Arrested by detectives of Pootoo Road Station in a raid on a house in Gordon Road on. August 28, five Chiese were charged with counterfeit-Ing registered trademarks and manufacturing for sole certain. cigarettes fon which taxes had not. been paid fast "Wednesday. Judge 'Yih, inthe First Special District Court, passed sentences ranging from two'to four months' imprisonment' on' three them and sequitted the' other" two) accused.
'According to the police, the accused, with intent to. defraud,' were found {ogether engaged in the manufacture of two makes of cigarettes respec ly bearing the trademarks.
Head" and "Victory". both of which fare products of the British American Tobacco Ca.. The raid was carried out in Penang Road and at Lane 1335, No. 20 Gordon Road, where one sult: ease containing 8000 "Pin Hea cigarettes, two small Jars, a black ink pad, some. small bamboo sticks for Foling tobacco, te: small packets Of cigarette paper, one tle engrave 'Viotdry", a bowl containing git ust, and 101000 cigarettes. stamped with "Viotdry," an infringement' of "Victory," were found, Chiang Wung-yoong. agee 'Woo Ziang-yau, aged 29, were' se fenced to two months' imprisonment each, while Lai Yoong-hwei, respon Sible for the manufacture of *Viotry" cigarettes, was sentenced to four months" imprisonment. Teew Lin stung and) Sung Toung-foh were ac-Quilted. The seized cigarettes and articles were confiscated.
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