THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1927.
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8th Jan. 10,941
Noon. 1,006 22nd Jan. 1 Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull.. 8,165 28th.
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & B'bay 10,18
Marseilles and London
S.`S.
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MOREA
DELTA KALYAN
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NYANZA
MONGOLIA
MACEDONIA DEVANHA
097
8.352.
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5th
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18th
Feb.
27 Maret
5th Maren.
12th March
18th March
13,504
19th March 11,120
April 8155 8th April
April
KARMALA DENTA
MALWA
5.128 8.007 10.041 10th April
27th
KHIVA
MOREA
0186 14th May 10:918 28th May
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Marsailles, London & Antwerp. Marseilles & London.
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BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TAKADA THAWA TALAMBA TALMA
A 22nd Jun. Feb. 1000D 1st
8,500
7th Feb. 10,000 12th. Feb.
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THE CHINA MAIE d
LIBERIA'S RUBBER.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERÈ
VIEWS,
WORLD SUPPLY CONTROL.
•
PAT VARIANCE.
JUDGE AND COUNSEL
> DIFFER.
THE BANK NOTE CASE..
Paris, Dec. 29..
Mr. Eldon Potter, K., con- Amarien rubber manufacturers inued his legal argument at the knot only can dominate the domostic Court of Appeal this morning in market, but can control the world defending the action of the Hong supply if they will take up the cul-Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor ture of virgin rubber, in the opinion poration in declining to pay on a of Harvey irestone. Jr., who re-
Mr. Firestone said he had been
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negligence of, the custodian, then, under the equitable doctrine, it did not avall him... ·
HIS Lordship commented that In the authorities quoted by Mr. Potter the cases had been differ- ant to that now before the court. The alteration in Mr. Potter's cases, although done without the consent of the custodian, had been done by an unauthorised The authorities. human agent. did not go so far as to say that a been purely accidental alteration.
bill was void where there' had.
"Supposing A Rat,..." "Supposing" sald His Lordship.
cus
turned here to-day from Liberia mutilated $500 note from which from an inspection of the Firestone che numbers and date were mise-a rat eats its way into a desk in which you have locked up a note company's newly acquired millioning. [acre rubber plantation.
His Lordship interrupted Mr. and eats away the number and the date. You would say, then, shown that the output of that tract Futter on several occasions and that although there had been no could free the American market expressed an opinion at varlance negligence, although the from foreign domination within with Mr. Potter's.
todian had done his best to keep materially seven to ten years. Trees begin to Mr. Potter quoted authorities the note safe, it was yield in five years. he said, and esti from which he deduced that it altered without the consent of all ted that the tract could produce was not a question of being mis-parties and that therefore, under 200.000 tons of crude rubber a year led or a question of a change of these circumstances. the Bank against an annual American produc-a document from one to another could say we wont pay; we are lion to-day of 50,000 tons..
but in the case of a business docu-not responsible," "
Mr. Potter said that in the case The Firestone; company hus alment or something outside the ninety-nine year lease on the traet contract he claimed that it was a they were considering the altera- ad the Liberian government with material alteration if it affected tion was in fact caused by the a loan floated in America, is build-the purpose for which the instru-custodian herself.
1 am merely ing i harbour for the export of rub-ment was created, ber.
Mr. Potter craved in aid the testing your interpretation of the words of the section. Its actual language of the Master of the meaning seems somewhat ambi Rolls in a case in which it had guous and we shall have to find it But I would like to of a material word was sufficient.now if you would place your case The argument was in no sense as high as this that in the case of based on the assumption that the rat I have quoted, the Bank there had been fraudulent altera-would be right in declining to pay
on the mutilated note.
The company plans to build an Americanised city nearby the tract for its workers.
£2,200 FOR A BOOK.
ANOTHER JOHN BUNYAN SURPRISE.
London.. Dec. 17 For the second occasion in six months Bunyan has created a stir Firstly, 50.000 among collectors. was paid for the first edition of the Pilgrims Progress," which price was subsequently revised owing, 0 certain features of the book having been overlooked.
been made clear that the erasure
tion.
Mr. Potter said that their Lord- ships would look in vain in com mon law for the principle that accidental material alteration re- lieved the custodian from respon- sibility..
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His Lordship: Fdon't see why A common law court should not, After all, it is a give relief. matter of admissibility of evid ence. The same common law
His Lordship:
out later.
Mr. Potter: I would..
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Mr. Potter was still continzing his argument when the case rose.
OBITUARY.
·WELL KNOWN PORTUGUESE RESIDENT.
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The death occurred yesterday at rule would apply in the case of her residence, Sulfee Terrace, Kow- alteration as cancellation.
loon, of Mrs. Zephia da Roza, the common law rule would apply in mother of Mr. C. A. da Roza (well- the case of alteration as cancella-known bullion broker and business Club man, also President of the Lusitano). Other children of the deceased lady are Mr. E. D. da Roza,
But there was a more surprising sale at Hodgson's Rooms to-day, the first edition of Bunyan's Book for Boys and Girls" bound with insigni- ificant publications. The owner; ation.
Hemet Hampstead woman, was not aware that it was valuable until an.
expert apprised her of its rarity and said it was likely to realise £50.
Keen competition foreed the price to two thousand guineus, at which it was knocked down.
It transpires that the book has
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) only one equal which at present is
ARAFURA.
TANDA
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA
TANDA
ST. ALBANS
6,000 28th Jan, 4th March 1st April
6,950.
4.500
J 8,000: 29th April 16,968
3rd June
(4,500 | 1st July
Manila, Kolambugan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne
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Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
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The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P&O Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal
The P. & Branch Service of steamers, to London via the Cape, The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and
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SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
DEVANHA
MOREA
TILAWA TALAMBA TALMA KASHCAR DELTA TALMA MANTUA NELLORE NAGPORE TANDA MONGOLIA NYANZA MACEDONIA
ST. ALBANS
DEVANHA
KARMALA
." MALWA
DELTA
ARAFURA
8,155 sch: Jan Shanghai & Kobe
4.m. 10,918 7th Jan. Shanghai, Moj & Kobe
10a.m. 10,000 11th Jan.
Shanghai & Eche. 8,500 18th Jan. Moji & Kobe. 10,000 19th Jani Moji & Kobu 2,005 21st Jan,
Shanghal, Moji and Kabe 3,007 21xt Jan.
Shanghai, Moji and Robe 10,000 21at Jan.
10,002 4th Feb.
6,853 6th Feb. 15,253 6th Feb.
8,059 8th Febr 18,504 17th Feb. 7,023 18th Feb. 11:120, 4th March 4:500 8th March 13th March
8.166
0,128
10,980
18th March
1st April
'8,007 1st April 6,000 | 5th. April
and Kobe
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Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai & Kobe
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Maj Kabc, Osaka & Yokohama
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Shanghal, Moji & Kobe
Shanghai, Moji & Koba
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"WHISPERING GALLERY."
Literary Agent Committed For Trial.
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for trial and was released on bail in one surety of £500 and himself in £1,000.
MR. OSWALD SANDERSON,
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Evidence of Intention..
His Lordship added that he could see no point of difference in principle between cancellation and alteration so far as the rules of common law were concerned. It was merely an illustration of
the same principle: In Bills of Exchange, cancellation which was alteration and evidence of intention was allowed...
of Messrn. Lowe Bingham and Mat- thews, Mr. A, da Roza, of Roza Bros., and a married daughter, Mrs. L. Ferreira da Rocha.
The funeral takes place to-day,
persing the Monument ut 5.30 pm.
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.
Nice, Jan. 5.
Mr. Potter said that" it had
The health of the Duke of Con- never been suggested that half a naught, who is wintering here, is bank note was a material altere-unsatisfactory. His doctors have tion. It might be that bankers ordered a completo rest. The Duke had sanctioned the position that has cancelled all engagements and mere cancellation-the giving up is not making any others--Reuter. of one's rights in error-was not sufficient to deprive one of one's rights.
'NEW ZEALAND'S PREMIER
His Lordship commented that
Rugby, Jan. E.. the courts of common law did not admit evidence of the practice of Several Ministers and officials bankers but assumed it." In the were at the station to-day to say case of half a note it might be farewell to Mr. Coates, and among that the court accepted it as a others were the Macri football slight impingement of the prin-team now touring Britain... Mr. Oswald Sanderson, manag-ciple laid down. He personally Speaking yesterday, Mr. Coates ing director of the Ellerman Wil- did not see that intention was re- declared himself the representa- son Steamship Line at Hull, has quired in order to vitiate the docu-tive of a country with strong Im- died at the age of 63.
peria sentiments, and said he found
London, Dec, 27..
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ment.
Mr. Potter argued that once it during his recent continental tour TWELVE DIE IN FLOOD.
was held, as the Puishe Judge had that the results of the Imperial Con- held; that a number of a note was ference had increased the prestige Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 28.
a material part then the law had of the British Empire throughout Twelve persons are known to laid down clearly that alteration Europe.
His inspection of English indus- have perished and approximately in that number was material al- 4,000 are homeless as a result of teration. He submitted that un-trial centres had filled him with floods in Arkansas, Mississippi; less their. Lordships found that optimism for the immediate trade Tennessee and Kentucky during an erasure was not a material al- future, British Wireless Service.. the last few days. The damage isteration, judgment should be for estimated at more than $1,000, the Bank. It did not matter :000. Three thousand persons whether the erasure was acciden- were driven from their homes in talor not. It was the duty of the Nashville alone when the Cum-custodian of such a note to pre- serve it intact in a material way. berland river overflowed..
"Without The Consent."
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MEXICO'S OIL LAWS.
His Lordship: Would you deny that the court has the right to Mexico City, Jan. 5.
ask itself what the intention of President Calles has instructed the legislature is as to the agency. the Department of Industry and The wording of the section does Commerce to furnish the Attorney not lay down by whom the alter- General with the names of ipdivatjon is performed. Then there duals and companies who have not are the words "without the con- applied for ratification of their sent of all parties liable on the rights under the petroleum land bul Is it not possible to argue laws, in order to take action "which that these words are intended to the nation is entitled to take Reuter's American Service..
AN UNDERRED ARMY?
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limit the alteration to cases in which the assent of all parties might have been given? It is, in my mind that accidental altera- tion not being one to which the New York, Dec, 28. assent of all parties could be ob The United States Army was tained, is not within the provision pictured to-day by Brig.-General of these words. Henry J. Reilly, Rainbow Division Mr. Potter replied that the war veteran as a demoralised words "without the consent of group of underfed and unhappy both parties" was in his view the men trooping dejectedly across preservation of the common law the military scene on aged, under-rule that it was one of the things nourished nage and living in plaintiff was entitled to prove and shacks unfit for habitation, leading authorities were of the American soldiers, he said, are de-view that the rigour of the com- serting at the rate of more than mon law was increased in that one thousand every month in pro- the plaintiff must prove it. The test against, being rande the vic words quoted by He Lordship tims of excessive Government proviso without the consent of economy.
the common law rule. Alteration was taken to mean prima facie Violent storms in the Black the volding of the instrument. If Sea wrecked numerous bosts, in proved that it was done with the cluding the passenger ateamer consent of both parties than it Kavkasus of whose 60 passen was alright. If the alteration was ters 40 were drowned,
accidental but the result of the
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Tuesday, 11th Jan, at Noon.
Monday, 24th January.
Sunday, 6th February,
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RAKUYO MARU
GINYO MARU...
MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP
SUWA MARU
FUSHIMI MARU ...
HAKOZAKI MARU
Saturday, 16th Jan, at Noon Middle of February.
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15th Jan., at 31 mað
Saturday,
Saturday,
29th January.
Saturday,
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SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
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MISHIMA MARU
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Wednesday, 19th Jan.. at 11 am Wednesday, 23rd FebruaTY,
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Saturday, 5th February. BURNOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town,
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