Described as a shopkeeper a having infringed certain ' trade marks, the registered property of the Bakerite Ca.
Mr, W. 8, Fleming, prosecuting, produced' several loaves of bread, Dearing the original label. of the complainants and the one alleged to have been printed. by accused. found in his possession were similar to those used by complainants and that this constituted an offence. Accused, said counsel, ws peddler and he bought from ati old woman who lived in Chineie territory. This woman had Deen in the bakery business for more than 40 years and she was in Court, prepared to sign a personal bond not to do the same thing again, She wanted some wrappers printed, and, being a widow, had Bent an apprentice to order them. wri were used. The old The printing was done and the
woman, not knowing English, sold the bread to accused. She was a Catholic and another member of the Catholic Church who was an interpreter in the law office of M. D. Auxion de Ruffe had bought some bread from her. He asked her if she knew what had been printed on the wrappers and told her that she should not use them any more. Acting on this, the old woman refrained from using the wrappers again and got entirely different wrappers printed.
The elderly woman, Lieu Yang-z, said that she had dismissed her apprentice on learning that he had copied complainant's trademarks and this young man had gone to Ningpo. Witness did not under stand English.
Mr. Fleming submitted that the new wrappers were almost as bad as the old ones, which had been copied, and asked the Court to add of the old woman on the as a defendant, Mr. Moss contended that if the old woman lived outside the Settle ment, she did not come within the Jurisdiction of the Mixed Court.
Mr. Fleming—The bread was sold in the Settlement and the complainants are American, The Assessor told Mr. Fleming that if he wished to charge the old woman he could file a petition in the usual manner. Meanwhile the case would be adjourned for week and the woman would be required put up a personal bond to appear at the next hearing.
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