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WM. POWELL.

LIMITED.

GENTLEMEN'S

Notices of firms

THE

·HAVE this/day.

LENSWANTOMES ASCOT GENERAK "MANAGERS for, Hongkong for, the above Society, In the place of Mr. FAKIENE,whose engagermani dan.been terminated, õue ja hang

J. T. HAMILTON, General Manager for the East Hongkong, 14th November, 1005. · Extro

G TEL

GRAPH WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER

1905.

Auctions.

BY OLDER OF THE

MESSRS HUGHES AND HOUGH bare received instructions to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, AUTOMORROW.L

at the premises,

led word or invented words, word or [mg] Words having no direct reference to the character ofor quality of the goods, and not being socording to the peas to exordiary edguldcation geographical the 3rd day of November 1905, at 3.7.M., to have been the policy of the mask but a mama signature of word or words (5) Any other distinctive lajure to place hindrances rather than las other than such an fall within the def

definition in cilities in the way of the manufacturer auxions the above paragrapha:1,5, and "shall not, | for the registration and projection of blu trade" **cept by order of the Hoard of Trade or the mark, and commercial men have compisload courts, be deemed a distinctive mark," This comprehensive clause supplies the very langu

- THE FOLLOWING?"

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY OW which will be put up for sale in Two Lots

LOT 1-All that PIECE or PARCEL of

DEPARTMENT OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE with biteness that the laws of England in age which becassy la order to sacure the GROUND, ciunt AVictoria, in un Colony

28, Queen's Road (OPPOSITE THE CLOOK TOWER)

NEW GOODS

NOW ON SHOW.

SMART

DRESSING

GOWNS.

Woollen, $13 to $50.

Camel Hair, $80 to $45, 4:

CORPORATION, "LTD."

Head Offica ↑ Moorgate St, London.

VARJAT. HAMILTON,V Pe Manager for the East. Hongkong, fath November, 1953; 120

gard to trade marks seemed to be made for registration of unclassifed trade marks. lawyers and not, as they should have been, for- | num the men of commerce.

Auction.

PUBLIC AUCTION

PROPERTY,

by the Crown Lease thereof is the yeated

THE GROUSHopf, and registered in the Land Office

of Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office: as INLAND LOT No. 1603 together with the Aku or Tenament thereon, knoWN - AS HAVE this day appointed Messrs. SHE-Trade Marks, which were perfectly, sound

Wa Hing Line The Property is beld WAN TOMES & Co., AGENTS for the trade marks, were not allowed to get on the

for the residue of the term of 999 aboys Corporation, in place of Mr. FKIENE, register, with the result that foreign, rivala,

yearly whose engagement has been terminated, and

of $2.00 taking advantage of the repute of the owners,

LOT

2-All that PIECE or PARCEL of infringed the Minier's rights with impunity, VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

ailuate at Victoria, in the Colony And when the manufacturer has wriggled situate at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, as INLAND LOT No. 1604 together with the through the aye of a needle in order to get on and known as Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Messuage or Tenement thereas, known as the register, be has often found himself plung, 11, 12 and 13, `Fak Luk. Lane, Nos, 100, 102, No. 2. valdus of the term of 999 years, created

Wa ed into costly litigation. All this was because 104, 105, 108, 110, 113, 114, 115, 118, 120, 122, for the t

Hing Lane. The Property is held the legislature was never able to hit upon a sa- 124, 126, 118, and 130, Third Street, Nos. 113 tisfactory definition of what a trade mark is 115, 117, 119, 121, 113, 115, and ray, Third What previous Trade Marks Acts have done is Street, and Nos. 1, # 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Fak

what is not a trade mark, rather than Sau Lane, to define what is

The consist wirkt.

of 1383 anacted

that a rade

TO BE SOLD mark must

of thres

BY particulars and the Act of 1888 ted the number from three to five. of

PUBLIC AUCTION, these essentiel parure ftomer ach, of in 6 Lots or otherwise as the Auctioneer shall trade marks itself, and the result was, that in time no trade mark was good in the eyes of the counts, unless it belonged to one of the five classes This defect is remedied in the new

Intimations.

NOTICE

HERE is Vacancy in the REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE for the post of TRANSLATOR Applicants should present their applications. In person to the Registrar General on or before Noon on, SATURDAY: the agth instant. URGAN

QUALIFICATIONE, Ability to Translate Chinese, into English- and vice versa,

SALARY, For terms of salary ste Government of the 17th instani.

Hongkong, 18th November, 1905,

Gazette:

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∙Act,

Act

COSTLY WORD QUIBBLINO, As an illustration of the costly word- quibbling, which has been going on in the law courts, take the use of #Sollo," a perfectly good trade mark which did not succeed in ketting on

to the register till the judgment of the House of Lorde had been obisined on 11.2 Cert in manufacturers of photographic

Silk. lit ed Quilted Satin, $60 to $75. A. CHAZALON & CO. paratus endeavoured to register the letters

DOGGY

SMOKING

JACKETS,

Navy Cloth Corded, $17.00, Woollen, $15 to $80.

Bilk, 885 to 850;

IDEAL

FLANNEL

SHIRTS,

Price, $5.50 each.

FASHIONABLE

PATENT

BOOTS.

Three Smart Shapes.

ALSO,

PATENT

SHOES.

(with Walking Sole),

A Fine Assortment

of

GOLF CAPS

Newest Patterns and Styles,

FOR

DRESS

6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL..

NOTED for their WINES, SPIRITS and PROVISIONS of which they have

klways a large, assortment in stock,

The oldest established EUROPIAN BAKERS in the Colony,

Hongkong, joch September, 1905.

NOTICE.

THE UNITED STORES"

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GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, ARMY AND NAVY COMPRADORES, STRVEDORES, COAL. MERCHANTS, &C.

Most respectfully beg to inform the Public that 1. they have opened a store in the Colony at

No. 93, Queen's Road, Central, ND are prepared to accept all kinds of A

orders, which" will; be, attended to and executed in the shortest time, and earnestly hope to be favoured with' the kind patronage of the Public, PANDA

PRICES VERY MODERATE. Hongkong, 15th November, 1905,

OPENING NOTICE.

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an

Selio," as trade mark for-photographic paper. Objecilon was taken to it on the ground that the word was alleged to be des- criptive of the sun paper for which it is regis tered. An elaborate argument was built up by the Law Officers of the Crown on a reference to the sun in one of Shakespeare's plays in Hallun to as a Cressida our planet is alluded and our law officers solemnly

"Z | argued that the word "Solio" as applied to

to sun-paper would

The popular mind same notion of the quality or character of the anicle. (Words so descriptive of the article concerned are prohibited by the Acts, although,

trade mark is supposed l

to be 1 by the way, A index of index of quality

In point of fact, the word "Sollum, in Latin, as the Lord Chancellor pointed cat in his judgment, and Golio in Ita lian, means royal seal. The Comptroller of Trade Marku considered that the word sug of Lopes, and Rigby took that view in the gested the sun, Mr. Justice. Kokewich was and Lords Justices Lindi opinton. ley,

The Court of Appeal. In the House of Lords title common sense was exercised, and the judgment of the Court of Appeal was reversed, and the word was held to be perfectly sound trade mark. As the aged Lord Chan cellor put is with characteristic brunquenais, usoy it net Salio, and Sollo is not Sol. The chic is instructive, for it throws light on the

terrible difficulties vader which the British trader has laboured in getting on to the trade marks

segister

of the law which compels thousands of pounds to be spent on wretched word- quibbling of this character creates another evil, It places in the hands of arrival trader, who chooses to appose the registration of the mark,

declare

ON WEDNESDAY,'

the 29th day of November, 1905, at 3 o'clock P.M., at his Sales Rooms, in Duddell Street,

ду

Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

by the Crown Lesse thereof at the yearly zent of $2.00,

Particulars and conditions of sale

may jobtained of

be

O. D. THOMSON,

Vendor's Solicitor,

Hongkong, sand November, 1905.

4. Ica House Street,

and of the Auctioneers..

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BY ORDER. OF THE MORTGAGEE.

PUBLIC AUCTION..

HOUGH bare

received instructions to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

он

FRIDAY,

The following is the description of the pro the 24th day of November, 1905, at 3 P.ak, a party...

LOT-All that piece or parcel of ground fatended to be registered in the Land Office as situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong Section B of Inland Lot No. 679 containing a frontage to Fak Luke Lane of 96 feet or tl re- about and an area of 4,520 square foot'as the same is held from the Crown for the residue of the term of 999 years from the 15th June 1861 created by Crown Lease of faland Lot No. 9 dated the 30th April 1888. Apportioned Annual Crown

rent $28.34- FARTY WALL-The wall on the Easternmost side of this Lot ira Party wall:

HOUSES.-On this Lot or on some part of

parts thereof are erected the substantial houses known as Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 Fok Luk Lane.

LOT 2-All that pisce or parcel of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid intended to be The Land Offsen as Section registered:: Cof Inland Lot No. 679 containing Frontage to Fukuk Lane of 82 feet 4 inches or thereabouts and an area of 3,876 square feet

years Apportioned annual Crown Rent $24.30, as the same is held from the Crown, for the residue of the whove mentioned term of 999

PARTY Walls.—The walls on the Eastern- most and Westernmost boundaries of this"Lot ate Party Walls,

Houses,On this Lot or an some part or thereof are erected the substantial houses

parts known as Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Fuk Luk

Lane,

LOT 3-All that piece or parcel of ground

Sales Rooms,

THE FOLLOWING

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY, situate at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong,

viz. p

Intimations

THE POPULAR

SCOTCH

BLACK&WHITE

JAMES BUCHANAN & CO. ROOTCH WHISKY DISTILITAS,

By Appointment to enl

B. M. THE KING

and

HPH the PRINCE of WALES

Supplied at all the LEADING CLUBS

All those PIECES OF PARCELS of GROUND situate at Victoria, aforesaid, tered in the Land Ofice respectively. The REMAINING PORTION OF SECTION A OF INLAND LOT No. 505, and THE RE- MAINING PORTION OF INLAND LOT No: 505, togather with the Messuages thereon, And HOTELS; and to be obtained from known as Nos. 54, 56, £8, 60 and 62, Stone the principal Stores Nulish Lane, and Nos. 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12, Wanchal Road, Area' 3,720 square fest or there- about: Term 999 years.

For further particulars and, conditions of sale, apply to

Mesin JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Solicitors for the Mortgages,...... or.to

Mera HUGHES AND HOUGE,

Government Auctioneers Hongkong, 15th November, 1905; 2:] [1961]

PUBLIC AUCTION.

sell by

THE.Undersigned bave received instructions PUBLIC AUCTION FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, SATURDAY,

XMAS

(843

CAKES AND PUDDINGS A SPECIALITY,

CUSTOMERS are requested to book their ordem early, in order to prevent diappointment.

WEISMANN, LIMITED,

34, Queen's Road Central; Hongkong, 18th November, agos.":

situate at Victoria aforesaid intended to be the 25th November 1905, at 2:30 PM. At their THE WINE GROWERS

registered in the Land Office as Section D. of Third Street of 110 feet or thereabouts and an Inland Lot No. 679 containing a frontage to

ares of 5,356 square fest as the same ir bald from the Crown for the residue of the above mentioned term of

Apportioned 999 years.

∙Having ACQUIRER_THAT, OLD, AND WELL. a. powerful weapon for frustrating..and em. annual Crown Reut all on the warlord" ADDLE-BACK ́ ́DRAWING" ROOM'.

ESTABLISHED BUSINESS, THE PHARMACY,

CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS,

barrassing the energy of an enterprising firm.

RIDICULOUS WORDS THE BEST.

Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vaux. Rosilj je

corner of Ice House Street, SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

Comprising DOUBLE BRASS.. BEDSTEAD with PARTY WALLS,—The

WIRE MATTRESS, SILK-TAPESTRY, most side of this fot is a Party wall. The SUITE, MARBLE-TOP BUREAU with BE Wall

the East side of this Lot dividing the VELLED GLASS, MOROCCO-COVERED same from Section A of Inland Lot No: 679 DINING and which is of a length of 6 feet and 7 inches EXTENSION DINING TABLE TEAK- ROOM SUITE, TEAKWOOD in a Paity

wall. of this Lot dividing the same from section A.0

The

on the South side | Whats tÁRURG

WOOD WARDROBES, with BEVELLED. GLASS, CANTON CARVED BLACKWOOD Inland No. 679 and which is al a length of WARE, TEAKWOOD SIDEBOARDS ABS 4 feet 8 luches is a Party wall.

OVERMANTELS with BEVELLED GLASS, Hours. On this Lot or on some part or

AMERICAN' ROLL-TOP DESK, GLASS, known as Nos. 100,102,104,106,108,110,112 add Loz 4-All that piece of parcel of ground

Third Street. the ooz "'being the most impor ant part of the business, and and the claims of the Individual at Victoria aforesaid intended to be manufacturer on the other. The latter could ing Portion of Inland Lot No. 679 containing a the Land Office as The Remains registered in

To the lay mind it seems extraordinary that the law should prohibit the use of words that are descriptive of the quality or character of by giving strict attention to business, the ar.icle. The law, however, embodies far WE

beg to solicit the continued patronage more common sense than the man in the of clients and the general public.

If you were allowed to Patrons can rely on receiving the BEST street may think,

descriptive words as the trađa“ mark Rregister MEDICINES and other. Re• * QUALITY of

.for

of

quisites as all our stock,is obtained: from the your article. It would be unjust to the rest parts thereof are erected the substantial houses CROCKERY and E-P. WARE, CARPETS,

best.

of the community who have as much right to est European houses, and at favourable rates, the use of our ce mave has to do is to hold the In comparlion with the usual prices charged. What the

The DISPENSARY DEPARTMENT,

balance between the rights of public од

fe under the care of a duly Registered Chemist, where every care and attention is enforced in „the:Compounding of Medicines,

New Addiens lang.

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FLETCHER & CO., LIMITED, THE PHARMACY, 72, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Hongkong, Hongkong, 17th November, 1905.

TUBORG-BEER.

FIRST Class HILSENER BEER guaranteed: free from Salicylic Acid, and any Vilier Chamicals

PRICE $150 per Chee of 40 bottles (quarts) ar & den, pints:

{% Special Prices for Quantitiza.

Sate Agents

BIRKSSEN & CO. - Hongkong, th January, 100108

WEAR: THE NEW RENGJ HEMEDY

WELL CUT SHIRTS, COLLARS, AND WAISTCOATS.

SMART

EMBROIDERED HALF-HOSE NEW PUMPS NECKWEAR, ETC

INSPECTIO INVITED.

Ed

TRADE THERAPION "MARI

In Tala suocessful and highly popular remedy, mind in the Continental Hospitals by Nicara, Rosan, Jóbars, Valjas `and others, combines all the desiderata to be singles in u

medicine of the kind, and surpasses inerything, bilberie:

THERAPION N 15

af which chai lyraparakila häge by laying she loandssion në piricture and sifat scripts, diMGSRƐ Aysentery, pl Ervilation of the lower bowel.coub,tapachlife, natha,KAS some of the more trying 'canjkaļpts of 19la klád, it will be found toukkingly + Binariosa, adonding prompts wlingwortlice well téved that dien love bojn powerlama

THERAPION NI2/type

The Book 8155. juulil v spola, klusekas, palms and wwał - (filings of thrjumus, izenada ayragione, gout, rhavsgatá

and ali shengas for adult has loven too much.

Bredita] sygalleriesmann, at all, the

courts

one situate

he cheie, provided that I (20 Third Street of 110 feet or there-

register where in the word did not infringe bis exclusive the rights of other people. lo the same word either inside outside the trade.

It was for this reason that the Legislature required any word, if chosen as a trade mark to be an invented word or words having no reference to the character or quality of the goods, and not being a geographical name, Invented words were substituted by the Act of 1888 for "the fancy word not in. common use" required

the Act of 1883. An enormous, amount of litigation took place before the courts could agree as to what was a fancy word not in

common use.

that the word must be obviously con-descrip. The Interpretation finally agreed upon was tive or meaninglers as applied to the article. From this point of view, therefore, the less ap propriate or the muse ridiculous the word was, the better it was as a trade mark,

·GROGRAPHICAL", NAMES,

and an area of 5,691-square-foot as the same is held from the Crown for the residua of the above mentioned term of 939 years. Ap portioned annual Crown rent $35.68.

PARTY WALL-The, wall on: the Eastern-" most boundary of this Lot is a Party wall.

parts thereof are erected the substantial houses. flousi-On this Lot or on some part or known as Nos. 116,118,120,122,124,126,138 and 130 Third Street

PICTURES, c, &c, &c.

ALSO.

Ona GENT'S BICYCLE, in good order and condition.

Catalogues will be issued, TERMI ——Âa usņa),

**HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers... *- Hongkong, 21st November, 1905.

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Hotels. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL

Lor 5-All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section Cof Inland Lot No. 747 having a Frontage to Third an area of 6,10t square feet as the same is held Street of $17 feet 4 inches or thereabouts and EXCELLENT CUISINE. from the Crown for the residue of the term of 999 years from the 25th June 1861, created by a Crown loain of Inland Lot No. 747 dated the 30th April 1888. Apportioned Annual Crówn Rent $400-The wall on the Eastern-

PARTY

most boundary of this Lot is a Parry wall;"

HOUSEK–Õn this: Lot or on some part or parts thereof are erected the substantial houses knows 7 Nos. 113,115,117,119,121,123,125 and 137 Third Street

MODERATE PRICES.

ELECTRIC FANS

TO ORDER: INN- EVERY BOOM:

EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT,

Elain Road; ROWLOUR, Hongkong, toth. May, rona,

In the same Acts the use of a geographical: Bure:as a word' muk was likewise to some BX÷ teat prohibited." The reasons for this are obvious. Carlain localities establish a world- wide reputation for their products, and it would be unjust for one trade to acquire the exclusive right in the name of the locality concerned. situate at Victoria aforesaid intended to be ma

· Lot á-All that piece or parcel of ground, But previous Acts of Parliament did not indi-gistered in the Land Once as The Remaining cate the limit to which the use of geographical Partion of Inland Lot. No. 747 containing, Bames was restricted. A word did not become frontage to Fukt San Lane of 117 feat and a geographical name, merely becausE. SOME place upon the earth's surface had been called

inches or thereabouts, and "an-nina of/6,319 t as tha same is hold from the Crown. #quare foot. Moreovaro

overy" a "word might be so used, but not for the residue of the said term of 999 years. inter ordinary geographical sense, Such s

Apportioned annual Crown rent $5067. mark name as "Ethiopian stockings" does not boundary of this Lot is a Party wall

HARTY WALL The wall on the Eastemmes ORIENTAL HOTEL, possibly imply that the articles were imported from. Rihlapis a region where such articles are not usually worn. new Act lays down the position in vary clear language: It repeats the clause as to inwanted words, and requires one ALL the above described Lots are respective the essential particulars to be word orly more particularly delineated on a Sile plan words having no disset reference to the character or quality of the goods and not being accord fng to its ordinary alguidication, a geographical name or a surname and desired

UNCLASSIFIED NARES,

While the new Act leaves questions of pro cedure and rules to the Comptroller's depart ment of the Board of Tradesli vendars à

Houses On this foi or on some part of parts thereof are erected the substantial houses and 8. Tik Sau known as Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Fi

thereof which can be inspected at the offices of Tender Selicitors; at any time previons to the Mesure Johnson, Stokes and Marter, (the) Caleydə al

sale apply tom

For further particulard and conditions of

Me JOHNSON OKES & MASTER,

service to the commercial community ta siento alleg for clearly the proper principle which should regalate, the registr trade marks – In

MACÃO:

FIRST CLABS, HOTEL started in the A Care of Praya Grande, with splendid view of the Harbóng”.

LARGE AND LOFTY: ROOMS,

LLENT CUISINE.

#IRITS:

SUPPLY CO.

M

BARRETTO k tài

General Agents, Hongké

TRAIN & MOINTYRE,

Limited.

SCOTCH WHISKIES.

Very Special Blend,

$13.00 per Dozen

Royal Scottish,

$16.00 per Dazen;"

Special Liqueur,

$30.00 per Dosen,

Old Reserve,

$85.00 per Dozen,

BARRETTO