Mixures ey Cowmirtee Muetixa BID WITHIN THE RO~MS OF 16 CHtAMpan, No. 1 Yurw-suxa-reew Reap, ox Moxvay, 23np Aruit, 1906, at 4.30 ra Present,—Sir Charles Dudgeon (Chait-man}, Messrs, ©. Broderéon, W. J. Groton, J. N, Jameson, H. W. Rabertton, J. Stera, and the Secretary Minutes of the previous Moo! ug are road and confirmed.
Huangpu Conservancy Board.—Loltors from the Commissioner of Customs and the Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps Cargo.- from the joner of Customs, in reply to for of 3rd March, is read and also ordered for publication Warehouse to Warehouse Clause in Marine Insurance Policies.—Lotter {rom the Shanghai Marine Underwriters'
ion framing a clause calculated to meet the views of insurers and insured is approved with a slight addition.
Floating Mines.—In view of the coming Peace Conference to be held at the on the Chairman ingestion it the Chambers of to the danger of moroc, and to ask the above-mentioned Chambers to make representations through the proper channel Paris Sanitary Convention—Lottor from the Hongkong Chamber is read and the Secretary is instructed to acknowledge same.
Committee—Lottor from Mr. Korif, resigning his seat on the Committee, road, and it irman'said that nothing had heard of those for some time, and't derstood that some difficulty had the point of the treatment of it being claimed in certain quarters that China should be bound to accept foreign registration as proof of ownership, carrying "with it exolasive right of nse. If the information on this tion, and in this opinion he that the Manchester Chamber of Commerce was in full accord. As was well known there are numerous marks in use in China which, regist have hitherto enjoyed the though unregistered, and incapable of
protection of "prior use"; it was conceivable, however, that though these marks could not be registered in one country, that did not prover registration in another, snd registration was to be accepted by Chins as s proof of ownership conferring the right of exclusive use, there could be no doubt that advantage would be taken of the position to deprive m chants of the rights in such marks which they have hitherto enjoyed—thus constituting a grave injustice.
The Chairman expressed his opinion that to prevent such injustice cognisance should be taken by China only of marks either registered in the country, or included in the "special list" provided for by the second section of Article 1 of the Regulations; be a ty of addressing ly at Peking on the. subject. The Committee concurred, After the transaction of some further business the Mosting adjourns, The following © corcespondeice is ordered for publicati Suasomar Gexenat Gaamuse oF Comsence, Shanghai, 3rd March, 1906.
Sm,—In connection with the question of the Husugpu Conservancy scheme, I have been directed to ask, if you could supply ot+ with ary authentic informs regards the appolatm-ut of an engineer for the Conservancy work, and the appointment of cortaia officials to the Concervancy Board, as rumoured in the public Press.
Tam, Dear Sir, servant, L. E. Caxsixo, Secretary, Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Shaogbai, 7th March, 1906, Sin,—In reply to your communication No. 1635 dated the Sed inst. I bog to state, for the information of the Chamber, that negotiations are now in which will, I aiiticip:
ointment, at an following appointments to the Conservancy Board, vi
be Resident Manager of Bareau on a Ku Hang-1 Esq. BAR, to stipend of Sh. Tls. 800 por mensem.
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