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INSURANCE CASE. SHIP THAT PUT INTO A NEUTRAL PORT FROM FEAR OF CAPTURE
In the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice last month a very important point was decided concerning the insurance of 48 bales of jute consigned by a British firm from Calcutta to Ham- burg and carried on a German steamer which, on the outbreak of war, put into Messina owing to fear of capture and, after lying there for some time, left for Syracuse,
The plaintiffs were Mesars, Becker, Gray & Co., of 34, Fenchurch Street, and they claimed £1,380 and interest thereon as a
SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.
GERMAN'S BLUFF QUICKLY CALLED.
GENERAL BOTHA PUTS A PRUSSIAN BUELY IN HIS PLACE
The Morning Port pablishes the following General Botha
sighting of a hostile man-of-war. The master went into Messina, because he THE GERMAN GOVERNOR feared, and rightly feared, that if he pra secuted the voyages his ship would be Germant South-West Africa, which is to-day. captured. The truth of the matter is that no longer Germap, represented a very con- he went to Messina to avoid the perilsiderable proportion of the German colonies of capture. He went in to avoid the before the war, the total then being 1,100,000 beginning of the peril of capture the square miles, of which South-West Africa letter from a Rhodesian trooper serving wit master peril had not begun to operate, and the accounted for 322,453, or not much short of
third. It was more than half as large again the recent conference between General Botha I have heard an interesting account of went Into very prudently Messing. I have to say whether the risks Italy, and rather larger than Norway, Swe. and General Francke, the German commander. as Frantee, nearly three times as large as in the policy were risks which caused the den, and Denmark combined.
It comes direct from one of the burgher statt 109, and I am unable to say that the goods were lost by any risk of the insured. The South West Africa, must be a grieviously dis- confronted on arrival at the meeting place by Dr. Seitz, er-Governor of what was German officers who attended the meeting. Botha was result is that these goods were not lost by appointed man. Just three months ago, the Civil Governor of the territory, who scen- any peril insured against and there must addressing the members of the Fandesent at pied the desk chair, and General Francke, be judgment for the defendants with Windhoek, he declared that for them in the mander of the German forces, who stood there could be but one motte, Fight behind him. The Governor rose with a colony to the end." Yet he evacuated Windhoek courteous smile to meet his distinguished, without a struggle, and, without the German guest. After the exchange of compliments" forces having once come to a general engage-
Botim offered his hand to his enemy, who ment, he has negotiated an unconditional has been described to me as a bloated, surly surrender.
figure, obviously addicted to the use of drugs.. shoulders, faided his arina and turned his France, with a contemptuous shrug of his back on General Botha.
Botha, smothering his annoyance at the insult, asked briefly why an armistico had been called. Franc answered in broken English, speaking vidly in a passionate manner.
At times his voidų. almost rose to a shout. queror, le spoke in the burgler rubble and Trembling with his corn for the con- spat out the terms he asked for as though he wore odering them to in offending but for given servant.
cuits,
VALUE OF CRITICISM H. H, JOHNSTON ON REAL UNITY
total loss under a marine insurance policy dated July 28th, 1014, underwritten py PRESS AS COURT OF APPEAL. the defendants, the London Assurance.
The following letter appears in The Times: Corporation. The insuranes covered the Sir, da appeal for unity of purpose in sat prits, including perils of men of regard to the present war has emanated from way, enemies, takings at wa, restraints. sent for signature to me in common with a a great Midland university and hua heen und delamments of all kings, princes, and
number of other persons, especially those peoples, of what nation, condition orm, and education. I have signed it, with who are associated with authorship, journal- quality whatsoever, and all other pents, the reservation that signature does not Icases, and misfortungs that have or shall imply the depreciation of a critical attitude in the newspapers towards Government or come to the hurt, detriment, or damage administrative action or inaction, when such of the said goods and merchandise.
criticism is fruitful und helpful:-
But is any such appeal for "union" in the The plaintiffs contended thne the prosecution of the war necessary where vessel by which the Tute was carried, the educated prople are concerned? Katleaturm, put into Messina to avoid the practical certainty of capture by French or British cruis.rs in the Mediter- ranean, and, thereupon, by a peril insured against, che voyage of the vessel was frustrated for such a time as to defeat the conum=rcial adventure, and the good became a constructive total loss, as plain tiffs were deprived of the possession of them,
Alternatively they claimed that my English law and the Royal Proclamation of August 5th they were debarrel from completing the insured voyage by deliver ing, within the meaning of the London Jute Association insurance clauses, thic cargo of jute to the German buyers in Hamburg, and thus it became a construc
tive total loss.
Alternatively it was pleaded that the jute, being English property, became, by the outbreak of war, in the possession and control of alien enemies, namely, the master or owners of the Attenturin, who wrongfully refused to give it up.
type of German colonial officials, and during The ex-Governor was one of the modern his four years tenure of the Governorship had avoided quarrels with the natives and had considerably improved the economic condition of the country. He was, however, completely identified with the Fan-Germanic fought hard for the retention Phat De Seitz and Colonel Franke should virty, and had of a large garrisou in the country. prefer surrender to General Botha rather than retrent north into the country of the Obambo will not surprise any one with a knowledge of that region, which in the pre sont dry season is in a large degree water-less Moreover, the Obambo are an independent tribe, with no love for the Germans, and be hid them, along the Kanene liver, the the Germans crossing into Angola otherwise Portuguese are in sufficient force to prevent than as fugitives.-Pall Mall Gazette.
HONGKONG. VOLUNTEER CORPS..
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SMALL ARM AMMUNITION, “......
or seeking, that our diplomacy strove most All such are aware that the war was not of canestly to ward it off, and that we only became involved because there was no alternative. To have stood out of the struggle meant the tacit surrender of the British Empire to a German overlordship.. Our Press, and consequently all of our people who could read, realized 11 months ago that we were being put to the test. If we
Ammunition which has become rusty must acquitted ourselves with the highest degree be cleaned by wiping with a rag slightly of courage and with the highest degree of moistened with turpentine. Supplies of tur- skill, we should almost certainly emerge
pentine can be obtained free from Headquar from the struggle victors and in the longters on application. Applicants must send
| their own bottles. run-more prosperous than ever. If we failed, we went down, never-probably to Surely there should be no further need for rise again to the rank of first-class Power.
Parades for Wednesday, 17th instant.
5.15 p.in.-Signalling Section-Skirmish- ing, under Sorgt. Bullock. Fall in at nine-tenths of the nation and of the an appeal for union," since more than
Headquarters. peoples in the daughter nations are fully convinced of the righteousness of resist ing Germany to the utmost, the residu being composed of a few rebels and a few cranky?
Where there has been disunion is, not in backing up our Government with men and money, but in the opinions we have formed The defendants gave a denial of liability as to the capacity of certain members of the and argued that when the vessel pus-intu-past and present Administrations to lead-as- Messing the insured voyage was abandon as quickly as may be to victory. A section ed-and-the-risk-nader the policy was of the Libeint and even some organs of the Conservative Press Look up the attitude that thereby terminated.
Replying to the defence, the plaintiffs since it was war-time the Ministers of the were to be considered as divinely inspirdi, contended that if the voyage was abandon were all supermon, could not make a mistake, ed it was owing to the compulsion of perils could not lunder into a job, could not fail insured against. Alternatively, the plurato organize victory. On the other hand, tiffa said they would, if necessary, rely on other newspapers and cohorts of their readers the clause in the policy that deviation or soon began to doubt whether-for · such change of voyage or transhipment was to 4 war-we had invariably the right be held covered at a pranium to be meu in the right places, and whether arranged, and that they were and ha’Two might not effect changes in our Adminis been willing to pay any such premium intration such ay would conduce to greater it should be held that any such was due, oficiency. The Daily Chronicle did not think The captain and one of the ship contract, and by doing so-no matter how The facts of the case were not in dispute.it impious to call in question a certain timber alleged that they were debarred from impertinent their action might be regarded delivering British goods to British sub by Under Secretaries in the late Ministry jects, and, in the meantime, the Italia annual loss of a good many thousand pounds.
they consider they saved the country Government passed a law prohibiting the The Wo treinter Gazette has made some expert: f jute. Eventually a neutral com.the most telling attacks on the Censorship, niture was formed for the purpose of re showing (whether intentionally or not) that leasing the cargo, and the jute was sold it existed, mul more to conceal from to an Italian purchaser, who experienced exposure and criticism the blunders of nd- difficulty in obtaining ministrators and officers than to deprive the delivery. There was thus a salvage in momy of fore-knowledge concerning our action totalling £1,031. As soon as they strategy and our attacks. learned the position the plaintiff gave the defendants notice of abandonment, but acceptance was refused,
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"There are no teems,” said Botha quietly, when he had finished. Unterstand," in went on, from now on I will listen to ne talk of terms whatsoever demand an unconditional surrender
and warned the German that he would He then spoke of the poisoning of wells, hold him personally responsible for every such crime against The Hague Convention.
I will fight my talk when your people choose to send soldier," replied Francke,
1 have done with you."
With that he turned and hurriedly left the place. As he walked away Botha pointerl with his forefinger eaying:
"'ll be even with you yet. I'll see yout don't poison any more wells,
WAR BREVITIES. According to e despatch from Athens the Tribunu, the Allies discovered at the Villa Achilleion, at Corfù, formerly tho ammunition and benzine for submarines, German Emperor's residence, a depot "or
The Maharaja of Gwalior has presented through the Viceroy to the Binister of Munitions a sum of £6,000 for expenditure in such a manner as may be found mest useful. Mr. Lloyd George has gratefully, accepted the gift.
Sir Sassou David and Sir Shapadji Broacha-have offered to furnish on behalf military aeroplanes to form part of th of the City of Bombay two fully equipped overseas aircraft flotille.
Ong effect of the war, remarks a London paper, has been a marked diminution in the number of cheques drawn, Decreased business, the absence of so many tuon at. the front, and the issue of $1 and 10%, notes. A given as the main caus
A British submarine which cost £100,000. to build is one of the secrets disclosed by the Dockyard Expense Accounts for 1913-14 issued last month. whose design and possibilities nothing is which was constructed by Vickers, but of This is the Nautilus,
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Mr. Justice Avory has ruled that in war- time the King has power to commandeer premises and land without granting an compensation. If he cared to exercise his Royal prerogative to the fullest extent, his Majesty might also claim all the gold and silver in his dominis.
But when The Times fixed on the real on Friday, the 20th inst, on the Cricket informed that the asphyxiating gus "A", "B" and "C" Companies will parade
The Russian Red Cross Society has besu danger point-our deficiency in arms, am Ground at 1 pm Skirmishing Happy which the Germans are employing in cer muauition, and equipment--and refused to be For the defendants it was argued that Hulled into silence by the specious and-wey De: Drill Order, Shirt Sleeves.tain regions are now denser and quicker Recruits will parade under Sergt. Major in their motion, thus being more deadly Bond on the Cricket Ground on Monday, even than before. Many deaths have been breaks out, and a German master, for fear, the Press fiercely scolded The Times for the 23rd inst., Wednesday, the 25th inst, and reported, the respirators not being as owners of the cargo are entitled to treat not believing Ministers who have since Thursday, the 26th inst. Dress: Drill Order, efficacious as usual.
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An Edinburgh doctor, writing home Cricket Ground at 6.30 on Tuesday, the 24th from the Dardanelles, mentions that the British soldiers there invariably call the enemy Mr. John Turk." The name looks like corroboration of the statement of a Scottish chaplain who wrote home from the Dardanelles a week or two ago maintaining that the Turk, though a hart fighter, was a fair fighter, when his Ger- man masters were not too close to him.
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disavowed their former utterances and former the voyage as at an end. At any minute policy; and all who did not join in this abuse the owners of the goods could have asked run the risk of being accused of "disunion." for them, and the master would have been I am not concerned to defend those news-inst., as usual. breaking the municipal law of Italy papers who criticized the War Office in its refusing to give them up. The Italian relation to the supply of rifles, cannon, prohibition of the export of jute could and high explosives any more Bot alter the circumstances in any way amin a position to assert that the because it could only apply after the Daily Chronich proved its charges up voyage hid b.on broken and brought to to the hilt in the inatter of the timber contracts of the Office of Works, or that an evil.
His lordship pointed out that when the the Westminster Gazette, the Daily Graphic, ship went into port the perils of the voyage the New Statesman, and other Press organs were largely increased. Everyone would may not have exaggerated the waste of food know that she was there, and if she came side of the Channel or the ravages in our supplies going on in the military camps on this. out the risks of capture would become eficiency wrought by alcohol. I only know certainties.
that since. The Times published its remon- strances we have had no defence from the late
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After hearing further legal arguments, Mr. Justice Bailhache gave judgment for the defendants. He said that he did a testration, and we are assured an immensely Portuguese think the question of trading with the improved organization of war equipment. Chinese..... enemy arose in this cas. He found as a Similarly, since the attacks on other depart Indian fact that the master had no intention of wents of the War Office in other newspapers prosecuting the voyage further than greater economy and temperance have been Messina, that the voyage was there and practised all round. Therefore I remain con- then abandoned, and the loss of the goods, vinced of what I have always believed--that Portuguese so far as they were lost, was due to the fat the Press is the one effective Court of Appeal Chinese that the voyage was abandoned as Messina. and that the British Press has to high a sense Indian The master put into the port because h of responsibility ever to embarrassa Ministry was afraid that he might by captured in war time by unfounded charges and need
less fault-ünding. That Press and the people he continued the voyage. Whether the inhind it will give their support and loyal avoidance of the peril or the attempt to service to the present Government as they avoid the peril was the same thing depend-did to the past; but only in the general and ed very much on the nature of the peril, well-founded belief that the Government and it seemed to be quite clear from the cousists of the best men that can be got to case that the attempt to avoid capture was govern us. And if events occur that weaken at the same as the loss by capture such a belief, then it will be the duty of the "I do not think it necessary
Press to warn its readers that their home or his lordship asid, that there should Be a de facto capture. On the other hand, peti! is not the same as the leas by the peril itself. That appears from a number capture, the actual seizure by man-of-war, is not necessary, bearing in mind that peril. must have begun to operate, that the peril must be operating directly and not circuitously, what is the true view to be taken on the facts of the case. The dividing line between one case and another ---^ -| must often be very find and very subtle "1726) In this case there was no chasing by e
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There is one spot in France, near the Belgian frontier, where things were quiet recently, and the British and Saxon troops who faced each other at fifty to eighty yards distance were constantly exchang- ing amenities. Every morning an inquiry was hurled at the English as to whether Sergeant has had his bath or whether Corporal's share was completed..
Huge profits are being made, by "the munitions factories in Austria-Hungary. The Hirtenberg Cartridge Works report net profit of £225,000, or nearly double that of the previous year. The dividend declared is 25 per cent, and the G. Roth Cartridge Company is paying a similar dividend. Both of these concerns announce. subscriptions to the Red Cross and other war charities aroounting to considerably less than 10 per cent of their greatly enhanced gains.
Prisoners taken in the Carso fight giva interesting accounts of the effect of the their Colonial policy are not in sate keeping of the British Company. The 1st Platoon fire of 500 massed guns. The Telegraph's We are so steeped in hypocrisy and make may draw their crowns from the Orderly Milan correspondent quotes a high officer.
it is quite clear that the avoidance of the believe that we still go about pretending Room Clerk; the 2nd Platoon from Mr. Aas stating that the enemy thought they
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the world outside London, Manchester, Edin- burgh, Belfast, Dublin, and Bristol than the marvellously gifted persons who have won their way from the bustings to the Cabinet. And yet nowadays the journalist is the states man and the statesman is often a journaliat; and the intelligence division of any great massmaper is probably never in fune to the actual trath of things than that of any of our great Departments of State.
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the Italians back across the Isonzo, but the Italian guns seemed to sweep overy inch of the ground before Gorz from Pod- gors to San Michele, it seemed that nature herself was sending out a hurricane of üre and shell. The correspondent quotes another prisoner as saying that he and his surviving comrades were helpless and panic-stricken; an Italian soldier tone pity on him, drew him down the collde and took his
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