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ALLEGED COPYRIGHT

INFRINGEMENT.

SEIZURE OF BI-LINGUAL PUBLICATION.

made under a warrant.

THE SCHNEIDER CUP AND AFTER

A TRIBUTE TO MEN AND MACHINES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

REGIONAL UNITS AS CHINA'S HOPE.

PROFESSOR QUIGLEY URGES

· FEDERATION.

ROUND TABLE OPINIONS.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1927.

MISSION PROPERTY"

BURNED.

HOW CHINESE TROOPS. BEILAVE.

+

A HOSPITAL LOOTED,

·LABOUR'S ELECTION:

PROGRAMME,

"CONFERENCE.

PREMIER ADDRESSES

TO HASTEN SLOWLY.

London, Oct. 4.

At the Labour Party conference at: Blackpool, Mr. Ramsay Mar- Donald moved a resolution in structing the national executive to prepare a general election proj gramme.

Tientsin, Sept. 16 Still further occupation and destruction of the United Church of Canada's mission property in North Honan has to be recorded. On August 19 the County Magis- trate at Welhweifu notified those

The ex-Premier said that he was in charge that he wished to borrow the "Mary Maxwell" High and afraid that the election was not Normal School, "Rosedale" Church coming as soon as they would like, and other adjoining buildings for owing to the Government's impet the accommodation of the Pro-qualities and intention to drain paganda Department of the army, the cup of authority in the protec and that he would take full res- tion of their own class Interests, ponsibility for both buildings and but we are ready for that dies equipment. The advantage to the tion when it comes." Mission property or having, it go occupied was urged upon the ground that some graduates of

UNDER TWO ORDINANCES,

VERY MODEST HERO.

A summons in respect of the al-

London, Oct. 4. Predictions of a new centralized Jeged infringement of copyright of Flight Lieutenant Webster, and Government in China, of continued a bi-lingual publication, entitled the other members of the British uncertainty in the relations be English and Chinese Dialogues, by team which flew for the Schneider tween the United States and Latin Wong Le Hing," was brought beCup, wore received by the Premier America, of slow progress in the fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen- this morning, and gave him a solution of the Philippine problem; tral Magistracy this morning.

first-hand account of their Rights. of a slow but growing entente Mr. J. Armstrong prosecuted Later, they were entertained to between France and Germany, and on behalf of the Booksellers As luncheon by the Air Council.

of further consideration of a re- sociation, owners of the copyright Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for vision of the war debts were transferred to them by the author, and Mr. C. A. S. Russ represented Air, who presided, announced that features of a recent session of the the Taishing Bookshop, in whose the King had approved of the Institute of Politics in Williams-

burg, Massachusetts.

Differences of opinion cropped premises 27 of the copies complain-bestowal of a bar to the Air Force ed of were found during a search Cross, already held by Lt. Webster, up as to whether the Tuchuns, or in recognition of his winning the military governors, who have Sir Samuel Hoare said they ruled North China since the fall At the outset Mr. "Russ objected cup. to the course, proposed by the prose were there to offer a hearty wel of the monarchy in 1911, would cution in an application for an

come and most sincere congrata-participate in the now Government,

to the team of British as to whether "American economic the Middle School were serving in -amendment to the charge, of pro-lations eceding under the Copyrights Or military pilots who had won the power in Latin America would the Propaganda Department and dinance, when the search was made blue ribbon of the air, and brought necessarily mean American politi-that they would feel a natural in- under the Merchandise Marks Or back to England the trophy that cal domination there, and as to dinance. The prosecution could was coveted by every great country whether the Porthy-Bethlen regime "not have it both ways, stated. Mr. of the world. The toast which he in Hungary was an anti-Semitic

oligarchic proposed was that of the winning factionary Mr. Lindsell agreed; in pointing team, including not only the Com-ship," out to Mr. Armstrong that a diff-manding Officer, Air Vice-Marshal The round table on the Chinese culty for the prosecution in proceed Scarlett, the winning pilot, Lt.situation, in which members of the ing on a copyrights charge was that Webster, and the pilots and techni- institute have displayed the great-

On September 4 a telegram from the search was made in accordance cal officers who had some share est interest began with an analysis with information received of an

the enterprise, but all those of the Tuchans, of whom Chang the same place announced the offence committed under the Mer who had helped to make success Tso-lin is the most important, by destruction by fire of the "School chandise Marks Ordinance.

After quoting from both Ordin- possible, including the designers Professor Harold S. Quigley of the for Missionaries' Children," a fine ances, Mr. Armstrong brought in of the machines and the men who University of Minnesóm, Chair-two-storey structure of some 20 man of the round table. Professor rooms situated by the river-side the question of criminal liability.

worked upon them.

taught political one-eighth of a mile from the High Mr, Russ disagreed, saying that, From the start to the finish, the Quigley, who it was not a question of protection work, had been team work, and science and did research work in School property. This building Far Eastern politics at Teing was not supposed to be occupied He intim-the spirit inspiring them had Tun College, Peking, from 1921 to and how it came to be destroyed is, of the public interest. 'ated that in the end he would have been team victory.

1923, and is a member of the Chin-as yet, unknown to us,"

¡Russ:

in

dictator-

to ask for civil costs, as he under- Sir Samuel Hoare expressed ese Social and Political Science stood that the prosecution would thanks to the Italians for their Association and of the Royal also be asking for theirs. splendid hospitality, and sports-Asiatic Society, declared that the Mr. Russ said that infringement manship, particularly to Signor Tuchung were an important factor of copyright would be denied. Mussolin and General Balbo, re to be reckoned within the present His clients had 27 books of the presentatives of the vigour and situation. 1921 edition, and being genuine enterprise of the new Italy. copies of that edition, they did not infringe the 1927 edition. Whatever changes in the owner- ahip of the copyright might have occurred between those dates, would leave the Taishing Book shop unaffected.

Faster Than Sound.

..

After remarking upon the difficult hairpin corners of the Schneider Cup course, and upon the fact that the machines travel led faster than their sound, the Mr. Armstrong said that his Minister summed up the advantage case was that the copies produced that a success of this kini, con- in Court were not genuine copies tersed upon the victorious coan of the 1921 edition, and conse-try. He said the race showed in quently were infringing copies. conclusive manner the great pro- These copies were printed by gress that had been made in the somebody else, and not by the air during a very short space of author and original owner of the time. A few years ago, a speed of copyright, or by the present 45 miles an hour was sufficient to owners. He could prove that all the 1921 edition had been sold out.

Mr. Russ: Yes, and these books were those sold out, to us and other shops.

His Worship decided to hear the evidence first. He adjourned the hearing until next week.

*ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO

EVADE DUTY,

OLD LABELS ON NEW WINE

"JARS.

A

win the eup. This year the two winning British machines reach- ed more than six times that speed, and the third British machine looked at one time as if. with a little luck, it would have made an Such an

teven

greater pace.

Calis Tuchuns Political Bosses,

Comparing the Tuchuna to American political bosses as far as concerned what he calls their bad qualities, "Professor, Quigles said they possessed power, each his own territory, which would be hard to break. The best solution to be expected from this problem for the present, he went on, was not the abolition of the Tuchuns, but the erection of some sort of working agreement among them so that they would stop fighting among themselves and get together in a confederation,

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The conference unanimously, passed Mr. MacDonald's résolu- tion after a discussion in which the consensus of opinion was in favour of drafting a programme, but there were differences regard- terest in the protection of the ing its nature. For instance the place. The compound thus asked Members of Parliament, Miss El for represents only a part of the len Wilkinson and Mr. Maxto, very extensive mission plants at demanded a very bold programme Weihwolfu, which covers 25 Enghased on Labour's biggest de- lish acres and represents an invest-mands while Mr. Ernest Bevin de- ment of about M. $300,000.

clared that it was impossible for the next Labour Government to carry Secialism, so therefore in- cead of propounding fantastic schemes, they should have a short programme of immediate objec tives, that would bring back the Conservative trade unionists into the Labour fold. Reuter.

London, Oct. 4. The conference of the Labour Party at Blackpool has passed, a resolution denouncing the Trades Union Act recently passed by Par- liament, and pledging the party to repeat the measure at the earliest. opportunity.-British Wireless.

Military Extortion. While these things were taking place at Welkwoif others were occurring at Changteho, 60 miles farther north on the Peking-Han- kow Railway. The "Red Spears" have been holding the city itself and maintaining a sort of unstable equilibrium with General Feng's forces outside of it ever since the arrival of the latter in July. Chin- ese papers report that military extortion aroused active hostility between the two sides. At any rate the secret society men attack- ed the troops on August 22 and the struggle continued for two days. When the Red Spears had men and the Na- lost about 100 tionalist troops a much smaller number the latter suddenly retired

southward to Wélhweifu.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A NOISY DREDGER.

[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.1 Sir,-1 should like you to en- quire, on behalf of Chatham Road

and other nearby Kowloon resi-

dents, if the dredger now at work

near Kowloon Point cannot be made to stop working throughout Even if the Central Government

On August 28, with reinforced the night as it is greatly disturb- dominated by the Cantonese from South China and becomes numbers, they returned to Changing to those who live near the Nationalistic, he continued, the teho and, after a night's bombard Kowloon waterfront. Tushuns would have to he

ment, took the city and slaughter. included.

ed nearly a thousand non-combat- Professor. Quigley said that the ants in the streets. It is also re- Central Government might take theported that the enraged troops achievement as this was a crush form of a "council of ciders," re-killed many of the country-people ing answer to the critics, who presentative of the influential and burned many homes in villages were putting their heads in the factions or regions of China, with extending over almost all the road sand refused to believe there was provinces forming units in the can-between the above two cities. any progress in the air.

federation or grouping into re- The designers had gained an-gional units.

Loot Mission Hospital. other vetory over nature by in- He pointed out that this would creasing the strength and yet re-he historically and geographically During the absence of the milit-not realise the dredger is such a

Tuchuns Must Go, Saya Sforza. Count Carlo Sforza of Rome, Italian lecturer at the institute

When, the dredger first began working in the vicinity, it work from 5 a.m. till 8 p.m. and some little time ago the hours were ex- Now the tended until 11 p.m. dredger is working all night, and it makes such a noise as to be a decided nuisance, Sleep has be come almost impossible.

I imagine that the authorities do nuisance to those living near the shore and that it only needs at- tention to be drawn to the matter for remedial action to be taken.--- Yours, etc.,

SLEEPLESS. Kowloon, October 5th., 1927.

a mob of ducing the weig t of their engines a logical solution of the Chinese ary from Changteho

and other and machines. The pilots had problem. Because of the influence secret society men shown that young Englishmen, of Tuchums, who exert the power broke into the Mission Hospital well trained in body and mind, as of feudal lords in their own compound upon the pretest of Beck hard as nails, and steady as д domains and are sometimes called ing to disarm Nationalist troops. It is alleged that an ingenious rock, could achieve feats of skill "bandit chiefs," the powers of the The residence of the physicians and andurance that former Central Government might be few and nurses of the Women's Hospi- attempt to evade duty on twenty jars of Chinese wine, was frus-generations would never have at first, he continued, but they tat Staff had escaped looting up to trated by the quick action of imagined possible. These young would increase as time west on this date, but practically a clean regarded the most sweep was now made of the con-

A new invention of interest to officers from the: Import and Ex-men were typical of the service in This he port Office, who, as soon as they which they were officers. It was practical plan yet suggested for tents of all buildings and what was cardplayers has been made t not convenient for carrying off Vienna-cards consisting of alumi- was smashed to pieces. The eas-nium and celluloid, which will fant received information of the where they, and others like them, who in China.

tern compound, half a mile distant, a long time. A further adyan- abouts of the liquor, quickly pro-the space of a few years had built ceeded to the scene and seized it.up a great tradition, and giver the

is reported to be still intact.

tage is that they can be easily The sequel of the seizure was British Air Force its unrivalled

position in the world.

Further particulars regarding cleaned. Two leading firms, how- Chinese, the appearance of

Acknowledging the honour con- and former Minister to China, the Nationalist educational policy ever, which produce the usual named Ho Tat-sang, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning, charg-ferred upon him, Lt. Webster made participated in the round table for Honan are now to hand. Some cards. are afraid of competition, ed with falling to pay duty on 723 modest little speech. He de- He disagreed with the role assign-weeks ago proclamations were and demend that the existing tax accordance with the lasting capa- gallons of Chinese wine.

victory. He happened to be the Tuchuns in the future pacification fication that Mission primary Mr. W. J. Carrie, of the Import pilot who was given the fastest of China, declaring that the saw schools would not be allowed to city of the new cards, since other- wise the Finance Minister might and Export office, who prosecuted, machine. He added, "I was sorry no hope of progress through them, continue open. Nothing was re- be the losing party. said in evidence that noting on when we came back from Italy we He has recently returned from a ported, at the time, regarding se information received, he boarded a had that to leave behind such good visit to China, and he pictured the condary schools. The information

our mechanica. I situation thore as a reversion to now received is to the effect that HOW MUCH DO YOU Chinese junk and found twenty fellows A jars of wine, all with a green label, would have liked them to be with the spirit of medieval 15th cen- each Mission school of the class lords must have an endowment of at indicating that duty had been us at Oroydon when we arrived".tury Italy, when feudal

He alsp. paid a tribute to the battled one another "for the lust least $6,000, and also register paid.

He had the jars taken to his sportsmanship of the Italians, of power at the head of hired with the Government, before it can

particularly their pilots-British armies, who fought not knowing be permitted to operate. Regis-TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS. office, and on removing certain of Wireleas.

why, amid populations that knew tration implies the removal of

scripture even less."

teaching from the curriculum, and the substitution of agreed that some form of central Sun Yat-sen's "Three Principles" or federated government would together with certain documenta on be established in China; whether revolutionary topics which the Na. for good or bad, he could not say has been preparing.

tionalist Government in Hankow He and Professor Quigley were in

the labels discovered that they were genuine labels with the num- bers scratched off from the right side. These, in all probability, had been used on other jare pre- the re-struck on viously and solzed jars.

A few days after the seizure,

the defendant brought in two per- mits purporting to show that duty

clared it was not an individualed by Professor Quigley to the posted in the province giving notion cards should be increased in

CREW NECESSARY IN

Nevertheless, Count Sforza

TYPHOON SEASON.

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NEW NOTICE TO MARINERS.

agreement that the chief problem

A notice to mariners issued at

of China was to organise a central

had been paid on two lots of ten the Harbour Office states:

lot.

His Worship adjourned the case until Monday next, in order that evidence of the alcoholic strength of the wine might be given.

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government with which the world men under arms in China reach-

KNOW?

The following general know- edge paper has been taken from the Daily Express. ・・

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 14 of this issue.

1 Who originated (a) The Dorby

(b) The Oakce?

2 How many flights of hurdles must there be in a two milce hurdle race?

s What is the maximum fins that can be imposed on any one person

by the local stewards of a race mcoting?

What is (a) a "apiv"; (b) a "mug

A

punter": (0) a "good layor"; (d)

a tout!

fillies in the Derby!

0.

What does the term "bumper rase" mean?

It is hereby notified that the powers might negotiate for a re-ing 2,000,000; and the increase of jara some time ago. The Import

with agriculture, and Export office, however, knew first paragraph of Notice to Marin-vision of the treaties to which the brigandage, opium-growing and by the difference in the alcoholic dro, no. S. 190, published in the Chinese objects, and which would interference

Despite the despotic control of strength of the wine that the Government Gazette on Friday, be sufficiently representative of trade and economic development. permite did not refer to the same July 16, 1926, is hereby rescinded all China to insure the carrying

and the following substituted out of now treaties and orders in the Tuchung over the provincial and national administrations, he ternational intercourse. therefor:

"Under ordinance 10 of 1899, Professor Quigley declared that continued, other factors are mak- section 22 (5), it is hereby ordered the ascendancy of the Tuchunsing for stability and centralization

be weakened. that during the typhoon season, was inconsistent with Chinese as soon as the power of the Tu- i.o. July 16 to October 15, each idons of government, and had been chuna can vessel over 60 tons burden, lying made possible only by the lack of gentry, the family village, the dis- in Hongkong harbour within the any constitutional order to take trict magistrates, the guilds, the harbour limits, shall have on the place of the old monarchy. respect for traditional rights and board the following crew: At The effects of the Tuchun system, customs, and a strong common cul- least one certificated deck officer, he went on, have been the deflecture, he declared, could be depend- deck crew and engine room crew tion of revenue for military pured upon eventually to hold the 10 sufficient to work the anchors and poses, each province liaving of or country together against the disin-1

more armies; the total number of tegrating Influence of the Tuchuns.

Andrew McKenzie, aged 84, au electrician, was sentenced to six month's hard labour at the Man- sion House, for cutting off a girl's hair on a bus,"

to raise steam."

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