Tokio, August 13.
The Laws dealing with patents, trade-mark designs and copyrights in Korea have been published today in the Japanese Official Gazette with Korea's ante facto consent to comply with them. They represent a further consolidation of Japan's protectorate over Korea. The regulations, which are the outcome of the Treaty between the United States and Japan, follow the lines of the Japanese laws on the subject; but whereas Japan has hitherto adhered to the principle of priority of application in the recognition of trade-marks, she undertakes henceforth to take into consideration the principle of priority of use as well.—Qur Own Correspondent.
August 11.
The Right Rev. Charles Henry Brent, Protestant Episcopalian Bishop of the Philippine Islands, has been appointed head of the American Commission to the International Opium Conference.
The United States Government is ready to rush 5000 troops to Haiti, if a revolution breaks out.—Our Own Correspondent.
August 12.
Mr. Luke Wright, Secretary of State for War, has witnessed a flight of Mr. Baldwin's dirigible balloon, which has been built for the army.
The Right Rev. Thomas Aug-stine Hendrick, first American (Roman Catholic) Bishop of Cebu, Philippine Islands, has spoken in praise of the Filipinos before the Catholic Federation at Boston.—Our Own Correspondent.
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