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might have done in the present osas, a creditor who hald a security such as Mr. Marisan doos here, would naturally come forward and set up his zoourity: the Court has power to enforce the trustee's "retention" of the business, and I think on the ordinary meaning of language this. most mean to decide the question of his right to retains possession. What difference nan it make if the person who holds the It is perfectly security is not a creditor P
HAMBURG LETTER.
{WRITTEN FON "THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
A TRADE KEVIEW.
January 4th.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, 1909.
THE UNIFICATION OF THE MARITIME LAW.
(ET A CORRESPONDENT IN " THE TIMES.")
The sea being free to all, it has long been the desire of men of business, lawyers, and all in- tereated as shipowners, shippers, underwriters, repairers, or suppliers of necessaries that the
over-ses commerce of the world and the passage
I am glad to see that the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce in their report for the year 1908 cial troubles were the natural consequence and Hone, R. E, H. Oliver, A. E. Wood; halvey of ships to and fro should be regulated by a code take the same hopeful view of the future
that I expressed in my last letter. In review. ing the history of the last twelve months great stress is laid upon the fact, as illustrating the inherent soundness of the trade of Hamburg, that the generat depression conséquent upon the eries in the United States last winter, which continued almost up to the end of the year, led to no wide-sprand financial frombles and that the confidance of foreign mercantile communities which had been somewhat shaken by the failure of a few large, but inwardly
had boon spoedily restored.
·LOCAL SPORT. have been more severely felt than elsewho, When the sales of China produce in the Ameri
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB. can markets received a check and prisen gave way, native merchants in China were no longer
The under mentioned will represent the Hong- able to pay for the goods they had imported kang Football Club in a Rugby match v. the which were thrown on the market, causing Navy to day; kick off at 5 p.m.-Back-E. L. values to lectins rapidly, Wide-spread finas Shaw: three-quarters. Gregory, W. S they were intensified by a drop of 25 per cent in L. I. Blackburn and I. P. London; Forwards and a considerable depreciation of the oopper P. Linton, W. B. Stantan, F. W. Thickness, boinage of which too much would seem to have S. P. Warbrook, B. D. C. Wolfe. been issued. The markets in Shanghai and the northern provinces more especially were glutted with foreign goods, mostly textile fabrics from Great Britain, and, as European firms had been in the habit of granting liberal credits to native dealers, the results were disastrous. To this must be added the absence of demand from Manchuria where since the war the Japanese are monopolizing the trade more and more,
tung and Kwangsi and the Yangstze districts increased the general gloom; fortunately, how: over, the prospects of the various crops, silk,
THE RECEUT COLLISION AT
SINGAPORE.
of laws which should be of universal application. direction, and, although everybody connected with ships knows that there are regulations for the prevention of collisions at sea, yet it is pro- hable that few realize that these regulations, which came into existence in 1864, were amond. ed in 1884, and modified and revised in 1897, mark the first great stop taken by oivilized nations in the way of a universal maritimo code and have demonstrated the possibility of the nations sinking their differences and enooting regulations which shall be binding on the citizens of overy State,
true that a secured creditor may under seo. although, perhaps, with certain, reservation. the price of silver within a few monta HG, C. Bailey, F. C. Hall; H. W. Lester,Some steps have been already taken in this tion 30 of the Colonial Ordinance, which is based on the bankruptcy rules at Home, sad not en a section of the Act, realise his security and prove for the balance of his alaima; but until he does this he reste on his neonrity, and stands outside the bankruptcy, and is just as much a stranger to it as a person in the position of Mr. Marican who has bought the business. Now let us see what the position in. I send the trustes into possession, as if he wore a receiver of the bankrupt's property; I will assume that place between the bankrupt and Marican, but knows only that the business has book carried op by the bankrupt. Then Mr.
STORY RELATED BY THE **POLYNESIEN'S" PILOT.
THERE IS NO
REASON WHY
ANY HOME
SHOULD BE
WITHOUT A
ΡΙΑΝΟ
the urgent necessity for the over-ses trade of ais
Stimulated by this example and impressed by WE HIRE FOR
the trustes, knows nothing of what has taken otten, firms in the month of Novembr 1907, Sypheons, and foods in the provinces of Elhati addent was begun before the Coroner, Mr. nations, conducted as it is over an ocean free
The extraordinary stringency of the money market in the beginning of the year. soon
The inquest consoquent upon the Djamb Alexander Gentle, at Singapore, last week.
Pilot W. Dawson, who was in charge of the French mail steamer Polynesien when the collision occurred, was the first witness examined.
Marican, Unding the trustee in possession, yielded to the united endeavours of the trado | cotton, rice &c. are promising which will tend. He stated that, on January 11, he was taking known men connected directly or indirectly with
wants to have the rights, which he alleges he hae, protected. That he may bring an action at Common Law I have no doubt: but may ho not also come to me, sitting in bankruptcy, and say "your order sending the trustee into possession is wrong; the business belongs not to the bankrupt, but to me, because I have a deed of assignment"? Buroly he may and this without it being necessary to find special authority in the not. If, then, I have jurisdiction to entertain such an application, I must also bave jurisdiction to enforce the acquisition and retention of this property on the application of the trustee, for the question to be decided is pre- eisely the same in both cases: in this business the bankrapt's property, or has he made a valid nasigament of it to the person who alleges that he is the true owner? And if the right of the trasie is challenged in say other way, as in this case, by the person alleging himself to be the owner, setting up his right, by proclaiming its oxistence in Court or in any other way which
THE DIBARTEK IN ITALY,
to augment the purchasing power of the pop-out that stommer from the Borneo Wharf, to rednen their commitments and to conflation and lead to an improvement in trade, Section 8. She was bound for Saigon. It was fresh business within narrow bounds. Capital signs of which are already apparent in the about 4.45 p.m. when ske cast off. The
going with her at about three to three miles was thus gradually set free, money became northern parts of the country.
and a half. In towing her out, both towlines more abundant and the rate of discount declined
were carried away. There were two tuga, atosdily until it reached the present low figure-
the Sunda and Faruna. After straightening up about the middle of the year. The reserve
the vessel by her own engines, they proceeded practised by merchante and the total absence of
slowly down the channel. On approaching the red boy, he found the vessel very sluggish on speculation naturally resulted in a drop in the
her helm and when he breated the red buoy he prices of most commodities and they may now be
ordered the heim hard a port and the engines considered to have touched an unusually low
full speed ahead, but she failed to answer her lovel
The shipping trade suffered more than perhaps any other from the general stagnation more especially as during the boom many companies and private firms had incressed their toning beyond the limits of prudence, but all the mon important branches of industry have been seriously affected: the iron and steel trade, has laboured under the additional disadvantage of the termination of the raw iron syndicate last autumn; the coal syndicate which during the high tide of activity had pursued a moderate
I regret to be obliged to break off here in order not to miss the mail, but hope to continue
report in the course of a few days. In con elusion I will only add that the awful catastrophe in Sicily and the South-West of Italy, which is without parallel in history, has here, as every, whare elm, svoked feelings of deepest symysthy all over Germany; a central relief committee under the patronage of the Express has been formed in Berlin and here and elsewhere subscription lists have been opened in aid of the sufferers. At the request of the Kaizer the Hamburg-America Line has announced the departure of a steamer, the Illyria, for to-morrow, the 5 inst., which will take provisions, clothing, &o. free of charge, in a like manner the Continental Sleeping Car Company have made an offer of a certain
to be attached to the through trains to Naples,
helm
סני
AVERT DISASTER.
Feeing that it was barely possible to avoid
$10 PER
MONTH.
and open to all, to be regulated by a code of law of universal application, a body of authuzisata formed the International Maritime Committee. This, body, which includes some of the best. shipping, and eminent judges and jurists of every civilized nation, has for some yours now been labouring at the drafting of a universal in the laws of the different nations, could be maritime code which, embodying all that is best brought into existence without any violent shook to any individual system. The labours of this voluntary body have been strenuously suppported by the Belgian Government, which has taken ROBINSON PIANO discussion at a diplomatic conference of those the most efficient action in securing a full important matters by duly accredited repre
sentatives of different Governments.
до
Of the great desirability of securing, it possible, a universal law of the sea there can bo a question A souging vessel is continually passing from one country to another, and in each beermes amenable to a diferent system of law. The confusion rosulting is almost past action for damage done in a collision must be belief. For instance, the time within which an brought and the essentiel preliminaries differ
would prevent the trustee acting without policy with regard to their prices were low number of these carriages for the same parpose that breakage, unless the fact that a piece o1 | state of affairs can only be described as chaotio
"COMPANY REPORTS:
KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.
The crisis having emanated from the United States all eyes are turned in that direction for
The twentieth report of the Board of Directors. symptoms of improvement and although so far they are but slight, it is encouraging to note into the ordinary meeting of shareholders to ts how comparatively short a time the effects of held on Tuesday, next is as follows:---
GENTLEMEN,——The Directors now submit to you a statement of the affairs of the Company, December, 1908,
collision, as she was going straight for the East Wharf, he dropped both anchors and ordered full speed astern. She did not draw up in time but bridge and too high up to see this details of the crashed into the Djambi, Witness WIS the catastrophe. She backed off at once and was taken out in the main stream. There was no apparent damage done to the Polynesien, and most orory country if both ships are te she continued her voyage the same evening. will differ according to the place where the blame, the effect on the fortunes of the owners She was under command after the howwere action is tried. When we consider questions broke, and he did not auribe the collision to relating to mortgages and maritime lions the rops from the tow was around the propeller may a most serious matter to the persons concerned, have bad some effect on her steering,
Within the last two or three years the Italian as one example will be suficient to show, Courts found themselves constrained to hold that a mortgage on an English ship which had been arrested in Italian waters was invalid because it did not
sote requirements of Italian law, though it was admitted to be perfectly regular according to English law. The result was that an English creditor, validly secured by an English mortgage on an English ship, lost his security just when it would have been of value to him, simply from the accident of the ship's being arrested in
the ship, which ander English law would not. Italian waters, upon some other claim against
Mr. Howard, Superintendent of the Dock Polio, ked whosa were the hawsars, and the
Witness replied that they belonged to the Polynesien.
Questioned by the Coroner, witness said that he could not, or would not like to say whether the fact that the strength of the current was the canso of the accident or not, but the current Was a very strong one.
conform
bringing the question before the Court, it is in reducing them when the retrograde morement inevitable that I must have jurisdiction to set in, so that English coal has been taken in pre- deside the question of right Involved, because--ference by a considerable number of coummers, it is precisely the same as in the simpler cases Most field crops having been abundant whilst I have supposed. I therefore am of opinion prices ruled high; farmers should therefore be that I have jurisdiction to entertain this well satisfied with the past season. motion. One thing further should be said: that even supposing the argument on which my opinion is based in wrong, I am very strongly of opinion that Mr. Marican is not s stranger to the bankruptcy. The facts are simply these: the assignment was made on 2nd November, the petition in bankruptcy was proceeds of the sale the purchase price $400 overstocked, in spite of the efforts mado, and a month for a certain period. It would require, continuing to be made by merchants, to reduce a for grout deal to convince me that the them before entering into fresh engagements purchase was not made by Marican with a view The strike in Lancashire during which svar 30 to bankruptcy proceedings, and still more to million spindles stood idle, aided their endeavours charges and expenses, amount to $9,829.99. she clear? He knew that the increased speed have shown themselves, most willing to
and in some countries, such, as Argentina and parts of South Asia, the situation, thanks to abun dat harvosta, is once more, asuming a normal aspect; from others however, particularly from
the commercial convulsion in that country have
been overcome. It has not been so everywhere
filed on the 3rd, and the only assets are the for some markets abroad are still heuri and balance sheet for the year ending 31st faced the sea and he saw the Polynesien passing haro taken precedence of the mortgege.
induce me to hold that this did not amonat to submission to the Bankruptcy Court sufficient to give jurisdiction to deal with the assignment, The prelimin-ry objection being decided in
The balance of profit and loss account for the year including $663.06 balance brought for ward from last account, after writing off all The Directors therefore recommend that dividend of $1.50 per share, be paid, which, after writing off the Directors and Auditors' for, will leave a balance of $278.90 to be carried
CO., LTD.
[36
represented Great Britain in its relation to the
The Maritime Law Committee of the Inter- national Law Association has hitherto admirably
International Maritime Committee, but, for vacious reasons, it was thought desirable to form an independent body, and therefore, since the Venice Conference a strong Eritiah Mari- time Committee has been formed, for the purpose, among other things, of studying the questions above mentioned and formulating the desires of the business men interested with regard thereto.
The fact that among the commercial men are to be found Lord Inverclyde, Sirigord Cory Sir Alfred Jones, Messrs. A. A. Booth, Robert Balfour, C. E. Brightman, P. L. Devitt, James Dixon, Arthur Serena, C. J. E. Scott, and F. Shadforth Watts, while the law is represented Corell Barnes, Lord Justice Kennedy, Mr. by, among others, the Lord Chief Justics, Bir Justice Phillimore, and Mr. Justice Pickford, will be the best guarantee that serious work is being done with thoroughness and an earnest desire to safeguard the great interests involved.
It is proposed in theso articles to give an out- line of the proposals and, without going into To remove these and numerous other anomalies andee detail, to point out how they differ from and to evolve order out of chess is the object of existing British law, and what concessions are the proposals now under consideration. But that always lorem umbered the ratioch attoit made by foreign countries, and to suggest in the speed of the engines, apparently judging as there abonent there that in such matters what respects, if any, modification is required in the proposals which have not yet been officially nations accepted..
CAN SHE CLEAR ? The second witness examined was Mr. Frederick H. Brooksbank, Wharf Superinten- dent, Tanjong Pagar, who mid that he was sitting in his office, that evening. His desk She
appeared to be going so quickly that he got up to lock and, on getting outside. In from of his office, he saw the steamer passing quickly and saw that the pilot had just then increased from the stern wash. His thought was, cak was to make her clear the East Wharf and noticed that her halm was to port, but so far as he could see she did not alter her course the port andher dropped. He saw the Djambi He saw the engines stopped and reversed and
BALTAGE.
favour of the petitioning creditor, he must have those on the west coast of South America, no forward to the credit of a new Profit and Las torn on her side and lift up, but did not actually the great boon of a law universally applicable imposes a duty on a ship seeing another in
the costs of the day in any event when the costs of the motion come to taxation.
{APPLICATION TO WITHDRAW PETITION, Ho-Luk-Lai-Cho sa parte La Chan Mr. Leo d'Almada o Castro (of Mossza. Gold- ring, Barlow and Morrell), who appeared for! the petitioning creditor, stated that, since the petition had been served on the debtor, arrange ments had been made between the debtor and creditor for a settlement of the debt. He there fore naked his Lordship to allow the petition to be withdrawn.
Account.
DIRECTORS.
mutual concession, and, though foreign
the preponderating interests of The draft regulations relating to the Law recognise Great Britain in everything which affects of Salvago need but little consideration, for merchant ships, yet it is evident that the concessions cannot be all on one side, and that At the waggestion of the French delegates a they embody the English law with two additions. some changes, must made in English law if clanse was borrowed from the Italian code, which see the Polynesian strike her. He left his office and went around to see what he could to all ships, wherever they may be, is to be distress to render assistance, even in the case of Mr. H. Pinckney having retired, Hon. Mr do to assist. When he arrived, the Polynesien red. What those changes are and to what a foreigner or an enemy; & humans provision, extent foreign nations agree to accept English indeed, to which no exception can possibly be Murray Stewart was appointed in his steadjamb iwas lying on her side
Wa at anchor in mid stream and the
as deeply law it is hoped to explain by these articles. at three or four months, but importers are on-Mr. Murray Stewart. having resigned, aulinorged-sa-the depth of water would all But before proceeding to the considoration of takan, except perhaps that it is almost annoees-
universal practico of all
all good seamen. Mr. J. M. E. was an
The other addition is a clause which
provides was out through, but the divers say that she is fell consideration of the subjects to be dealt two years' period of limitation within which stead. These appointments now require conwharf. It was thought then that the Djambi bo explain the methods adopted to secure not. He saw no algma of the unfortunate stove- dores, but saw the body of one of the crew on Maritime Committee, having determined on
The central barean of the International action must be brought, subject however to a discretionary. poror: in the Courts to extent the wharf
the time in proper cases. This limitation, the subject to be dealt with, issues a series of which appears again in the Collision Code, is questions relating to the matter in hand to entirely new in this country, where no limitation the different national associations. Before the exists, it having been left entirely to the Judge answers are prepared the available organiza- to decide whether in the circumstances the ions connected with the over-sea trads are venation was brought in due time. But it was sulted by the national associations. The replies necessary to deal with the matter owing to the
improvement is reported, nor likely to be, for some time to come. Nevertheless the export demand has been dietinstly better during the
still idle.
It may be regarded as a hopeful sign that prices of some articles, for instance tin and copper, have already advanced and as the recovery becomes more general, no doubt those of others will fallow and indues consumers to supply their wants on a more liberal scale,
Turning to the tande with the different
Srmation.
Meesars, A. Rodger and Mr. J.M. E. Machado retire by rotation, but offer themselves for co- alection.
AUDITOR.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. J. His Lordship What sort of arrangements? countriebrand, the history of the last two years Coz-Edwards who retires, but offers himself
Mr. Almada-I understand the creditor has proves the importance the United States have for re-election. * been paid.
His Lordship-What about the other creditor? Mr. Alnıada-No other creditors have filled in proofs. No receiving order has been made yet.
His Lordship-The petition has not yet been
heard?
Mr. Almada-No.
His Lordship-I have no jurisdiction.
A MISSING DEDTOR.
Re Stella Brumfield, ex parte the debtor Mr. O. D. Thomson, who represented the debtor, applied for adjudication. There was an affidavit by Mr. Wakeman on the file stating that he was present at a meeting of creditors when a resolution was passed that the debtor should be adjudged bankrupt. To-day was the day appointed for the public examination, but the debtor had gone to Shanghai,
His Lordship-That was very wrongful. Mr. Thomson---I had a letter from her giving her reasons. She said she had no money to live
the ought to have stayed.
QIL
น
His Lordship-Lot the public. examination
stand over.
Mr. Thomson-That can stand over, but I don't see why the adjudication should.
His Lordship I will leave that in the hands of the Official Receiver. He can decide what action shall be taken.
مید
"A PERPETUAL MOTION,"
Be Tsang King.
When this case was mentioned Mr. Holberow (of Mesure, Deacon, Looker and Deacon) applied for saother extension of time before the motion
was heard
Mr. Harston agreed, remarking that it was
necessary.
His Lordship This is a sort of perpetual
motion. What time do you ask P
Mr. Holborow--Threo weeks.
His Lordship-Better take a month.
soquired in the economic development of the world, although it must be admitted at the same. time that it was not alone the collapse in Amerion that caused the tide to turn, but that a resotion was dus from other causes as well. The
LIABILITIES
T. F. Hovo Chairman.
WIDOWS' APPEAL
with.
the
great divergenoes exhibited by foreign systems of law, and, after a great deal of discussion, the period of two yours was accepted as, being reasonable and satisfactory.
Tan Joon, head stevedore, said that he was standing on the East Wharf about three or four paces from the Djambi when the collision occurred. He saw the French mail steamer approach and strike the Djambi. Eight of his men were in the afterhold and ten were on deck are then drafted. After all have been received The latter escaped by jumping on the wharf. they are printed in French and English and
circulated by the central baresu. Hongkong, 27th January, 1809.
There were also eight in the forehold All
The replies are considered at an international escaped expecting six of those in the afterhold. (519í | Beföra the accident he knew that there were confere
conference, at which the representatives of each
While the principles of English law have BALANCE SHEET 31st December, 1908, eight men in the hall. He saw them thero. Ho nation are present, and in the resale the prin- been accepted by the representativos of the two of them scramble out. He had counted cipies agreed on are embodied in a series of governments which took part in the diplomatio
by the representatives approved and found that the six word missing the different nations. These resolutions form 1.conference in 1905, it is right to recognize that witnesses. The Djambi turned over on the side in their turn the basis of the labours of a sub great concessions have been made by foreign maritime nations the system of Holland nesien passed over the hatchway and until it containing, as far as may be, representatives of alone is similar, while that of the Scandinavian and sank in about five minutes. The Poly-conumitee nominated by the central bureau and nations in order to arrive at an agreement. Of the different systems of law. This sub-com- nations has more or less resemblance to the drew back there was no means of escape. He mittee prepares a draft code, which is printed British system. In all the rest there are radical hai seen no parts of the deceased which had and circulated, and is brought up for discussion differences, to the principal of which attention been recovered excepting a dismembered arp. I
In conclusion, witness begged for sompon- the light of the written criticisms forwarded by
at a later conference, where it is considered in here called. sation, saying that all the deceased had
the national associations to the central bures, widows, who were in China,
the conference and circulated before or during
Paid-up ospital Accounts payable, Dividends outstanding, Balance of profit and loss Afo..
Dr.
ASSETS.
$180,000.00 313.63 204.30
his
men
Не
could produce the two who escaped
9,829.90
$190,346.73
..$182,032.17 6,151.26 2,163.30
$190,346.73
PROPIS AND LOES ACCOUNT..
To fire insurance To Crown rent....
results of the depression are most apparent in the import statistics which show a falling off of 240 million Dollars, or 16.7, during the fiscal year be ginning on July 1, 1907, whereas exports declined only one per cent or 20 million Dollars. Ameri- can manufacturers being able to curtail their pro- duction and even to stop working altogether, discharging their hands at short notice, have Cost of property. largely availed themselves of it, and to this it is Cash due, to a great extent, no doubt, that the rally Accounts receivable. has come sooner than would have been possible in countries where anoh drastic measures are not usually employed. Another cause of the speedy revival was that as confidence slowly roturned money which had boon withdrawn from circula. To chargea tion and hoarded via no longer hold back, a To repairs... stimulus being thus given to trade, and as the presidential election in November has set minds at sass with regard to the fiscal policy of the country prospects are distinctly improving. Some uncertainty still prevails concerning a possible revision of the tariff, but no important changes in the import duties are anticipated. It appears, however, that the American people have not taken to heart all the lessong to be drawn from the late crisis, for the
President efforts
Roosevelt to put of down the abuses of the trust system with a strong hand can hardly be called successful; in fact the crisis has relieved some of the com- wins of most formidable competitors and in By undivided profits 1907 more than one instance Government has had to By rent
The reorganisation of By interest compromiss matters. the financial system of the country is engaging By scrip fees the attention of all concerned, bat so far without any tangible results having been obtained and
it is doubtful whether any important step will really be taken.
commission to agents...
To balases to be appropriated na
followa
Directors fees
Auditors' fees
$500.00 50.00
2
Dividend of $1.50 per
share...
..$9,000.00
278,90
Cr.
To be carried to now profit and loss o oorzit
resolutions
all
at
of
The draft onde thus prepared is taken as the which the drafts are to be discussed.
where it is critically examined by the sccredited basis for discussion at the diplomatic conference representatives of the Powers, and again sub-
In the first place, the distinction-unknown to English law-between salvage (sauvetage) and mesistance (assistance); which is strongly empha- Mr. E. J. T. Pearce, diving expert from
sized in some, and especially in the German and for Masers. John Aird and iompany, stated
French, codes has been exprosely demolished. London, who in noting as diving Superintendent that the Dook Board had obtained his assistance
abandoned by the owners; "assistance" moans Sauvetage" means salvage of a vessel or goods through his employers in the diving operations in connection with the Djambi. He put în a
aid given where the vessel, or goods are not 8829.99 drawing of the steamer which showed that a jected to careful scrutiny before being reported derelict. In all the systems in which this dis 2,844.40 portion of the side of the ship had been driven to the different governments.
tination appears there an arbitrary difference It will be seen from the above that the pro- 527.50 forward flat down on the dock at the point
or "assis- 786.00 of impact, while other parte had been thrust posals are not the hurriedly expressed views of in the rate of the remuneration, according to 1,075.35 azide by the prow of the Polynesien at right enthusiasts, commercial, legal, or professional, whether it is a case of "sauvetage
angles to the side of the steamer, and said but represent decisions arrived at after years of tance," which may hamper the Court in dealing that under and behind this crambled iron work patient thought, disenssion, and revision by justly with the merits of the case.
Again, in some codes it is provided that the were some of the bodies which it was impossible some of the minds in each country beat able to salvor shall be entitled to one third or one-half for the divers to get out.
or some other proportion of the goods salved On the opposite side deal with the matters in question, after due of the steamor, next to the wharf, was the tarn consultation with the recognized bodies repre- or of the value of the ship. In some this is ar
senting the interests affected. and crushed form of one man,
The subjects which have been so dealt with arcumstances of the salvage. Most curious of absolute proportion, given without regard to the Mr. Peares stated that under him were s number of Filipino and Chinese divers. They are four in number-Salvage Collision, Limita
all, the Russian system of assessing the had found many small pieces of human remains tion of Shipowners' Liability, and Maritime
500 of Le is
(Axt.
de Code -9,828.90 on the side of the ship nort the whart. There Lions and Mortgages. The first twe have base of the calvors of the vessel
and passed at the meet- was come danger that the remains would floating of the Diplomatie Conference, which took that the salvars should receive one-quarter Commerce Maritime) upon the principle 8 15,892.14 WAY,
Witness said there was great difficulty in place in October, 1905, when this country was of the things saived if the vessel vad
represented by Mr. Justice Pickford and ably working in the hull owing to the fact that jagged . Leslie Scott. The drafts then settled were more than one veret from the shore, and one-sixth 8 653.06 -pieces of broken iron were sticking out in every signed by the representatives of 24 nations, who if it was less.
All such differences are to be swept away, 15,167.96 direction and interfered greatly with the divers undertook to submit them to their rospective The remuneration is to be fixed according to the
53.12 airpipes and lines. 18.00 Questioned by the Coroner, he stated that the
315,892.14
already been
Governments for consideration. In this coun
Law.
stem and bottom of the Polynesien must have try the Board of Trade has taken them into success obtained, the meritoriousness of the service, the danger incurred by the vessel salved effectively closel the after haich, and no escape consideration; but it was wisely decided not and her cargo and by the salving vessel and the would
I have been possible till he pulled out to approve them until the draft codes salvom, the expenses and damage incurred, and the men were not killed at the moment of the concerning the closely related subjects of the value of the salved property and the assist collision, he was of the opinion that they were Limitation of Liability and Maritime Liene were HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your cum pinned down by the fall of the boxes of tin plate ready for consideration. These two codes have ing vessel, thus substantially reproducing British It only remains to add that the proposed plexion, Mrs. Ellan's Crème Charmante, Lait when the Djambi heeled over, as the Polynesien now been prepared, having received the approval Skipping for want of space the passages Charinant and Special Bikin Tonic and Fouder were thrown out of the ship on to the bottom, last antunen, A report of these proceedings exclude ships of war from their operation, and
the conference summoned by the Interna Considerable quantities of this cargo tional Maritime Committee which met at Venice regulations expressly reserve for the lows of esch country, the question of life salvage and relating to the States of Southern and Central Charmant will enable you to do it. Her
through the gap in the side made by the Americs which probably posses little interest Specialities for the Skin are the study of a Polynesien. The fore starboard corner of the appeared in The Times of October 5 last. They follow the British practice of allowing salvage
will come up concurrently with the Collision the 5th instant, and is due to arrive at this port for your readers, I come to China where from liletime. A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sole Agents. hatchy was clear, however, and if any and Salvage Codes for final consideration by the agreements - made in stress of danger to be via Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai on the 14th all accounts the effects of the general depression
of the men were there an escape might have. Tiplomatie Conferemos, which is to meet in modified if substanjal justice so requires, a pro-
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vision which introduces an important change in more than one foreign system.