· HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
行銀商工法中
*/ $76,000,000
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorized Capital .................. farood and Fully Pakkep women $20,000,000 Beserve. Przés –
Burling
Bar
1,200,000 @24,000,000
Beserve Linility of Proprietors 836,905,000
HRAD OPPIOR: MONOKONO
COURT OF DIRECTORS 1.0
A. I. Comptes, Bag,
Chairman...
* K. Brown,, Zaq. Deputy Calimes
Mon. Mr. B. D. J. Batch,
1. 0, 0, B. Mackie.
W. L. Prilazdım. Soc. J. A. Flumisar, Mag.
X. 0, Woell, Esq.
W. H. Ball, Bog.
P. W. Kassay, Baji
U. F. White, Zag. Chial Manager Hon. Mr.. A. O. Hysa
:
RDANCHES-
ANOT MANIKOL
LONDON LIONS
MATAYIA
MALACCA
BOMBLY
MANILA
MOURDEN
VALCUTTA
CLXTON
CHEFOO
"OLOMBO
DAIDER
VIOCHOW
HAIPHONG
UAMBOBO
WANKOW
ПАЯНІН
BONGEZW
ILOILO
ТРОП
JOHOR
KOR質
KUALA LUMPUR
NAGARAXI NEW YORK PRRING
PENANO
RANDOON
-KALJON
BAN FRANCISCO
$AFHAI
SINGAPORE
BOUDSBAYA BUNDEI PATANI TIENTOIN
TOXYC
TSIKOTIO
YOKOHAMA
Parent Acronis opened in Local Curry and Fixed Deposits received for one quat or sker perinde la Local Corinty and teling wyer which will be quem3 an application. Hong Kong, 19th September, 193.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The flakes of the above Bouk le conduc
d by the WWNOKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPURATION.
ukienki na application.
YOB THE HUNGXONO BANKING CORPORATION.
Buise may be
SHANGBAL
་
A. C. 11YN28,
Chief Manag
Hong Kong, th September, 1927.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
<NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)
BANKERS,
Establimbed 184.
Ring Kong Ope(~11 Queen's Road Osatral. askorias Caplial. Qubders 180,000,000-
(811,600,000, Put Up Capital, Ouliders 0,000,000- (26,008,570.3 Bore Fund man ... Oulida 40,000,000
Head Ulics |--(AMSTERDAM*). Eater Head CNB063-DATAVIA DRANCHLES:-Beadjoemseln Bandong') Bombay,
Calcutta, Charbon, Jižní, Djembe, Pickarte), The Mageiroba, Kosa ladjo, Makasane, Keism, Faders Palembang, Pekalongan,
Pamang Pontianak, Bangoon, Bollardam').
Samarang"), Bhanghai, Bibolga Blogsport, (Szmatra). Beerakarta (Bale), Tegal, Tylinkjep
Weltevreden.") Tasse nëlokë kave' aslo 'daposli buses' to lei. Landon Packers-Nailons Provincial Bank Ltd.
Corespondents all over the world
Blending busisası of every
description usasaaled.
O. STERNSTRA,
Hoog Hoog. 29th August, 1928.
Hangse
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
90, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.
Subscribed Capital
Frs. 72,000,000.00
Paid-Up Capital....Fes. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Fra.102,000,000,00
Hư
Lantlig
BRANCHES: Hanoi Quinhon Lathesbang Hong Kong Saigon
Mangtze Shanghai Lantan Nam-Dish Singapore Dubouti Fort-Bayard Papeate huhung
Tostane Viab Pnom-Penh Yunnanfs
Noumen
Tiantain
Poking
Pondicherry BANKERS:
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE: pour la
Commerce et l'Industrie (Incorporated in France).
Prince's Building, Chater Bond, Hoar Kong.
HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris. Capital fully paid up....Fra50,000,000 Special working capital..Frs.50,000,000 .Fr#.22,319,000
BRANCHES: Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Saigon, Euphoi. Hanoi Tourane, Onlnhom Hue, Thanh-hoa, Viah, Pnom Penh,
Peking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hong Kong.
BANKERS:
Paris et des Pays Bas. LONDON :—Midland Bank Ltd. .'- NEW YORK:-American Exchange
THE CHINA MAIL
CARRIERS DUTY.
SHIPPING COMPANIES AND
· DESTINATIONS.
THE PUNTA ARENAS CASE.
COMMERCE
AND
FINANCE.
more places than one of that name, They were certainly in a position to find out, and I think they should have made certain inquiry in a case like this, in which they are asked to carry goods half-way across the
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1928.
HONG KONG TIDE.
It is well established, and Mr. intended destination? Nothing was Hugh Jones han quoted several heard of this until Mr. Garcia went authorities on the point, that into the witness box. The imprens where there is a Intent ambiguity sion 1 took of his story was that it The tide table given below has been In a contract the parties are not was a very poor affort on his part obtained by aid of the Tide-predicting Ad idem and there is no contract,, to cover a slip he had made and Machine, which includes 40, componante so far the ambiguity had become that far from improving the poal for the better prediction of tides, from patent to the defendante, it was tion of the defendants in the mat the result of the analysis of the tider their duty to make further inquiry, ter it did the reverse. and by doing so in this case they The defendants, pending express observations, taken at the Kaulung might have prevented, any loss oc- direction to take the goods to Costa tidal observatory under the direction Rica or Chile, were bailess of the of Dr. Doberck during the years 1887, curring. S
goods. The conditions of the bill 1888 and 1880.
NO REFERENCE. ·
Instead of doing this, they took the risk, and a quite unnecessary
of lading did not apply to an un. The times and heights are given for authorised voyage to Costa Rica."
Kanlung; but they may be used for I hold the defendants responsible the Victoria Naval Yard and Aber-
world to a place which is certainly risk, of deciding. for themselves for the loss sustained in consedeen, the differences being very small. not one of the great ports of the what the real destination of the quence thereof. I accordingly give The times of high-and low-water judgment for the plaintiff for must not be considered to coincide $591.25 and costs.
with the times of slack-water": and change of currant, the two phenomena being quite distinct, ›..
world.
plaintiff's goods was.
All through the correspondence That neither the plaintiff (the
How did it happen that the goods shipper) nor the Dollar Steamship were taken to Costa Rica. That between the parties, and between FRANCE: Societe Generale, Banque Line (defendants) thought of the country is not mentioned in the bill the defendants and their agents at San Francisco, no reference is Nationale de Credit, Banque de Punta Arenas in Chile-the intend of lading. I believe the truth of made to the fact that the plaintiff
ed destination-and that the Dollar the whole matter is this: Line, as carriers, failed to ask. The defendants frequently carry consignment of the goods to Casta had in any way authorised the. necessary questions, was the view goods to Punta Arenas in Costa Rica. Mr. James, in one of his expressed by Mr. Justice P. Jacks Rica In fact they had another early letters to the defendants (Pulane Judge) when delivering consignment for that place shipped agents in San Francisco, admits judgment in the Summary Court in the "President Wilson," and that that his office should have check yesterday in the case in which place was probably in the minds ed the bill of lading more carefully damages against the shipping, com- of the defendants' office staff when and insisted on the name of the pany ware sought because some silk the plaintiff's representative called
country being specified. goods had been sent to Punta to make his Inquiry about freight. Arenas in Costa Rica, instead.
Irving Trust Co. Banca Commer
ciale Italiana. BAN FRANCISCO:~Bank of Italy.
Every-description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Cor respondents throughout the world.
L. BERNIS,
Manager. Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1928
Mr. Lalchand Watanmal, trading as Watanmal Boolchand, silk mor- THE CHARTERED BANK OF chant, of Nos. 18 and 20, On Lan
street, sued the Dollar Steamship INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Line for $591.25 as damages for Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855. breach of a contract in writing, dat HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. ed July 30, 1926, for the carriage Paid-up Capital
.£3,000,000 of certain goods to Punta Arenas, Reserve Fund
+£4,000,000 Chile, the goods actually being dis- Reserve Liability of Proprio-
charged at Punta Arenas, Costa -£3,000,000
Rica. Plaintiff alternatively claim- ed the money as damages for con- version, or for wrongful sale, or for breach of contract and duty in fail- ing to make inquiries, or for selling the goods without the knowledge or authority of the plaintiff.
tors
Agencies and Branches:
ALOR STAR
*(Malay Biala)
ANBITRAR
BANGKOK DATAVIA HUMBAY OLLOUTTA CANTON CAWNPOBE CEBU COLOMBO, DELHI
ПАРИОНО
HAMBUBO
HANKOW
TUNG TUNG
·ILOLLO ..
KUCHING
MADRAS MANILA MEDAN NEW YORK PEKING PENANG PESHAWAR RANDOON BAIDON
BENALLAKO
BERKEBAN
BHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
BOURABAYA
FLARUIN. Manchuria) TAIPINO
IPOU
HABAUHI
KLANG
дова
HOALA KANOBAR
Perak (...)
KUALA LUMPUR
TAVOY
TIENTSIN.
TOKYO
TONGKAH (Phuket)
TSINGTAU
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
(Philippine Islands)
Foreign Exchange und General Bank-Arenas in Chile. ing business transacted.
Manager.
A. H. FERGUSON,
Hong Kong, 3rd April, 1928.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
September 14 to 20,*1928.
DAZE | HIGH Warne (Lower WATER. Stander Fit. Standard Sept.
Ht
Times 1
m 9:36, 7,4 | in # 34 | 38
Fri
14
130 22A | 1,5 | Bura 65.m 1.7
18
10 15 2.8 m 3:38 LA
19
40 B.b
2.0
RICE TRADE.
According to a vernacular report, much business has lately been done between local rice dealers and Jap- anese merchants. For this reason, the cost of inferior rice which was previously 84 odd has now increas- Sat. ad to $5 or $6 per picul
Formerly rice consigned Japan was ordered and shipped UNWARRANTED ENTRY;
Would he have made this ad-direct from Annam, Siam, Shang- The freight quoted was for that mission had he known that the man-hai and Wuhu, and little of the place. I do not believe that any ager of the freight department had business was done in the Colony. thing was said about Chile at already discussed the matter with Owing to the boycott in the that time. I do not believe it the plaintiff's representative, who northern porta, the business has Thurs 20 m 0 36,3 7 31 8.1 occurred to any of them to make had agreed that Costa Rica was the been diverted to Hong Kong. Inquiry.
MANIFEST PARTICULARS.
B/L. CONDITIONS.
11
for Sun. 10 m 10 5:||6,7 FA:441
Mon. 17, n. 11 15. +,1m 54 £6.
11 17a*1
0.0 Tam, 18
6.7 It 86
647 XS Wed, 10 0 88. | m-6, 30 2.8
It m
K DA8...
4.7
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
In the ship's manifest which, I understand, was prepared in the defendants' Outward Freight De- partment, from particulars stated on the bill of lading, I find a large consignment entered for Punta Arenas, Costa Rica. Immediately below it particulars of the plain-! tiff's, consignment are entered and in the column""headed "Final des plain-tination" the word "Ditto" has been Best Birloin
entered under the "Punta Arenas, Costa Rica" of the preceding entry. The defendants' shipping clerk, Taul Yung-on, awore that he made this entry and that he asked Mr. Garcia, the manager of the Outward Freight Department, about it.
WHAT OCCURRED. Mr. M. M. Watson was for tiff and Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones for defendants. His Lordship's judg- ment was as follows:-
as follow: In The facts are
received July, 1926, the plaintiff an order to buy certain goods and ship them to a customer at Punta He duly pur- chased and packed the goods, and Current Accounts opened and Fixed after seeing the Consul for Chile Deposits received for year or shorter and getting the necessary certifi- periods at rates which will be quoted cate; he found the next ship mail- on application.
ing for America was the defend ants steamship, "President. Wil
assistant son." The plaintiff's manager went to the defendants' office to make Inquiry about the freight for Punta Arenas. He did not mention Chile. He said that he knew of no other Punta Arenas. He was told what the freight would be and given the necessary forms for the shipping documents, which he took back to his office and had Central Bank in Formosa.
Alled in. The goods were put on issued Bank-Notes
Yen 45,000,000 board and the mate's receipt for Average amount ..
them was obtained. Subsequently BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: a bill of lading was sent to the JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, plaintiff and the freight charges
Osaka.
paid. FORMOSA:-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Shin- chiku, Talcku, Tainan, Takao, Tameel, Toen, Holto, Taito. CHINA: Shangbal, Hankow, Amoy,
Foochow, Swatow, Canton.
Singapore, OTHERS: Hong Kong,
Batavia, Soorabaya, Semarang, Bombay, Calcutta, London, New York, Dairen,
(TAIWAN GINKO).
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
LONDON BANKERS:
Parr's Bank.
The London County Westminster and
were
WHY GOODS WERE SOLD. The plaintiff's assistant manager said that when he made his in quiry about freight he was not in formed that there were two places called Punta Arenas, and he did not insert the word Chile in the bill of lading. The goods eventually sent to Punta Arenas In Costa Rica and were not heard The Bank cirespondents in the Gommerdal of again, by either of the parties Camaran be, the European Continent, Bund, as to this action, until March, 1927, shuria Talaglas Japan Afrin, U.S... Austral when the plaintiff was informed by
Indy-China, Sia, India, Philipplas Denda,
Interms allowed on Current Accounts, and his customer in Chile that the goods IN FRANCE: Comptoir National | Deposiim at rates which will be quoted on applic|had not arrived.
The defendants were at once in- d'acompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Degodia in Ian can be accepted.
J.' IHARA, Banque de Paris et des Paya-Banj
Manager. formed and inquiries made. As Credit Industrial et Commercial; Bocista
the result of those inquiries, it Generale.
transpired that the goods had ar rived at Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, and after lying in a warehouse there for about six months, had been sold on February 24, 1927, to cover storage charges.
IN LONDON: The National Pro- racial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte da Aaria; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co French American Banking Cor- poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New
A Dra
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.
Every description of Banking and 1xchange Business transacted. Bate Deposit Boxes to let.
CH. LEM,
2 Manager.
Hong Kong, 28th August, 1929.
LIMITED.
Established 1880,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Hong Kong, 22nd September, 1927,
8, Des Voeux, Road Central
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國
(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917).
Authorised Capital
$80,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Beserve Fund
Ltd.
New
18,278,800.00 9,629,425.24
HEAD OFFICE: PEKINⱭ.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central,
The plaintiff has brought this action to recover the loss he has sustained by reason of the goods being carried to the wrong place, LITTLE SYMPATHY.
In confess that at first I felt little sympathy for the plaintiff. To my mind he neglected a very ordinary precaution in omitting to state the
It would appear therefore that the unwarranted entry in the manifest was not due so much to the carelessness of the clerk as to that of his chief. Mr. Garcia, In his evidence, stated he knew that there were two places called Punta
Arenas.
FUTILE STORY.
Н
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Rutcher Meat.
Steak Sirloin
28
Japons, Large
Duck
Doven
Egg Hen (cooking).
Fun, Hen (fresh)
Powis, Canton
July, 20, June, June,
1928. 1918. 1916.
Cta. Ct. Cte.
13
24: 12
Prime Cat:
23
12
Corned
-
28
13:
Chicken Caponi, Small
Roast
牛肉
28 24. 22
t
Breast
24. 2018
Soup
26 20 18
Steak
80
36:
40
20 20
per set 15
10
12
Fowla, Hainan
Tongue, frish.
each-85
Tongue, corned. Hard
60 60
60
Genze
Heart
H
Hump, Balt: Feet Kidneys Tail
Liver'
Bausages (.. Bullock's Benina
#
Tripe:
He went further and stated that he remembered being called to the counter when the plaintiff's repré- sentative made his inquiry about Calves'. Head & Feat. – 454 freight for Punta Arenas, and that Matton Chop when he inquired which Punta
Leg Arenas, he was asked "To which Punta Arenas they consigned goods most frequently?" On his stating g's Coftlinge Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, he was told that "That was the place.”
!
21
#4
Shoulder Siddle
新鲜粉
$1.20 $1.20
24 181 14- 84 20 18
esch 8 10 11
18 10 11
13 10- 21
24 1814
Pigeons, Carton:
Hothow
Turkeys, Cock Turkeys, Hen
Snipe
Pheasant
Quail Partridges
set-$1.20 $1.00-$1.00 -
7 87
b.
46. 28
46 28
44 24
Almondr.
Apples (California) Bononas (bride's) Carambola-
Coosanuts
Lemons, China
Poultry.
July, 20, June, June,
1928, 1918, 1914.. Cia Cia Ct
Ib.
40
4580 28
80
28 80
20
DE INNER BESESÜ MA
CR#
esch 80 22. 21
per doz. 8018-
M
85
25 20
15.
80
86 24
45
$6
40.. 24.
each.. 60
bb...
each
ཐུའ་བྷ་ཤྩ ལཤྩ།། །བའཐ་མ།།
Fruits.
.70
Bixing
Per set 8
*24 24
Feet
5
Bry
1 18
13
Head
each 14 10 10
Heart Kidneys
each 15
1010
1.
10
15
10
Lemons (America)
each
Liver
48
80
24
Lichees, Dried
25
23
Oranges (Canton).
三枝汗
60
24
86
Oranges i
40
60
24
81
Pears (Canton) Peanuts
12
per met 90
60
70
Persimmons, Large
each 19
8
-16
22-10
44
26 26
20:25 23
Grapes
30 20 18
25
20
20
82
His Lordship continued:-This | strikes me as a futile story and must have seemed unconvincing to a shipping officer of Mr. Garcia's experience. Such an incident, if it did occur, should have crossed Mr. Garcia's mind when the ques- Pork Chop tion was again put before him by the clerk who was preparing the manifest, and even if it did not, the fact that he knew of another Punta Sheep's Head & Feet Arenas should certainly have put
him on his inquiry.
A GREAT RISK
34
**LÆR
+
Lain Fat or Lard
N
Heart Kläneys Liver
****
Mutton
Bausages
Fish.
26 1024
I cannot believe his story of Sucking Pigs, to order. what took place at the counter Snet, Beef If anything of the kind did occur. it was all the more reason for Veal covering himself by insisting on something further being put in the bill of lading, or obtaining some written direction from the plaintiff on the matter. I believe that the fact of there being an-Barbel, other Punta Arenas than that in Costa Rica did not occur to him canton Fresh at the time. In any event he was wat taking a great risk in inserting Carp in the manifest something which Catah was not warranted by the bill of Codash lading.
Crabe
It is tras that the bill of lading Cattle Fish is ambiguous and that the am- DAS biguity was a latent one until It Date came to be acted on, but It began Dog
Fresh Wate
Frogs
Branches and Sub-branches all over name of the country to which he to be acted upon when the manifest ve, Congr China and Correspondents in Europe, was consigning his goods. It may was being prepared and there was THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, America, and other parts of the world be true that he only knew of one still time to have the matter cleared
London Bankers: The National Pro-Punta Arenas, but it is a compara-up before anything serious oc vincial and Union Bank of England, tively little known place to people curred.
The Guaranty Trust Company of dwelling in this part of the world. Mr. Watson, for the plaintiff,
York.
On the other hand the defendants, quoted the case of Walker v Jack- New York - Bankers: The Irving from the nature of their business, son, (10 M and W151), in which it Yen 102,500,000 National Bank.
might have known that there were was laid down by Baron Parke, as
Labrus he then was. That as a general"
Loach rule if anything is delivered to n person to be carried, it is the duty of the person receiving it to ask Hon such questions about it as may be
Hall necessary."
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Hund
Batavia
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA” Branches and Agencies ass. Alexandria.
Newchwang. New York. Omaka Poktug. Rangoon Rio de Janeiro Saigon
Hombay
Ruanos Ayres.
Calcutta.
Canton
Changshum
Deizen (Dalay):
San Francisco..
Fengties (Mukden). Seattle.
Hamburg
Alanko
Harbin
· Hong Kong, y
Monolulu.
Kabe
Londen
Los Angeles.
Lyona.
Manjia
Nagezakt, ES
"Nagoya,
Semarang Shanghal Shimanai.
Tsingtau. Vladivostok,
(Temporarily.
Intereat allowed on Current Accounts.
Deposits Tocuyod-for: "fixed"
at rates to be obtained-
The Equitable Trust Company of New York
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica- tion
Every description of Banking Busi dess transactodes IMAT
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Loans granted on approved securities. HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG, Special facilities for Home Ex-10, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong. change.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
Authorized Capital...$10,000,000/- - Paid-up: Capital: 1:24. 295, 5,000,000.
De Razorzeka
1.200.000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
Melbourne ~ San Francisco Nagasaki Seattle 49
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Batavia
Established, 1912.)
Head Offers-Hong Kong.
Aminarland Capital (8.82 Ourenst) ~$11,000,000 Pall: Up-Gapin
sakarinatuma: 1,05300
L30.000
Free Danton, 2-Bhanghai, S. Hankow, Kysłowi
SES, CARA, OURRESPONDANTS.
Bombay Calcutta
New York Osaka)
Parlar
Peking
Canton - Haiphong Honolulu Kobe Kowloon Rangoon London: Safron Manila Shanghai
Correspondanta in
Forsiga aanklage and falburkoalasin of Ene
"LOOK POONG BHAN,
Semarang Bingapore Bourabaya:
Taipeh
LA ROOT OF DISPUTE.
*
27
Plantain
Parelo, Sain
Walnuts
Vegetables,
As tichokes
Beans, Sprout
Long
Beet Boot
Bitter Squash
Brinjals, Green
Red Cabbage, Chinesa
Cane Supeta, bunch
Cauliflower (Large) (1.
(Bedizzin).
(Small)
Celery, Chinesa
23 28
29 16
20
Carrote
(Shanghai)
Carry, Star, Engli
Cucumber
Gürle
Gingir, Young
banghai.
Indian Cor Lettuce
Water Chástniste:
Mushroom Fresh
Oyat
Parrot
Onions,
This rule was adopted in the later Perch case of Lebeau v General SteamPike Navigation Co., (LR 8 CP 88), in which Mr. Justice Brett, afterwards Lord: Ether, referred to.. Parko "As a master" in the art. laying down general propositions Mercantile Lawre
In my opinion the fallure of the defenda
to make
quiries
was
time
ared.
roof of the dispute whi
Brisen here By decidi
selves that the good
Costa
quf
resp
桂林鳳路:
Hong Kong 11th Septe
Hone Lone 194T
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