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F.O.B. CONTRACT

DEPTH OF WATER AT A WHARF

NOVEL DISPUTE

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

No authorities were discoverable by counsel for the plaintiffa dealing with circumstances quite like those of, the steamship "Arkons," whose charterers brought their quarrel with sellers of hor cargo before a King's Bench Divi. ional Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Shearman and Mr. Justice Finlay, on appeal from the City of Court.

The charterers, Messrs. Hecht,

SECTION.

CHINA COAST

CHANGES OF SHIPS' PERSONNEL

Captain A. Sinclair, from reserve, has gone master, "Changwo."

Captain J. M. Bain, of the "Chang wo," is on reserve.

seller to put the cargo, sold f.o.h, on Captain F. R. G. Cuming, from re- board. The place of delivery was to serve, ha gens master, "Hopsang." be another party's private wharf Mr. J. Reos, second officer, "Fau The charterers acted correctly from sang," has gone second officer, “Foo- first to last. They communicated only shing.".

L. H. Johnston, second officer, with the sellers. They apoke to the

"has gone second offcor,

+

sellere *bout the condition of the "Fooshing wharf, and the sellors referred thom "Fauzang

Mr. D. B. Smith, Becand officer, to the wharfingers. When told of the vessel, the wharfingers said in effect,Sulwo," has gone acting chief officer,

ship "O.K., plenty of water." It might be same

Mr. H. T. Sawyer, from reserve, has that at the time they did not think of the length of the vessel. A second gone extra second officer, "Bulwo."

Mr. E. J. A. Porter, from reserve, contract was made with the defen dants, but it was in the terms of the has gone chief officer, "Yatching."

Mr. J. J. McLeavy, second officer, first, and the ship provided was of the same kind and description, and as be- "Loongwe," has gone acting chief offi tween the two contracting partles, a cor, "Mirgsang,"

The contract.

L Mr. T. C.

C. Crawley, chief officer, suitable ship for the question was not was it acceptable to "Mingsang has resigned.

Mr. C. Moore, second engineer off- the third parties, but was it one

** in on reserva. cer, "Mingiang." which the sellers agreed was suitable?

Mr. R. M. Sangstar, from reserve, gono second engineer officer,

else

Mr. R. B. Symington, third engineer

Pfeiffer (London), Ltd., had purchas ed several tens of scrap metal from Messrs. Sophus Berendsen (London), of Philpot-lane, in the City,

The judge said the charterers did .o.b. Mears Redpath Brown and Co.'s wharf." This wharf is on the not full their obligations, but they has Thames at East Greenwich. They

had no obligation except to send a "Mingsang." chartered the "Arkona," sent her to suitable ship, and they sent that, with the wharf to load, and the wharf notice of the charter-party. The sell-officer, "Slangwo," has gone third en- owners would not have he. alongside.ors had greed she was suitable, yet gineer ofter, "Leesang."

said, 'because someone

Mr. J. Moslem, third engineer off- A a result the cargo had to be taken they

are not cer, "Leesang," has gone to shore oms out of her in Hghters, and the char- takes objection to her we

bound." There they were wrong ployment. terers sued the sellers of the cargo on their contract for the cost of the con- Though the wharfingers were not their general I agents, the information which veyance to the ship. Their bill was gener reduced in order to take the matter they gave the charterers, who defen- to the City County Court, and the dants referred the charterers to them, County Court judge, Judge Shewell was equivalent to information coming from the defendants. The defendants Cooper, found that the sellers were

terers had sald the ship was suitablo, and free from liability, and the charterers the position appeared to be that the must pay the cost of the lighterage. the Ho sold the wharf

owners were not the charterers had provided a suitable ship defendants. and the defendants were not ready to general agents of the The Divisional Court have found the load. The employmen: of the barges Judge wrong in saying the sellers of then became a reasonable and neces a cargo fob. are not liable for the cost of placing the eargo on board a suitable tendered ship.

charter-

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Although the shipbuilding returns,

sary expense caused by the defendants' compiled by "Marine Engineering and failure to perform their obligation, Shipping Age" for 1928, show a mark- and the defendants most pay the cost ed decrease in the amount of tonnage of It. The judge's Anding for the built in U.S. shipyards as compared The case for the appellant sellers would be set aside, the appeal/with the total for the previous year, ers was argued by Mr. H. Robertson and Mr. S. K. de Ferrars, would be allowed, and judgment enter state New York advices, it is pointed out that by reason of the passage of instructed by Messrs. Ashurst, Morris, ed for the charterers.

the Jens-White bill the outlook for Crisp and Co.; and for the vendors

1920 very encouraging. by Mr. K. S. Carpmael, Instructed by Mesars. Denton, Hall and Birgin.

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S.S. "TAI MING" S.S. "TAI HING" [1,068 tons-Capt. O. B. Wilks.]' (649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spiak.]

MARCH.

MARCH.

MON. SUN.

tith 17th

FRI. 22nd WED. 27th

9th SAT. THURS. 14th TUES. 19th

MON. SAT.

25th 30th

It is shown that plans and specifica- tions have eithor been prepared or are It was explained that when the con-

in process of preparation for the con- tract was made, inquiries were made

struction of 20 passenger and cargo on behalf of the appellants as to the

vessels for carrying the mails to for- depth of water at the wharf, and satisfactory assurances were given. The "Khiva" bringing the mails of eign countries as a result of the par-

will vessels It was on this that the "Arkona" was January 17, did not arrive in Penang sage of the Jones White bill.

Tange from 10,000 to chartered, and a copy of her charter in time to allow the bags to catch the 20,000 tons deadweight and from 13 to was sent to the defendants. The con- International express leaving for Bang 18 knots speed. They will be pro- tention for the plaintiffs was that it kok on Friday morning, says the Bangvided with up-to-date facilities for

Times," was the duty of the defendants to kok

This the fourth out load the cargo on the ship at the of

The mail contracts awarded to O. Far Eastern line to fail to and wharf, at any rate to put it on board, P. and last five voyages made by the passenger service. Plaintiffs had no contract with the reach the Straits on time, with the American shipowners also provida for

the Construction within the wharfingers. I was for the defen-result that the malls for Siam are five years of. 12 additional re-

or four days. The dants to obtain their permission for delayed three

latively large

and fast com- Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ae- botter the mooring of the vessel, and where

circumstanced than

blaation passenger and cargo ves the vessel was moored the defendants her other delayed sister vessels for ske Bela Fans are the being developed commodation for First Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fans in State-

rooms and Saloon. The .. "Tai lag" is Btted with Wireless. had to fulfil their contract to put the had not to go to Bombay. But as she

the construc- These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshul, Shlahing, material in her, No suggestion was was twenty-four hours late in at the present time for ever made that the "Arkona" was not riving at Colombo no great optimism of at least 20 other wes, inter- Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Ports) every five A suitable ship. "Among all the au- was felt as to her ability to arrive at various types for coastwire, inter-days.

Fares for round trip (not including ments) $20. Meals & Wines are During 1928, 452 merchant vessels of to be obtained on board. thoritles on fo.h, contracts," said Mr. Penang on time. And the pessimists coastal or harbour service Rebertson, "nat one deals with a were correct.

Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Hol On Wharf. situation like this," The anewer of

By the way, the, Penang telegraph all types were delivered with a total of

tons. 331,621 gross

These figures

For information apply to the respondents was that there was people worked off a little piece of red no legal duty upon them until the tape on Friday. A service telegram were reported by 42 shipyards; 88 of the yards reparted 124 merchant.vEK, from Bangkok entred if the mail sets of 104,306 gross tons now under ship came alongside. That was the

had arrived, and the red tape expert construction. deadlock with which the parties were

The outpat in 1928 confronted.

at the other end repiled that that was

Mr. Carpmael, for the respondents, suggested that

evidence before the Judge showed that the ship was not a suitable ship in all the conditions, and the judge's findings the wharfingers must be held to have made a mistake as to the ship they were to expect.

מט

Judge's Mistake

"Khiva" was

a matter for the postal side. If the represents a decrease of 41.5 per cent. operator had looked out of the win as compared with that of 1927, and dow he could probably have seen the an increase of 2.5 per cent. over that

of 1928. steamer at the nearby wharf.

IT'S AN ILL WIND

STRANDED LINER AT

ABERDEEN

着

The tonnage

under construction shows a loss of 30 per cent, as com- pared with that on order at the end of 1927. Forty-four yards were active during the year as compared with 51 in 1927, 41 in 1928 and 49 in 1925. Of the vessels delivered in 1928, 35 per cent. were propelled by steam The truth of the old saying: "It's matorships and the remaining 48.2

15.8 per cent. consisted of per an ill wind which blows no good," is veszel not acceptable' to the wharf again well established in the case of cent. were barges or other non pro- owners. The case was by no means the stranded liner "Idaho."

She lies pelled graft. free from difficulty, but he thought on

Mr. Justice Shearman, giving judg ment, said the judge below carefully avoided using the word "unsuitable". in relation to the vessel. He called a

Of the vessels now

the judge had made a mistake. The on the beach at Aberdeen, and is prov-under construction, 56.2 per cent. are Judge said the wharfingers were noting an excellent source of revenue to steamships and 19.2 per cent. are Tramway motorchips, while barges and non-pro- the agents of the sellers, and it was the Aberdeen Corporation

usually suspended Of the tonnage built in 1928, Atlantic ¡agents.

But the judge went wrong during the winter months, but since Coast and Gulf shinyards constructed in continually asking whether the the vessel went ashare almost a fort 60 per cent.; Great Lake yards, 6 wharangers had heen reasonable or night ago a special service has been cent; Western river plant, 30 per not in what they did. The real ques tion was, had the charterers fulfilled ran on the route, and over 50,000 pascent. and West Coast yard, 4 per cent. their obligation to the sellers? The engers have travelled to the beach on 75 per cent. of the tonnage now under he trams to look at what is going_en. construction is being handled in Atlan- contract was fo.b., with the collateral

true that they were not their general on the hench route is

Department. The service of tramcars pelled craft represent 25.8 per cent.

per

duty on the buyer to provide a sultis it too much to expect that the Cor-tie cast and Gulf yards, 8.1 per cent. able ship. Had he done it? If he poration" will go fifty-fifty with the in Great Lakes yard, 11.6 per cent in money which it has thus taken with the Western river yards, and 5.8 per had, his right matured to call on the either the underwriters and/or owners, cent, on the West Coast

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M.V. "VIMINALE".

whoever

may now be most interest- ed is the vessel? What a silly sag- gestion. The vessel lies stranded at Aberdeen, and the party. who is now most interested in the vessel will be fucky surely if they do not receive a bill claiming heavy damages to the pebbles on the beach!

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

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The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress, of From Trieste, Venice, Brindisi, Russia" arrived at Shanghat on March 8 (Fri.) at. 12.80 p.m. left Shanghai Port Said, Massaua, Aden, Karachi, on March 9 (84) at 7 a.m., and is Colombo, Penang and Singapore.due at Nagasaki on March 10 (Sun) at noon to "Benmacdhu"

The Ben Line say from Dunkirk Lotion and Straits CONSIGNEES of Cargo are

hereby informed that all Goods left Singapore for this port on March are being landed at their risk into 7, and in due to arrive here on March the Godowns of the Hong Kong and 13.

Kowloon Wharf & Godown Com- The G.P.8. RMS. "Empress of pany, Ltd., at Kowloon, whence Australia", R/W. Cruise, arrived at

Yokohama on March 8 (Fri.) at 9 am and/or from the wharves delivery leaves Yokohama on March 11 (Mon.) may be obtained,

at 8 p.m., and is due at Honolulu on Optional Cargo will be forward- March 19 (Tues.) at 4 ed unless notice to the contrary ba given before 3rd instant."

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown. and all Goods remaining undeliver- Fromed after the 10th inst. will be sub-

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