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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1932.

MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA

RIGHT TO A TRADE

-MARK

MESSRS: - CALLARD AND

BOWSER WIN CASE

CHINESE FIRM HELD TO

HAVE INFRINGED..

CHINESE CONSULAR

CHANGES IN U.S.A. ¦

to

Nanking, Nov.-25.-The following Cousula have been appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs assume charge of the newly created branch consulates at Galvesion, Los Angeles, and Norfolk, in the United States:

Vice-Consul Kiang Yi Sheng, of the Consulate-General at San Fran- the cisco, is to be transferred to Consulate at Los Angeles

Shanghai, Dec. 6--An interesting case has just been decided by the Burena of Trade-marks in connecVice-Consul Wang Ching Lun-of tion with no attempt to register a Consulate General at Chicago, -mark, situilar to that used by the Consulate at Galveston.

Messrs. Callard & Bowser, the fa Vice-Consul Chang Tzo Chang, of mous English makers of toffee by n the Consulate General at New York, local Chinese firm. As a result of to the Consulate of Norfolk.. Investigation the Bureau of Trade! Marks found in favour of the Eng- lish firm which had entered a pro text

It appears that in the Cazette 1sed by the Bureau in February of this year, there appeared parti. ulars of an application by Kwan Sun, Yuen Co., Ltd., of Nanking Road, Shanghai, for the registra tion of a→CA and Dog mark which exept for some slight differ ences in drawing was similar in appearance to the "Cat and Dog" mark of the protesting company,

THE HONAM BUND

WORK TO START AT ONCE-

The Municipal Bureau of Public Works has received a report from the contractors for the construction of the Hund at Honam that work will be commenced immediately The part of the Bund that is to be. constructed now extends from the foot of the Pearl River Bridge to the Inland Port at Tsau Tou Tsui. and covers a distance of 7,300 feet.·

NANKING SPORTS VENTURE

GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB TO BE FORMED

SINO-FOREIGN BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

SOUTH-WEST CHINA: RAILWAY SCHEME

PLANS UNDER CONSI DERATION

ESTIMATE OF COST~$170 MILLIONS

CANTON, Dec. 10. With reference to the proposal of the Southwestern authorities for the construction of a railway linking up the provinces of Kwangtung Kwangsi, Kweichow, Yunnan and Nanking. As the outcome of a Szechuen, to promote the develop well-attended meeting at the Interment of these provinces, it is learn- national Club, Nanking is to have ed that the draft of one plan for new club, to be called the Nan the projected line has been drawn king Golf and Country Club, Mr. up and submitted to a preparatory W. H. Donald, who is well-known; committee now investigating the in the north, presided at the meet-feasibility of the scheme. ing, which discussed the constitu.. tion of the new club...

After the scheme had been un- Animously approved, the following officers were elected to serve on the, board of directors:

SWATOW NOTES

GAMBLING TO THE DOGS

CLUBS OLOSED

FANTAN EXCLUDED (Prom Our Own. Correspondent.)

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SWATOW, Dec. 8. Following the example of Canton mandate has been issued here for-1 bidding all officials and Govern- ment servants to gamble, in the clubs, restaurants and even at home. Great consternation, if not surprise was caused wher afternoon a police proclamation was suddenly-promulgated ordering the immediate closing of all gam bling clubs (and dans) without any chance for liquidating their affairs. About a hundred clubs are affected and the order, though carried out to the letter, was bitterly rosented by owners and frequentors of these places.

The scheme xes" the termini of the line at Yamchow, in southern

The position regarding gambling. Kwangtung, and Chungking in Szechuan. The whole length of the for the time being, is that only line would be 1,855 miles, compris Government employees are banned, ing the following distances in the while mah jong, until the end of different provinces concerned the year, will be allowed in restau- Kwangtung, 35 miles; Kwangsi 391 rants and residences for people of It is said that ccmiles, Kweichow, 303 milea; Yunan, other vocations.

485 miles and Srechten, 719 miles after January 1 no form of gam bling will be permitted anywhere. However, as fantan revenues swoll Government coffers, this practice is to continue as before. It is pos sible that mah jong niny still be allowed in private houses if a tax is paid each time the game is play. ed. If absolutely stopped then life will be next to untolerable is the Chinese opinion.

Dr. Lo Wen Kau, President, M. A. Wilden and Mr. Liu, Vice Presidents.

Mr. W. P. Coltman, Hon, Se- cretary.

170 Million Dollars Needed, A rough estimate of the coat of Mr. Z. T. Ing, Họn. Treasurer, the railway has been placed at about $170,000,000 Mex. This Mr. S. F. Chang, Mr. M. works out at approximately 802,000 Fischer, Mr. S. W. Glass, Mr. J. Mex, per mile, and includes the M. Hanson, Mr. Nelson T. John cost. for surveys, purchase of land, son, Mr. Willys R. Peck, and Dr. construction, and general equip T. L. Wang, directors. The idea of forming a Golf and Country Club in Nanking goes

near the Purple Mountain, to be used as golf links. Dr. C. T. Wang, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, also took a keon, interest in the project, and was largely res ponsible for getting work begun on

ment.

It is further planned that each province undertake the building of

Six Year Plan,

In the protest lodged with the Bureau, Mars Hansons, acting for Messrs. Callard & Bowser, who had } **** already applied for registrat of spondents' mark was an imitation their own mark, stated the...

of applicants' was unreasonable, ing as grounds for their netion. and urged that if a national car The Oppouruts" "Cat and Dog" rica on his trade and decides upon mark has a very close resemblathis trade mark and applies for rr to the "Cat and Dog" mark of the gistration according to law, and back as far as December, 1929, when the section of the line within its applicants, registration whereof has the right of exclusive usen en

Mr. Sun Fo, then Minister of Rail-territory, in which case the comple- been applied for in respect of simicroached upon by a foreign mer- lar articles. The general apurar chant the nation should Fo pro ways, made available a piece of tion of the railway will be greatly tion is to be spread out over a ee of the label depicting the ent.ed. The respondents Prayed land in the National Park area, expedited. The work of construc dog broken how of milk in the that native products should lie up

period of six years as follows:- bark-ground and their respective | held, that the protest of Callard & positions are almost identical to Bowser Ltd. in dismissed and that the applicant's mark and are in their application for registration deed suspectel of being an imita-

of a mark with an identical name tion.

be refused. "The caudies on which applicants Mesars. Harisons made a brief re- use the "Cat and Dog" mark have, joinder and subsequently the diree- in fact, been imported into Chinator of the Bureau, of Trademarks, for a great number of years for Mr. Jolsen Ho, rendered a decision sale and are well know on the mar to the effect that the trade mark of ket, and customers distinguish them Kwan Sun Yuon Co., Ltd. should by their "Cat and Dog' label. he cancelled giving the following Consequently the similarity of the reasons- respondents' mark is sufficient to Pause confusion in the minds of the public and to deceive them: into purchasing the respondents' goods in mistake, for the applicants'

goods,

Kwan Sun Yuen's Reply.

the links.

unsettled

However, owing to political conditions and the depar ture of a number of the original enthusiasts from the capital, the scheme had to be suspended. In terest recently, was revived by the present Minister and Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, both of whom are very keen on having such a club.

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It is expected that the new club, when functioning, will play an im portant part in the social life of the capital.

TSINGTAO SELECTED AS BASE

NEW DOCK ORDERED

Reasons for Decision, "The Opponents previously ap- plied for registration of the Cat and Dog" mark for the use on toffee under the Candien Category in Class 43, specified in Article 37 of the Detailed Regulations of the In their reply the Kwa Sun Trade Marie Law virich:waa:duly: Yuono. Lt, replied that the approved and published in the oth mark they ought to register was issue of the Trade Mark Gazette as obtained by inviting tenders for a Application in Order No. 11370. design and they had repeatedly Subsequently the applicants pro .given careful consideration of the tested on account of the said mark one chosen before applying for re- having a close resemblance to their "Cat and Dog" mark which was gistration. The design, it was urged, was accepted by the Bureau,applied for registration and prior and then, unexpectedly six months use. Thereupon the Oppone.its fil- afterwards, there suddenly appeared as anewor an ordered.

..In this case the marks of the

Tientsin, Dec. 2.-The Peking ed a "Cat and Dog" mark of the applicants. The fiing of such a two parties are similarly called branch of the Military--Council ac- protest six months after its publi-Cat and Dog and the make-up cording to instructions given them cation in the Gazette, the respon of the marks also have a similar by Chang Hsueh, Liang, have been dents argued was unreasonable. eat and dog as the principal parts trying to find a base for the former With regard to the statement that and both marks have two bowls to N. E. Fleet under the command of the applicants had already applied connect with them. Therefore the Chen Feng Lich, and they proposed for registration of their own mark, positions, appearance, meaning and thron ports in N. China, viz: Chin: Chiefoo and Tsingtao. respondents said it was not known names of the two marks can be said 'wangtao, when: the application was made and to be entimly identical. Even the After further discussion they select approved, or what was the number colours used have a close resembled Tsingtao as the most suitable of the registration certificate, and ance. There is certainly a risk of port, although Chinwingt-may, contended that if application were confusion in trade. However the be a better port than Tsingtao, but made after their own then the ap applicante hnd produced document as it is facing Chefoo, which is the plicants had intentionally, encronary evidence of the years of use ched upon the respondents' rights. of their mark, the registration of With regard to the statement that which was granted in accordance the applicants' goods had been on with the provisions of Articlo 4 of ale number of years in China, the Trade Mark Law and for which respondents inquired why the mark Registration Certificate No. 18976 we not seen on the market, and was issued. Their right of exclu ence of sale' produced before the ente mark has only been approved contended that there was no evid-sive use is absolute and the Oppon Bureau. Respondents alleged that of, but of course cannot be set up applicants allegations in this re against it. Therefore the applica spect were untrue. Finally it was tion in Order No. 11370 of the "Cat claimed that the contention that re- and Dog" nrk should be cancelled

in accordance with law." » (C'outinved on meat Column.}

naval base of the Manchyk te fleet, this would assume a threatening at titude so they finally decided on Tsingtao.

Chang Hauch Liang has therefore given orders to the Commander of that feet to build a ney dook at Tsingtao 300 feet long. at a cast of $400,000 so as to give more facili

ties to the fleet.

1st year surveying of route;. 2nd year-building of road beds 3rd and 4th years-laying of tracks and construction of bridges; 5th year--construction of stations, workshops:

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6th year-miscellaneous works to complete the line.

The plans will be more fully and officially discussed with the evan- tual formation of a committee for the railway of representative of

very provinco concerned.

CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA

VETERAN WORKER: ON-THE STRUGGLE WITH COMMUNISM

Personal,

An interesting social event last Saturday was the announcement of the engagement of Mr. E. Polverine

The bride-to-be is of the Chinese Customs to Miss the miece of Mr. Tankin, who is als in the Custome service at Nona Gaksif.

Swatow. Many friends attended the dinner party given at the Cus- toms Club, when there was dancing till the early hours of the maming. The wedding will probably be next April.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY (Dǎcember 12).

Auctions,

Land Sale, P.W.D., 3 p.m ¦

Theatres,

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Central: "A Night Like This," Queen's: Letty Lynton.". King's: The First Year. Star: "Lea

"The

Canton-More than 100 people ther Necking Oriental,

Secret Six."

Dancea.

Miscellaneous, General Committee Meeting." Union Church, Kowlcon, 6 p.m.| Principal Malls, Inward-America by President

Lincoln.

sat to a Chinese dinner at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. with Dr. Stanley Jones as the honoured guest.

Tea Dances: King's Restaurant, Miss Yat Tait Law introduced Hong Kong Hotel, and Majestic Dr. Jones who said that he was Dancing Academy. Dinner Dances: impressed with the way women are Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, taking their place in China, for King's Restaurant. example with the fact that a Chinese lady was presiding over that evening's meeting. He express- ed his agreement with Miss Law statement that the critical moment has arrived in the history of, the Chinese church. He was glad, how ever, that the Christian movement is now, unshackled from ecclesiastic,

TUESDAY al and political domination and

(December 13), being so, is free to flourish and

Avictions, stand on its own merits.

"Lammert':Sale-of-old-and-sur- The next ten years, in his opin ion, will be the best years for plus victualling stores at Kowloon Christian workers in this country. Naval Depot, 9.30 a.m.

Theatres. Communism, he added, is doing its utmost to force its baneful way into

Queen'a: "Letty Lynton." Star: China and the Christian movement is the force that can counteract it Leathernecking. Central: "A successfully He congratulated Night Like This King's "The First Year." Oriental: The workers who are in China to-day and have the opportunity to push Secret Six." this movement to a successful hesd and concluded by saying that Christianity does not destroy Chin- ese culture but blends with it, im parting vigor to it and sustaining it.

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JA

Дадсов. Tea Dances:-King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel. Dinner Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels and King's Restaurant.

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