40
HALL CAINE ON CHEAP IMPORTANT SHIPPING
BOOKS.
CASE
Is an Advice Note a Shipplog Order?
THE HONGKONG TELBGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1913.
At the annual dinner of the Associated Booksellers of Grant | Britain and Ireland at the Grand
A point of interest in shipping Hotel, Torquay, Mr. Hall Caine, proposing one of the toast, sidoiroles and to others came up on publishers started the sevenpenny July 9 before the full bench of bound book in order to master the ghief court, Rangoon, on a
POST OFFICE.
SHIPPING NEWS.
The Buelow with the German Volute, Mail left Singapore on Friday, the lat inat, at 5 p.m., and may be expected here on Tuesday, the
5th inst. at 6 p.m.
Baron
ARRIVED.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 5th at. 11,30,-Proseüre has decreased moderately at Br a. 2,599, Hawat, 3rd of a depression from westward. Weihaiwel, owing to the approach inst.-Singhan 26th July; It has decreased slightly from 8, Ballast-A, P. Jedburgh, Br. 3.5, 2,618, 1.
Japan to the Philippines.
Depressions lie to the north- H-Bridger, 4th inet.-east of the Bonins and to the New York 26th July, south of the Looohoon. Petroleum.-8. OIL..
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 0,16 inches.
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
the passion for reading books reference by the Financial Coms/American Mail Ex. sz. Nilo and Madrow, Głoz. s«. 996, B Zullnor, hours ending at 10 s.m. to-day, | WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
without buying them.
The sevenpenny book, said Mr Caine, was quite the most won- derful thing in the history of books.
The Canada Maru with the
and the Mall from London via missioner of Barm*, The re- Siberia of Friday, the 18th ulto.. ference is on's petition dated is due to arrive here to-morrow at January 11, 1913, from the about noon
British India Steam, Navigation Company, Ltd., in respect of in
"Speaking as one who lives order pissed by the Collector of half his life in foreign countries, I Rangoon by which an advice
MAILS DUE.
German, Buelow, 5th inst. American and Siberian, Canada
MAILS CLOSE.
my that there is nothing to ccm-nots was held to be a shipping | Maru, 6th August, pare for one noment with the order chargeable with one suns British sevenp any book in any other part of the world. Its in stamp duty, under section 00 of Auence in educating as well as schedule I of of Indian Stamp Aot Amusing the public must be of 1889, and a penalty of Rs. 5 incalculable, "If in the course of has been imposed. The question Bolbow, time the British public is not the 'moet widely read public' referred is whether an advice note
10
Japan via Moji-Per Aldenham,
5th inst, 5 p.m
iphong, Pakhoi and Saigon-Per Mathilde. 5th inst., 5 pm.
North China and Japan
via Kobe-Per Colombo Maru, 5th inst., 5 pm.
the world, it will not be the in or is not a shipping order with-Shanghai, fault of British publishere in the meaning of the Indian and booksellers, who are giving Stamp Act, article 60, schedule 1. them the masterpieces of liters. It is understood that there is no ture beautifully printed and bound, each at the price of a glass of brandy."
a
such term as a shipping order in England, Such a document was not stamped in Calcatta, Bombay
German
Mail.
Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Adelaide, Western Aus- tralia, India, Aden, Egypt, and Europe via Naples-Per Yorck, 6th August, 9 a.m.
10 a.m.
and India via Bombay -Capri. 6th Aug. 9 a.m. Shanghai, North bina) and Japan via Nagasaki (Europe via Siberia)-Per Buelow, 6th August, 11
Sist
4th fust-Bangkok and Hoihow 3rd Inst. Rice & Teakwood.-B & B. Telemachus, Brno 1,363, Frazer,
4th inst-Saigon July, Bice-Order. Monmouthshore, Br. 5,098, G1
E. Warner, 5th inst Hankow 80th July, Gen. -J. M. &.00.
Boahu Maru, Jap. s... 1,119, U.Į
Tasherd, 5th inst-Swa-
tow Srd inst, Gen-0 9. K.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Hongkong and Neighbourhood,
Bteatuere
about the DATES named
•For SHANGHAI,
MOJI, KOBE NYANZA
AND. YOKO-(Capt. H.N. Rivers, HAMA 200
R.N‚R.
SHANGHAI. ARCADIA
Capt. 9. Burobam
Usual Porta DELTA
Forecast.
Light or
variable
winde:
cloudy, thunder
LONDON,.via
showers. Variable
winds moderate.
of Call
LONDON & ANT-)
WERP via Sings-
рого
Penang, SIMLA
China between H.KThe same and Lamooks
as No..
C'mbo, Port Said, Capt. G Philipps
& Marseilles
2. Formosa Channsi
Annam, Dan. p. 3,385, H, P.3 South coast of
Berg, 5th inst-Binga- pore let inst.Gen- & L'o. Vorworts, Aust. sie. 3,77. 8.
Clinuak, 5th insti Singapore 30 July Gen. - S. W. & Co Wongkoi, Ger 8.8. 1,5, H. Olt-
manna 5th inst-Bang- kok 28th inst. Rice and Wood - B. & S.
China between H.K. The same
South coast "of)
and Hainan...
China Coast Meteorological Register.
Yuensang, Br. 1.8.1,128, E. W. Station.
Bahent.8th July-Manila
2nd inst., Gen.-J. M. &
Co.
5th August, am.
Hour.
Barometer.
erature.
Humidity,
To Sall On Remarks
about 7th Aug.
about
Freight
& P'eage
Freight
Profe
14th Aug. 1. & Psage
Noon Freight
Capt. E.P. Martin, RN.R. 16th Aug. I ́& Page
4pm...
Freight
7th Aug&P'inge
"All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
For Freight, or Parage apply to
88 No. 1.
E. A. Hewett,
P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, 4th August, 1913
Wind.
H
29.81
пw 2
29.78-**-** 29.76
0 0
» 29.76-- ne I
29.71-- 4
not an article of commeres, which and Karachi, but it was in Madras Hothow-Per Johanne, 6th inst., Anhui, Br. s. 1,354, J. B. Aassis, Wostook 7a
But the sevenporny book was could stand by itself and give only. In the opinion of the living wage to everybody con Financial Commissioner, an advice Straits, corged in produsing it. "The authors cannot live by the seven-note ia a direction of authority to penny brok alone, the publishers the commander of a veazol to ro- cannot live by the sevenponny ceive cart in goods on board" the book alone, the bookbindora
and not a direct order to cannot live by the seven penny book alone, and I ask you, with out much doubt of your answer, if the book-sellers can live by the sevenpenny book alone,
steamer,
receive gola, and as such it con- tains anossential feature of a shipping order and is liable stamp duty.
"The position which the book- On behalf of Mosa18. Bulloch soller now stands in with regard Bros, Agents for the B.I.S.N. Co. to the six-shilling book is distinct.
gued the point || ly worse than it was before the Mr. Mol',nnel sevenpenny book began. Yuz length. had your grievance then, which advice was at within six months, somė
note
raforred to the
which ran
of your own trade were undersel.officwa of 8.8. or other steater. ling you. "But now you have a
| follows :—" To the commanding
Sir,We have to advies you that
worse grievance you are often the following measurement and asked to undersell yourselves. Within a few months of the time weight of cargo may possibly
ba sent alougaide steamer subject to the tion embodied in the com-
when you have bought a six- shilling edition of a book you are naked to sell a servonpenny edition of it,"
Siberian
Mail.
alm.
Shanghai and North China- Per Hangsang, 6th Aug. Bangkok-Por Selun, 6th August
11 8.0.
11 am..
Macao-Per Sui Tai, 6th August,
115 p.m.
Straite and Ceylon-Par, Mon- mouthshire, 6th inst., 2
p.m.
Philippine Islands - Par Zafiro,
Canadian &
American
[" 6th August, 3 p.m.
Malis.
Japan via Kuchinotzu & Kobe, Victoria. Tacoma. Vancouver and Seattle - Per Cyclops, 6th inst., 3
p.m.
your Shanghai, North China and Japan via Kobe Per Kutsang, 8th August, 5p.m.
con-
pany's bill of lading to be signed Tientsin-Fer Chipshing. 7th for thess goods." Below is given Another disadvantage vnder a description of the goods with hich the bookseller laboured their destination. At foot ara was in buying. He knew ne given eatinin ivet actions regard. thing like it in the whole range cting freight, ato. business. Booksellers alone of
..
Counsel submitted that from
all tradesmen were asked to the castruction of the words of bay a "pig in a pɔks."
traveller "The publisher's comes round to you and says, We are publishing Mr. S. and S'e new book in the autumn, How many copies will you take of it? That's all. He docan't generally show
dammy of the book he asks you to buy. You don't know its contents and you don't even know what it is going to look like, Then what have you go to guide yon in giving your order?"
,
you even 's
That brought him to the censor ship of the booksellers. He was not afraid that booksellers 88 a
the document it could not be ac
American
Canadian &
Siberian Mails.
August, 10 a.m. Shanghai, North China, Japan. vla Nagasaki, Fo iolulu. United States. Bouth
América, Canada via San Francis- co (Europe via Siberia) Per Chiyo "Maru, 7th August, 11 a.m.
and
Saigon-Per Hongkong,
7th inst, 1a.in Formosa via Keelung, Japan via Moji, Victoria and Tacoma-Perhica-
cepted es a Phipping order. It was Boihow, Haiphong, Pakhoi and a document of authority, but not shipping order. He had been through the Marine Law books, and there was absolutely no help to be got from them as to the meaning of a shipping order. There had beɔn no such op49 be fore the Indian Courts that he was aware of.
American
**noon,
5th inst.-Canton Gen. Nemuro 6a29.73-nnw U. & S.
Hakodate 29.79– Buichow, Br. 8.s. 1.222, G. Hooker, Tokio
5th insi-Tientsin 4th Kochi". Pitsannerb, Ger. 6.8. 1,264, D. K'shima
inst., Gen.-B. & S.
Nagasaki
Reimers, 5th inst Oshima. Samarang 27th July, Naha Sugar:-B. & S.
Ishi'jima Aldenham, Br. s.s. 2410, GL
Bonin I.. Chefoo
Smith, 5th inst.--Sydney Brisbane, Townsville & Whaiwei", Manila 9th July, Gen. G. L. & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
August 4.
Yun Nan for Haiphong. Chipshing for Canton.
August 5. Manchuria for Ban Francisco. Dagny for Haiphong Kiya Maru for Chibli. Selun for Bangkok Aldenham for Yokohama, Kumchow for Saigon.. Mathidle for Haiphong. Perseus for London.
American for K. U. Wan. Kwongchauwan for K., Wan, Hatching for Foochow Johanne for Hofhow. Dainichi Maru for Tayih. Suisang for Moji. Colombo Maru for Yokohama. Monmouthshire for London. Tean for Iloilo.
Capri for Genoa.
Daijia Maru for Kobe."
DEPARTED. August 5th.
Ego Maru, 7th August, Scabu Maru for Canton. Macao-Fer Sui Tai, 7th August,Anhui for Canton
1.15 p.m.
Glenagle for Swatow. Straits and India via Calcutta- Penang Maru for Singapore.
Per A Apcar, 7th Aug., Anas Rickmers for Vstock
pm.
Shanghai and North China-Per
Mr Higginbotban, appearing on behalf of the Collector of Cue toms, coñionded that, looking at the document itself, all directions
Aabul, 7th August, 3 pm. therein came under the term Straits and Ceylon-Per Bimia,
7th lust.. 3 p m. shipping order."
The docu-
Swatow,
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Per e... Shidzuoka Maru, ar rived 3rd inet., from Seattle &
Amoy and Formosa via Port Anping-Per Sosbu Maru, 8th August, 9 a.m
11 a.m
Lourenco, Miss Miller, L. C.-
ne
29.69. 29.70%-- П
Weather.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES
For
NAPLES, GENOA, AL-
Staariors.
GIERS, GIBRALTAR, YORCK
To sail on
T'NESDAY,
SOUTHAMPTON, (Cart. H. Formes 17,000
A'WERP & BREMEN.,
NAGA-)
29.61-- 11.
29.7674 86 anw 1 b
SHANGHAI,
SAKI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA....
MANILA, YAP; MA-}
10
11
*
Hankow Icbang Kiukiang Changsha Shanghai 29.7369 95 nne 1 m Gutzlaff .. 29.7773 - no 1 cm Sharp P. 78 29.6984 - 0 c Amoy 6 a 29.7681 87 680 2.0 Swatow
Taihoku 5 29.72—— A 2-
Gap Rock
29.73---- Be ย
Taloku
Tainan
"29.72-
Koshun
29.71-
0
11
P'dores
*
Canton
29 70- ве 9a-.
2
H'kong
6a29.7276 95
0 of
29.70-- W 30
Mãoso
29.6875-Baw 1 c
Wuchow 98
Pakhoi
Koihow
Phulien
Tourane
6a29.6779 180
29.7382
O, St. J.
Aparri Manila
21
Legaspi Iloilo Bacolod Cebu Labuan
" 29.7875 . 29.7677
929.8381
1
29.8597 - 29.9.84
wsw 1 c
88
2 or
-1 b
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T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, July, 5.
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2 Temperature, In the shade, in dogrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation; the Humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100, 4 Direction of Wind, to two pointa,
5' Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale.
6 State of Weather, b blue sky, o detached cloud, d drizzling rain
Aoi, M. Amoy and Foochow Cheung, Y. V. Bla llelan, Mr. fog. 8 gloomy, h hail, I light
Chang Wo Hin Per Haitan. 8th Aug Cutler, Capt. H. . 10 a.m.
& Mrs. W. Bning. o overcast, p passing Sandakan-Per Mausang, 8th
Faithful, Lieut. Pereira, Miss.
showers, q equally, r rain, snow, G, August. 18 m.
Skrimshire,
t, thunder, v visibility, w dew wet). Dalny-Per Hopsang, 8th August, fa, L. Y..
Hey, C de la Capt., C, V. S.
0 Rain in inobas, "tenths and
Straits and India via Calcutta-Lourenco, Capt. Yu, Mrs Y T.
hundredths. Tame K. Kusumoto, K. Yu, Miss F. K. Per Nameang, 8th Aug.
& Mrs. E. C. 1 pm Macao-Per Sui Tai, 8th August, Per ss. Hu chow, arrived 3th
1.15 p.r.
[inst., from Tientsin | via Yokkaichi and Kobe Klansen. K. . .
Per Hakaahiko Maru, 8th inst., 4 p m
whole would try, against their cat, was a clear order to the Swatow,
captain of a veseel relating to the material interests, to fores on the conveyance of goods. la regard public what the public did ant to the stamp duty in India, coun- want, or (within limits of healthy set had no instructions, but be morality) to keep from the public could say with confidence from the what the public dose want. In this written opinion of the Advocate matter he was willing to reat his General of Bengal that in Calout- own claims on the roading of the ta they took the same view a wives and daughters. If the Madran, that the document inke an author's book I believe should be stamped. However, it will be a good and gound one whatever the Indian opinion was, If they utterly reject it, I believe the Chief Court of Rangoon was it only deserves to be burnt at the cross roads."
capable of deciding the point itself on the wording of the do cument, In counsel's opinion, however, the document should be stamped. Judgment was ra-erved, Holhow, says the "Madras Mail.
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Modern Monsters.
It is so generally thought that the celebrated gargoyles of Notre Dame are the work of medieval araftsmen, that it comes as a shook to be told that the majority were only fashioned in the middle of last century. According to a cor. respondent of the "Guardian,' an English stonemason, named
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BUNKERS
can be supplied at cheap rates.
at
Frampton, who had been employ. SANDAKAN ⇓ SBBATTIK
ed on building a house near Paris for one of the Rothschild family, attracted the attention of Viollet- le-Doo, who was then renovating
(British North Borneo),
At these ports stoumere 'cull- the exterier of the Cathedral. The ing for, bunker coat exclusively Arst grotesque which he carved in
place of a mutilated monster was are exempt from all shipping
so remarkable that he was kept dues and charges.
on that cless of work".
'A BUNE
Japan
Australian
Mail.
Peras Aldenham, arrived 5th Haiphong. Pakhol and inst, from Sydney, Brisbane, Saigon For Kaifong, 8th Townsville and Manila. inst., 5 pm.
Dingle, Mr & Mra
Philippine Islanda, Yap,
METEOROLOGICAL,
Previous
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Day On Date On Date ať s p.m. 60. Barometer 20.72 29.74. Temperature 83 - 77 83: 94 Humidity Wind Direction E.
29.74
80
90
W
2
od
Force
0 Weather
0.08 Highest open air Température on the 3rd Lowes! M
Per 88 Yuensang arrived 8th Rain Angaur. Hamarai, Ma- July from Manila. ronn, Fred. Wilhelm Borget, Miss B.F. Thomson, T. shafen, Rabau, Herbert Olde, Mr & Mrs Warner, W. H. shohe, Matupi, Tasmania,
New Zealand, South and
West Australia via Bris- SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL.
bane-Per Prinz Bigis
mund, 9th August, 18
a.II.
London 1st August, Wei-hai-wei, Chefoo and Tientsin Bohic, Tdomeneus, Sado Maru, Arrival from China-Armand -Por Huichow, 9th Aug, Scharnhorst, City of Baroda 11 am.
The following vessele, have Philippine Islands-Per Yuen-passed the Canal:-Hirano Maru, sang, 9th August, 1 p.m. Mishima Maru, Moyune, Segovia, Macao-Per Gui Tai, 9th August, Baron Driesen, Ekaterinoslav.
Siberian
1.15 p.m.
.
Shanghai & North-China
(Europe via Siberia)-
Per Chenan, 9th Aug.,' Find in Haddocks, Kppers &a. -
5 p.m.
Oystem, Fresh, Fried or Stswed.
ALEXANDRA CAYR,
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H.K. Observatory,4th Aug., 1913.. T. F. Claxton, Director,
·TIDE TABLE.
4th Aug., to 10th August, 1913.
High Water
Mos
Тони
Wed.
Ther
Hoogkeng
#10
H
Low Water” Hong kotz
H&M
BULOW
Cap. Nahrath 16,900
. RONN, NEWGUINEA, (P. SIOISMUND BRISBANE, SYDNEY (Capt. D. Lenz & MELBOURNE
WALDEMAR
KOBE ... Cap. 3. Premer
JESSELTON, KUDAT & | BORNEO
SANDAKAN... Capt. J. Koohler.
6,000
6th August 10 8.m.
about W'NESDAY,
6th August.
(SATURDAY,
9th August
9 a.m.
about TUESDAY,
19th Aug.
about the end
6,000
of August.
All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. Now System of Telefunken.
For further Particulais, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and OHINA Hongkong, 24th July, 1913.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN. EUROPE AND JAPAN.
OUTWARD,
Steamers....
Polynesian,
NEXT SAILINGS:-
Will leave for
Japan ou
HOMEWARD.
Bteamers.
11th Aug. 7. x.m. Amazone,
For Freight and Passage apply to
M. SAINT CLAIR de BUSSIERRE, Agent.
Will leave for Marseilles.
19th Agg. I r.,
Queen's Buildings, No, 3,
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN.
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
Mail Service to Australia via Manila.
MAIL SCHEDULE
(8CBJECT TO MOULFICATION).
Steamers..
EMPIRE
ALDENHAM
ST. ALBANS .............................. BASTERN
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
4th August.
30th
10th Sept.
Leave Hongkong
for Australia,
16th Aug. 11 a.m,
19th Sept 11am. 31st Oct.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on.. suring a Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, eto, and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State Rooms have Elootrie * Fang. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried."
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