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OLD RESIDENT'S LETTER

GLIMPSE OF COLONY IN 1855

of Governor Teh was burned, I still have things taken away by naval oMeers.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

JULY 28, 1937.

BRILLIANTINE SALE BY TWO

CHINESE FIRMS

the all the raw material you want, but TRADE MARK COPIED gineering progress aided by

We all I feel it must be for cash. I contend that scientist and chemist. aure, listened with pride us Prof. there can be no answer to the lay- Middleton Smith with his word mast's question, and that no pro- pictures took us step by step from gress will be made until a determin- agolnat one stage to another of these en-fed and united front la set

especially those two other great forces which Hineering advancements, the achievement which would play have been in existence since the such an important part in the de-world began. Those two forces are velopment of China.

In deadly opposition even

the

Ilongkong Roturlans yesterday had Cart Briusled, came 10 miles to talk to the important parks of the positive and negative. Yet they are so with a cap and label bearing the

their weekly luncheon talk varied by Wh

of

new

we

were

sent

achievements

H

selence

to

unfale

G.

mark

King G. P. de Martin and T. Efor bim since he had no relatives, shown so that they should be con-ton all workers must receive equal | 12,000 bottles having been sold. The

Middleburg, Hongkong

Mr.

years from 1855. (Applate).

and fair

ott

out

an the

His

neward for Heads

we and others "During the war

A summons against the Pak On fled to Hongkong for safety ns $100

Company, of No. 230 Des Voeux Road was offered for every white person's

Central, for selling goods, namely a head and a nelgedish gentleman, Scot. Wild

glass Jar containing solld brillantine carried oft,

to my mind was that go mention beautifully interwoven that wit number 4711 is a scroll with a bell

Investigation

tradic false altached. to was made any perfect and thorough Whampoa by sampan and then join-

reference ΟΣ

which description was applied, was heard of Bethel mission which had been a glimpse into the memories of used us in Hongkong and lived at the national achievement but just the even the results from the action of

before Mr. W. M. Thomson at the and those two forces are likely to be con-

Central Magistracy yesterday. former resident of Hongkong who built there for us by the merchants. engineering, which I also took to In-fused.

Mr. D. B. Evans, of Johnsun, Stoker than clude not only the brains but the

Greed and Jealousy Hved here in 1853 and wrote all The Swede was an astute and pros-

and Mister, appeared for Melchers wishing that she could still travel perous man, 10 years okler

first dis- and Co., the complatunnis, The force of evil was The myself and we became great friends. brawn and muscle elements of the

workshop and laboratory.

It can be truly maid to-day that covered by the application of the in- here again at the age of 92.

Co., said his firm, was the sole occasion was a talk by Mr. J. Smith, Father and the Bethel, which was a the converted ship, would sink in the Chlef Mechanical Engineer

event of a typhoon to after a year in the scientist, chemist and engineer gredients, greed and jealousy: greed andhuldt, manager of Melchers the China

to by painstaking study, frequently In home

to the face of great oppositions, are unividual trying to obtain an agents in the Colony for the Eau- advantage over another, and de-Cologne Perfumery Fabrique of Kowloon-Canton Railway, on

America and father remalued to

It is in es of 1711 products. That *****gree control, the primary forces of the other did not possessed to- subject "Is it progres:?"

Major K. D. Walker presided and complete his Ave year term, Actual, able to harness and to a marked de- to be possessed of something which (Cologne, who were the manufactur-

typhoon,

had been fire, electricity, this form that it has ly the Bethel withstand one

world-water,

used in Hongkong for the the following quests though the roof was blown off and the welcomed

These forces have been in exist-day under a different form, Capital-past 37 years, but it was not register- made is to remain; tration of the mark was pending. Returian E. Mathewson, California; furniture, plano. Wbrary etc. were rays and gravitation.

the progress mie hence since the creation of the world,sm. There must be a violent change ed, though an application for regis drastic changes in production and There had been a fairly large sale Mr. van Walckey, Netherland; Mr. destroyed. Mr. Brlusted then went

determined front has been salesmanship

In produc nicthods.

of solid brillantine last year, about 1. Schmidt, Lisbon; Mr. S. . Au, o Eve on shore and built a

ring that Swatow; Messrs. L, Speelman, R. Mouse. He was a high inson. Ite but it is only during the last century died of fever, other Masons caring

muneration for their scr-sales for the first half of this year mean vices.

should be no trade had been less then 500 dazen, Now, if you could find time to visit trolled for the benefit of mankind.

Progress in the abstract

Engineer Commander Vers. Every country must adopt In the genuine battles, the char- Happy Valley and see if any marker

to make vertalin

stamped peters B301 were Major sald

is inscribed with his name I would anything.

White

thought that Mathewson,

local

progress in this age, we should free trade and abolish all tarrifs and

the genuine article was of a lighter Walker, had come from California be pleased,

survive.

the than

false. shade “On January 1, 1855 1 took my last turn Lion's Rock into an air-condian equal monetary value. Capital-bottom, and the cover and colour of

carried

quite with a nessunte of welcome and he

frm Capitalism under any classification

cam- wished to read a letter from a re-look at the mountain with its lit-tioned rabbit warre suitable for acist set ils house in order un

an extensive advertisement lative of his who was 92 years of tering lights a never to be forgotten commodating human beings. It will the lines if it expects to

behalf of these goods. paign Through the agency of education are and was in Hongkong fer eight sight-and father. Belusted and two be noticed he made no reference to cannot survive by force of arms.

from the ship. All are now dead, ing a perfectly correct forecast of (forcibly extracted from capitalism an average sum of $5,000 being ex- cousins were rowed back to shore the Peak! However he may be giv

pended per year. The normal retail of 4711 for a battle market price The Bethel was rank off Kowbon, what will be absolutely necessary in by trade unions of the world) the.

"If I were younger I would insist the near future. Pirate planes will

tive can Mr. Minthewson, who received a

without solid brilliantine was 65 cents, World

of on employee large

Wong Pak, any

went to hearty ovation; said his correspond-on coming out there again.. Please be able to take off from pirate aero-producers are pledged to democracy.

of in the world would be free from ate engineering nehievement. But It Melchers and Co, said he ent was Mrs. Fulton, a daughter of send picture cards and if you go to tromes, and no commercial factory capitalism and without

any copies

Magazin Dec

cannot Ilve without producers, and the Pak On Company on July on

talk-so Mr. Bencher, who conducted the the Club, see it

that it instructions from his employer. He The mother's Honakong

producers will Bethel Mission nt Whampoo.

Travelling No Cheaper She had 12

brillantine there, and purchased one letter said: "That I was stunned to sit there and buy one for me it

my credit is good!

In a retrospect of progress trans- follows freedom of speech and free-saw a number of bottles of 4711 solici

dom of the press is essential. What does : (305 hour the news that you are adin hunt in brocade and given to her

portation leads the 1644.

Can you travel cheaper Capitalism and greed cannot exist bottle for 50 cents, though 65 cents mean?

was originally asked for. form if progress is to be ry

Second Summons to-day for Hongkong is putting the by Professur Stowe (brother of the

now than 20 years ago? Do inven- made.

against A similar summons matter mildly. How long the voyage author of Uncle Tom's Cabin) but I it

VER- tions and improvements to

Democracy must and I have sufl- by steamship is I do not know but expect they are all scattered now.

"There was a lot of horse-back tions means better conditions for thevient faith to believe that democracy Fouk Wah Company, of No. 310 Des

One nt in 1853 we left New York and were

greatest three and a half months en roue in riding then and Mr. B. gave me apenducer?

which sploited tine, assert itself by refusing to be of a glass jar of solid brilliantine with a cap and label bearing the « faxt clipper ship-a delightful per pony. He used to sing to escandals was the introduction of the will even at this present critical Voeux Road Central, for possession

When the Springtime comes, sweet Spinning Jenny

to which a false attached, formance for a 10 year old!

Annie, and wild flowers blasom a labour la the bitter end whereps it party in the manufacture and ex-

***** and destruction.

description was applied. the plain; shall I nevermore behold should have brought blessing to all, ploitation of the agencies for death number 4711 in a scroll with a bell

hear thy sweet voice The layman may well ask why are these things permitted, why should

Schuldt Mr. there, or

planes of destruction be built to again?"

Warplanes of Why should ships of war be built to destroy ships of peace and com- merce? Why should uns be used to destroy in a week that which it characteristic of Mr. Smith and of cuted

engineers in general, to take that has taken many years to build?

Commerce to-day is not peace but view and he had been greatly im- pre pressed by the book, Engineers Out- war: eut-throat fro

he had discovered

Representatives of both firms were doininates; every producer looks for look, in which

to give Mr. Smith in his address said: open markets while every purchaser similar sentiments. He had a feel-

evidence. Siu Ting-choy, toaster of world

from the were entertained with two talks on being only willing to buy on credit left the world no happier than they the Pak On Company, said he bought

of 4711 had found it.

a dozen bottles many vessels there-huge East India During the last Rotarian your weis closing and barricading his door ing that inventions had somehow then given opportunity

The inventions of the engineer and ships with cargoes of aplum from Progress. Rotarian Amps spoke on because every country in the

on the scientist did not necessar.ly prn Wing Nam Hing firm. He did not tadia. This was so bad for China ile progress he had observed on his complains of no monetics

vide man with morality. Inventions know the articles were not genuine, that Victoria was asked to stop it Journey home via America, parti unemployed.

on increasing but morality He paid $3.00 odd for the dozen, and came to the cularly as to the good relationship economies are still searching for a

The tendency was thought he had got them quite cheap- Crown that there was nothing doing! which existed between the employer solution. Some of these authorities went

are badly distributed. to damn the engineer and selentity. He did not take any trouble to England sald she would trade any-and the employee and the treatment will tell you it is because raw lagged behind.

Canton given to the stronger within the gate.muterials

Prof. where and a war ensued.

Smith This reason is unbelievabic. It you for inventing things which caused find out what the mark #711 was.

(Continued on Next Column.) was taken and paid a million dollars Retarian

The wonderful palace spoke on civil and mechanicat en have the money to-day you can buy to get free.

"We stopped at Java before set ting out to cross the pirate infested China sch. In case we were became

"What ነ Train of reminiscences ed, barrels of broken glass were brought on deck and placed so the comes when I think of you there! I contents could be scattered over the never reconciled to being an old

Grandma.

There was a fine rond deck in the event of an attack, around the Island when I was there not but I expect Godowns are more in the bare-footed pirate, could

But we got through evidence now," (Applause). walk on it. alright.

"We first stopped at the Bethel Mission at Whampoa. There were

but such a revenue

EVERY NO

SEE

THE

W

NEW

Primary Forces

Middleton

tack.

the

commerce?

not

and too many;

The

ist

A Sermon

Prof. Brown, proposing a vote of thanks, said he had expected a leer ture on locomotives but had heard instead a moral address.

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It was

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Deteclice-Sergeant J. Bentley said he visited the Fook Wah where he July 8, 011 evidence of the same nature as in the fiest

warrant and seized ang bottle of solid brillantine, the only one with the number 4711 found in

the shop.

Defendant admitted under pressure from his Worship that the price of the article he sold did not depend on the quality. He would ask as much as a customer was willing to give:

Szeto Shiu, who claimed to be a salesman of the Fook Wah Co., said he was asked to buy some of the lors of solid brilliantine by a woman, who I had told him they were in perfectly half a good condition. He bought

dozen bottles all her for $1.80 about a month ago. He knew, from read- ing the newspapers, that the number 4711 was a trade-mark, but had no idea the goods he had bought were charged his genuine. le customers 60 cents a bottle.

His Worship convicted both de- said that fendants, and Mr. Evans

ely three firms had been sum-

but one hud settled the mat-

ier satisfactorily with his client by publishing a public apology in the local press. giving an undertaking that they would not sell the goods. and paid the full costs of the action, which in all amounted to about $200. He saw no reason why defendants should not be milarly dealt with. but did not suggest that they be call- ed upon to pay as heavy costs.

His Worship adjourned the case until to-day to decide on the pennity to be inflicted.

trouble, but they themselves did not cause the trouble but merely provid- ed increased power which was ex- ploited by others. The engineer was also exploited; he was not immoral but simply non-moral.

Recently, said Prof. Brown, he had read an interesting book by Waiter Lippman

man and his remarks on inven- tions were most Interesting. Inven- tions were connected with carliest history and the invention of inven- main feature tions had now become a

of our Efe. Formerly mon invented for his requirements but now he Invented and then looked for a con-

sumer.

The

speaker

had mentioned The

fruth capitalism.

was that neither the engineer nor businessman world but they would save the would singly have to make their morality keep up to the advance of inventions.

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