WHAT’S IN A NAME

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 January 1939, Page 3

WHAT’S IN A NAME

HUMOUR in CIVIL ACTION

LONDON. December 15

\ ease is being heard in Glasgow which turns on the . definition ol "Scotch whisky." Henderson and Turnbull. Limited, of Glasgow, deny •i charge tinder the Merchandise Marks Act. 1887. of having applied the laise trad-' description Scotch whisky l () oacli of J"" bottles containing whisky which was a blend of 33 per cent. Scottish and 'l7 per cent. Northern Irish whisky. Yesterday the question was asKeo.| •If you expect Scotch whisky to bej nmdc in Scotland, do you e' ; PJ'v l Irish | slew to be made in Ireland.’ 'The question was put to a. quarry maslci bv Mr. W. D. Patrick, K.C . •ippearitig lor the company, ami the witness replied "No. the custom Ims | lPell ih;.t people have imitated these'; things." A (Ikisuow fruit selector tli<‘ii (e. u-j Id'll that he expected Scotch whisky , io be made in Scotland. ■ Ah'. PiHrick: When* arc* Spanish onions grown? -Spam. Arc not home grown outside of Spain ?- 1 daresay . Have you over seen Spanish onions growing in litis eonniry.' No. Where do Brussels sprouts grow . The reply was lost in Hie laughter that foih'-wed. I),, you over deal in Jerusalem ariicholi.es? -No. I 0., you think they come Irom Jeru-j salcm? Wlml comes from Jerusalem? --I do not know. . _ I The managing director ol an East Scotland firm of timber merchants, who also said he assumed that Scotch whiskv implied whisky made in Bootland was asked by Mr Patrick H a Scotch bonnet had io be made in Scotliiml to be made properly. He replied. "They supply you with London buns in Glasgow.’ , Mu. Patrick: Have you seen Scotch lies crowing on Hie Surrey uplands. That is a wrong name for them. What would you call Scotch tirs (grown in England’.’ Pinns Sy 1 vert ms. J i Luiighteri.