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FISHERY PRODUCTS
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ORGANISATION BY JAPANESE.
The total export of dried and
JULY 30, 1927.
́PUZZLE IN ENGLISH
LAW.
IS B.B.C. RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT EUROPE HEARS?
Mr. Justice M'Cardie, In the salted fish from Tsingtao to PKing's Bench Division, London, shan, Tainan and other inland again had before him recently the towns by the Kiaochow-Tainan claim for an injunction to restrain Railway in 1924 amounted to 925, the British Broadcasting Corporn- 790 kilograms, in addition to avertion from transmitting by wireless 40,000 kilograms of other pro- telephony or otherwise performing ducts, including sea weed, sonin public the music of the comfo blubber and trepang. These fig-opera; "Les Petits Michus," with- ures do not, however, include the out the consent of M. Andre Mes- shipments by sea to Shanghai and Bager, Paris, who claimed to be the other coastal ports, which are esti-owner of the copyright of the mated to exceed the total inland music. shipment by one-third.
The Corporation dispute that M.
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There are both retail and whole. Massager had any exclusive right sale fish dealers in Tsingtao when relation to the performance of the opera in public, and further perform functiona as brokers or commisalon agents rather than pload that by an agreement made. on March 23, 1915, the plaintiff sell fish on their own account. There are about 27 or 28 such grunted to Mr. George Edwardes the sole and exclusive right of re- brokers at the fish market at Hsinokong, where the shermen presenting or performing the Defendants bring their daily catch for sale, comic opera here. and the local fish retailers obtain stated that the right became vested Edwardes (Daly's their stock through the medium of in Ceorge those brokers. The fish are.. al-Theatre). Ltd., on May 6, 1920. by an assigriment made by the execu- ways exhibited in wooden cases provided by the brokers, but tors of the late Mr. George Ed- prices are fixed by the fishermen wardes, and that by an agreement and not by the brokers.. Among dated October 19 last that com- the brokers there are quite a nun-pany licensed the B.B.C. to per- ber of Japanese subjects. To pre-form the opera on November 10, vent undue business rivalry, the
Mr. Trevor Watson, for the preferential right of selling figh
1926.
by either Chinese or Japanese B.B.C, said it was true that the brokers has been regulated. On B.B.C. were responsible for the the odd number days of the month, reception in this country, for the i.c. first, third, fifth, etc., the Chi-people who received it were their nese brokera have the right of pre-own subscribers, from whom they cedence, and their exhibit, cascs derived revenue. So far as per- are placed above those of the sons on the Continent were con- Japanese brokers, while on even cerned, they were outside the am-! number days, the Japanese have bit of the licence of the defend- this right. The brokers charge aants. Therefore, the B.B.C. was 10 per cent. commission to the not responsible. They" did not disseminate the play in France, seller.
though that might be an involun- tary result of their performance.
The Judge-New inventions may demand the creation of new legal principles or a modified applica- tion of order principles..
Another Problem.
Sir Duncan Kerly, K.C. (who also appeared for the B.B.C.) An aeroplane when it flies over my field has not yet been held, and I do not think it ever will be held, to be trespassing.
moot
The Judge That is a point. It is a moot point as to when an aeroplane trespasses
There are about half a dozen wholesale firms dealing in fish. Those operated by the Chinese are known by the name of Yu Hong, those by the Japanese, Yu Wu. These firms generally act as com mission agents between the seller and the exporter of dried or salted fish and fishery products by charging a 5 per cent, commission,
Among the fishermen in Tsing tao, there are three fishing co panies organised by Japanese with about 20 boats, and about 100 Japanese fishermen, In addition to a certain number of Chinese in their employ. The Japanese al- ways fish in the high seas, because upon you. If it is at a height of official rulings issued by the Chi-100 feet above your roof or your garden it would probably be tres- neso authorities .prohibit. alien subjects from fishing in Chinese pass. If it were 10,000, why not
a trespass? territorial waters. But they in- variably come back to Tsingtao to dispose of their catch. The Chi- nese fishermen, numbering about 10,000, live chiefly in the Haihsi district and on the coast of Kiao- Mr. Collins, for the plaintiff, re- chow Bay. Some of the Chinese plying, said that if they actuated fishermen fish only in inland the ether with the object of effect streams by trap or net. Taing of rendering the performance au- kao 'nuthorities divide the fisher-dible it was a performance, by the men into three classes according B.B.C., wherever the sound was to their method of fishing: (1) reproduced. • those who fish by trup or net in Mr. Justice. M'Cardie said that certain inland localities, (2) those in view of the novel points raised who raise or catch fish in artificial in the case he would reserve his ponds pr à portion of a river or a decision and give it on a later lake separated from the main body date. by picket or stockade, and (3) those who fish in the sen.
Permits Required.
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Sir Duncan Kerly-Why not? (Laughter.) Perhaps it does not assist your Lordship by offering another problem.
LONDON'S NEW EYE -HOSPITAL.
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A Chinese fisherman belonging to any of the foregoing classes must obtain a permit from the offi- cials by paying a fee of $2, If a fisherman operates at more tha one place, he must obtain a per- mit to cover each of the places.
The Duke of Connaught yester- The permit is subject to renewal every year. Most of the Chinese day laid the foundation-stone of fishermen live from hand to mouth. the new Royal Westminster Oph- They cannot afford to live on more thalmic Hospital, which will be he costly food than potatoes. The finest of its kind in the country. whole family. often helps in the The site is in Broad-street, fishing operations. The better Bloomsbury, W.C., and its area is financed ones usually own two or four times that of the old hospital three fishing boats and have perin King William-street, Strand, areas. W. C. It will be a building of mits for several ishing Some of them have sufficient capi-eight storeys, and treatment will tal to, y aside. a part of their be given to 100,000 patients a catch to be sold in a dried or salt-year ed state.
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"The present hospital, soon to The principal catch from Tsing-be vacated," said the Duke, who is tao sea fisheries consists of cuttle president, "is treating 100 patients fish, the Huang Yu (Corvula schle a week, but there fa a long waiting geli), prawn, shrimp, trepang, sea list.
"We felt forced to provide n blubber, sea weed, etc. The fish visit Tangtao waters during cer- larger building. A valuable in- lain seasons of the year, especially novation will be the provision of in the spring, April and May being 14 private rooms for patients who the busiest fishing seasons. The can pay a moderate sum." sea shrimp, lobster and, the Patai · Towards the cost of the building Ya kind of small marine fish, and the equipment £92,000 has are very popular on the local mar been subscribed, of which Mr. ket, though not of much commer- Bernhard Baron gave £10,000. A cial importance, the bulk being further £10,000 is required. disposed of to the noorer classes "The new hospital will require in a fresh or cooked state at very about £25.000 a year for mainten- low prices. The season for catch-ance.
ing cuttle fish and prawn covers
seven or eight months, from Octo
ber or November to May or June
the next year. The catch of both May. It is sold locally in a fresh cents a catty, kinds is dried or salted for expor. state at about 17 tation. The current price for In the absence of proper cold stor dried cuttle fish on the Tsingtas age arrangements, it is well nigh local market is 30 cents a catty impossible for the fishermen and and for dried prawn, 10 cents, the fish dealers to export fish to: Sen blubber is sold at 14 cents a distant markets in a fresh state. The Kinochow-Tainan Railway has catty, dried sea weed, 10 cents a cutty, and dried trepang, $2.50 a proved a boon to Tsingtao fisher- catty. All these are exported to men in this connexion, but con- both domestic and foreign porta, ignments of fresh fish exported The Huang Yu is caught during by railway can reach only certain brief season in the spring, from populous centres of Shantung the middle of March to the end of province.
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