Figure as Complainant in Criminal Prosecution The Philippine Commonwealth, represented by the law firm of Allman, Davies and Kops, figured as complainants in a prosecution in the First Special District Court yesterday against Mr. Kao Yuin-kwei, manager of La Union Cigar Factory, local cigar manufacturers charged under Article 255 of the Chinese Criminal Code with falsely misrepresenting cigars manufactured by his company here as cigars made by a Manila factory. Judgment was reserved until Tuesday next.
Counsel for complainants stated that owing to the increasing practice of local cigar manufacturers to misrepresent the locally-made produce as those of the Philippines, the Philippine Government appointed his law firm to stop such illegal practices. Warnings, he said, were issued from time to time to some offenders resulting in a diminution of such cases.
It was alleged that the La Union Cigar Factory had used words indicating that their products were these of the La Union Cigar Factory, Menila. A warning it was stated, was given to the local factory, which was unheeded. In consequence it was steted, a complaint was made to the peace and the factory of the local manufacturers on Chungking Road was raided by the police recently, on a warrant issued by the First Special District Court, A quantity of cigars, labels, wrappers and boxes were seized and a prosecution instituted against the defendant, Defendant asserted that his cigars were actually manufactured from Manila tobacco and argued that his factory had committed no infraction of the law. Mr. Wellington C. S. Bang, Assistant Municipal Advocate, prosecuting, asked for a conviction and the seizure of the confiscated labels, wrappers and cigars, some of which were in containers on which appeared the word "Honolulu" and in some cases "Havana, Cuba."
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