TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6493, 21 September 1915, Page 3

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.

Patent Rights of Wireless.

Rec Sept 20, 9 30 p.m. Sydney, Sept 20

At the Central Summons Court the Amalgamated Wireless Australasia, Ltd.—E. Fisk, C. P. Bartholomew, and H. R. Denison—were charged under the Enemy Trading Acts with having on or about December Bth by executing an indenture of license with the Telefunken Company traded with the enemy.

Tile case for the Crown suggested that on the execution of the indenture by the Amalgamated Company the Telefunken Company would be put in a strong position in regard to the patent right of \vireles3 telegraphy throughout the Commonwealth daring the existence of war. It appeared that a draft of the license was prepared a considerable time before, but was not executed befcre the outlraak.

The Cnwn contended tnat execution after the outbreak was trading with the enemy.

Counsel for defendants claimed that the documents failed to show that any financial or other contract had been entered into with or for the benefit of the enemy within the meaning of the Act. The only thing the Amalgamated Company was to get was a formal document to which they were entitle! at any time from 1912.

The general manager of the Amalgamat?d Company gave evidence regarding the litigation between the Marconi, Telefunken and Australasian Wir.less Companies over patents and securing a license.

The case is unfinished