JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN
BEGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICH BETTY EEN
JAVA; CHINA AND JAPAN
TJIBONDARI.....
TJILIWONG
TJIKINI:
WILL LEAVE
OM UN ABOUT.
BATAVIA
AMOT
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1st Deo.
17th Dec.
2'rd Dec.
5th Dec.
18th Dec.
Hi Wirelom Telegraphy.
BHANOKAL.
BATAVIA VIR BANKA." 14th Dec. MaxABAR & BOKKASATA.
The Beamers are all fissed throughout with Electele Light and have socommoda tutu. for a limited awr ber of saloon Passengers. AN FOODSON CAyy a duly qualified surgeon Cargo taken at through rates to all poris in Netherlands Dacia, and AuİNSA
For Partoulars of Freight and Famazo apply to the
York
, First-floor.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Talephone No. 1874,
HONGKONG DAILY – PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBRE LET
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
SEA TRANSPORT ETLES.
DIVERGENT OPINIONS.
back
to freedom until they found a way of securing the same desirable sud Sir Norman concluded by saying that be could not subscribe to the policy of "handing over to a drafting committee the settlement of the rules, unless that com mittes could report its decisions to that Conference
HÄTTISH TRADERS” ATTITUDE. Sir Stephan Demetriadi; president of the British Federation of Traders Associations, renting many classes of merchants,
One hundred delegates from thirtem countries gathered on October 10th at the 1922 Conference convened by the Intern tional Maritime Committee, debated at length the rules agreed to at the conferens of the International Law Amlocation had at the Hague last year respecting confessed that he was one of the strongest carriage of goods by seas: Bir Henry Take Fapponents of The Hague Rules. His President of the Admiralty Division of the federation objected, he said, that they "ware High Court of Justics, öčcupied the chair at the Lincoln's Inn Hall The Fases deal not presented at The Hague Conference, with risks of carriage responsibilities and protected there. If, however, the rules and that their interests were not properly babilities and the rights and immunities of found favour with the conference, and they this means of transport, of the discussion were pledged in substance to them, his centred round the question of the best means of making these provisional rules effective. The proposal had been made, to secura the desired unification of banking interests) outlined the general Mr. W. W. Paine (representing British carriage rules by concluding Sur interna stufude of bankers towards the questions tional convention, but this proposition did Juvolved in The Hague Rules. From the not meet with general agreement.
bankers peint of view, the desideratum - Judge Hough (America) said that the that The Hague Rules represented serious, honest, extremely intelligent, and very well directed labour. In principle, and with the idea of trying to anise at a considered international regulation of the sen, carriage of goods, they were entirely
ociation would be happy to co-operate in audi redigitione
1926
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
SAILINGE PÄUBIROT (TO) ALTERATIONT THINGZDA KERK SWAROWE NEEDED
* & SHANGHAI
MANILA
& SHANGHAI BANGKOK SWATOW TRINGTAU is SWATOW
CALOUTTA
+
TA SWATOW
in SWATOW
HANDAKAN STEALTH & CALCUTTA KOBE
TTA LINE
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SANG*
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“BAIRANG,
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Sunday,
Tuesday,
Sr Deo, D.L. (5th Dec, 10 mM,
3 pa
1000.
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2kla „Aknes › afforda; regulang salinza-
Bingapore, remaing hom Chignota f
and Hongkong to Japan, commonly
All
Afied with Mooirin. Hiels and frau kad ekery a fully-qualified
was to obtain a document in all essential HANDHA) GDM -éklingi spprentissbelyd gwary, this dayk bekwělem. Cantors
VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE United States delegates were of the opinion respect of a uniform character, so that
SCHEEPVAARTMAATSCHAPPIJ
(United Netherlands Navigation Company).
bankers who banded the documents would know that the bill of lading conformed to a particular standard..
HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN pathetic, and greatly wished to bring merce, thought they should be very well
(Holland-East Azis Line).
(Mambers of the Straits, China and Japan ConferenOGU).
Regular monthly service between.
ANILA
Speaking on behalf of merchants, Mr. B. HAIPHONA B. Tredwen, representing the Australasian section of the London Chamber of Com- BORAZO
about some scheme by which any ship satisfied with The Hague Rules as amend owner, whether his ship belonged to a long, ed. established line, or whether it was what was commonly known as a tramp, should know with ressonable certainty, when he made his contracts for the carriage of
JAPAN PORTS, SHANGHAL HONGKONG AND goods, that that contract, wherever made,
MANILA AND
AMSTERDAM, BOTTERDAM, HAMBURG
AND BREMEN
Ballings, subject to alterations.
Arrivals from Europe.
about 19th December, 1922. about 16th January, 1997
.8.8. ' ROEPAT”
BA. "SCHTEDTK
Bailings to Europe.
For
Steamers
"OÜDERKERK”....
OLDEKERK ROEPAT"
Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Hamburg Bremen ...Amsterdam, Hotterdam, Hamburg & Bremen Rotterdam, Amsterdam. Hamburg & Fremen
For full parslonises plasse suply to-
J
Selling on or
abost
8th Doc. 6th Jan, Begin, Feb.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIYN
General AgroM.
-York Buddinge.
STRUTHERS & BARRY
· OPERATING U.S. GOVERNMENT "SHIPS.
EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICE.
TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO FROM HONGKONG BY DIRECT ROUTE.
UBBB. "West Chopska”
U.S.8.3.
"West Faralon"
Dae Hongkong Brd Jan. Love Hongkong 5th Jan."
Das Hongkong 25th Jan. Leave Hongkong 37th Jan. CARGO ACCEPTED FOR TRANSELEMENT AT SAN FRANCISCO TO WEEKLY SAILINER FOR ATLANTIC SEABOLED, POETS THEOLGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED TO 1.8. AND CANADIAN OVERLAND POINTS) --
TO MANILA, SAIGON, BINGAPORE, BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA.
U.ä.S.B.
A West Faralon »
U.S.8.B.Apus"
Das Hongkong
tit Dec Lasya Hongkong and Deo.
Die Hongkong 13th Dec. Leave Hongkong" 18th Dec.
THROUGH BALLS OF LADING ISSUED TO ALL PORTS NOT SERVED.
FOX FULL INFORMATION ÅPPLI TO
LEVERETT,
General Agent for
STRUTHERS AND BAERY,
JAPAN-CHINA-PHILIPPINES. INDO-CHINA-STRAITS & JAVA.
1st Floor, Powell's Building,
Central Phone No. 2008.
G. P. BRADFORD, Bos. Agent,
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.,
COPENHAGEN.“
complete..
Mons. L. Franck (Belgium), have deb- vared a comprehensive review of the day's deliberations, declared that the conference should agree, in substance, upon The Exgue Rules of 1921. He suggested the appointment of a drafting committee to put the rules in das form for the consideration of the diplomatie conference.
Shanghat sometimes selling sa prabow), Timough tickets van be obtuliach and through natrof-fading" arn
- Horibera and Fangtans Porin via Shangkat
PORNWENely weekly for passengers And
1:—å wookly accrico in mainja finch wists Manila by yptselu LISE.–Š
promaer scommodation, mailings from both ports every Friday.. caling At
when Indnormes & offers, USE-Fortnightly times to and from Bandi Y TWO 4,000 s
#boazers Ka.“ HINBANG *** **YKUNANG" both steamers having excellent
· Abrosch Exile of Penge" acocesmodales Cargo taken of for Kidst Towelsoni Labuan Tawse and Enbad Data Age LINK-a regular nervios 14 can from March 13 November between LINE-A service is provided between Hongkong and Bangkol
Hongkong and Tiantain, mailing sn-Wallnewal and Chafon.
via Buslow, by Ave tekmoer fill with uprtościowe podtage accommodation;
CALCUTTA LINE
Signor Francesc Berlingieri (Italy) pre sented the views of the Italian shipping
TIRSTBIN interests, which he represented. In his BANGKOK amended and improved upon, might wall opinion the rules framed at The Hague, an would be in substance interpreted, ad-sarvo as a basis for understanding; but he ministered, and enforced wherever, in and those associated with him did not think any sivilised land, he took his cargo the agreement already arrived at was for delivery In the opinion of the American delegation the only matter which required open discussion, and which contained, within staolf the probable, needs of such great disagreements that no com- mittee could settle, was with regard to the proposed rules which seemed to be introducing regulations, regarding what was called the limitation of liability, and Also the method of making demand for Dr. Kiep (Germany) maid The Hagus loss or damage, and the time when such Bales under discussion, together with the claims should be made. In his opinion numerous amendments, had been consider those rules introduced such a wide raria-ed by German shipping interests, and the tion from everything to which they had been accustomed for many years, that he thought the subject had better he that discussed. by a special committee, and reported upon to the full conferen
M. Laurient Toutain (France) erpressed himself favourable to an international convention on the subject. French-mer- chants had complained. bitterly of the present state of things. Some of the proposed provisions, however, would clash with French. maritime laws
THE AMANDED RÜZES,
opinion in Germany was that if British commerce and British shipping could ba carried on under The Hague Eules, Gor man commerce and German shipping could also be carried on under them.
The conference adjourned until ten o'clock next morning.
*THE HAGUE RULES OF 1991.
The President (Bir Henry Duke) said that the subject for discussion at that adjourned meeting of the conference was of "Bills of Lading and particularly what were called Dr. Otto Liebe (Denmark) sax the The Hague Rules of 1921, with the Danish commercial world had greeted. The modifications or additions which had been Hague Kalea with the utmost satisfaction, agreed upon by certain. British interest, and they were particularly pleased to see shipowners and shippers, and other interests. the provision for abolishing the negligence | The rules were known as "Rules for the clause. But since The Hague Rules were carriage of goods by sca." The agreement adopted the whole situation had changed in reached at The Hague was that of business many ways. At first it had been intended. men, and the conclusion of it was a truly they thought, that these mies should be the remarkable achievement on their part. The basis for discussion, but it wasnow proposed business men assembled there were con- to make them legal and binding on all vinced that the proper conduct of modern shipowners, with or without their consent. business in these times required absolute Under those circumstances, while in clarity and certainty of expression in business ympathy with the proposal, the Danish documents. That conference of business delegates suggested that it would be better men had devoted much time, and they had to leave the Eole question of tramp.ahips individually merificed much they had with bulk cargo out of the conventions or valued, in order, to arrive at an agreement. to make a distinction between the rules They had pledged themselves before they applying to this class of vessel and others. separated that every one of them would Also, they were of the opinion that signatory do his part to secure the adherence of powers to the convention should have the commercial world towards a full power to make some reservation, when acceptance of that agreement. They had giving their consent, in order that they honourably acted upon that pledge, and abould not be prevented by the convention since last September the business world from decuing a carrier liable to action for had been concerned with that agreement. the description of the goods in the bill of The executive had also embodied supple lading
Dr. H. J. Knottenbelt (Holland) said he owners and British shippers. These were mental Lerma agreed upon by British ship understood it was the desire of the conference in favour of merchants, and were conces to arrive at an interim convention with the sions by the shipowners. His own view was object of securing unification in the con- that it was important that business man ditions governing the transport of goods by should have alsolate personal freedom to sen; but he did not think it would be good discuss the position and suggest anch policy that the conference "should give an amendments as might present themselves to indication that the amended Hague Rules their minds. To his mind, however, the would prova a sound basis for such conference would bent secure the paramount unification. power banobject of the establishment of a standard of Sir Noman Hill, representing Britisk rules in respect to the carriage of goods by hipowners, admitted that he returned from sen by taking care that they did not The Hague Conference fully prepared to sacrifice any single atom of an agreement carry out his pledge to do his best to give they had already arrived at. Business men effect to the proposed rules for bills of lading had already carried out an agreement, and which had been agreed to. But on his urgently commended to the conference arrival in this country he found that the big the advisableness of not sacrificing any cargo interesta were dissatisfied with them of it. decisions reached, and said they were neither present nor represented at The Hague. The result was that substantial alterations were, made, all, as the president had said, in favour of the cargo interests. When those alterations ware made they were circulated. as widely as possible by British shipowners. They also sought to direct and guide the threatened legislation in this country, so na to bring it as far as possible into socord with the work they had done at The Hague, and to prevent that work becoming useless throughout the British Empire. He thought they would all agree that their work at The Hague did not constitute ssured text There was nothing in the rules which affected in any shape or from The P. & O Company states that the the operation of a ship under charter. illness on the Calczonea was infinenza. Any cargo owner could charter any ship There were seventy cases, most of which on any terms he could make with ship wer wild, but unfortunately two were owners. He had absolutely a free hand. fatal. None of the passengers were, however, in that charter there were affected. The ship's surgeon was incapa- bills of lading, then the bills of lading citated, but Dr. Mason from amongst the came under the code. There were those who passenger took charge of the outbreak, believed that by putting this negotiable which had practically ended when the document on a firm basis they would veel arrived at Plymouth. He declares promote the interchange of commodities that it was probably due to causes exist all over the world, and while he did not AGENTS for Hongkong ing in Bombay - The Company have tele, subscribe to that view, be was prepared to graphed to their agenta in India order ing an enquiry into the matter"-
The M/S. MALAYA"
will be loading for ROTTERDAM. AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG. COPENHAGEN, GENOA and other SCANDINAVIAN PORTS,
about 17th December.
Surther.
Sailings.
Expected on
or about
19: "Australien”..... 12th December.
M/S. Afrika ... 10th January, 1828. M/S." Chile ”
5th February,
For
?
Will Leave for above ‚ports on or about
18th January, 1928. 16th February, 13th March,
Bubject to change without notice. ther particulars please apply to a
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, November 30th.
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5.5. 14 KUTSANG” will be despatched on or about Saturday, 9th- Dec., at 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, MADRAS, PORT SWETTENHAM and DUTCH EAST INDIES.
For Freight for Faamage apply to-
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd.
CiNTHAL NO. 215.
GYTERAL MANAGYKS.
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"
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