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MARITIME LAW COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The report which has just been pre-
from making any recommendation for the assignment af a special timber load line, and, acting on their advice, the Board of Trade Committee, although deciding to frame new regu lations, did not greatly alter their old It is admitted, however, practice.
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Conference by the Maritime Law Committee, and it is hoped that a way out of the present confusion of rules and regulations may be possible.
AMERICAN SHIPPING BOARD.
-
EXPENSES TO BE REDUCED.
CRIME FIGURES.
LESS LARCENY BUT MUCH MORE BIGAMY,
GIRL WHO POSED AS A BOY.
ANOTHER GIRL SAYS THEY
BECAME ENGAGED.
That a decrease of larcenies usually coincides with periods of high wages A story of how a girl is alleged not and plentiful employment, is one of only to have masqueraded as a boy the interesting points brought out in but also to have become "engaged" The request of the chairman (Mr. Blue Book dealing with statistics of to another girl has been revealed in a Lasker) of the United States Ship criminal proceedings, etc., for 1919. suit that has been brought by the £25,000,000 for It is pointed out that if the number real girl to recover damages against ping Board for expenses until the end of the year of persons for trial for indictable her deceiver. was rejected by the Financial Comoffences may be taken as an adex The plaintiff is a waitress named mittee of the House of Representa there was less crime in 1919 than in Mary Holdonawetz. The fiance call- tives, who recommended instead any other year of the present century, ed himself Jack Brown. Their i £12,125,000. The committee made The number of such persons was romance began last year at Monticello, radical reductions on the ground
a summer country resort, 60 miles from New York. Mary had obtained employment at a small hotel where
commended Bumerous
that the costs would be much less 53,511; the figures for each of the six during the next fiscal year, and re years from 1913 to 1918 being 63,269, economies, 58,559, 55,535, 56,617, 63,005, and
Jack was handy man. Walka in the such as the immediate reduction of 53.371 respectively.
The diminution in larceny since moonlight followed, Mary told the the Board's employees in Europe from 300 or 400 to twenty or thirty. 1917 is, it is stated, remarkable, judge. Eventually they became en- In his protest Mr. Lasker declared although this decrease does not extend gaged on the understanding that there that if the merchant marine was not to all crimes against the person would be a wedding as soon as Jack maintained the Government would Crimes of violence, while totalling had saved enough money. kül the army, and might as well 1,387 in 1913, amounted to only 756 destroy the navy, because America in 1918, and rose slightly to 991 in could never transport an army and the years under notice.
We have ex supplies overseas. panded into a new era in America,"
said Mr. Lasker, and we have got to be the dominant world ration Great Britain, Holland, and Sendi navia will lend us boats now in hard times, but when trade improves they will hav⚫ no beats to spare" Mr. Lasker pleaded to Congress to save America's merchant et now
a
The decrease during the war in both these groups of offences was due to great extent to the absence oversea ef a large part of the ada't male population.
The figures for bigamy, which were 133 in 1913, increased to 917 in 191 being 589 per cent, higher, and this increase is compared with that of
Some months ago, continued Mazy, her lover's letters became more and more infrequent, and finally stopped. Having obtained the address of Jack's parents, she wrote asking for news of him. They replied that they had no son. Investigations which followed, said Mary, revealed the fact that her lover was a girl.
Phi tographs of Jack show her a hands me, clean-shaven young man with a broad, intellectual forehead
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DESCENT FROM ICT-RIDGE 14,000
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CLASSICS IN BUSINESS.
WHERE THEIR VALUE HAS BEEN PROVED.
Merchants and men of commerce
The Swiss plot M. Durnfour per- hold very film opinions on the claim
sented to the Maritime Law Committee that no evil efecte resulted from the that it might be prepared when the petitions for dissolution of marriages He explained having no hair on the formed the thrilling feat of flying from made by Mr. Walter Leaf at the Classi- for presentation to the conicrezce of relaxation of the British restrictions country's foreign trade was ready to993 in 1913, and 5,085 in 1919. chin, said Mary, by declaring that he; Lausanne to the summit-ridge of Montcal Association meeting at Cambridge
expand.
SALVAGE
COURTS.
Although larcenics and other offences used a patent preparation which took Blanc-the highest mountain in Euz- of dishonesty not accompanied by hair out by the roots and rendered ope and landing on the Dome du that "classical education is the best violence had diminished, there was no shaving unnecessary. rorresponding falling-off in offences of
the total for 1913 being 3,792, and for 1910 3,842.
the new regulations based on the in: RECENT DECISIONS OF UNITED STATES the burglary and housebreaking group. vestigation made by the Load Line Committee, they are delaying action peading the Hague Conference.
any
s>ivige
attended with danger or hardship
"By rendering such a service in the "Marcona" her crew enabled her to complete her voyage. They worked overtime, but were paid extra for it."
The court denied award, evidently on the theory that salvage is given to induce the rendi- on of services which the salvors are under no obligation to perform Jade Hand puts it, in concluding the court's opinion:
As
To make an award in the case at!
bar I must hold that, whenever a ship is upon a strand, the duties of the crew are at an end, and that they are not obliged, by virtue of their duties as such, to do their utmost to lighten her. so that she may proceed upon by voyage."
GENERAL NOTES.
NUT SERIOUS.
bair.
IN THE DOCK.
poisonous slum
Gouter, at the height of about 14,000 training for the realities of life." feet. It is a narrow shoulder, which Classics are technically called at Ox- this summer is principally composedford "Humane Lerters," but do they of ice, with terrific descents on either help men in business i
One of the first big businesses to side. TheNot only did he land in safety but enroll first-class men-some both he also made a most hazardous ascert classical and scientific-from Oxford from the ridge, though the point from and Cambridge was the firm of which he had to take off slopes steep- Guinness, and they consider that the ly, and for some seconds there was knowledge and good sense and bard
Deducting the cases in respect of Pallid, misshapen he stands.
world's grimed thumb, breaches of the regulations under the Now hooked securely in his matted Defence of the Realm Acts and other! war emergency legislation, the annual Has haled him struggling from his totals of persous proceeded against for non-indictable offences, the net total for the years 1913 to 1919, are 580,293; 623,453: 491,701: #73,377 390,366. 315,963; and 475,447. Ás compared with the previous year, the net total for 1919 shows an increase
of 159,484, or 50 per cent. A large proportion of these offences was not serious, being only contraventions of regulations reade in the interests of public health, safety, comfort and good order.
The decrease since 1913 in the nu10-
ber of convicted prisoners received into prison as unparalleled.
The number in each year from 1913 to 1919 was 139,060; 118,829; 63,218; 15.649; 35,007; 27,787; and 31,452.
Nineteen hundred and thirteen was
the first year in the present century
netted there
rail;
He gloats in beastlike trance; his
settling eyes
the flies.
Voice after voice in mouth impartial
drone
HAZARDOUS AIR FEATS,
doubt whether his machine would not work of these men both on the technical and general side have been And Hang him mute as fish close-go hurtling into the abyss below.
It is a performance which in its proved to the hilt. Some of the great His bloodless hands entalon that iron daring compares with the earlier railways, on the other band, began the policy of enrolling university man pioneer feats.
though generally not men of high accomplishment in classical From star ng face to face rove on-been made to land on or near moan: The state of their business perhaps Several previous attempts have examinations but soon gave it up.
and quail.
tain summits in the Alpe, without suggests that they were wrong. Justice for camion pants; and these success. In 1919 Lient. Ackerman
The strongest claim for the classica tried to decend on the Jungfraujoch, has come from Germany, where the ridge below the summit of the statistics show that men who have Jungfrau, but failed.
taken classics can within a year catch A few days later another Swiss and pass those who have spent years Birman, Lieut. Phillichody, tried to Jand at the same point. His machine was in the examinations on one year's on technical subjects. They do better caught by a sudden gust and crashed work than the technical students on 3 in the row with serious damage or 4 year's work. The sirman escaped with nothing
During the war our big glass firma and others-acquired a new apprecia- Two of the most extraordinary tion of a university degree, but pre- worse than a few bruises. feats in airmanship were performed ferred the science to the classical in 1919. In January the famous air scholar. "It is education, not any man Verdrines who came in second particular education, that matters," for the second £10,000 Daily Ma said one famous merchant. air prize, awarded in July 1911 for a flight of 1,010 miles in Great Britain, | won a prize of £1,000, offered to the frst airman who landed on a roof.
Erects horrife in his darkening brain A timber framework, where agape
alone.
Bright life will kiss good-bye the cheek
of Cain
to sec
Suddes. like wolf he cries and sweats in which the number fell below when howls man's soul, it bowls in 150 000. Another important factor
audibly.
Walter De La Mare in the London Mercury.
BRITISH AISMAN'S
the International Law Association, at on wood cargoes during the war the Hague at the end of August, is a period, and it is not surprising to document of international importance.learn that, although the Board of says the Journal of Commerce just to Trade still desire to give effect to band. The Deck Cargoes Sub-Com mittee, which is responsible for the report, has dealt at some length with
Under the heading "All that is New a subject, which has attracted the
For these and other reasons then Marie Law" Pacific Ports attention of shipowners and Govern
gives a review of recent decisies of ments of the various maritime nations Deck Cargoes Sub-Committee has re- for many years past, and although frained from any attempt to solve the United Stated Courts on various suits, marked differences of opinion have difficult questions of shipbuilding, from which the following is selected, arisen which will not be reconciled by stowage, and trade which are involved vir "Salvage is eat due a crew for this report, it is recognised even by in this question. The Committee re. floating their vessel when it stands those who differ as to the regulations cognise the desirability of getting rid heilore the end of the voyage if the which should be in force that all na-of the divergencies of law which exist, was not abar doned, and if their duties, tions are aiming at the same objective, and the need of reaching international though long and ardusus, were not which is the greater safety of ships agreement. It is pointed out that and their crews. Whatever may be even in regard to the principle which done at the Hague conference it should underly legislation there ale can at least be claimed that British strong differences of opinion. Some regulations have given a good lead in of the interests affected would prefer regard to the proportions thich to sec absolute regulations restricting should be observed in the carrying of the height and weight of cargoes timber deck cargoes. British law This is a view shared by underwriters prohibits deck cargoes of a heavy and by labour unions. On the other character being carried under winterband many shipbuilders, shipowners conditions, but it has not been deemed and ship brokers are in favour of the necessary to legislate for summer certification of vessels as fit for car passages, or to impose restrictions riage of deck loads and a special free even in winter on deck cargoes of board. The attitude of underwriters light weight. It is desirable that must naturally be received with re- these facts should be in mind in dis-spect. and there appears to be no cussing the suggestions rade in the doubt that the majority of British report of the Deck Cargoes Sub-underwriters, and many American and Committee. The report, as it hap German underwriters, favour the adop! pens, has an appendix which sets out tion of regulations of the kind which Faced with the British regulations for the Britain has imposed. carriage of deck cargoes for wood this very considerable conflict of opin-
The Melbourne High Cour: o goods in winter, and it is known, of ion the Deck Cargoes Sub-Com- Justice upheld the valiony of the course, that British-built vessels have mittee suggests that all ships which Australian Navigation Act exceun been specially designed for carrying carry deck cargoes exceeding 5 per is applicability to trade with heavy timber on deck as well as for cent. of their total deadweight capa- single state. light loads. Our shipowners and ship-city should be certified as fit to carry builders are fully alive to the im-such cargoes, and that as far as After a record passage since being possible the various maritime States converted into an oil-burner, the
A feat as daring and difficult was portance of the subject.
The exploits of Major de Havilland, accomplished in August 1919 by It is for some reasons a pity that should agree upon a uniform system White Starliner "Olympie" arrived in
the "Bristol" aeroplane pilot, are
Godefroy, French airman, who flew the work done by the Load Line of issuing such certificates. Further. New York in five days, eighteen hours,
sharing public attention in Spain with with a baby Nieuport through the Committee in the year 1915 in the it is aaggested that international ex-eighteen minutes," covering the 3.055
Referring to the intensive campaign the Moroccan operations.
Arc de Triomphe in Paris. investigation of this subject was to a pert opinion should be called in to tiles at an average speed of 22,09
Upon the outbreak of hostilities the kors. It is estimated that the vessel which American Jewellers' Protective considerable extent conducted behind decide whether it would be posible would have arrived four hours earlier Association are taking to break up the journal, La Libertal of Madrid, closed doors. It is known that to arrange either a uniform system of if she had not been delayed at Chergangs of gem smugglers, the president immediately obtained the use of a
Starting from Lausanne in the members of the Committee fixing a special lead line or definite burg embarking so many passengers of the
association states that" Bristol machine under the pilotage morning at six o'clock, Durafour inspected' vessels and took evidence regulations restricting height and
and mails.
there is no suggestion by them that of Major de Havilland, and despatched landed on the Dome du Gouter and analysed the records of casualties | weight of deck cargoes. The definite
the smugglers are working on behalf their war correspondent to the scene 1,200ft. below the summit of Mont to vesels carrying deck cargoes, and opinion is expressed that the British
The recent statement by the chair of the Bolshevist Government. of operations. After a lengthy flight gave consideration to the question regulations with regard to light wood man of the United States Shipping
We had taken up the matter," the machine reached the aerodrome special load live for tinber vesteis, cargoes could be modified with ad- Board that the expenditures of the he added, "long before it was known upon which they had intended to They were not able to agree with the vantage. At the present time prac Board for the year ended June 30. that the Soviet Government was alight, only to find the whole place practice of a special load liue fortically no restrictions are imposed by 1921, had exceeded the operating
occupied by the enemy. timber such as is provided for in the United States, France, Belgium, income by 380,000,000 dols. is certain realising the Russian Crown jewels.
Many smugglers are known to the regulations issued by the Netherlands, while in Holland and Norway and inly startling enough, but there are Norwegian, and Russian Govern Germany there are no restrictivas in some U.S. shipowners who express Customs authorities. The latter etate ments. Their point of view was regard to foreign ships. The countries the belief that with the final analysis that most of the actual "running" that, whilst in the ease of vessels where regulations are imposed re- the operating losses under the alloca of jewels is done by women, who specially constructed or fitted for stricting the height and weight of uns system would prove to be of secrete gems in the heels of their shoes
ven greater magnitude. Io New and in other hiding places, cargoes deck cargoes are Great Britain and York shipping circles cauaric com. of wood carriage it may be possible to allow deep Spain. Special freeboards are assignment is again rile about the red tape Loading, yet in the great majority of ed to national ships in Norway and and unpractical methods of the Board, cases the carriage of deck cargoes of Germany, and a system of special pungently indicated in one instance wood goods must increase avigation certification for national ships has by the fact that of nine thousand riske, and in any event there mast be been adopted by Holland, These are voyages completed since January considerable difficulty in enforcing the main features of the situation 1920, only 3,000 had been checked regulations. They, therefore, reliain which will be laid before the Hague over and passed,
the
the
a
in the decrease of the total receptions arose from the operation of Section I of the Criminal Justice Administra- tion Act. 1914, which made it obligatory upon courts of summary jurisdiction to allow time for payment of fines.
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*EXPLOITS
HOW A SCOOP WAS SECURED FOR MADRID NEWSPAPER.
MAUGHT BY EDDY.
in time. A few
seconds later
Ee came down in safety on the a deep crevasse. With great difficulty roof of a large shop near the Opera was able to regain control just House in Paris, mashing his machine
I alighted on the snowfield as gently szd being injured himself.
3 if it were an aerodrome. My plane was fitted only with ordinary wheels. "Scarcely had I alighted when the secretary of the French Alpine Club arrived, took photographs, and gave me a certificate of my exploit. A number of friends, including several photographers, who had climbed the mountain in anticipation of my st- tempt, also had come to greet me.
"The prospect of taking off again terrified me. With my engine at full Blanc.
Describing his experiences, Dura-speed I tore down the strep ice slope, four said on his arrival at Chamonix: expecting every
tor. be * Weather conditions being perfect engulfed in one of the crevasses that this morning at four o'clock, I decided covered the slope. Then, with
the machine fell, rather Flying ten feet from the ground the not to await a signal from Chamonix lurch,
flew, into 83 abyss, pilot circled around their positions, but to start right away. scattering the enemy in all directions, "An hour after Icaring Lausanne against the icy sides, of which
expected every mizzate and then. after a further fight of I had risen 15,000 it, at which I 120 miles across the sea, landed altitude I circled twice round the crash. But, with an effort, the safely in Almeria. Next morning the summit of Mont Blanc, looking for a Candron righted herself, plunged into machine was back in Madrid, and the landing-place. The motor was run space, and was safe. correspondent was able to bring off ning superbly but the danger of air- the biggest news "scoop" of its kind pockets was great. I etoered my Chamonix and my dream of conquer
Caudron toward a snowfield and ing Mont Blanc was realised. in Spanish history.
But not for a million france,” The distance covered in twenty-four decided to land or perish in the: hours was probably in the neighbour-attempt. The plane was caught by added Durafoux, would I attempt
an eddy and flùng violently toward such a flight again."
hood of 1,000 miles.
FATHER.
that
moment
A
to
"Soon afterwards I landed at
THE DOCTOR
15 CALLING -
SIR:
THAT'S ALL
HE DOES!
WELL- SIR!
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HERE?
BUT YOUR COUGH IS MUCH BETTER
THIS MORNING.
WELL.
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TO BE-
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ALL NIGHT!!
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