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in the ment" of March 17th:-

Articles have recently Fruss regarding the visit to Lhassa of Dr. McGovern of the British Baddhist Mission. The facts are these:-Tu December, 1921, thự Baddhist Society of Great Britain and Ivoland approached the Ilia Onies for pertiission to send a mission to Lhassa. The objects of the mission were stated to ment to His Holiness The be (1) to represcut s

It is proposed at the Home Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce. which 'takes place from March 18th to 9th next. to submit for approval a mumber of resolutiong dealing with the suppressieste of unfair competition "und the internas

Dali Lama and the Tiletan authorities tional profection of trademarks. *These

what was being done in the study of roolutions, which are of considerable Buddhist in the western world; (3) to interest to British traders, are the outcomes and manuscripts of value to the the Tibetan Buddhist and to obtain of the work which has been done in the

western scholars: fo obtain film recur course of the last fifteen months by the Industrial Property Committee of the Chamber,

It will be remembered "that as the

of the Tibete grual vachelra) at and various phases in the life for ciucational purses in treat

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at Gantek, the recognised trade nurts Fatung and Gynaise, except with ent permission of the Tibetan Government. Permission was accordingly given to the mission by the India Office after consulting the Government of India to proceed as fur as Gyantse only where they were to await intimation of the willingness of the Tibetan floverument to receive them at Lhash. They were also permittel to tak

to take cinematographic and scientific instruments with them as far subject to their giving a formal

Shanghai-81, Kiaagse Road. Haakow-British Concession,

the subject of indications of origis trademarks. The argent nest for dui. formity ią thèse antters

sals emphasized in the riport of the Mer- chandise Marks Committer convoked, 1010 by the Board of Trule, and formód the subject of a resolution passed by the Congress of the International Chamber of Lommer behi in London in 1921.

The rapid development of export trade not to use these except with the mercial centres of China and abroad.

in recent years and the moustact opening up of new markets in foreign countries have greatly complicated the problem of protecting trademarks, the reason being that the systems of trade-mark protection obtaining in the various countries of the works are widely different. They differ not only in detail, but in the fundamental principles upon which they are based. The tablishment of the International Enion for the Prolection of Industrial Property in 1843 has melted in ani- formity in certain matters. The scope of the Convention establishing the union is. however, very limited, and the provisions dealing with the suppression of acts of unfair competition are so vague in their terms that comparatively little progress

has been maale.

FAR-REACHING AMENDMENTS.

The International Convention is due to be revised either in 1924 or 1925 at an official conference to be held at the Hague. This conference will also consider the revision of the Arrangement of Madrid of 1891 for the International Registration of Trade-marks and the Arrangement of Madrid for the Sup- pression of False Indications of Origin."

At previous official conferences the traders of many countries have not had an op portunity of expressing their views as to what amendments should be incorporated in the Conventions, and the initiative has been largely left in the hands of the various Gay ernment Departments concerned. As the result of the work of the Chamber, however, a number

concurrence and under the advise of the British Trade Agent at Gyantse-an obvious- y vessory precaution in order to minimise the risk of offending Tibetan susceptibilities,

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t to do anything without the full know- ledge and approval both of the Govern ment of India and of the Tibetan authorities and to carry out the instructions of the Government of India in all matters of which it was considered necessary to advise the

The missim ronchesi Gyante carly in HONGKONG CIGAR STORE, LTD.Cities of the World to provide Commercial October. About a week later the Tibetan Government were officially informed of its arrival and its desire to receive the mission The Tibetan Government towards the end of October replied in the negative their reply was communicated to the mission who thereupon asked that Captain Ellam and Dr. McGovern might be permit that they might present gifts to His Holiness ted to

visit Luassa for one week only in order

and receive his Glossing. The mission was inforest that the Government of India were unable to assist them further, but that there was no objection to their seeking per- mission direct from the Tibetan Government. They did so, but their request was refaam by the Tibetan Government who at the same time requested the Government of India that Captais Ellam and Dr. McGovern be sent back to India.

CROSSED BORDER IS DISGUISE Dr. McGovern then asked to be allowed to remain at Gyautse for three months to study Tibetan literature, but the Govern ment of India were unable to accede to his request in view of the expressed wish of the Tibetan Government that he should leave Dr. MeGovern returned to India

obtained

2 pass the Bengal Eastern Frontier and far reaching amendments, representing tion of 1873 permitting the bearer to

Kgula the traders point t of view, have agreed visit Sikkim, distinctly precluding entering either Nepal, Bhutan Sikkim, however, Dr. Me. crossed the border into Tibet in

upon.

International subsequently

ber of

important

They

will be submitted to the Rome Congress for approval, and subsequently

him or

brought oficially to the notice of all countries Go

but

which are parties to the Convention, with a disguise ani made his way to Lisa in con

1 view to their incorporation into the Conven-

tions at the official" Hague Conference.

travention of the terms of his pass, the formal undertakings given by the mission in Loncion

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Dr. McGovern

trade marks, and the advertisement in have left India for Englani.

countries in an official journal of the

facsimiles of all trade-marks, deposit-

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FLAG INCIDENT.

GENERAL HERTZOC'S DEFENCE.

ed: It is also proposed that each country should

establish a system of seizure on im Portanthorities, of all products

through the medium of the Cas

bearing illicit trade-marks or inlse indications of

Speaking on the Budget debate, in the origin. Hitherto the obligation to impose Capetown Parliament recently, the leader seizure only applied to goods bearing false of the Nationalists (General Hertzog) indications of

ons of origin when such indications warmly replied to the charge by the Prime Minister (General Smuts) at a recent were joineri to a trade name of fictitious char seter or were used with intent to defraud. public meeting of his alluding to the He said Even

in the casea conteraplated the oblign British flag as a "stinking zag." tion to enforce seizure was not absolute, as that the Prime Minister's statement was under the Convention seizure might be

here.

a way which conveyed a direct lo Hade When placed by prohibition of importation in any

a man waved a rag in his face for country in which the law of the country did

the purpose of annoying him, he refused not already provides s

of seizure system

te regard it as the Union Jack, although Furthermore, where the law of any country

it might be the same pattern. did not admit of either seizure on importa

then exclaimed General Hertzog with tion or prohibition of importation, wuel Kreat emphasis and amid loud Opposition country was only bound to assure to the cheers, "that it become a stinking rag."- subjects of the Convention countries such For the genuine British flag stands for protection as was accorded by the law of that

real British tradition and liberty." country to its own subjects. *.

and

iu

the ter

terius of the Arrangement so as to make

MISLEADING DESCRIPTIONS. <

The Arrangement of Madrid for the International Registration of Trade-marku, With respect to the question of facts to which hitherto Great Britain has not unfair competition, the unnшus commendation of the Committee is that with a view to facilitating the allierence been a party, was also considered, and Article 10b of the Convention should be of Great Britain, among other countries, to replaced by -élauses much wider in their

the Arrangement, it is proposed to modify scope. The clauses drafted by the Cont mmittee, which to a large extent are based

it unnceessary for any newly adhering Article 74 the Treaty Versailles, cover tus cast of country to sccept or protect marke which dherence been calculated

have, prior to the date of to visteal purchasers ns to the entered on the Register at Herne: This origin of

of any particular product, all acts obligation has in the past hindered the amounting to trade libel, acts inducing adherence of a number of countries, and breach of contract, and all acts generaly the amendment proposal will reinove the contrary to law commercial usige,

obatacie. equity. It is provided that the sanctions

Among the other resolutions to be sub- contemplated the Article shall apply te

in all trade descriptions calculated to

(mitted in

I is one establishing on a permanent confusion, whether contained in advertise dustrial and Commercial Porperty. In the

an International Commission of In create ments, brochures, circulars, posters; invoices, report of its work, which is to be presented

tificates

of origin, verbal statements, or to the Rome Congress, the Committeo states other Way whatsoever. This that that the object of the formation of this. extension of the operation of the clause, permanent Commission is to establah the which was proposed by the Trade Marks nucleus of a world's alliance of trade-mark Patents and Designs Federation, which and industrial property owners. acted as the representative of the British and

in co-operation National Committee, follows the recom-Once at Berne and in harmony with mendations of the British Merchandiser

various chambers Už commerce Marka Committee in connexion with the other

and Associations in all parts of revision of the Merchandise Marks Act the world, the Commission will collect all legislative and other documents relative A further provision enables byndicates to the suppression of bets of unfair.com and associations to bring actions on behalf of their members in cases of unfair com- petition.

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of 1887.

(Continued at foot of neck column.).

with the Interking

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