from Siam 18 per cent.; in other these three Countries provided four-fifths of total

is really 100 miles of front,

Yet another battalion, composed mainly of mill-operatives from Uldnam, by on only does of the provide about that as a whole (1,895,000 tons out of 2,420,000 1013-14), but Burma usually sends to other provinces of India more rice than those other provinces export. Without Burnin, Indin would not be self-support

in rice. As it is, Indin's exports of put down tools and helped the infantry rice in the year before the war were After four hours fighting in which the equal to the gross requirements of the enemy was soundly beaten the two com rest of the Empire, though actually only panies came out, having gained one Mili426 per cent of the exports went to Bri- tary Cross, a D.C.M., and four Military fish countries, Medals

foreign

sion. It helped to make a railway for the Somme pash and most often worked under fire. Two companies went up to consolidate in a village and arrived just as the Boche counter-attacked. The men

Four Liverpool Territorial Battalions, now brigaded at the Front, kept back at home for a considerable time and acted as draft-producing battalions for the first line. One battalion passed 120 officers to service battalions another passed 100, and altogether the Brigade while at home, passed out over 400 officers and 2,000 men, with a machine-gun company A North Lancashire battalion recruited. 48 a make-weight. It may be said in largely in Lanouster, Burnley and Hinck justice, therefore, that the war experi ence of the Brigade started lengre pcol, formed part of that Brigade which had the honour of selection for breaking it wont to the front as a complete unit, the hinge of the German line in front of But though it came out late the Brigade Arrge. This is a much decorated bat has already phased through one very try on which fights hard and plays hard ing exporionos. It was holding a beetor It won honour on the Somains and re- ment was coming, and the narrow front the prizes at Divisional sports. The had to endure an intense bombardment,

ing

The fact that reciprocal trade-mark rights were recognized by Japan in China. would not affect the question of trade mark property in Japan; it would still be necessary for American merchants to comply with the Japanese laws to prevent the infringer dents of their rights in that Put until the Japanese foci country untried, and 574 por cent disposed to reciprocate in trade-mark

Countries.

to the United King who wish to protect their trade-mark dam were only between 6 and 7 per rights in the Calestial land should not cont. of the total. On the other hand, only take steps to register these marks the United Kingdom imported consider at the American Consulate, but should alle quantitics of rios from Holland and also make certain that application far from India to those countries, and after delay The whale matter, in fact, should. Germany which had been

first exported registration in Japan be led without bea re-exported to the United Kingdom. are familiar with the conditions and the being miled and polished there had been be placed in the hands of lawyers who

The sports dr matters in Ching, American merchants

RICE MILLING

where the enemy imagined some develop gularly carries off a goodly proportion of vicemilling at one time a flourishing foreigner trade-mark law and their

fadvias should be followed. Otherwise the

from every kind of artillery from 15 in genuine little Bantuans of this Regiment industry in the United Kingdom, had originator of a valuable trade-mark is, down to Minnies Invone day 50.000 ere a source of perpetual joy to their declined before the war owing to severe able to find himself, so far as the Far shells were poured upon this Liverpool and their excellence in the Divisional mills with the result that not only the purchaser of a house and lot whont Brigado and a certain proportion were

games by

the British home market partly supplied gas shells. The Liverpools established a

All sorts of men go to make up those by foreign milled rice, but what was at thought he could draw up a deed without reputation for sticking it and for Lancashire battalions, men from every one time the considerable British export consulting a lawyer, and why eventually remaining cerful even at the worst walk of like. There are men of all the duced in many directions Bince the war lawsuit against the seller's wile, whom, lo trade in fully-milled rice had been discovered that all ho had bought waa * moment,

religions found in England serving in experience of raiding. It has faided the there ranke. There are men skilled in both the home and export trade in millal had left in full possession of all her rights.

have been largely recovered by the in the property - Scientiffe American, German lines time without number, and more skilled in the use of their brains. Lisice-millers, and it is hoped that

British has an effective way of dealing with The xgimental bands are fostered by after the war. The possibilities of the

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trade may be retained counter raids. The story is told of one men who have highly educated taste in development of the

milling of Lowis gunner who, during a raid, kept classical music, and the Ladre of one rice India

This same Brigade has considerable

the use of their hands and men who are

his gun firing unul a German parcy Division will show a cross of wood in his | matter for como def

NY EUROPEAN, Non Asiatic or Indian desiring to lexTS the Colony thould upply lay person at the CENTRAL POLICE STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, worked round him. A German officer

STATION between the hours of 9 am to 1px

dally

and 3 PM, to 4

will be required to produce For Identification papert FALE persons with certain exceptions who gemala in the Colony for more than 7 deša WRegister, themselves under are required to

OF PRESONS 1916. Forms of Registration giving the par- Monimen required may be obtained at the G.P.0, and at all Police Statione

ORDINGISTRATIONA

The Penalty for nou oompliance la a fine not exceeding 650 19

ON BALE

A. TABLE ON THE

BABES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY For Demand Drafts on London on the day

af ar preceding the departure of the Baglish Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Average for 28 yeaIS.

PRICE:

On Sale at the Diris Prima Office or Poza) Buoksellers.

BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER. RANEAN PORTS AND LONDON.

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR Batay12,-AMERICAN, CONCINENTAL,

LAND BOUTH AFRICAN Pours. V

chapel, smooth, beautifully proportioned the second part, uz

are

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different

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and three men all armed with bombs, as: 2 cross should be. That was made by with the uses of rice both as an article worked along the trench until they came the men of the Pioneer battalica and pres of food and for industrial purposes - tio upon him, sitting with his Lewis gun sented to the little charch as a gift, value of ris meal as a feeding stuff for The following will attend on Sunday apon his kare. Give us your gun, or Fierce fighters while the fighting is going, livestock is also discussed. The milling we bomb, shouted the officer. The these men exhibit the finest chivalry when processes are described. the Hell, you will said the gunner; and the work is done, and in the heat of grades of rice and the by-products which he loosed off and wiped out the party battle. A beautiful side of their natures are obtained are shown in diagrammatic Another group of Lancashire Territo is the kindness they show to the animals given and comparisons are afforded in

form.

Numerous composition tables are rials declares that it is master of No in tatar charge, or to those they pick up his respect between rice and by pro Man's Land. It keeps patrols lying out and they are inveterate collectors of ducts and other foodstuffs. near the Boche line and promenades up stray birds and animals

In and down the front in the most amazing It is not fair to tell of the honours connection with this subject it may

pointed

Indian Commit- way. Its speciality is daylight raiding gained by those Lancashire battalions of the Imperial Institute is now con THE Horneward Mail Stramer, tarrying and it keeps the Germans unpleasantly seperately, for to some have come better ducting, at the request of the Secretary His Majesty's Mail, will be despatched busy most if the time It too, has had opportunities than to others. In any of State for India, an enquiry into the from this port as usual, taking Passengers the sevene ordeal of intense bombardment, as the records are incomplete. But it possibility of increasing the use of

may be said that they compare favourably Indian ZAW.-" materials and

nd foodstuffs The five battalions raised in Man Britain or with any men from any over- chester have dono splendidly, and, when sea branch of the British Family one sees the cheerfulness and homawity of

the

(1) To Fire: Chief Insp. d'Almada,

Inspectors Alves and Silva-Nette CMS Alves and Figueiredo, 0.8.M. Silva, Crown-Sergis. But terfield, Barretto, Rosa and Castre Also whole of Section 4 and part of Section © to be detailed by Section Commander (b) Aa Register-Keepera-Staff In _____spector Clarke, Lanigan, Mac-

Kenzie McEwen, Watt and Wildin. Leave Blake Pier, 1:30 pm

and Cargo for the above Ports Passenger and it was among the first to experience at the battalions form any country on within the Empire The cuquiry nay (2) To Fire Remainder of Baction

accommodation in the connecting vessel secured before departure from Hongkong.

mustard gas p

with

to which

Yet it is not alone in France

that the Dives an investigation of the

countrice and

Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be Canveyed by this Steamier proceeding to Bombay and there transhipped to the

carrying Steamer for Marseilles, and of these batalions were in France at the which the soldiers of the County regiA Special Committee has investigated Landon

beginning of 1916 and one at least was ments are fighting, one will find megha trade in rice, and it is understood ***Parcels will be received of the Ofice until out in 1916. One of them after six months from all side of the wide county of Lan-has not almost completed its work The 8 pat the day before sailing. The contents of holding the line, varied by occasional custare in Macedona, in Palestine, in near such an engairy a clear from and value of all packages are required. raiding came into a full share of the Mesopotamia. In fact, wherever the Comfrets mentioned above regarding the events of the Bounthe in July of 1916 Imonwealth of Britain needs then, there zominant position taken in the rice lost 20 out of 21 afficere killed or wound- will be found the Lancashire men fighting trade by Germany and Holland, before ed, on the first day, of the cagageident, cleanly and cheerfully taking up his ful the war et compared with the United F(Uintinued at fict of fert Column.

share

Kingdom.

chemy co before be the men, it is difficult to realise the great men of Lancashire are distinguishing at had secured s predominant share deeds they have done at heavy cost. All themselves Un any of the fronts on in Indian trade, and

red to

condition the causes which

apply to

For further particulara, sailing dates, etc.

EV. D. PARE

Supermithdent di

whote of Section 7, and part of Section B to be detailed by Sectiune Commander

(b) As Register-Keepers Six Crown Sgt or Egts of No Company

to be detailed by O.C. No. 3 Com PART 6-11 who All members of Sectioné &-18 who are acting as Baudsmen will attenti with their respective Sections when firing this Course

EV By Order.

T. F. Hovon, A.S.P. and Asistant, Hongkong 8th January, 1018.