The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-21 00:00:00

OUR FRIEND THE FOREIGNER AND
HIS WARES.

The Cutlers' Company of Sheffield do a great dea
of work which is not seen or heard of, but occasionally
the exigencies of the public service bring it to light.
An instance in point has a universal interest to
traders over the country. At the present time it is
an offence in countries abroad to mark a fictitious
indication of a place of origin upon goods provided
that this is joined to a fictitious business name, or to
a business name assumed for the purpose of deceit.
If a manufacturer abroad! strikes the word " Shef-
field " upon goods, and adds to that a fictitious busi-
ness name, it is a breach of international law; but if
he confines himself to marking the word " Sheffield "
alone, and his own name, which is not fictitious, he
escapes scot free. This is the point which the
Cutlers' Company have taken up with a view of
having the international law altered. Under the
English law—the Merchandise Marks Act—it is
an offence in England to put a false indication of
a place
.in which goods are made upon English
goods. No such law exists in Germany, and
although a law similar in its character to the
Merchandise Marks Act exists in France, 'still, as
pointed out by a memorandum of M. Jules Ferry,
"that in accordance with French jurisprudencel
foreign manufacturers cannot invoke the privilege of
this law unless reciprocity has been established by
treaty." There seems no reason in the case of France
why reciprocity should not be established. Both
countries have laws bearing upon the matter. There
is machinery already in existence by means of which
concord of international law may be secured, viz.,
the Industrial Property Convention, to which the
Powers of Europe are parties. Much good work has
been done by the Convention, and it is owing to their
resolution that the international law does provide
against the placing of a false indication of origin upon
the goods when coupled with a fictitious business
name; and as the Cutlers' Company very fairly point
out, it is not a very long step from this resolution to !I
resolution making it an offence to place a false indi-
cation of origin alone upon goods. The position
taken up by the Cutlers' Company seems reasonable,
practicable, and on the side of honesty in commerce.
Engineer,

"Martha, dost thou love me ?" asked a Quaker
youth of one at whose shrine his fondest heart's feel-
ings had been offered up. "Why, Seth," answered
she, "we are commanded to love one another, are we
not ?" " Ah, Martha! but dost thou regard me with
that feeling the world calls love ?" "I hardly know
what to tell thee, Seth. I have tried to bestow my
love on all; but I have sometimes thought, perhaps,
that thou was getting more than thy share."
"So your husband is a drummer ? " remarked Mrs.
Smith. "You'll excuse me for saying it, but they do
say that drummers are awful flirts. Is it really so ? "
"I don't know anything :about the others,' replied
Mrs. Green; "but I know that John isn't. Why, he
doesn't take Cbny notice of the women at all! Least-
ways, he doesn't take any notice of me when
,he is at
home, and he'd be more likely to take notice of me
than other women. Sometimes he'll sit in the house
for hours and never speak a word, and when he does
say anything, it's only 'Yes' or No,' and nothing
more.

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THE NARRATIVE OF THE WAR.
ARREST OF ZABEHR PASHA.
The news from Korti on Friday and Saturday was
comparatively unimportant and not altogether re-
liable. It was telegraphed that a letter had been
received by Major Turner, of the Intelligence Office,
dated Berber, March 2nl, of which the following was
the text: "Many here sympathise with the Khe-
dive's Government, and send their respects to the
General in command of the Brittsh army. We
inform you that the bearer of this came to us telling
us of the good behaviour of the British; how just to
the natives, and how these latter profited by selling
produce without being forced. Furthermore, we are
convinced of the great security and reassurance felt
by the people by reason of such behaviour, as reported
by Suleyman Abder Rahman, the bearer. All those
friendly to the Government wish the British victory
over the rebels, whose rules and laws are most dis-
pleasing. Respecting Mohammed El K heir, the Deputy
Governor of the Mandi, his army is now dispersed,
some at Metammeh, others at Abu Hamed. Those
engaged against the British never fought a second
time. We have told all your mode of surrendering—
when flag bearing no arms is displayed or when men
wear a white rag on the left arm. The report of the
Mandi having a great army is false. The rebel army
at Berber is 3400 men, including regulars and
Robahat and Bishareen Arabs. They have 7000
Remingtans, many useless; four guns, one useless;
and two steamers in good order. Fear not the power
of the rebels." Subsequent telegrams reported the
fall of Kassala, and the massacre of the garrison,
news to that effect having reached Souakim from
llassowah ; but no confirmation of the statement had
been received at the Foreign Office up to Sunday night.
It was a fact, however, that there had been no diminu-
tion in the activity of the rebels outside Souakim, who
both on Friday and Saturday nights contiaued to
harass our troops. On the night of Friday, several
daring attempts were made by the rebels to reach our
lines; fortunately, however, they were in every case
detected and driven back. A cattle raid, attempted
by the enemy on Saturday, also failed. No more
lives were lost on our side, although there has been a
few trifling casualties. Lord Wolaeley at Korti
announces the arrival there of Sir Evelyn Wood and
another portion of the Desert force. The retiring
troops were harassed by rebels during the latter part
of their march. The item of most importance is tele-
graphed from Alexandria. It is the arrest of Zobehr
Pasha, who is suspected of having been keeping up com-
munications with the Mandi. Three other persons were
also arrested at the same time. Zebehr has been
taken on board her Majesty's dispatch vessel Iris,
which was to have sailed on Sunday. The corres-
pondent of the Times publishes the following infor-
mation under date March 15, in respect to this inci-
dent: "Very many months ago I drew attention to
the position of Zebehr Pasha, whose loyalty, or the
reverse, to Egypt was fairly open to argument, but
whose power for good or evil in the Soudan was un-
questioned. In these circumstances, the Government
may have exercised a wise discretion, or the reverse,
in refusing to send him to the Soudan. But when
once such a slight had been offered him, it did not
admit of a doubt that it should have ordered his
arrest. In consequence of information received
from Lord Wolseley, and at his suggestion, this step
has now been taken. What amount of proof exists
is doubtful, but it is generally believed that he has
long been in communication with the Mandi.
General Lennox, who was on a visit at Cairo, was sud-
denly sent back. The secret was well kept. The
military police waited near Zebehr's house, at a café
opposite, and yesterday, at Eve o'clock in the after-
noon,ta was arrested as he was coming out. He ap-
peared surprised but offere4 no resistance, and was
taken on board of the Iris. His two sons, one
adopted son, and one of his friends came down last
night from Cairo, also in charge of the police, and
were taken on board of the same steamer, which
sailed this morning at eleven o'clock with sealed
orders. This action was exclusively that of the
English military authorities, and was taken on the
recommendation of Lord Wolseley, with Sir Evelyn
Baring's consent. It is officially considered fully
justified on the ground of military necessity, and is
expected to have a good effect upon the numerous
sympathisers with the Mabdi at Cairo. At the same
time the measure strikes the observer as singularly
energetic on the part of a Government, whose few acts
of energy have not generally proved well judged, and
seeing that the Egyptian Government apparently
exist solely to pull out chestnuts out ofithe fire,7it is
perhaps a pity that it was not so used on this occasion.
It is at least singular that the English authorities,
who refused to try Arabi, a prisoner of war, should
arrest and deport Zebehr without formal inquiry."