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ALLEGED INFRINGEMENTIN

TRADE-MARK.

THE "BLACK AND WHITE" SCOTCH WHISKY CASE,

DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15 1957.

THE TRADE-MARK "SCANDAL

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STRONG PROTEST FROM AMERICA,

Country, industrial advancement is every country, The important subject of the present status | the foreroguer of wealth and wealth lead to of the international unde÷mark question is the rise of that country in the scale of nations. dealt with at considerable length in the current The two essential ingredients for the establish issup of the Journal of the American Asiaticment of industries and the growth of commerce Association. In an editorial it is pointed ont are capital and labour. Where one or the that Japan is the only great commercial nation other is wanting, not to sack of both so is which has not expressed its readinem to extend, dustry is ponibl Contribute: thus On the 25th ultimo, judgment was delivered in its consular cours in China, the same Introduces the subject in the columns of the in the petition of Chief Procurator Todo, in the measure of protection to a preign trade-mark Stam Over The metics which we gooie. Osaka Appeal Court, appealing against the that the country of its origin is willing to from our Bangkok contemporary then pro decision of the Court in the charge brought extend to similar property owned by a Japanese ceeds-Siam cannot be said to be wanting in against Niebĺkawn Sadayoshi, a wide and spirit. subject. To obviate the objection that the Japan-capital in the shape of accumulated wealth, or

saka, of having infringed the ese merchant, of

does not admit of the conclusion of labour in the shape of human beings fitir do trade-mark of Black and White" whisky. By

such an agreement by an exchange of diplomatic such work as does not need special training for that decision, will be remembered, the ac- ihe Department of State at Washington contain wages. But capital means that wealth

notes cused was acquitted, the Oraka Appeal Court is understood to be now engaged in the effort which will readily respond to as industrial considering that the evidence submitted to

to-negotiate a new treaty with Japan in regard call; and labour means those persons prove that the accused used, without the con.

to trade-marks and other similar forms of in-will do work tl such wages as will conduce ient of the lawful owner, a trade-mark tesom-

dustrial property. It is to be hoped, says the to a profitable industry. Sufficient inquiries bling onealready registered for a similar article writer, that Japan will not continue to plead will show that these two are unfortunately knowing it to be so registered, was insufficient. disability to concludo such a convention bs: Flacking in Stam. It must be admited The Osaka Chibo Saibanho also dismissed cause of the failure of the Treaty Powers to that Siara, like all agricultural countries, the case, pa the ground that as the trade-mark come to an agreement in regard to the rules has not overmuch of capital; but there used by accused differed from the one register suitable for trade-roarks registration in China, is enough lo satisfy the present needs ed by Mr. James Buchaoon, his action did not Nor is it less so be desired that Japan should of industrial enterprise in the country itself. 'While 'wealth is not visible in Siam as in constitute an offence against the law, Froin recognim the necessity of outlawing a num. this decision the Procurator appealed to the ber of trade-marks bearing Tapanese names western countries where almost every ait is in- Osaka Appeal Court.

which he subjects hava fraudulently approvested in some concern or other, it is said that The full text is to hand of the decision of the priated from their foreign owners. The fact Siam has a sufficiently large amount of hoard Bopreme Court, It reads as follows:- that there exists in Japan a technical right for ed wealth, and wealth in the shape of jewellery. Todo Turu, Chief Procurator in the Osaks anybody to register a trademark for which its The reasons for hoarding are said to be the Appeal Cour, appealed to this Count against owner has neglected to secure protection, and, anseliled condition of the country in the that legal nwnership has thus nothing to do with past,jewellery being the best method of the decision delivered on July 2nd, 1907, in the charge of an infringement of ine Trade-Mark

prinity of use, does not make the proceeding keeping wealth in safe custody at such times. anymorerespectable, according to any recognis. Now that the country is settled and civilized, Law, preferred agains: Nishikawa Sadayoshi The appeal is decided as follows after duty go-ed standard of international ethics. In some it is only to be expected that such wealth will be drawn out from the boards. But the aver ing through the process provided for by Article

spe scarcity of the country generally gives a83 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

The ground of the appeal in this case is the

such wealth a good interest when employed in small loani." The fact that even the Siam acquiital of the accused by the Osaka Appeal

Commercial Bank sometimes charges 15% Court. The reason for that acquittal is briefly that, although it is a fact that the accused used for whisky made and sold by him a trade-mark resembling one which wasregistered No.20,951,

and Commerce, and used by James

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under No. 203 of the Department of Ruze for whisky manufactured by his firm, yet the evidence adduced is insufficient to prove that the accused used without permission n trade. mark resembling ona registered by another, knowing

it to have been 10 registered. This decision is unreasonable. The trade-mark" used

forcible language this authority concludes; what commercial brigandage, pure and simple, and Japan must forfeit her place among the great Powers of the world if she insists on furnishing facilities to her people to establish a title to the possession of staler goods,"

Interest on bins on subsantial commercial- securities shows that there is not yet a great THE CHERIANG RAILWAY LOAN;]Anw of wealth in the country. Could it be expected then that the Siamese would invest

by the British firm was published in the Trade | Kog and the Acting Governors of poorer for some time, bu: they always finish by

Mark Gentle and made public in that way. Quce published, it could have been recognised by, any person, so that the accused cannot absolve himself from responsibility on the plea of ignorance. This conclusion is not only a proper interpretation of the law but is also confirmed by the judgment of the Supreme Court delivered on January 22nd, 1906, in the case No. 1478 Re, of 1905

inal.

And of Chitiang to persuade the natives of their respective provinces not to offer any lurther opposition, as this is the best way for the settlement of the dispule with the British concessionaries, writes the Peking cor respondeal of the N. C. D. News, on the and Prince Ching has falegraphed accordingly to H.E. Tuan Fang at Nanking that "As the concession was granted to the Corporation by the Chinese Government in 1898;the Waiwupo is unable to repudiate the proposed loan; that the British concessionaires "have agreed to purchase the shares onder the same conditions as lordiga shareholders and that the foreign and Chinese engineers may be employed by the Chinese provided they are recognized by the Corporation. In order to pacify the minds of the Directors and others of the Chinese Railway Companies at Honchow and Spochow published in that journal one is guilty of the Yuchuanpu (Ministry of Posts and Com delinquency, and may be held responsible in a

munications) has been instructed to re-employ ......cívil acuos for the infringement of a trades

them after the settlement of the loan in view to

The antives'

A STORY, FROM KOWLOON.

INDIAN MILKMAN ALLEGED TO HAVE DEEN ROBBED,

12th lost, An Indian milkman, by name Moola Singh, residing at 2, Ma-tau-wai village, walked into thecharge room of the Water Police Station on Sunday night, looking mach disturbed and ruffled and told a long tale of how he had been held up by some robbers, robbed and mal treated. He was on his way back to Ma-tau-

about nine o'clock on Sunday night, ha said. Reaching the bend of Austin Road, three other indians sprang oution among the bushes, and, while one of them attacked him, the others went through his packets and stole 800 Then they cltired.

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Maola Singh gave the police a description his three alleged assailants, which resulted in the arust of two men-Chamba. Ho and Allah Bux-lalo that night, While the two accused were being questioned a third man-Kallay Khan-strolled quietly into the charge-mom to find out whit all the trouble was abou," Moola Singh promptly identified him at being cancered in the robbery also, and he, too, was arrested.

Aatement that was made by the first ac cused-Chamba Ho-cast an entirely different aspect on the matter. Moola Singh, hé said, and borrowed from him some monika ago 5100. This Moola did not deny. On Sunday night, while out for a walk with Allah Bux and Kallar Khan, he met Menta on this way

in Austin Road,

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of Meola, The lattar-replied that he did not "Where is my money?" he said he inquired. have the money, and, therefore, could not pay him. There was an argument, during which Chamba admitted striking Moola, bet denied robbing him.

However, the trio were locked up on a charge of highway robbery. This morning, they appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, in the Police Court, to answer the charge

Mr.O. D. Thomson represented the accused, and the case was put off for one week, bail be. ing alowed in the sum of $500 each.

COMMERCIAL.

YARN MÄRKET,

advertising all matters concerning the registra allow the natives of Kiangsu and Chekiang to mist learnt that there will be a slow and sure The fist of these is said to be the reluctance

The Tradt-Mark Guttle is published in, accordants with provisions of Article 14 of the Trade-mark Law for the purpose of publicly,

tion of trade-marks). It may therefore be assum- ed that particulars published in that paper have been duly recognised, but such a conclusion is, only an assumption in the ordinary sense, the publication in the Gazette having no force for general information to the "pub- lic at large. In failing to note matters

In response to a memorial from the Waimupu.their money it enterprises which at the outset. concerning the proposed Inam of £1,500,001 might not bring them any dividend at all, or

even later on would not bring them a dividend- from the British and Chinese Corporation for of more, than to or 12%? Experience has the construction of the Soochow Han chow-hown in India that exorbitant rates of interest Ningpo railway, as Imperial Rescript was

In their report dated 15th instapi, Messrs. issued last weer commanding the Viceroy of continue making the, rich richer and the poor

Phiroisha B. Petit & Co. write: paralysing ade and ruining. the whole com- munity; while investment industries, bough Buyers evincing the same disinclination giv

to come forward prices have again suffered giving little perceptible results at the outset, always leads to the expansion and increase of a decline; io same, theads from one to wealth in a community. Unless Sumese two dollars per bale, "white" in others capitalists realise the danger, they may persist there has been an eren more appreci in the present procedure. Moreover, unless able fall, owing to forced sales, as noted in the quotations within. The reported sales people have some commercial knowledge or

all to some 3,700 bales, but this dividends. for their investments. Even when experience, they always want quick and big amount

figure is mentioned with sme diffidence as started on the a sundest basis, no industry will

there is no means of ascertaining what quantity has been purchased from frst hands, nor how pay well for the first few years. The present

many pasted between dealer and dealer. The "of high interest for money may create rate disc nieet with anything less. But capitalists paucity of orders in, however, very marked, owing to, among others, three principal cases. and eventually profitable gain in all industrial enterprises, let alone capital, which for argu- of operators to make further commitments on account of the clearance becoming, dus about then, may be borrowed at low rates of interest from foreign countries; even more serious than the time of the closing of the accounts for the that of capital is the dificulty of phaining

ing Chains New Year, three months hence. The inbour in Siam. The untrained Siamese conlie second reason is due to the hesitancy of dealers

engendered by the uncertainty of the course of expects almost twice the wages of trained Ind an mill-hand. The average Indian coolie in cities like Bombay or Calcutta is paid 7 to 10 rupees a month; in the country be receives from 5 to 7 rupees. A trained Indian mill- kok, a Siamese coplia expects 25 or 30 cals a month; even up country it is nowhere less than ticals. A rained mill-hand in Bangkok will 151 naturally expect over 3 ticals a month. with such high wages, no industries could prosper anywhere. In England, where they training, and each man is said to be able to do are paid mare, mill-hands have a very efficient thrice as much work as a trained indian could do in the same time. Whitever training could be given in Siam, it must be more elementary then what is extant in Infla; and high wages for such inefficient labour wil net in the least lead to the prosperity of any industry.

"A pro per diagnosis ought to be made for the reason of auch unreasonably high wages, at a time when there i

is pot enough work for etes that sparse population of the country. Already it has led to the large immigration of the Chinese, who do mote work for less wages. It ought not furthertz be allowed to paralysetheadvance-

mark. It is essential in regard to the offence 1 their experienresentatives have telegraph hand receives from zo to if rupees. In nag-

examination

specified in Clause 1 of Article 16 of the Trade-- Mark Law that the offender must have knowed to the Waiwupu stating that, in order to © ledge of the fact that the fare infringed by

save further trouble between the Foreign him has been registered; and the question in

Ministry and the Wäjish Legation, in Peking, a criminal case as to whether the accused they agree to borrow a certain amount of funds from the Corporation directly, without the in had or had-uot such knowledge is regarded as relating to the facts of the case, and

terference or assistance of the Chinese Govern- the tribunal is at liberty to decide such a

ment, for the construction of the railway in questipp according to the mental of the accused as the result of tal conclusions question, with the exception of those portions of lines which have either already been buik or are in course of construction at various centres in Kiangst and Chekiang. The tan will thus become a mercantile debt to be re- funded by the Chisee merchants within a certain number of years. This course, it held, will prevent a repetition of the big error of the Shanghai Nanking railway loan. It believed here that the muddle about this new railway loan may be settled with satisfaction to ali concerned in the pear future,

The natives blame the Peking G wvernment for neglecting to cousult their representatives at lungchow and Soochow prior in the open-

"al evidente; the law making na provision for the contret of such evidence: For this reason, the Osaka Appeal Court was justified in decid ing, from the result of the examination" of, evi- dence, that the evidence is insufficient to prove

that the accused in this case, used · for whisky manufactured by him a trade mark resembling one registered by another, know ing it to have been so registered, and the Court acted legally in acquitting the ac cased. The appeal is, therefore, unren: sonable, and is disinissed in accordance with Article 85 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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exchange. And, lastly, the most serious diez

turbing factor is the yam trade is the còn. tinuance of restlessness and lawlessucit in the interior, and the prevalence of piracy on the waterways of Bouth China. These chronic evile the Froviecial Gaverament appeal to be nite in a note of hepction fenthe clical Covers

repeated injunctions from the Central Govern- ment to suppress the one and.

extirpate The other.

No 20-A very limited business is reported ara decline of $: per bale in selected threads.

No. 16-Not much inquired for. Sales of only two, threads are reported at St lover.

› No. 125.—Ruled quiet. Prices show a decliné of Sawith a small business passing.

No For-Prices declined $1 to $3 owing to hasty saler.

No, Br-Orly one chop changed hands; No. 6r.-In moderate inquiry at quotations. Market closes weak. Salon:-65 bales of No.63, 40 bales of No.

Buying

For removing a blanket from the first floor of

months sight L/C/K 15/1691 MacGregor Street, Wanchal, last night, & mouths' sight Lic. 3/13/16 without the owner's permission. Wong Lel, "days" sight San Francisco & New York.jej a coolie was this morning sent to gaol for 4 months aight.

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to dive' sight Sydney and Melbourne.2.13

months sight France

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months' sight

4 months' sight Germany Bar Silver

Bank of England rate Bank of France...........................

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On completing her commission as Hagship of the China Squadron, the croiset King Alfred will retura home

LANCE SRRGEANT William Pit has been ap pointed sanitary inspector, vice Police Sergeant McKay on leave

THE Chinese gun-boat Kiang Tiw, one of the three ordered by the Viceroy of Liang-Kiang, was successfully launched from the Kawasaki Dockyard on both ult. LIEUTENANT :. Th

Thresher has been appoints ed navigating officer of the Aferlin, survey ship, oa the China Station. Lieutenant Thresher has been nearly filleen years in the service. LIBUTENANT E. P. Gabbett has been similarly Cadmus on this station. He obtained his appointed for navigation duties to the sloop

cadetship in May, 1955, and was promoted Lieutenant last year.

His Excellency the Governor has desired the "Officer Commanding the Troops to express his appreciation of the steadiness of the Troops Bellence of the March Fast on the King's Birthday l'aṛade.

WITI reference to the repost in our issue of the 5th init, that the s.5. Sprsogon has been sold, Mr. R. Mitchell, the acting chief manager of the Dock Cà, informs us that she is siji under offer and Pat nògotiations for sale are pending.

THE Chinese Engineering & Mining Co., Ltd., announces that the total output of the Com. pany's three mines for the week ending cober 26, 197, amounted in 76,074.41 tons and, the sales during the same period to 12,049.78 tons.

The drafts of artillery and infantry for the Far Eastera garrisons return from furlough next week preparatory to embarkation for their destinations on the last day of this month. These will be the only British drafts zant put

SCAPOD. from England this trooping

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THE China Critid reports that Capt Baron da St. Pierre of the Italian cruiser Permolo, hau boon, decoraind by the Emperor of Chiks kith the second class of the Double Dragon; and that Capt. Block, of the H. A. Lị u. mod diniral cón Tirpita, who is shortly going home, will probably get command of one of the Company's large Bremen Shanghai liuers. Guh ping

TH consequence of the incomplete natufs of the existing facilities for transport on the Gi South Manchurian Railway the bolucako traffic is addition to other goods, from the neighbourhood of Kirin und Mükden, is being ri attracted to. à considerable extent by the Chinese Eastern and f'oking-Mükdant Bats. Accordingly the South Maachuria Railway bas decided to complete with all possible speed the" conversion of the "whóla fine to Mandard gauge.

COOLIES are known to enjoy pork, but it tikes a good man to do what Tử Hang did Inst Tuesday. He went into the galley of the China Merchants' steamer Milfoo and promptly commandeered a ham. Unfortunately, for kira he was seen while the act was peformed, and his taste for pork will not be ansuaged for Reveral days to come-in fact for six works, which was the ishtence passed on him by Mr. Hazeland, at the Police Court, on Wednesday.

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A TELEORAM to the Asski states that Vladivoi tok is now quiet, but precautionary measure are still being taken. Át alght the men-of-war; and the land batteries throw thein sea-chlights on the harbour and the shere. The Command- ant has, prohibited adminion to_the_(wa disaffected Bays (Rossia and Ussoil) without

special permission. The naval iron works ära. closed until further notice. A siray, shot was fired at the Japanese Consulate on Wednesday. (6{h initant) night.

FOUR iowaways,ware discovered · hiding” amongst the "cargo on board the steamer Powan when that vessel arrived in port.carly. this morning. Captain Black handed them over le Sergeant Wilson, who removed them in the Central Pulice Station, his morning, at the Police Court, they were brought, before. Mr. F. A. Hazeland, charged with obtaining a passage from Caston to Hongkong without paying their fares, They were fined Sto each. Not having that amount, they went to gas for a fortnight,

THREE truck coolies, in the employ of the Hong- kong Hotel, were arrested last Monday night, by Sergeant Adlington, for recklessly drawing, a truck along Connaught Road Central, The THE Empress Dowager is quite enthusiastic accused were removing some luggage on, one, ahout the proposed School for daughters of the of the company's trucks.. They appeared to Chinese nobility, and is supporting the institut have been in a great hurry, and, while career- on with funds from the Privy Purse. Itising down the road, knocked down a coolie alan stated that Princess Ching will be appoint fracturing his knee, The, man was removed! ed Supervisor-in-Chief of the School.

to hospital, and fom all "accounts is not expected to leave the institution for two months. They were charged with the offence before My. A. D. Melbourne, in the Folice Coart, on Tuesday morning, and the case was adjourned,

The changes in the commands of the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the Middlesex Regi

February next will give a fillip | in promotion in that corps. The command of

event in

the 3rd. Unttalion, Hongkong, will fall vacan on the 17th of that mouth, and that of the 4h Beifalion, Derry, on the 14th following.

THE Saigon police lately raided the premises of a Chinese Secret Society, which proved to, be an offshoot of the famous Triad organisa. MISS Gwendoline Woodcock, the elder tion. The magisterial inquiry result in the daughter of the Secretary of the Sanibry

leader of the Society being sentenced to three Board, passed the Oxford Local Preliminary years' imprisonment. His two head officers. Examinations, with distinction in English fijks eacir got one years, and several underlings re- tory at the last examination. Miss Woodenck-ceived light sentences. The evidence showed that the leading members were Tich men with is the only girl from Hongkong to gain dis

much pubile influence, and that they formed tinction in any subject and slso, it should be

& satt.of council which the ordinary-members noted, is the only girl from Hongkong who has pasted.

were bound to obey implicitly. Robbery and extogion were their uml practices. ¿Ar/the only be imprisoned. They cannot be deported law lands in Saigon these pests to Sociply can.

from the Colony,

THE chimney attached to house. No. 354. Queen's Road West—a build/or occupied by * pawnbroker-took fire shortly after nine o'clock last Monday night: he fire brigade and a pose of policemen turned out and extinguished the blaze. The damage done was trifling, Ex-, citement, however, was great, as the occupants 8, 1,870 bales of No.10, 3.45 bales of No. 12.,of the adjoining houses had, already shifted 45. bales of No 16... and 425 bales of No, sos.;their belongings to the street when the brigade

arrived. in all about 2,760 bales:

Arivals:-'er.steamen Namiang, Sultang INFORMATION has been received in Manis of

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WONG TONG-KEE, the well-known compradore

of the Russo-Chinese Bank, who had fled from Shaoghat after having robbed the Rosso-Chio ese Bank of 2000 o telo, as it is alleged, was arrested on Wednesday morning. The palice had been vainly searching for the missing.com- pradore for saveral months at the instigation of various persons who had been defrauded. One

Suzuki Sogen,, in the First Criminal Depart. aires. The conclusion of the loan,,they say, is under whose prálection many Siamese are said, ali Maru and Malta (from Bombay) of about where the, people are being vaccinated as. have swindled out of 110, shares in the Astor": Delivered, in conjuction with Procuratoring fnegotiations with the British concession. ment of the country is said that cobles and Leirong (from Calcula), and Lachia, Yeba pumber of cases of smallpox in Pangasinan of these, M. Loureiro, whom Wong is said to

meat, in the Supreme Court, vika

The judgment is signed by Judge Turu Joichiro, presiding, and Judges Tsummi Mori- yoshi, Tashiro. Ritsuo, Yonemura Saien, Kit adai Masaru and Endo Chuji.“

The Oficial Gazelin (translated by the Jújún, Ieralil) publishes the decision of the Patent Bureau is the petition filed: by Mr.H. Irving Bell, lato represcutative of Messrs Jardige, Matheson & Co, No.5, Yamashita-chio, Volo. hama, claiming invalidation of a

certain trade- mark (Registered No. 26,026), reisbred by Mr. Yasuda of Nagasaki. The petitioner con. tends that the trade-niark in question closely resembles the ilussian national flag and there. fore comes under the purview of the provisions of Articles 11-2 and X. of the Trade Mark Law. The Russian national flag bears the in- signia di a diagonal cross on white ground. The only difference between the Rustigs flag , and the trade-mark is that in the latter the

GAMBLERS HEAVILY PUNISHED,

FOREIGNER'S HOUSE AT

KOWLOON RAIDED. «

14th inst.

8,020 bales.

the province to assist those already in the field in their works...

Usiold Stock: About 38,000 bales.. -

rapidly as possible. In Dagupan and other Uncleared Stock.;-About 29pco bales.

nearby towns there have been several of late. Assistance has been asked of the health ag Exchange-We.quote to-day as follows:

thorities at Manila to cope with the diseast and lodia T.T. at Risi per cent.is probable that extra ren will be sent to

Demand

151 London T. T.

"Sh. 2,0ld=$ 'Demand

2bfd=$ Shanghai...

Tis. 741-$100. *Silver *.7.***** UN 26 15/160. per oz. Writing under same date, Messrs. Cawasjee, Pallanjee & Co. report

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Oar last report was dated the 1st inst. per s.. Delki; since when the dullnes in our market has been more pronounced. The competition of cheap Japanese cloth in the interior has able to the consumer; hence the paucity of decline in exchange and decreasing stocks in native hand, the anxiety of holders to realize had the effect of weakening the market and lawering prices $1/- per bale, and at the close denbri show no inclination to buy and we close with a very quiet and dull market.

Nós, fis, and St.---Trifling salcá atquotations, No. Ice-Demand forthis count, which pro viously, used to be in very large request, has greatly subsided and eres favourite tickets difficult to move.

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THE King has been pleased to give and grant usto Vincent Henderson, Esq, late Com missioner of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, at Yatung, His Majesty's Roya! licence and authority that he may accept and wear the Insignia of the First-Class of the Thild Division af, the Order of the Double Dragon, confented-upon him by his imperial

of valuable services rendered by him. THE Manila Times of zud inst. says:-D. Musgrave left on the steamship du this morn. ing, pursuant to directions from the Secretary of the Interior, to proceed to Hongkong and endeavour to trace qui the source of the cattle infection which has resulted in great lost to the callle importers son cently. He will try to enter into some arrangement with the colonial authorities by which only such cattle as may be entirely free from previous contact with diseased animals may, be shipped to this part from Hongkong.

Hound Hotel, had entrusted his care to M. d'Auxion de Ruffé, says L'Echo de Chine." It is an agent of the barrister's who has inçked.... Work and finally discovered his retreat. Wong appeared before the Mixed, Court at Shanghai on the 7th inst............

We are informed, by Messrs. Jebsen & Ostrander, of: Seattle, that they have become managing agents for the firm M. Jebsen of Hamburg. They have already inaugurated, a trans-Pacific freight servich and will now, have sailings from the Pacific coast at least month- Iv. For the present the destina'ion of most of the firm's westward-bound steamers will be- Bound and the Columbia River, við sapan. and Vladivostok. On the return. voyage they will take cargo ir m North China and Japin to California poris as well as to the Columbia River and Puget Sound. The firm is also inaugurating a regular coasting service between Seatle, San Franci-co, Mexican and Central American por s, and with this come bined Oriental, Central and South American service, they will be in position" to "bame through rates between all points on the Pacific coast and principal poits in the Orient Japan Chronicle.",

quite contrary to those Edicts recenty issued and artisant, who dare not refuse. Such exac to be often, make exactions on these labourers in connexion with the promised adaption of ations, it is said, induce them to be indolemt Constitutional Government for Chinn.

rather than do hard work and lose all. It is also alleged that this is the most important reason why the Siamese workman, by nature intelligent, has lost all bithandicrafts and arts. If the statement is true, it is the duty of. the Government to intervene and to protect labour ers and arians from any unjust exáctions, while such nobles, if there really are any might Now of a gambling school being conducted consider the wisdom of aitening instead of ats, Victoria View, Kowloon--the residence killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. ni a foreigner-reached the police al Taimetsa Gambling sad lottery, again, are responsible for tsui Police Station last evening. The inform the indolence of the people It is proverbial that a ation having been verified, Defective Sergeant gamblerwilldono work except where he expecle Wildea got together a number of men and, large profits. Whoo gambling and lotteries åre Tondered the weaving of lodian gare 'unprof. Majesty the Emperor of China, in recognition ["Noth, China, proceeding there from Paget' started out to break up the game. By found abolished by the continuance of the work which about means thouaficers reached the hayse the Government has already done in the pre-orders from the country Notwithstanding the Through a half opened door they saw a number vinces, we may have a better chance of a large of men and women seated around a table, flow of cheap labour for all-industries An Ad deeply interested in a game of. fantan. Having ditional vice has been introduced into the agreed upon the next movement, several of the enuntry by the Chinese immigrants, ie,apium: detectives stood guard outside thedoor, their in- There are several other preventible cares for having the appearance of a house by alepped the present state of the starcity of chessiabour the two being exactly similar in the remedies for which properly

quietly into the house yonoticed and exhibited lead to desirable results. Government protec=" signs of being very interested in the proceedings. tinn is absolutely necessary for countries whose In the next few moments a signal was given,

en are young. Shm. is, unfortunately, industries

arc and the house was charged. · Four and eight amahs were arrested, and the helpless in the matter; at present. Apart from

difficulties connected with capital and No. 12 Small business atá dolls' decline. Police Court, today, the four men were which aloes European countries to dump all No. 201.-Fair sales at a depreciation of $ed on board the steamer Taming on the arrival gambling paraphernalia seized. At the labour, the existing low rate of import duty, 16-Almost neglected,

JOSE MANRES1, the Spaniard, who was strest- charged before Mr. A. Hazeland with keep sorts of cheap goods, is a serious block, to per bale

of that vessel from Manila, on the evening of a guminion gaminaterative being three-

and they were Siam's industrial development.

Even 'Ger.

the tat instant, on charges of embezzling lands France and. United States, which are

within the jurisdiction of the United States, will ant paid $3 apiece.

have to return to Múnila to face bis trial. Mr. trade, deem it necessary to have such high

C. A. D. Melbourne, second police magistrate, Another

gamblingraid was engineered is the tariffs as to prevent the from being Central district yesterday afternoon, and fifteen flooded with cheap foreign

has decited that a prima facie case has been The lack Gods,

made nut against the fugitive and last Thursday men-chair coolles, street coolles, rickaba of enterprits in Siam is deplorable. A spirit coolies, farmers, bricklayers and what not of of patriotish mast rouse the people t

commilled him to the Victoria Gaol panding the Governor's order for his extradition. Man.. other professions were arrested. This cos- improve their condition. History will teach

ress is accused of embezzling 52,9 (gold), the property of the Manila Ejectric Railway and Light Campany.

diagonal cross, in mounted on a coloured, Ar the Trade Mark Law does not concern itself with colours, the two can be said to be in close resemblance with ope another.

The respondent "contends that the trade-

mark is composed of a diagonal crois mounted on white or black ground attached to the top of a thick flag-pale with a knob. It is an original design, so that the titioner has no cause for claim.

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will

The judges ja the Patent Bureau dismissed fined stonement. The female defend extremely well advanced in all departments of

the petition on the following grounds-" The point at issue is whether the trademark resembles the Russian national flag brother- wise. Os careful gramination we find that the trade-mark in question is a mark, representing a flag with a diagonal cross in white mounted eD a coloured ground, Although the mark

menfha

No,

Sales during the past fortnight comprise of abett 40 bales of No. 5.; so bales of No. 8. 445. bales of No. 435 bales of No. 128.1.15 bales of No: 161.1-165 bales of No. 305, in all about 5,750 bales, Arrivals per steamers Namsang, Fickia, Laisang, Yzboshi Mary and Afalla about, Bos bales.

Shipme to Shanghai and Northern Ports Of about

000 bales: The unsold stock is

Local Mills: No business is reported. mills are working three days in the week.

Japanese Yara A sale of 70 balss No. 208, at $12 is reported.

resembles the Russian military flag, it does by pollian crowd was arraigned before Mr. F them that wealth, and wealth acquired estimated at about 43,000 balea.

no means resemble the Russian national flag nor doer it represent the national flag. of any other independent country, On this ground the trade-mark cannot be invalidated in accordance with Article 11-3. of the Trade Mark Lux."

The decision is dated October 1gib

Here is another example such as we have :repeatedly called attention to, The, judges of the Fatent Bureau persiat, in regarding the

TYPHOON WARNINGS,

4. Hazeland, this forenoon, when the two, by industry and commerce alone, will lead ringleaders paid Siseach, and the remainder Sa per cap.

to the grasiness of any nation. Apother want in Sam is that there are very, few Siamese well trained in the arts of trade. The Government

est and the nobler should combine in send a large number of students to Europe, America and Japan to learn the different mand- facturen, so that on their reture they might be able to take charge of factories, and start,mw enterprises. Japan did the same to a very det extent until now, when she is fadepen

The American Consul-General received the following telegrams from the Mauila Observa

lory:-

-

November11th, 1907, at 12.10 p.m. Typhoon E.S.E. on E. Guam, nipving parently in a northerly direction"!

November 12, p.m. words of the Trade Mark Law which forbid the

Typhoon passed N.E. and N. Guam inclia registration of marks similar to as if the

*Identical with* Thus all that ising westward appears now about W.W. Guam. reading was

Novamber 15, 2.30 p.m. necessary is for some quite immaterial altera-

which does not affect the geatral appear Typhoon now nonh-Yap in about 15 lat, nce at all, to be made in a well-known trade-moying westward, murk, and it, can be registered without mara ado, no matter that it is clearly intended to deceive dawary purchasem--Jopan Chronicis."

tion,

November, 15, salto p,m. Typhoon now about 17 latitude and 132 or -33 longitude probably inclining northward,

dent of all foreign aid.

AN interesing case for shippers cams before the Senior Magistrate, ki Singapore, the other day, when Messes, Wee Bin and Company were prosecuted by the Postmaster General

Th

Kxchange :—We quote on India to-day Rs.15% On London jat 28. ojd. TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. Salling. London-Bank T.T. ..................

Do demand

Do 4 months' sight France-Bank T.T.. America-Bank T-T. „in. Germany-Bank T.T.. Indh T. T. Make

Day

for falling to give the Post Office make of an Shanghal-Bank T.T. napon alteration in the date of the departure of thoir Singapore T.T. steamer, the long to. They were faed 325 | Japan-Bank T/TC****

• and costs,

Jave-Bank T.T.

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A COOLIE, giving the name of Wong Mun, was stopped by a inkong' in Queen's Road West at || lai night (rgihinst.) and suddenly called upon to tell all about himself and the contents of a bundle be was carrying. Wong failed'in both instances and he was arrested, At No. 7 Police Sation the bundle was found to contain about 2/0). 5:0 worth of silk and a metal water pipe, valued 101 about #2. When Wong came before Mr F.A. „1/0) | Haseland, at the Police Court, to-day, to answer 3.54 what he thought would be onscharge unlawfor 49 | passession—he discovered to, his surprise that returning from banishment before the expiras tion of five years”—was the second indictment

filed

| against bịm. “To both charges he pleaded

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The Ships Passed Canal,

38th October-Australien, 59th October Nyons, Dotmund, Monmouthshire, Dumaru, 1st November-Afo fromeryshire, P. R. LuII. pold, Sanuki Maru, Tourane tat November -Socotra, Hakata Maru 5th November Bombay Mary, Namur, Rhemanda, Peshawur Sambin, Standing Nippon ranguebar 8th November-Antinor, Kasniðir, B'era, Sientor, Colombo Maru; Nile, Sikk, Várdalla, Greben, · Sewa Maru, 12th November #gaminNON Glenturret, Aragonia, Biraju Marw, Yorch, Banlarig

October-Crylan

Arrivals at Hamo-28th 29th October-Semizanum, Australling, int November-Prina' Heinrich," gib. November "athay, Priam. 8th November--Avifria, Rhenania, Socotra, Telemachus," 12th Novem ber-Sanuki Mark.

Barometer Temperature

Now, is Now 34 34

LO NÝM..

is: 29.99.

75 Relafall 0.67

Humidity

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guilty,He Wu baly convicted on the second BRADA for The Hongkong Telegraph.Com. count, however, and was schi to geol for twelve | pasy, Limited, at the. Pristians Omica

I ordered to be exposed in the stočku, Campsey, No. 1, ce House Road, in the

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