January 2, 1904.]
JUNE,
2nd-Mr. H. F. Wyatt lectures before Hong-
kong Navy League.
4th Over 1,000 plague cases to date in Hong. kong Hongkong Sanitary Board discuss “plague and dumping.” 6th-New branch of Tang Wa Hospital opened
by Sir Henry Blake. 8th Wedding of Capt. Arbuthnot and Miss
Blake at . John's Cathedral, Hongkong. 9th-Board of Revenue at Peking burnt down. 12th-General Kuropatkin, Russian War
Minister, visita Tokyo. 14th-Arrival in Hongkong of H.E. Shum,
new Viceroy of the Two Kwang, 17th-Suicide of Mr. R. M. Campbell at Shang
hai.
18th-R. P. Moffitt sentenced for embezzle- ment of $5,800 at Hougkong-V.R.C. annual meeting.Manchurian agreement signed by Prince Ching and M. Lessar.
24th-H.K.V.C. Church Parade; presentation
of a South African War medal.
26th-General Creagh, V.C., leaves Tientsin for
home.
27th-H.E. Viceroy Ɛhum's reception to foreign
Consuls at Canton.
28th-Very heavy rainstorm in Hongkong. ·
JULY.
Ist-Raid of 200 bandits on Eho Park palace,
Peking:
2nd-Mr. Detring's award on the Tientsin railway siding dispute published, upholding
the British claims.
4th-U:8. Pacific cable opened to Manila. 7th--Chiness newspaper Supao at Shanghai
suppressed.
8th-Second of two during daylight robberies from European ladies in Hongkong on two successive days.
9th-Reply of Secretary of State for the Colonies to Hongkong's petition re Naval Yard site published.-Conflagration at Bangkok; narrow escape of the "Emerald Buddha." 13th-Marquis Ito appointed. President of Japanese. Privy Council.-General Sumner, U.B.A., in Hongkong.
15th-Supao sedition CASO commenced at
Shanghai.
16th-Volunteer Promenade Concert at Hong-
kong.
18th-Two revolutionaries arrested in Peking.
21st-Suicide of Mr. Hector Sampson at
Shanghai.
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22nd-Inspector McEwen acquitted of bribery
at Hongkong. 23rd-Foundation Stone of Alice Maternity
Hospital, Hongkong, laid. 25th-Presentation of 8. African war medals
to Sherwood Foresters at Hongkong. 26th--Arrival of H. M. 8. Vengeance at Hong- kong for a 3 years' commission.-Great flood at Chefoo; about 1,000 deaths. 28th--Anglo-Chinese Commercial Treaty ratified at Peking.-Requiem mass at S. Joseph's Cathedral, Hongkong, for Pope Leo XIII.
31st-Animated discussion
in Hongkong Legislative Council on the Waterworks Consolidation · Ordinance. Departure of Captain and Mrs. Arbuthnot from Hongkong.
Official murder of Shen Ke wei at Peking.
AUGUST,
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE RÉPOËT.
kong
Second and Third Streets-Preliminary | 26th-Prince Adalbs.t of Germany in Hong- meeting of anitary Institute branch in Hongkong.
28th-Empress Dowager's 68th birthday.
entertainment at Canton, 37th-8. Andrew's Ball a. ¡fagko ig.
27th-Arrival in Hongkong of Admiral Curzon
1st-Polo Club gymkhana in Happy Valley,
Hongkong. 3rd-H. E. Sir Henry Blake hands back to Sanitary Board experimзutal block of tenement houses. 4th-Italian Convent's prize-giving. 6th--Arrival in Hongkong of Sir E. Satow on
his way back to Peking from England. 7th-Sir E. Batow meets Committee of Hong-
kóng General Chamber of Commerce, 10th-British prohibition of arms import into
China withdrawn.
12th Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., elected to Legislative ouncil by Hongkong Chamber of Commerce.-Russian Viceroyalty of the Far East created. 15th-Half-yearly meeting of H. & 8. Bank
at Hongkong. 17th C.PR, 8.8 Empress of India and Chinese oruiser Wong Tai in collision near Swatow; Wong Tai sunk.
Howe.
28th-Hongkong S. P. C. A. founded. 1st-Sir Henry Blake's appointment to Ceylon SEPTEMBER.
21st Sir E. Satow returns to Peking. 25th-Sir Henry Blake addresses Hongkong Sanitary Board on the plague experiment in
announced.
3rd-Attempted murder of a chair-coolie by a
German on the Peak, Hongkong. 5th-Hongkong declares Shanghai an infected
port (cholera).
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7th-Hongkong Philharmonic Society revived. 9th-Major Sir Matthew Nathau's appointment 15th-Gagging of and robbery from Miss
to Hongkong governorship announced.
Bateman in Belilios Terrace, Hongkong. V.H.C. Aquatic Sports. 16th-Departure from Hongkong of Major-
General Gascoigne for home. 18th-Departure from Hongkong of Commander
Murray Rumsey for home. 21st-Sentence in Peak shooting case, Hong-
kong.
22nd-H.E. Yang Chu, Chinese Minister to Japan, in Hongkong.--Japanese Cabinet reconstituted,
25th-H.K.F.C. annual meeting. 26th-Incipient ricksha strike at Hongkong
suppressed.
27th-Return of Viceroy Shum from Kwangsi
to Canton.
28th-H.K.C.C. a1nual meeting.
29th-Annual
meeting of Hongkong 8.
Andrew's Society.
OCTOBER.
3rd-Import of British and Mexican dollars into
Singapore prohibited.
6th-Hongkong branch of Sanitary Institute formed. Remarkable piracy by U.S. con- stabulary officers in Mindanao, P.I. 7th-Hongkong Interport cricket team left for
Shanghai.
8th-U.S.-Chinese Commercial treaty signed at Shanghai.-Manchuria not evacuated by Russia.
9th-Japan-Chinese Commercial treaty signed
at Shanghai.
12th-Governor Sir Frank Swettenham left
Singapore.
13th-Explosion plot scare at British Legation,
Peking.
15th-Hongkong beat Shanghai at cricket in 16th-Death from cholera of Rev. H. C. Hodges
Shanghai.
at Shanghai.
17-Ladies Benevolent Society Concert at 23rd-H.K.V.C. camp commenced.
Hoogkong.
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DECEMBER.
5th-Yuan Shi-kai appointed commander-in chief of all forces in the Chinese Empire, 7th-Major-General Villiers Hitton,
G.O.C., arrives in Hongkong. 8th-Foochow Races, first day. 9th-Charity Bassar in City Hall, Hongkong. 10th-Japanese Diet's session opened; practical vote of censure on the Ministry. —Russis's reply to Japanese note wired to Japan. 11th-Hongkong A D.C. in The Importance of
being Earnest.
13th-Riot on the railway near Fatshan. 14th-Landslip on Hankow barð. —Sit
Swettenham's retirement announced át Singh-
pore.
16th-Victoria Regatta, first day.---Supao caso
at Shanghai closed. 18th-Canton Regatta, firat day. 21st-Commodore Robinson, Hongkong,
moted Rear-Admiral.
23rd–V. R. C. Regatta dinner. 25th-H.K.C.C. v. United Services at Hồng.
kong,
26th Charity bazaar in San Francisco gardens,
Macao. 27th-Ex-Governor Taft, U.S. Secretary, of War, passed through Hongkong from Manila. 28th-Important Cabinet Conncil at Tokyo
decide ou financial questions in case of war. 29th-Empress of India, collision, case-
Shanghai given against the Empress,
THE "TANSAN" TRADE MARK
CASE AT SINGAPORE.
In the course of his judgment in the case of Clifford Wilkinson v.. MoAlister::&#Cò. nél Singapore, Sir Lionel Cox, the Chief Justice, said the question to be decided was: whether plaintiff was entitled. in Singapore; to: the exclusive use of the word “tansan” in connec tion with a mineral water imported by him from Japan. Plaintiff was the owner of s spring at” a place called Takaradsuka in the vicinity of Kobe, the water of which he has sold direo 1890. describing the water simply as a minéral tiba, He first used the label profused (and marked F),
ing the name, Later, in consequence of representations regari
he altered the label, andií "Takaradzuka mineral water.”: he had w
printed in 1893 on which the word
in white on a blue ground ́ ́was- přišit soross the other writing Plaintiffs' stätéð
24th-Ministering Children's League bazaar at that he did not know till sɔme £və yöhis
Hongkong,
25th-War scare at Port Arthur, 28th-Heavy gale in South China seas; many
lives lost near Swatow. 80th-Grand stand at Hankow burnt down.
NOVEMBER.
3rd-Shanghai Autumn Races began. 7th-Victoria Memorial Hospital, Hongkong,
opered.
8th-Fatal shooting accident in New Territory,
Kowloon.
9th-King's Birthday holiday in Hongkong
ball at Government House.-Turkish Consul at Singapore killed in gharry accident. 11th-Hongkong fired off in Interport Ride
Match.
12th-New Hongkong Law Courts foundation- stone Inid.-Great Russian naval review at Port Arthur. 14th-Hongkong A.D.C. in Lord & Lady Algy. -Presentation to Sir Henry Blake by Chinese Street Committee.-Hongkong Gun Club championship. 15th-Opening of the Canton-Fatshan rail-
way line.
19th-Farewell address of Sir Henry Blake to Legislative Council.-Chinese presentation to Lady Blake,
20th-Hongkong Nursing Institute, manusi
meeting.
21st-Departure of H.E. Sir Henry Blake from Hongkong for Colombo; address from the community; Hon. F. H. May sworn in. 23rd-Important Land Court appeal case
decision in Hongkong Supreme Court. 25th-Japanese Emperor's luncheon to Admiral
Bridge at Tokyo.
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later the meaning of the word - “tansan,” which he states is a scientific term not in common.
use,
From that time he advertised his water": as tansan, and to a large extent sincs:1695 he had spent between: $900 and $1,000 (a / month in advertisements. One striking mode of sad vertising was referred to by withsen who hadẽ spent some time in Japan, and who told the Court than on the slope of a mountain út Moji, the word "tansan" was-written so färge' thất sé could be read by ships at sen off the bocht gi Ho registered his label in Japan in 1897, in Amer in 1900, and in Java, India; and a The water was first introduced intoaß pore under the name “ tansan...” in 18985) 1897 the defendants became agents. Tie was ordered, invoiced, advertised and wold; i the name tansan." In Aprilči 1901 AU plaintif wrote to defendants complaining that tre sales had not increased and informing thém that he had appointed the Borneo Company vas agents. The Bomeo Company seeth in fact to have acted in this capacity in January of the year, and Mr. Fe Hilton says that the sales have been considerable,” and that he had not heard of any other water being sold under the same- name, till Mr. Stephens of McAlister o notified him of their intention »» to⠀⠀ a rival - water.--- Plaintifć niso z haarde Messrs. Hasegawa «and (Co, Awere ɔahi
Funagoya - tansan” to Singapore, instructed his agents to take and eventually the suit was start end of 1901. On these facts, Judge, could not take otherwise plaintiff sought an injunction entitling restrain defendant from using the word
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