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Opium Trade Doomed.

IMPERIAL GOVI RYMENT'S " PRO..

MISE" OF COMPENSATION

*QUESTIONED...

GOVERNOR INVITED. TO MAKE ASSURANCE

DOUBLY SURE,

VIGOROUS. SPEECH'S AT THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

The Colonial Secretary seconded,

As far

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JUNE 17 1909.

Mr. Mummy Stewart, siting to make a por: sonal explanation, said that it never occurred to his mind to suggest or even contemplate that the Imperial Government would evade its pro- misà,

His Excellency the Governor acknowledged the explanation, remarking that that was the impression conveyed to him at first.

Mr. Howett moved that the Bill be read a second time this day six months,

Mr. Oskarne seconded."

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On s'vota, the buofficial members voted no- lidly for the amendment white the officials to A man opposed it, with the result:

For

6

.Against...-7

The Bill went into Committee and the Coua.

resumed afterwards."

RONGRONG POST OFFICE VAGARIES.

THE TRAVELS OF A CANTON-HONGKONG LETTER.

we know there. ara not balf a dozen

To-day's Advertisements.

THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE

1898.

| APPLICATION' FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS,

NOTICE is hereby given that JOIN

PALMER JUNK. & CO., of 40 & 5' Eastcheap, London, England, Merchants, the registration in Hongkong, in the Registor have, on the 5th day of May, 1903, applied for

of Trade Marks, of the following Trade Marke

i. The device of a monkey mounted upon a

fowl.. ii. The device of

an elephant showering water through its truck on a baby' elephant in a tub;

in the name of JOHN PALMER JUNK. & CO, who claim to be the proprietors thereof. by the Applicants for with in respect of the Trade Mark Number i is intended to be used following goods to be a pung

Class 23-(a) Colton yaro nad sawing cotten

not on spools or recio, (b) Sewing cotton' na spools or

reals. Class 33-Yarar of wool, worsted or hair. Class 50-Miscellaneous:...!

(1) Goods manufactured from ivory, bone or wood, not included in other classes. T

(2) Goode minnfictored from straw 'or grass, not included in other

classes.

(3) Goods manufactured from animal

and vegetable substances, not in cluded in other classes. Tobacco pipes.

(5) Umbrellas, walking sticks, bru

shes, and comba,

30-06 0

Furniture cream, plate powder, Tarpauline, tenis, riekelaths, rope, twine.

(8) Buttons of all kinds, other than of precious metal or imitations thereof.

*

(9) Packing and hose of all kinds, (10) Goods not included in the fore.

going clasici. Trade Mark Number i has beco used by the

..

Cotton piece goods of all kinds in Class 24

since August 1900, 1900 Cotton goods not included in classON 23, 34

or 38 in Class 25 since 1900, Cloths and stuffs for wool, worsted or hair in

Class 34 since 1900, Woollen and worsted and hair goods got included in Classos 33 and 34 in Class 35 since 1906.

Trade Mark Number is intended to ba the following goods:- used by the Applicants forthwith in respect of

..

Clasa 23-(1) Cotton yaru and sewing colton

not on spools or reals. (b)Sewing cotton on spools orreels. Class 25-Cotton goods not included in

classon 23, 24 ut 38. Class 33-Yarns of woul, worsted or hair. Class 35-Woollen and worsted and hair goods not included in classes 33 and 34. Class 50-Miscellaneous:

"{1}"Goode maqufactured from ivory, bone or wood, not included in

other classes.

(a) Goods manufactured from straw or grass, not included in other classes.

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(3) Goods manufactured from this mal or vegetable substances, not included in other classes.

Your Excellency from a despatch signed by ally as we shoulder, in some new way the bur following the policy of the Government they the Secretary of State, animadverting upon den of taxation. Before we assent to this should be perfectly certain that they wara Carry- unofficial criticism in this Council, presumably maisure we must beg to be informed whethering out part of that policy and therefore it was that which originated in the vexed question of the proposals for compensation made by. His of great importance the Bill should be passed the famous promise made by the Under Secr Majesty's Goverment throw any light on the and have the concurrence of H. M. Government tary that the divans were to be closed forth future. II. Your Excellency cannot answer so that any less sustained under the Bill might with. The quofficial members of this Council these questions; If, Sir, you can do no more be deemed as loss incurred by carrying out the were inferentially reproved for protesting than repeat the assurance given on the ith policy of the Imperial Government. vigorously, seemingly on the ground that we [ 1 pm authorised to say, on behalf of all the ought to have had faith Ibat His Majesty's Unofficial Members, that from their point of Ministers would never have does what the view, as representing the interests of the Hong- Under Secretary and they wore about to do'kong taxpayer, that assurance is not a sufficient I can see our · fault, lay in guarantee against the inevitable... – Enancial- The Attorney General moved the second taking the Government at its weld. Are bardships entailed by the measure proposed. reading of the Bill entitled av Ordinance to wo to assume that promises and statements Now, I have no doubt that if we oppose this ameed the Prepared Opium Ordinance made by an Under Secretary are not to Bill on that ground the community will be 189 le doing so, he said that hon. be understood in a literal sense? This appears misrepresented widely as being indifferent to members understood the necessity for this to be the lesson to be drawn from the incident the evils of China's national vice, and we shall Bill. The Colony was prepared to do' Now inasmuch as it has thus been made stand in some danger of being cut off from the what it could to assist the Imperial Govern plain that we must be careful to inquire into prevailing scoliment in Eugland and China. ment in its endeavours to assist the oeighbour the precise meaning of promises made on be None of us, I imagine, lightly regard the con- ing Empi e pl, Chips in the restriction of the half of His Majesty's Ministers it is inevitable sequences of being cut off, even through mis. oplum habit. It was necessary for the Council that we should seek for farther information understanding, and misrepresentation, from the having come to that conclusion to amend the law regarding that particular ̋ promise upon the main body of our fellow-countrymen in Aby with respect to the sale of opinm in this Colony.strength of which we are asked to pass this matter of opinion affecting social ideals, I'am And in order to do that it was necessary to Bill. Recognising,the hardship, which would keenly aware of the dangers of this. I foresawcil plaçe restrictions after the date of the expiry of be imposed on this Colony by forcing the and described them a year ago, I regard them the present Opium Farm, on the consomption closure of all divana, in March next; without as greater evils than Soancial embarassment. of opium in the Clony. The Bill was design-compensation, the Secretary of State bas com: And because i am jealou of Bangkong's good ed to have that effect. Briefly the Bill provided mitted to papar the following undertaking name I regret the risk which we are compel for the closing of opium divans, the prohibition "When the time arrivar His Majesty's Govern led to run. Nevertheless it must be faced. of the sale of opium to women and children, ment on their park will be prepared to ask Sir, the community over which you preside and restrictions on the importation of the drug. Parliament to give bataglial contribution accepts, as in duty bound, the assurance of the We bave frequently bad occasion to refer to The Bill also provided large powers to the towards making good to the Colony the re- Secretary of State that the policy which His the remarkable vagaries of the Hongkong Post Government to scrutinise, the conduct of the venue which it is found to have been Ipst as Majesty's Government have adopted has been Office, bat their fatest attempt in the way of Farma so long as they existed.'.

the direct result of measures adopted under dictated by paramount considerations of their deleating a correspondent's ambition to get in shair instructions." The direct result of the duty to civilization." The employment of such touch with a friend in Hongkong almost Mr. Murray Stewart said :-Your Excellency

measure under discussion will be to reduce language increases the difficulty of our posi- reaches the limit. It can easily be understood -Is rising to oppose the second reading of the annual revenue by some $600,000. That, tion. If we resist any detail of that policy we

that a letter posted in the Colony for Aberdeen, ̧this Bill i feel called upon to set forth my rea understand, is the Oplum Farmer's esti- run the risk of incurring the ndium of being or Stapley, might unwittingly find its way to

sons at some length. For that I offer ng

mate. it is not easy to estim te the indirect supposed to resist the policy as a whole. We Scotland, Canada, Australia or South America, apology. The importance of making the losses. The indirect losses to the Coloey will, do not oppose it. But as to wisdom of enforc- but to send a letter posted at Canton and ad- position clear warrania iteration and reiteration of themselves, be hard enough to bear, Al- ing it by abrupt methods opinions may vary, dressed to a contractor in Hongkong right of the salient facts connected with it. A year ready, with this legislation in prospect merely, and it is still possible to adhere to those advo-away to the metropolis of England is rather ago it was my unpleasant duty, adversely to

one large Indias firm has decided to close its cated so recently by Your Excellency. If the overdoing it. Yet that is the latest escapade Applicants in respect of the following goods criticise the -cion of the Home Government in Hongkong establishment. Others may be ex- Home Government adopt the contrary opiciaofer which the local post office is responsible announcing a development of theiropium policy: pected to follow suit, Loss to the Colony will they ought to assure us, not vaguely but defi- and we can well fancy that the staff is glory. which thr. atened the revenue of this Colony, result in various ways, all incapable of proof, nitely, of their intentions. In striving to being in the success of what may seem to without having first taken the usual and proper all impossible to claim for, but none the less generous to China they should not overlook is to be a huge and palpable practical joke, preliminary steps to ascertain the views of those real, and just as much the immediale outcome Hongkong's just claims to considerate treat. The felter. in question the envelope of which immediately re possible for its administration, of this hasty and arbitrary legislation as the meat. Consideration of the difficulty of

was shown' to us-was posted at the French lo proposing the resolution which embodied shortage shewn in the Opium, Farmer's books. our position should assume tangible shape. Fost Office at Canton on the zotb of April. As the gist of my remarks I endeavoured to indicate the people at home, who supply the The Colony is being coerced in'n accepting as already stated, it was addressed to a local con. the stude) coerally adopted by representative driving force for this legislation, want to cover for a certain loss an in fefinite promise. tractor, so that the contents might have been mes. I stated that they were of the opinion that gain some idea of what they are doing, lei It seems neither reasonable not right to force of prime and vital importance to him. There the Home Goverom naction had been them imagine the financial dislocation which such a bargain upon u Let the Imperiali e doubt about the date.because the cover inconsiderate, but that there was no desire wou'd follow upon similar action taken in Government, through Your Excellency, admit bears two Fiesch stamps each of which bore to display a spirit of uncompromising hostil. Leados. Let them imagine what it would us to a fall koowledge of our financial pro-the-French-pastmark—"Avril-20." On the lty to the opium policy. The attrude which mean to close every public house in the spects. Let them tell us exactly what they are following day' the latter arrived at Hongkong I endeavoured to indicate may be found metropolitan arca in March pext. · Opium în prepared to do; let them state plainly what as is shown by the Hongkong stamp, and there- condensed in the terms of a resolution this Colony occupies the same relation to proportion, if not the whole, of our prospective after the letter disappeared. It turned up in passed by the Chamber of Commerce, and the general taxpayer here as alcohol does to loss they intend to accept, and then let them London on May the 19th and was promptly forwarded to the Government at the time the Bishop of London. Just as the revenue atk us 10 pass this Bill. This would be reason rejected and returned to its original destination. in which no opposition to the policy proposed derived from the sale of the latter stimulant able. This would be right. In the absence of -Now-what-excuse-cau-there-be-for-such- was thered, but, on the contrary, support was contributes largely to the support of the social any such clear understanding, in the presence negligence, if that is not too mild an expres- promised, provided the Government recoge and economic fabric which shelters him, so our only of a vague undertaking inlead to vote sion to use in such circumstances? So far as mised the reasonableness of applying it to revenue frem opium contributes to the support and 1 hope my colleagues will vote, against the Hongkong by some gradust method similar of the social and economic fabric of which you, recond reading of this Bill: (Loud applause.) to that approved in the case of India. An. Sir, are the distinguished head. If the peo; Mr. Ho Kal generally supported the views other aspect of the prevailing view was re- ple at home would exercise their imaginations enunciated by Mr. Stewart, fected with equal accuracy in the terms of the in the manner I suggest they would realise a lit. resolution" which I brought forward in this to better than I imagine they do our losses both Council and which recorded" a protest against direct and indirect. Indirectly everyone will any steps being taken to carry-out the order of suffer. The Indina fiems pay office root; their the Home Government before this Council taipans and staff pay house rest, hoy.clothes-be- shall have bion called upon to consider the and stores, furniture and food; employ doctors, methods by which it is proposed to readjust the and dentists, lawyers and architects. Everyone burden of taxation.*, la opposing that resolu will feel the effects of this measure from top to tion Your Excellency, deprecated distrust of bottom of the community, Europeans and the ultimate wisdom of the politicians con- Chinese alike, from the leading merchants to ceroed and encouraged the belief that reason» [ the humblest coolies. There will be less em able representations would ultimately prevail,ployment for the latter on land and is the bar I remember your saying "1 think we can rely bour.. Fewer or emptior ships Will come and upon the statesmanship of the Briti h Cabinet" go. The port will suffer. That is the price. And again you said; trust that we may which Hongkong will have to pay for the opium hope that both the great parties in England policy of His Majesty's Government that is will recognize the necessity of dealing with the birden which we asked in vain might be this question in a grido. mancar and imprsed gradually. If it had been impojed not by hsty and bitrary Igislation." gradually we should, bava borne it unassisted. Following upon this the Under Secretary of But under the cir.umstances, it would only be

ŞIR HENRY BRACKENDURY'S VIEWS, State in the House of Commous on the 28th right that the whole of the demonstrable loss July, after making a far from flattering allusion to revenue should be made good. The

We all know that "writing for the papers" in 485] to the inhabitants of this Colony, and several rightness of this has not been recogals official members who bad spoken this after that it is sternly repressed by higher authority. His Excellency the Governor said the unheld to be a serious offence in officials, and self-contradictory statements relating to their ed by the Home Government. The Secretary. views, concluded by expressing the hope that of State for.ibe Colonica-merely-undertakes-to-| unofficial memberrepresenting the Chinese,ladtion with the press has militated against the Boos with the exception perhaps of the senior Indeed, it is held that in some cases connec. "the best opinion in Hongkong and the opinion ask Parliament for a substantial contribution with one accord called upon him to substan- advancement of some officials. As a matter of of the Governor would be fund to coincide towards it. Could anything to the nature of a tiate so to speak and corroborate the promise fact, however, notwithstanding the official "han with the measures proposed." We know that premien be more unsubstantial? "Parliament made by the Secretary of State. Das member against "writing for the papers," a large num- Your Excellency's opinion, as to the wisest will be asked to give." It sounds as if Parlia said it was-bardly definite enough. The member of Government servants do that which course to purane, did coincide with that ment might refuse. Then we should perhaps ber representing, the Chamber of Commerce they ought not to do; but of course this held by the leading men of the community, be told that we ought to have understood this said the language used was ambiguous. The is done "sub rosa," says the Englishman Wa know, Sir, that y u proposed a scheme of particular promise in a literal sense and that Attorney-General had read the words of the We, however, fail to see any objection to offi. gradual reduction admirably adapted to the there was literally nothing bioding about it. promise and be thought nothing could be added cials giving expression to their view upon gonnine needs of the case—a plao based rough Even our natural protectors, the permanent to them; they were as precise and definite as

cerent topics of the day, so long as they do ly upon that employed, in the reduction of the officials in the Colonial Office, might find it was possible for the English language to be secrets. That a connection with the press not give away: what are held to be "State Indian export under whick by diminishing' themselves powerless to force the fulfilment.of The Bill now before the Council contained does not always retard the advancement of periodically the supply of opium purchasable the undertaking appearing over Lord Crew's provisions by which the Government might officials, is testified by General Sir Henry by the Farmer, and thus gradually curtailing signature. Even if we had a more satisfactory with some degree of accuracy find out what Brackenbury, who will be remembered in the trade, you proposed automatically and undertaking from the Colonial Office, what they might have to lasert in the Faris for aext to 1896, In his reminiscences in Black India as Military Member of Council, 1891 almost painlessly to extinguish the existence of about the Chancellor of Exchequer? Lord year. It was impossible for him to adopt the wood's. Magasine, Sir Henry Brackenbury, the divann. I venture to say that had the des- Crews may mean ever so well by a Bat suggestion of the hon. member and telegraph who is now 72 years of age, ascribes his ad patch in which you made these proposals to what about the Right Honourable Mr. Lloyd to the Secretary of State to ask what proportion vancomest. in great measure to his conate- His Majesty's Government been made public George? Has the Treasury been approached or whether he really meant it or whether His tion with the press. He says:

*To my in October, when it was forwarded, every son in the matter? "If so, hava the Colonial Office Majesty's Government intended to evade their been sketched in these papers, I attribute to a employment of my spare time,” which has ble man in the Colony would have been found received any positive and binding assurance promise, because the words appeared to be as great extent whatever measure of success 1 bad to agree with it, and the Under Secretary would that the Treasury will come handsomely to our clear and distinct as they could be made. He in my profession. It is not merely that to my bave had his bops so far fulfilled that there would rescue? Unless that great department of State have been coincidence between the best opinion is grossly maligned generosity is not its strong emphasised the fact that this Colony supported travel, and to study theatres of campaigns and wat glad to notice that every single speaker pen towed the meace which enabled me to keep my head above water, 'to bay books, to is Hongkong and the epin'on of the Governor, .poiot. In this Council on the Inth March Your | the egoeral policy of the Imperial Government battlefields, and the administration of foreign The remnant of the. Woder. Secretary's hope Excellency expressed satisfactios 'in 'fading and wished to identify itself with the gradual armies. Welting for the Press compelled 'con remains unfulfilled because His. Majesty's Go. that the Imperial Government had dealt justly suppression of opium and essias China towards stand observation and constant work, prevent: THE Company's Steamship vernment has seen fi: to disregard bolb, and to and generously with the Colbay, I reg et that that end' turn a deaf ear to the ples advocated officially cannot yet abare this satisfaction. I certainly methods adopted had been hasty and not suff-studion for this outside work that enabled The point raised was that the ing the brain from sasting. It brought me into contact with superior minds, it was my and unofficially from here for the necessity" find it difficult to derive any from the promise clently gradual. His Excellency pointed out me to take up the Professorship of Military -I quote Your Excellency's words" of deal- | so guardedly made, You, Sir, may bave, and that it was in May last year that it was pio History. It was my work for the Press that log with this question-in-a gradual manner,' I hope you have, some better means of inter-posed to close the divans forthwith and that

brought about that connection with the Red This regrettable divergence between these prating it is a generous sense. May I be per-time bad been extended to March next year, Idio administration. It was this and my work Cross Society which gave me my first insight coinciding opinions, on the one hand, and the--mitted thep to ask what amount you propose which he thought was a reasonable concession as a lecturer, outside my professional duties, mfaxusos proposed, on the other, was revealed to include in the Estimates for next year, at on the past of H. M. Goramment, The Dill which brought me under the notice of Sir Gu on the 12th of March last, when Your Excel- the Home Government's "substantial contribu- now before the Council was a necessary pre: net Wolseley, and so gave ma'my first employ lency sapounced to this Council the decision tion"? If we knew that we should be able, liminary të drawing up the terms of the tenderments a staff officer in the field. My experi of His Majesty's Ministers to refuse the one perhaps, to view the position more favourably, for the next Farm. That was why it was desired Pressons couldcommunicate thoughts and ideas ence is, that the knowledge that through the - thing asked for—time in which to readjust the But if the promise dosá not mean; as in equity to pass it with as little delay as might be. By to wider circle than could be reached 'in burden of taxation. Your Excellency's recom-it should, that our whole direct loss will be passing this Bill the general terms of which bo any other way was the stimulus needed to turn mendations and the recommendations of the repaid, have we no claim to seek further assup and already submitted to the Secretary of State toit into pleasure. And there was the feeling Chamber of Commercs were seen to have ance that at least some definite proportion and to which he had agreed, they bad definitely that would be of valge. If opportunity abould that one was hourly accumulating knowledge received unfavourable consideration." Your will be? We are not so moreasonable as to hops assured themselves that the policy on which ofer to turn it to account in war. It is plossing former hopes were falsified ('former doubts were that the whole or any part of our losses will be they were embarking was the policy of H. M. to read such a tribute to the Prass. Criticisms fugided. I wasnot present when that announce it for un indefinitely or for any lengthy period, Government. It was important that aluce H of meatures from within it to be deprecated ment was made and this is the first opportunity!hat we may reasonably ask that help will be M. Government had said they would stake good but in other respects there appears to be an A have had of repişlıq sa e comment quoted by forthcoming for a few years, diminishing gradu: ' « substavilal, pait of the loss gurinlued by Poss

harm in Government officers writing for the

Hongkongs in the world to rattle the brainy of the postal staff, and the fact that the letter was Mr. Hawelt addressed the Council in sup body to give it rather more than a cursory insufficiently stamped should have led some- port of the resolution that the Bill be post-glance-ho-probability is that the letter was poned until the Government could give an just flung into a bag in the sincera and earnest assurance that the Colony's revenue would not belief that it would food its way home before allowed-to-suffer by the adoption of the the arrival of the Greek Kalends. But what restrictions proposed,

if it had contained important commercial tidings which meant the rain or success of the contractor's business? Who would have been to blame in chat case? Two mouth for a letter to come from Canton to its destination in

Mr. Osborne reiterated the fact that there was so divergence of opinion on the subject of closing divans in order to help China to get rid of the opium vice: The only question was what interpretation should be placed on the word "substantial" in respect of the promise by the Secretary of State and grant compensa tion to the Colony on account of the loss of the opium trade.

Until His Excellency could give a definite assurance on this point the Bill should be postponed.

March, 1910, it would be impossible to say The Attorney-General replied that until after

what loss would be sustained by the withdrawą)- ofthe opium trade.

Hongkong is just a trifle exasperating. The record bas, we believe, been broken in the past by our local post office but it is about time that these foucy flights were suppressed for good and all.

GOVERNMENT SERVANTS AND THE PRESS.

(4) Tobacco pipes.

“(5) Umbrellas, walking sticks," "bra-

shes, and combs.

(6) Furniture cream, plate powder. (7) Tarpauline, tents, rickcloths, rope,

twide.

(8) Buttons of all kinds, other than of precious metal or imitations thereof.

(9) Packing and hose of all kinds.. (10) Goods not included in the forego-

ing classex..

the Applicants in respect of the following Trade Mark Number fi has been usád by goods

Colton piece goods of all kinds in Class 24

since 1905.

Cloths and staffs of wool, worsted or hair in

Class 34 since 1991;

Facsimiles of the Trade Marke can be seen at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hong- kong.

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Dated the 16th day of June, 1909.

WILKINSON & GRIST,

Solicitors for the Applicants.

PUBLIC AUCTION. “HEUndersignad have received instructions

to sell by... PUBLIC AUCTION,

T

the

VOK ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TO-MORROW (FRIDAY),

18th June, 1959, at 2.30 PM, at their Bales Rooms, No 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street,

A MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTMENT OF

GOODS, Comprising:-

2 Cases Assorted SINGLETS, a Bales of SHOE LEATHER. 32 Pieces of KHAKI, One Case of CONFECTIONERY, a fow pairs of GENT.15 BOOTS, &c, &c. ;\

Also...".

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

AND

SIX TYPEWRITERS... TERMS --As usual. ·

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers, Hongkong, 17th June, 1909.

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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, LONDON, COLOMBO and SINGAPORE,

signees of cargo are hereby informed that their "MISHIMA MARO”. having "arrived from the abova Ports, Cop

Goods are being lauded and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowa at Kowloon, mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as where each consignment will be sorted out soon as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before NooD, TO DAY, subject to rent.

Goods not cleared by the aird fune, will be

*No Fire Insurance has been effected,

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees hour. All claims must be presented within ten and the Co.'s representatives at an appointed days of the steamora arrival here, after which dale they cannot be recognised. Noclaims will be admitted after the goods have left the "Godownz.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. "Hongkong, 16th {209, 1999,

Intimations.

THE

DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED.

EXTRA CHOICE SUGAR CURED"

BACON

and

VERY MILD

HAM.

HONEYSUCKLE

BRAND.

Only 60 contsu Ib. Hongkong, 4th Junn, 1909.

ASAHI BEER.

| SAPPORO-BEER.

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.

MITSUI BUSSAN, KAISHA,

Sole Agents.

Co-day's Advertisement.

(471

THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898,

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK.

OTICE is hereby given that the HANG

No

LAM CHONG (E) of No. 194 Hollywood, Road, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, have, on the 4th day of Juas, 1909; applied for the registration in Hongkong, in the Register of Trade Marks, of the following Trade Mark

The threacharacters (✯✯ Hang Lam Chong meaning the apricot grove, zach character being printed on one of tåres apricots on a twig with leaves and apricot blossoms and below a picture, scroll with curled edges showing thres figures representing a mandarin in tha centre, a aquire on the right and an old man holding a staff on the left, the three combinad forming the amblers of Bless Inge, Honour and Longevity, in front of "the"figures "a" white wine fat with bios spots thereon and, a' india' therain, sad on the said scrolls: Ioins/and other flowers in bloom with leaves azíð birds. and an edging of kay pattern at the top and bottom thereof;

In the name HANG LAM CHONG (***) who claim to be the sole, pro- prietors thereof.

The Trade Mark has been used by the Applicants during the last six years in respect af the following goods PAS MEDICINAL WINE, in Class 3.0

A facsimile of the Trade Mark can be sun.

at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of undersigned. Hongkong," and also at the Office of the

Dated this 16th day of June, 1909.

BKHOLMES, Solicitor for the Applicants, No. 14. Quesa's Road Central,

Hongkong

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