TROUBLE AT SEA.
ALLEGED FRACAS ON SHIP.
TEN- GENRER CHARGED WEEK
CONSPIRACY.
Before Magistrate Lindsell yester day afternoon, ten Chinese were
THE LEGAL POOR.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS TO-DAY,”
DEFORCE LAW BJUSTICE.
A case just decided by Lord Merser on his return to the Divorce Court.
throws a revealing light on the social
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MARITIME OUTLOOK.
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IME METAL SHIPPING BOARD,
SHIPPING.
BILLS OF LADING.
IMPERIAL, COMMITTEX'S REPORT
Oreshadowed as it has been by
Now that the shipyard workers other events, the report of the Impe- and economic conditions of our time and the seamen have come to terms nal Shipping Committee dealing with
"carry on his litigation at the ex-
Mr. Les d'Almada cach represented five of the defendants.
The Magistrate enquired from Mr. A
could remand. the defendants, Saturday if necessary.
unta
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funds. But
Empire, and that the legislation should be hused to some extent at lesat on the Canadian Water Carriage uf Goods' Act, subject, of course, to special provisions as to owners' risk cargoes, the fixing of a maximum liability, and a precise definition of liability. Shipowners who were re- the physical units of the shipowners' rented on the Committee have no We may say at once, however, that objection to legislation on these fines
charged on extradition warrants, Everybody has long been aware that with their employers in the the alleged limitation of hipowners with having been concerned in a con- ; one of the grossest fanita of the Eng- | matter of wages, the maritime ontlook-- liability by clauses in bills of lading, the attempt on the part of shippers to! spiracy to revolt against the authority'? lish law of divorce is that it deprives is distinctly more favourable than it has not received the attention the terminste the friendly adjustment of the poor of the opportunity of relief was. It is in periods of depression subject deserves. It is natural that of the Captain of the ICJL afforded to those who are better off, that the opportunity occurs of setting traders and shipowners should hold him, which is the present practice, **Täikembang,” while on a trip from An attempt to remedy this injustice things in order for the "good time somewhat different views on this and substitute legal rights, is not Jaya to Hangkong.
has been made by the rules allowing that is coming, and in this country, vexed question, but the evidence going to benefit the shipper. It is admitted that with the exception for the police, while Mr. M. K. Lo and i and thus, in Lord Mersey's phram. Ehapire, we ought, now that the war out quite clearly the fact that of grace, and not in recognition of Mr. T. H. King, D.S.P, appeared / a plaintiff to sue as a "poor person," as well as in the oversca parts of the tendered to the Committee brought that claims are often paid as an act
pense of the taxpayer." But what is really over, to take stock of the practice here is no charge which can
"poor person"? We all know situation. The British Exipre isbe sustained that shipowners are dis-inflicts no hardship on traders. The a legal obligation, the present system
dition requisition could not arrive anable to bear the expense, not mere communications consist not of many Proof was given that they are, except relations by legal enactments and King if it were true that the extra, į that there are men and women cuite peculiar in that its main lines of posed to stand on their legal nghe attempt to replace these friendly here before Saturday. He said bey of instructing solicitor and counsel) thousand miles of railway, but about in an infinitesimal number of cases, definitions of precise rights, which but of travelling to obtain a solicitor's 8,000 ships. These vessels give em- prepared to pay reasonable claims for must often be the subject of litigation; opinion. Any case of sheer inability ployment, directly and indirectly, loss or damage to goods. The clauses is, we cannot help thinking, a mistake, Mr. King screed, but asked could by reason of poverty to obtain to several large armies of workers: which have been inserted in bills of not from the point of view of the!. be, if circumstances arose in the justice we should all be ready to furnish a school of seamanship which, | lading, and to.which some object shipowner, but on the part of the meantime which would make it ist from public
as the late struggle revealed, is an is taken by trading interests, fendants before the Court before people who, while earning a good and carry passengers and goods. It owner against being made responable; will do the same. The only people necessary for him to bring the de- there is nowadays & large class of essential element of Imperial strength; rather designed to protect the shipshipper. If the latter elects to stand
on purely legal ground the shipowner. ' deal more than à living wage, con- t Saturday, be allowed to see the ceive themselves entitled to be assist must be admitted that neither we for bogus claims than for other pur- who will benefit will be those who Mr. Lo raised no objection to theed by the State, that is, by other in this country nor our fellows in the pose. It is satisfactory to note that follow the practice of law. We shall
people, at every turn. These we may outer parts of the Empire always as a result of the inquiry made no Mr. King asked that the question call the legal poor, and we submit realise fully the supreme importance charge of unreasonableness agam the Courts for that of the conference. have exchanged the atmosphere of that no class of the population has of maintaining our sea-carrying shipowners can be sustained, and, he would like time to get advice on them. The suitor whose financial being, and it is matter for regret that that any legislation which might gain to either side. On the encouraging trade. It is the mainspring of our indeed, the report definitely statedom and the round table without
The Magistrate: Were the defend. status roused Lord Mersey's interest so long a time has elapsed in setting / be enacted to change the present pra the loss of the friendly relations which adverse side of the account will be ants alleged to have resorted to in that capacity, according to his own advisory functions, as was recommendshipowners who are-and this includes was originally an iron worker, and up an Imperial Shipping Board, with tice would be an advantage to those Mr. King; There was an allega- days work. What he earned in aed by the Imperial War Conference the vast majority-prepared at all tion that violence was threatened. week Lord Mersey did not succeed in of 1918. It is, perhaps, natural times to pay reasonable claims. They were also alleged to have discovering, but we have the statement enough that some fear should be felt As some misconception exists as to swarmed the deck of the ship with that the defendant, employed at the lest such, an authority, on which the the real position the situation will out permission.
same works, "earned from £20 to £25 Mother Country as well as the bear axamination in the light of the Mr. d'Almada: My instructions are that there was no serious trouble atare past.. The works, plaintiff said, might interfere with the freedom of by shippers, shipowners, and under- a week." Those happy days, indeed, Dominions would be respresented evidence tendered to the Committee were stopped through the moulders shipping, fastering on it shackles writers. The evidence of shippers The Magistrate: That remains to strike and then the miners' strike" which would prove injurious and did not reveal any real grievances. against which precautions can be faced by shipowning interests pos- taken, and in the conditions of keen sessing such a degree of monopoly competition which row confront us that, freedom of contract does not
Magistrate beforehand.
course suggested, but asked for bail.
of ball be postponed until Friday, as
the matter.
violence?
be seen.
any interest in
́evidence,...” had made 26 15s for two
settlement of reasonable claims. It led to the prompt and satisfactory i looks like giving up the substance for
the shadow.
GENERAL NOTES.
Son, and Tully have just purchased It is reported that Messrs. J. Ridley, a steamer of 6,300 tons, built 1893-4, a well-known Liverpool, company-
Mr. Lo: Mr. King's request that not the present dispute, but thei therefore costly; but that is a danger The statement that they have been at £5 a ton. The steamer belonged to
last, or the last but one-and the place has now gone to rack and rain
that laid the golden eggs has, in fact, been killed, and we
The goose
the question of bail be postponed puzzles me. He ought to have suficient particulars before him, as the defendants have been detained i commend the story to all whom it the advice of such a Board would really exist is an obvious exaggering boat. "Enterprise" wern awarded may concern. But the chief interest be valuable in promoting nuity of tion. Against this may be set the ad-
since Sunday. It is a very small disturbance.
The Magistrate said that the war rants mentioned direct violence to the
Captain.
Mr. Lo said that he did not think
the
poor person." 'Since
The crew of the Margate motor fish-
of the case is in the status of shipping policy throughout the Em-mitted fact that friendly negotiation £120 and costs at the City of London successive strikes ruined the iron-mittee, with members speaking on reasonable claims, sad the opinion" Tatars, which had a cargo of the pire. Sir H. J. Mackinder's Com-is always followed by a settlement of Court for Balving the sailing barge works he has been employed as a behalf of shipowners, shipbuilders, has been expressed by the London cement worth £1,800, of Margate in the administration of justice would a week. We may without injustice and Dominion Governments, has re- Merchants Committee in each trade Labourer" earning sometimes £4 10s.and traders, as well as the British Chamber of Commerce that a strong
January. be reopardised if the defendants were assume that he was not exaggerating ported in favour of such a Board. In would be the best method of redres
Two German seamen, whose ship, bona fide travellers, and would not his income. Is a man on that wage face of a new 'ers of rivaly by sea, sing any grievance against the shin, the “Adriatic," was lying in the West with nobody to keep but himself, the British peoples must consolidate owner. It was acknowledged by fined £50 each (in default three to ask the rest of us to pay his law their sea interests. "An authority is other: witnesses that shipowners manths' imprisonment) for harbouring desirable, not merely for dealing with have only inserted the clauses in technical matters such as bills of bills of lading to which objection is and concealing 14 German clocks with lading but for surveying the facilities taken to protect themselves from intent to defraud the Customs. for maritime transport within the dishonest and unreasonable clients, Empire, and maintaining watch and and that the honest shipper is not
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la vick of the fact that the defend
ants had already been detained for four days, the Magistrate granted
"poor person,” a man fairly entitled
ment?
India Dock, were at Thames Court
Passengers and crew numbering
THURSJAY, JUNE. O
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
JUST RECEIVED
consignment of Smoked Fish direct from the SCOTTISH FISHERIES
Fillets, Haddocks, Kippers.
THE DAIRY FARM, IGF ( COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.
BATHING SUITS
AT
WHITEAWAY'S
GENTS,
FOR
LADIES,
AND
CHILDREN.
We have just received a small Sample consignment of the latest Styles and are offering them at much below usual prices.
LADIES' BATHING CAPS
from $100 to $2.50 each.
BATH TOWELS
GOOD SIZE,
GOOD VALUE.
At Popular Prices
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
HONGKONG.
run away.
The Magistrate: They are on their way to the country.
Mr. Lo: They came from America.costs? Lord Mersey declared with I uudentand, to stay in Hongkong. some emphasis that he is not, and They may return to their villages the first thing he ought to do with eventually, but they cannot dis the damages be recovered" is to re appear from the face of the earth pay the money he has had from the They can always be traced.
Mr. King: I only oppose bail for public" Who can dispute that state ward over the ses affairs generally prepediced by them. Shipowners 229 were rescued from the Brazilian Lord Mersey will have of the British peoples. At all costs, Go-point out that the compelling power liner "Uberaba," 6,062 tons, by the the system which makes possible ed, but there are spheres in which an ditiors for the carriage of goods is Brazilian cast on March 25. The hearty support in his warning that vernment interference must be avoid-on them to grant reasonable con- Liverpool liner Justin" off the such an abuse of the help given to the poor ought to be stopped. It is Imperial Shipping Board would prove that of giving satisfaction to custom-Ubersha" struck a reef, and the bail in the sum of $1,000 each. admitted that the old rules for such very useful. We must resign ourers. On the subject of uniform bills "Justin" on receiving the 8.0.8. It was alleged the trouble arose cases requiring a petitioner to declare selves to a period of uncertainty in of lading, such as are advocated in message searched for hours before she out of a quarrel between a Chinese that he does not possess 450 are shipping matters owing to the policy some quarters, these are held to be found her. and a Javanese member of the crew. inadequate. This must surely have which is being pursued in the United quite impracticable. It is admitted The Captain, who investigated the complaint made to him, found that been always obvious. The provision States, as well as elsewhere, and the that neither under the Harter Act nor It is reported from Riza that the the Javanese was the aggressor and seems framed for the benefit of sooner we recognise that in this the Australian Sea Carriage of Goods Finnish Government will raise the
the wastrel- New rules decided on form of punishment
O matter the interests of ourselves and Act is the shipper any better off than two British torpedo craft, the coming into force which did not satisfy the Chinese for a full investigation of liti- better we shall fare. An impartial owners are quite clear that one effect sank in the eastern part of the Gulf locally-produced
provide our kinsmen overseas are one, the under English practice, and ship "Verulam" and the "Victoria," which tied to the mast and lashed. When total income of more than £4 a week who demanded that the Javanese begants' means, and no one with a authority would on occasion focus of the Australian legislation, the real of Finland two years ago. The With a view to ascertaining whether London to Egypt can, by using the the Captain refused to consider such is to be admitted to the privileges of public opinion throughout the Em- meaning of which has never yet been salvage expenses will amount to about this was a practicable proposition, "Esperia," be performed in five days. a drastic measure, the Chinese pasa "poor person." We hope, with Lord pire. It would not smooth away tested, and is regarded in some quar- 4,000,000 Finnish marks, while the experiments have been carried out: The Italians built most of their sengers are said to have questioned Mersey, that these "new rules may causes of friction, but from time to ters as quite unconstitutional, has costa of reconditioning will amount, at the Ansaldo San Giorgio Works at vessels, both liners and warships; his authority, and are alleged to have remedy the evil. But it is clear that time it would, by report or otherwise, been to cause a rise in Freights to and to 20,000,000 marks. produced revolvers with which they investigation rather than hard and sound the tocsin, and thas direct from Australia. Filferage is ad- threatened the European officers of fast principles must be the safeguard. attention to problems which there is mittedly a difficult problem at the the ship.
This suitor's earnings of £4 10s with a tendency to ignore. Not only we no one to support but himself are who live in the United Kingdom as opulence compared with the case of islanders, but every man and woman a man with the same income and and child oversens.. are in varying number of dependents.
degree concerned with the mainten ance of our maritime primacy. It is our birthright.
Another chapter is added to the post-office scandals in Japan by the discovery of more than 1,000 letters and post cards, some of them three years old, at Yatomi, Aichi-ken. On
May 17 about 100 letters and post-
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vegetable nikk mand. The through journey from
Turin, on an engine of the semi-Diesel Fahipbuilding is one of the many type. Satisfactory results were ob-industries in Italy that has made very present time, but the shipowner is Committee have appointed Sir Owen palm oil, but naturally the consump
The Shipowners Parliamentary tained with both cottonseed oil and rapid strides during the last decade. quite prepared to accept a reason-Philippe, M.P., the president of the tions were higher than with residual able measure of responsibility for the Chamber of Shipping, Sir Frederick als derived from petroleum, owing Lendon on June 6.
The P. & 0. is. "Devanha," arrived acts of his own servants. Under-Lewis, and Mr. Noble as sub-com to the lower calorific values of the The T.E. KL. “Taiyo Maru” serived writers who contributed their, ex-mittee, with power to co-opt others, vegetable oils.
at. Tokobama on Juna 7 and sailed on perience to the Committee, while to confer with the dock and harbour
Jane a for Honolulu and San Francisco. admitting that cases of hardship authories of the United Kingdom to go
The N. T. E. as "Tamba Maru * An unsolved river mystery is re
In the s.s." Esperia," of the Sitar (Liverpool Line) left Birkenhead for this occur, asserted that their number is further into the matter of providing a Lane (Societa Italiana di Servizi port via Sus on May 15 and is expected cards were found on the ground near called by the presence in Shanghai the station, which led to a search by of Mr. Moors, of the Rasco-Asiatic
quite small. Another witness in remedy for the nuisance caused by Marittimi), by which Mr. Winston bere on July 10. the same interest stated that the the discharge of oil and oil water into Churchill returned from Egypt ze Line) left Singapore on June 7 for Hong- the police, with the result that more Bank, who is on his way to Hongkong
The 8-5 *** Mentor," __ (Blas Funnel Finding his wife, of whom he had claims refused by shipowners are docks, harbours and waterways, with cently, calling at Syracuse, Naples, kong and is dine here on June 11. than 1,000 müdelivered pieces of ways the N. C. D News just to band. been jealous for some time, in con- generally in respect of non-delivery a view to coming to an agreement and Genoa, the Italian Mercantile mail were discovered homes of citizens of Yatomi These Hittle daughter, about three at Ansignan, a village near Perpignan, with shipowning interest that uni- question.
hese Mortenbered that Mr. versation with a strange man, a baker and pilferage. Underwriters agree with the Board of Trade on the Marine has the distinction of poesesingne 10, Warving at Hongkong on June The T.EX. 1. *Tenyo Maru" will persons said that the postman had years of age, disappeared from the knocked her senseless with his fist, form bills of lading are not practic- tied them up in packages and asked cabin of a river steamer on which cat her face with a razor, and branded able, although it is suggested that
the fastest, largest, and most luxurious- that they be kept for him until he she was travelling to Hankow with her body with a torch. Then picking they could and should have certain Diesel engine will run on almost entertainments, etc., provided on port on Jane 8 and is exported here oG
ly appointed vessel plying in the It is common knowledge that the Mediterranean.
The NY. KL. "Bangoon Mary" called again. These residents said her parents. The child's disappea- her up, he carried her to a village fundamental characteristice, which every kind of oil, but engines of the board are quite equal to those of the the 1-
The comforts, (Calcutta Line) left Singapore for this they did not know what the packages rance was discovered, in the early ball and threw her down among the could be fixed by agreement or hot-bulb or semi-Diesel type are most moders. contained. They also said there had morning, a few hours after the vessel
The T.K.K. 4. “Shinyo Marus ** mali- been rumours that the postman had had put off from Chinkiang, and de borrified dancers. While the dancers legislation.
ocean-going liner, ed from Honolula on inde 8 and is due burned a large number of letters. spite the most searching inquiries, no crowded round the maimed woman The Committee come to the con-In many parts
not so flexible in this respect. Though this steamer was only rest Yokohama on June 19.jpg Some of the letters "and postcards trace of her has been discovered the husband walked away and gave clusion that on the whole uniform it would be of great advantage between Italy and Egypt, accommod European Lee) left London for this
of the world cently put into the regular service
The K. Y. K. “Mishima Mazy" found were dated in 1919 and 1920.
himself up to the police.
legislation is desirable throughout the to ron such ing movers
onation therein is in considerable de rise on day and is expected
here on July 6.
from that day to this,
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