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LIABHAT OF REINSURERS....

CONTRIBIED PERSONS:

en May 29th, before the President of the robate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division (Sir Gorell Barnes), Lord Justice Fletcher Moulton and Lord Juation Farwell, was hoard the case of the Yangtsze-Insurance Association (Limited) . Indemnity Mutual Marine Assurance Com

(Limited).

alleged

"not to

accurate,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE SOTE, 1908.

FIRE INSURANCE AND THES

EARTHQUAKE RISK.

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Wan extraordinarily exhaustive and conßleting,

and largely resolved itself into a question of IND

WAS,

how

the

fires." Coghreach eber so drunk," run

' him won't go

cruiser and taken to Basebo, where she wAN CON- demned by Japanena Prize Court. The judg

aradibiljky," "The sonduct of the pass afforded, ment of the Priza Court found that two Basslan

"It is the business of fire insuranos companías,

as the learned Judge went out of his way to naval ofdoors, who had assumed German nakués, were received on board the ship at Shanghai as i no doubt, to inmes against lossce osused by

observe, « remarkable testimony, to the ability passengers to Vindivostok, and the Court held fire; but unless insurando la to degenerate into sad fairness of counsel on both sides. In his that the ship must be confiscated, so she was gambling, or, alternatively, to be provided only summing up, which lasted for some five hours, sctually engaged in transporting contraband at spractically prohibitive post, it is obvious to learned Judge directed the jury that it persons. The plaintiff, having paid on the that some limit must be placed by the companies an earthquake fire, then, if its spread to other they should find that the originating fire was original policy, brought this action to recover on the causes of the fires insured again buldings occurred without the intervention of under the policy of reinsurance. In his view Insurrections, invasions, and earthquaker, for This was as appeal by the defendants from the shs on se did not indgment of Mr. Justice Bigham reported: In what, was the the broad questions to example, are osures cutside of the "statistični f other than natural datises, it must be regarded 24 The Times Law Reports, 381; 198, 1 KB or the goneral meaning of the words date on which insurance premiums are brand throughout as an earthquake fire. It 310. The notion was brought to recover money particular warranty was introduced into the tien of a city aros of a prostor value than this leave the jury in, reasonable doubt. The jury I war," because in his opinion the and say one of these may result in the destruc.ever, for the defendante to make out that the fire

an earthquake

would not even Juake fre they be due ander a policy of reinsurance policy with the knowledge and upon the basin of the whole share capital of many som to found that the fire which destroyed the properly The following statement of foots is taken from that the parties were dealing with a cargo ef combined. What a predent company has to the judgment of Mr. Justice Bigham-The karossze oil, which was warranted to be the only fear, more especially in the case of earth to suit occurred by and through an earthquake, plaintifs anderwrote policy for £18,000 on cargo, and in order to make it plain what was quake, with its breaking of live electrio On this fining the question whether the build- the steamer -TOP

mer Nigreti at and from Shanghai to the warranty against contraband which alone wires and of gas pipes in their immediate ing and adjoining store had or had not fallen Vladivostok, while there for not exceeding 12 the plaintifa undertook, the telegram was made neighbourhood, is the simultaneous outbreak before the fire becams of minor importance. The days whilst discharging the oarge, and thence the basis of the warranty, and the warranty was offres in various directions. For the fary found, bowover, that the main building

bad substantially so fallen, but not the store to one port in Chins in ballset. The policy only to protect the defendants in the event of the power of are brigade is that of concen

A POSSIBLE SOLUTION contained a warranty

cargo other telegram being porrect, If that were so there was tration. And when a number of scattered than kerosine oft, and the inearance was to an end of the point, because the warranty was fres voor simultateously this power of con.be hailed with satisfaction by fire insurance This result, so far as it extends, will doubtless Gover the rhk of capture. The policy was made in this particular cane confined to the cargo. It contration is defeated, with the result that the in Stanghal The plaintiffs were auxious to might, however, be that this view was not sity, or a great part of it, is inevitably doomed, companies, but it by no means provides a solition reinsure part of the risk, and accordingly, ou Dafober 28, 1904, they telegraphed from Shang-cbservations upon the broader point argued by cisco, Valparaiso, and Jamales Consequently, Jamaican vere agalar proverb." him

and therefore he would make for a recently has been demonstrated at San Fran of their difficulties in the case of earthquake hai to their London oflos to reinsure £15,000 Mx, Hamilton though at the risk of it being it is sus-for-British fire-efflscs, at-all-evouta including war fish, warranted no contraband of all that, the observations be was about to make in the case or agencies in well known earth.intode fowl house. Whether the flee insurance

The London offioo unccer did lu getting a

were mare obiter dicta Certain text writers quake sonce, specifically to exelade the risk of companies, after the sobering effects of recent slip

will think Кошев initialled by different underwriters, inslad bad been cited to them, who had dealt with the earthquake. The form of the clause may vary

it is A ing the defendant company; but as there was au broad, general point which arose in cases where but its general effect is that the company shell worth thoir while to continue to venture" uncertainty

an to the meaning of the warranty the ship carried persons who ought not to have not be held liable for fre losses caused by orie

question which each must answer for itself, no contraband of war," which affected the been carried, and whose carriage, rendered this through, or directly or indirectly by, earth. Should their decision be afirmative, however, it question of premiums, the London office tele-

wust be plain to the companies that, so far as graphed to the Shanghai offies on October 29 ship liable to eaizure and academnation. But qu

any purely local defence against claims for earth as follows:-"Se. Aigretis, Reinsurance has

quale firea is concurred, the existing inoperative been effected as required. There is some doubt

and fallacious clause, which casts the burden of as to the manking of warranted no contraband of war. It le understood that cargo oli kore sine only, you guaranteeing not contraband. It is of utmost importance, or otherwise 30 guiness por cent." The meaning of the telegram was that underwriters were uncertain whether Japanions Courts might not regard kerosino as contraband, and they required the plaintiff company to guarantee that it was not ountra band, intimating that in the absence of such s guarantee the premium-would-be-30 guíneas par cont. This telegram was answered by the Shanghai offoo on October 31 68

follo PTB Be: Nigrelis. Cargo oil kerosine only. We

guarantee that Consul for Japan has to day written British Consul bat kerosine not regarded contraband by Japanese Govern ment if shipping Buywelers. "Cannot give further guarantee. Steamer clears Vladivo atók. Are you satiated "This telegram was

wor.

will

them with what is bolled contraband of war:

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NEW ROUTE TO THE EAST

THE CIRANS-LABIRIA RAULWAZ

An Athens correspondent wrote on May 19th :-

The most important of all Greek railwayr, that which will ultimately units Calais with the it was and provide us with a new and quicker route in Egypt and India, will in a few days' time be open to the public as far as Loriosa. Thanks to the courtesy of the railway authorities. I obtained permission to travel over the asent interesting portion of the as yet unopened

Grotion of the line, and some account of its grest natural beauties as well as of its technical con-

news arrived that Kingston, Jamaica, bid been clause entirely suspending the policy on t›struction may be of intarest te tourists and

that.

politician--for both are concerned in its

Hitherto the Firmalaries Railway has

stopped short at the little village of Bralo, far from the-foot-of-uruusgos and near the distance of 115 miles from Athens siltaled not famous pass of Gravia, where was fenght one of the most heroic struggles of the, War of Lade pendence. Already this first opened section of the lins has proved of great servies to the Brello gist and the traveller, The railway up to kiralo has anebled them the vhit without the loss of time involved in the primitive methods of Gresk, travel, sach site, as. Tangra, celebrated for its figurines, Thebes and Livadia, and the battle- field of Chaerozein, to often the scene of deceive conflicts, where the stone lion, blown up more than a century ago by the Klipht Androttsosia his quest of tre sare, has now been re-erected and stends opposite the station, to remind the passor by of "that dishonest viatory, fatal to liberty...

no case had ben oited in the Courts of this country in which persons had been stated to The clause is well known, more particularly come within the term "contraband of war." in earthquaka areas, and it remains Going back to old.

Jonge Margarethe found the case of the assured, in their discretion, to protect proof upon theme 176s, muy practically tas a(1 C. Rob., 189), which themselves against such specially excepted fires well left out of the policy altogether. If aor was one of Lord Stowell's decisione, and which by special contracts. Generally they decide to such provision is to be effectively relies upon at was also reported in Tudor's bestling Cases no change it. When, therefore, the distressing all, apparently, it must be nothing less than a Mercantile Law, 3rd ed., p. 981. The learned editor of those leading cases in his note on p. 996 sisited by an earthquake which had dauraged ontbreak of an eariaquake, the suspen said that" org if the most impartint exceptionis many puildings and get the whole business continns unit ceofnaims of any ensuing to the rule allowing neutrals to carry on commer aron of tho ofty in 8 blaze before which Colagration, whether

um-earthquake er. Bot-Baby used by the completion. cial intercourse with the belligerents on both the fire, bratarally disposat to congratu- the understanding that any losses occurring in

brigade was powerless, the "oom-

perhaps, solely to sides in that which forbids them to supply any of padies were

their policies con- the inforral shall be paid only if it shall be War late themselves. under which term are cumprehended all such tained an earthquake olsues. 8th congratula established to the satisfaction of this company articles as may serve a belligerent in the directions, however, were doubtless tempered by that they have not been brought about by prosecution of his hostile purpure." It would recent experiances elsewhere At San Fraccisun, earthquake. That such a solution of the pressut position has not already been defer- be found, on looking at the numerous cases for example, the sinuss bad proved by db maana before Lord Stowell and other Judges na to se effective s protection as the companies which mined on is presumably explained by reasons what was contraband of war, that they all dealt employed it had expected. For the clauss sufficiently convincing the companies: Whether, more especially in the case of agencies with articles and pot with persons; and, when has a serious defect it odsts upon the cou cue came in the present ese to deal with a panics the obligation to prove, in the case of at such Fast and valuable insurance areas ne commercial d oument drawn

up between com every resisted sisim, that the fire which re- San Francisco, such reasons will be equally shown by the London office to the different sereial men dealing with articles of commerce, sulted in the destruction of particular convincing sad satisfactory from the point of anderwiters, and was accepted as satisfactory; in his opinion, the words “contraband of war'

had, se a suffolently demonstrated view of their shareholders is a matter which property The slip which up to this point had contained-were-used-in-their-ordinary senso na applicable fast been caused not accidentally, but by they will doubtless consider for themselves in this connexion only the words "warranted to goods. In Murray's Dictionary the word earthgeark. Now it commonly happens that Zamca. no contraband "was then amended by adding contraband was applied to goods and not to in the case even of ordinary fires all the to those words the further word on basis as gersons. When one regarded the matter from physical evidences of cause bave been consum per cable dated October 31, 1904, and the the point of view he had alrently indiosted no that unless the outbreak of the fur. signatories to the slip initialled the telegram samoiy, That no English case could be found in be splined by witness, and these witnesses so Ew to identify it. The defendant company which the term contraband und bean next a are forthcoming, the precise onun of the fire anderwrote 22,000. The premium was agreed applicable to persons-when ons found in a Is never known at all, And so with the at 15 gainess per wat. Subsequentlauswely well-known dictionary a de Beition of the term earthquake from st San Francisco Every man, on December 13, 1904-the-defendants issued their formal palioy, following the terms of the applying it to things only, and when one fennd woman, and child in the city knew that some certain writers on interâational law, notably

and that these fires it was which destroyed a ing':

great part of the city. But when the individual cases came up to be discussed, what a difference! In one osse a lamp bad been accidentally upset. In another am and eggs were being fired and the shimney was set on fire. Lu yet another as incendiary was seen to run away In a whole host of Ebber cares the fire had been caused by blazing ambers from those accidental fres. For wealthy insurance companies who had received their premiums to set up, in the free of facta so notorions as

as these, the ples of earthquake was outrage on

the

good faith of the whole Pacifi Siene. Almost to a man, is fast, juryman or nor, the city, with its abundant resources under W. against the vilified earthquake companies," igure they were made to ont in consequence.

IMPERTURBABLE SMOKER.

COOL PASSENGER WHO EVIC BOA MINISTER

ORBAITWATS

Dr. von Dersobatta, the Austilan Misister of Railways bas had an amusing adventure.

He entered a first-class non-amuking som pessenger amoking. He politely remonstrated with the man wittent effeof.

alip, containing the following provision Mr. Hall, applying the terra to goods and treatore of fires were started by the earthquake, partment of a train, in which be found a fellow

in

"Warranted no contraband of war on basis of calde dated October 31, 1004, oopy of which perous and despatobes under the head of suslogues of contraband," he had no besitation attached herete," and pinned to the policy was

проп saying that, if this case deponded the a ty pod copy of the telegram. The polley henator gnion, it ought to be decided in further provided as follows: Being re-in-

favour of the view expressed surance of the Yangtzo Insurance Astoria Bigham. It was not without interattice to notice tion (Limited), subject to the same clanses and

that, in the declarations mads at the commence conditions as in the original policy and to payment of the Russo-Japanera war, the Japanese as may be paid thereon (but warranted frea

regarded as contraband of war (see F. E. Smith's from

partionlar varage) and all classes as in International: Law, pago 22 a nimber of the original policy, including war

WAY risk, "

articles which were therein specified, and which At this time a state of war existed between did not includo persons. The huseien declara Buadio and Japan, dad on December. 18, 1904, tion (bet out at page 281 of the same work) also while

ou the insured voy go to Vladivostok the enumerated a long list of articles which were

and taken to the port of Sasebo in Japan, the

assimilated to contraband are where she was condemned by the Japanese prise the following nets-traisport of enemy's troops, deapataber, and correspondance, and the furnishing transports and ships of warste the enemy. Further, in the declaration appended to teabare te used as referring to goods. In to the Treaty of Paris of 18:6, the term of making these general observations, he was, perhaps going beyond what was necessary for the decision of the case, but he felt no hesitation in saying that on this particular contract the warranty had not been broken, aut on the general ground he was prepared to say that held.

The Mizisier them produced bis card, ex pecting that would impress the smoker, who, however, having glanced at it, bowed to the to smoke. Minister, put it in his proket, and continued

This was too much for Dr. von Derschatts, who at the text station requested the station- master to so that the rules of the company. were obeyed, and to ask for the mua name and address,

which

af killed with report the old man sit queut.” ble portion of the line has also provided a new route to Delphi, hitherto accessible by sea alone, and has brought Chalkis and the lovely Island of Eabon with the remains of classio Erotria within a few hours of Athens, thanks to a short branch from Solymatari. The company, by the double nomenclature of its stations, has done its. best to emphasise the classical aspects of this

the modern

Dame route. Bide by side with

ansient appellations, with their reminiscen not infrequently of Albanian origin-there are des of Aristophanes and the tragedians, who ws thumbed at school. Thus, Manidi is also labelled "Acharn" on the station buildings,

the

the Royal-ploasa asos of Tate becomes Dea

Nigrėtiawan captured by Japsusse cruises clared contraband of war, and then followed the head of evidence, and very poor told Dr. von Daraahatta that so importent àgraphy, from which the sixth form might learn

Court. The circumstances under which she was condemned appear from the judgment of the Prize O art. "This judgment ånds that on December 16, 1984, Russian Gaval

The bad malused German asmes, were received on board Nigretia at Shanghai as passengers to Vladivostok. There was no prout that the esptain or owners of the vorsel knew that these two persons were Ruslan offcorn-but, on the other hand, the Court found that there was no proof that they were ignorant of the fact, and.

THE CASES HEARD IN JAMAICA With the memory of all this still fresh before them, therefore, the companies interested in the Jamaica fire were not inclined to congratulate themselves overmuch on their earthquake clause: and, as the result in due course proved, with ample reason. For if San Francisco, in its sense of outrage at the pretensions of the earth quake companies, was a mine of resourcefulness, Jamaica demonstrated its ability to go better. For some months, i

it was discovered that

The Court held that the ship "must be confis. Me Justice Bigham's judgment must be up catastropha at Kingston Pparently, after the

ested, as the vessel was actually engaged in transporting contraband persons." The plain

like i

EXPERT FAILED TO CURE HIS ECZEMA

Had Suffered Six Years-Face-

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CUTICURA REMEDIES

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Clated in Turnly, the Blood. A Single Ses-arten Qures. Sold throuiwut the worist. Depuis: Ton- 2667, aftesbruse 89., Park, f. Nun do in Pala; Austmás, Hi Towns, & Co., Bydney, Bo. Atrien, 'Lennon, but. Capriown, Natal, ecc. Potter Drug

& Chum Carp, Sole Prope

will henceforth love its poetic alarm when the steam-engine traverses the foot of slowy Olym por; the snored mountain of Ancient Hellas,

Lord Justice Fietsher Moulton was of the tiffs paid or compounded on the original policy same opinion, and said that he would only add- as for a total loss, and they now brought thin

a few words in the second point. Primarily sad setion on the reinsurance policy to be indemnaturally the phrase "contraband of war fled by the defendante, Mr. Justice Bighain called up the idea of goods, and not of despatches loaf litigation, the jury in one of them, after a whisky from belarge number of smugglers who | Baxodiatione attaching to it. Yet low European said, quicker route to India and Egypt, while it ... held that contraband of war in the policy

or persons, He would, however, be prepared to meant contraband merchandise and did not include pornous, and that therefor the defen insider whether the term might not be used in vanjmové conolusion on the evidence that the a wider sense if he could find that such s use was common in commerci 1 oircles or in com mercial documents, or had been recognized in the Courts of law; but when it was admitted that, although this sountry was particularly rich in decisions by eminent Judges on matters of this kind, there was not a single reported case in the Boglish Courts were the phrase

dants were liable on the policy of reimauravoë. The defendants appealed.

Mr. J. A. Hamilton, K.C. and Mr. Maurice Hill, for the defendants, cautand that the Russian offlers were "conraband of war" Phillimore's "International Law," 2nd ed., vol, 3, p. 403; Creasy's "First Platform of

evidence,

lola," and the climax is reached, when the The stranger golmily banded to the staroadside station of Vagis beyond Thebes in found to bear the alternative name of "Sphinx"'!: Honmaster Dr. von Dorschattened. Asroom I sort, the company's time table is brief 88 the official saw the name, he humbly begged the supposed Minister's pardon; and brusquely summary of the dictionary of classical geo- person as his Excellency could smoke. where more than from many dull German trestizes. he chose, and any one who did not it mant But it is at Braio that the great natural hosutien of the route begin. To me it was get into another comp`rtment.

The train started before there was time for always been a matter for surprise that people an explanation, and it is stated that Dr von do at visit Greece for the sake of ite Derschatta confessed himself beaten, and at acenery. Hellas has greatly sutered from the the next station took (be station master's advice pedantis theory that she is only of interest after ironically congratulating his imperturbable arabeologists, and that her beautiful form fellow passenger on his new dignity.

must only be studied as an anatomist stodies the bones of a dead skeleton. Whereas there Will British diplomacy at Conkiantinople are few countries possessed of such varied charm support the function of the line? That is the EARLY TASTE IN WHISKY.

within so small an ares; only that till compare question asked bers, with garn-ra. The Giving evidence before the Whisky Com. tirely lately it has required much time, some futerest of both Great Britsis and Grevce endurance of hardships, and some knowledge of demands that it should. Greron will then be so tar from the earthquake having caused the mission, Mr. G. 8. Grant, of the firm of George the language to enjoy them to the fall. Hence no longer isolated from "Europe" she will at coufl gration, the latter was due, in certain and J. C. Smith, proprietors of the Glenlivet it has only been a few writers, like Sir Ronnell last have the same advantages of communication cases at may rate, to a fire which broke out Distillery, said that dia illory was establebed in immediately before the earthquake. And in two 1824 by bis grandfather, but the name "Glon- shims adopted as test cases for the purposes

Bodd, who have laid stress apou the beauties er Humanis, Servis, sod-Bulgaris per Au of Greek Feenery apart from the histeries! for Great Britain, she will have a ver sed, it is of livet? first became famous in connection witr trial which lasted 17 days, osme in fact to a sarried on illegal distillation in oblivet railways can boat with so short a distance of will be po alla for the British traveller to go.

such such marigold charms of view si are afforded by from Calsis to the Prens in sirly hours towards the end of the Eighteenth Century, the seventeen miles of line between Brake and without changing. It will certainly by conflagration started some minutes before the They conveyed their product over the hills by Lianokladi, the junction for Lamia. From momorable day for Greece and an interesting odarroase o the earthquake, and in the other,

Deans of povies, and the route was still known after & 13 day's hearing, the ame conclusion was

Bralo itself while I was waiting for my train, day for England when what is now a local arrived at. It is understood that a sppeal is father commenced he met with great opposi ss the whisky road." When witness's grand-

I had is perfect vision of all the seven sau-clad Hellenic railway becomes the new highway to being made to the Privy taunit on the ground tion from amugglers, and soldiers had to be

peats of Paccesses; after issuing from the the East. that the verdicts were agafast the weight of sent for his protection, Mr. H. S. Keith, ex-

Bralo Tunnel, the longest and most expensivo Provost of Hamilton, explained that the word

of the line, which penetrates the flanks of

THE GERMAN NAVY. Mount Et, where Hercules found bis fiery THE BECENT TRIAL IN LONDON. "whiskey" was a corruption of the Gaelic apotheosis, a fiue viaduct opens up the view of International Law," p. 60: Dudley Field's" contraband of war had been applied otherwise. The claims in the cases just referred to arose usique beatha, and was the Lowland pronuncia

Draft International Code,” 6. 65, sections 8:2 than to-goods, and where the oily instances in ander local insurance contracts. In the case of tieu of the 6 aolis wo de meusing og vitae Viaduct now sucreeds vindust, in rapid succes

the Browy range of mountains beyond Balona..

Berlin, May 26th. 853; Godfrey Lushington's " Manual of Naval

The German high soa fl-e, under the enuman Prizs

The early statutes substantialed the fact that 2. 34, section 103, p. 39, saction were taken from our lain terpopers Total, Bradburdt, Loo, and Co. (Limited),

certain tex-books by Manchester firm of sport inerchants, Y. 190; Castle's of Commerce in Time of

Scotoh whiskey was not at its origin the exclusion; ca. endden our little train traversa a of Prince Henry of Prussia, arrived on hursday. p. 80 et seq.; Bluntschli's Droit rosor of the context no mistake could possibly London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Com- sive product of one kind of grain malted- and superb gorge on a lofty ridge, and at our feet off the month of the Elbe and interrupted its International" (Franch edition, by Lardy, the primary and ustaral meating of the words,

arise, be thought there was nothing to displace pany (decided in the King's Henet Diviste), was not so down to the commencement of the lies the Trachinian plain, with the blue waters mamares for three days in order to coal. The 1870) section 815; Calvo, Le Droit later

the policy had apparently been issual present licensing system. There was no doubt of the Maline Gulf shimmering in the sunlight. Trst two weeks have been duyoted to tacticsk Dations!" Rk, 4, section 2796- Hall's "Luter-contraband of

Lord Justice Farwell agroed. In his opinion, in this country The insurance was on the whatever that from 1784 to 1816 the product of Not far away is the historis pass-new exercises in the North Sea, and, as real, night

of wor applied

Only.

pass no lager of Thermopyla: youder attacks by the torpedo boats have formed a Law" 6th ed., pp. 660) et seg (the vase

contents of a loose and adjoining store at the Lowland distilleries was from grain as well

4 bill BCTUES

the penial texture of the praction. The Crown the plein ie Mr. Hamilien did content that that was the Ki gston, and the property had undoubtedly "of the Trent) The other constraction would give no Labbing to the words “-no-contraband. / primary mescing of the work, but he said they bean destroyed by fire. The quastiɔo was, – ml, and for some years from sugar, possibly Catalan Castle of Lamis once the abode of the Frisco will embark on board the flagship

Knights Templars, command

manding of war," because the cargo was warranted to be could bave a secondary meaning. The primary this fire at earthquakes-and firs within the he question What is wuhakey. kerosene only, and it was warranted that the contest required that s meaning, other than eating of the policy? The onus of proof of according to the Japanese Consul, kerosene_wag

earthquake origin lay, of course, upon the com- their primary meaning should be given to the pany, and lability was denied both on the ground not regarded as contraband of war. The words or the words bad aequired some speciel of such cans, or a substantial part of them, bad

further, judgment was therefore wrong.

ground that trade moaning. There was no sugestion of the buildings, the latter here, and, in his opinios, there was fallen before the occurrence of the fire, in which nothing in the context which assisted Mr.

Meiroamatange the well-known" fallen baiding Hemilion's contention, Sir Gorell Barnes said that the fasts which context was rather against Mr. Hamilton's

On the contrary, the clanss would nie exonerate the company. The case came before Mr. Julien Bigham and a gave rise to this case

were fully stated in My view because it was obrigas that the rest in preist jury in the Commercial Court Justice, Bighan's judgment, and he good not repeat them. There was only one questionation was a trading veel meant to carry occupied 23 days. In addition to much evidenco raised, and that wes whether the policy of care, sud there was nothing to iudibite that given in Court, several days were cocupied in reinsurance effected by the plaintiffs with the the patios-ever contemplated the carriage of reading the evidence faken on commission in

atraction of tipse verse's in their own hands.

· defendants was one on which the defendanta were passengers Times.

Jamaios, where some 54 witherees were omin ed, on behalf of the plaintiffs it affirmed

General Koim asupporters are busily agitating The live proceeds, from Lianokladi « orosz | exempted from liability by reason of a breach

and evidence was produced to prove that the Warranty The original policy effected with the

Mount Olbryo to Dererti on the present Thea in the provinces in order to secure his re- avg League and it con-

re, which admittedly eventually burnt ite way

lian system, and thence straight aerees the great lention to the presidency of the and destroyed their property bad ig

A-model Directoire balling ostume-in- -Bre to"

fact

on June 14 The Mühlheim branch of the cream serge was trimmed with rows of pale bine Thessalian plain to Larisss. At present work at its forthcoming general meeting at Dinsig broken out before any earthquake slock waS felt at all. But, with fadicions regard to a silk braid, the width of a pin head, in a Greek is proceeding on the lake ontinuation of Jurgas recently adopted the following rescla

in the Vale of Tempe, for the not impossible misgiving on the part of the key design. hell pink ombroidered with white the railway as far as the frontier Than sichges jury it was further contended that if the forms the colour scheme of another dainty origina ingreich adroitedly occurred stiletto for the waver. Only the most delicate

Mr. Sorutton, K.C., and Mr. D. C. Leok, for the plaintiffs, were not called upon.

The Court dismissed the appes!.

to

Boods

meaning met be given to them unless wither

THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.

The Chinese

pisistiffs covered risk of Capture, and cargo tained the words "warranted not to carry cargo other than kerosene oil. The plaintiffs wished

ommissioner-General and the to reinsure part of the risk, and telegraph d Inspector oral of the Imparial Maritime em Shanghai to their London office to re. Cus pms are reported to have taken the following ars £15,000, including or risk, warranty decisions concerning the torpeciation of Persia cory as to the meaning of "no contraband a) Beginaing.from

certai

War,

October

on the

The mish tub and not the still should determina

NEW BATHING SUIT:---

DIRECT JOBS FARHIONS FOR THE BEACH. Tus Directoire bathing suit is one of a Ruries of novelties which has been thought out by en- terprising dictators of fashions for the coming seaside sangson,

This batabingruit, which will be zeen st fashionable aside resorts later lu the sensor, flows the outline of the Directoire dress. The upper part fils closely to the figaro, while the skirt, slit up the side, is fastoned down to knickerbockers of the same material by means of invisible buttons. The effect is both smart. and becoming to a slim figure.

aa

to the Phourks Pass and Th Banty, the rante

Deatschland" on Saturday and will wita oss

the ponclude on

armies in all ages, but traversed at this son

part of the manœuvres, which will on June & ut Kel. by long caravan of nemed Wallache on their The second small cruiser of the · 1906 ́ pró- Way back from their water quarters in Bautis gramme was Lepooled at Danzig to-day and to the slopes of Phidor.. Ere long we stop at was christened "Emden" by the mayor of that. the viaduct over "the gleaming river," the Eur

Gorgopotamos, to admire the view up the fine A sum of £350,000 was voted by the Reichstag valley to the left, down which fushes the torrent for the constinction of submarines during the over boulders of rock on its way to the plain current financial year, and an order for four of Sky, sea, and mountain, the pinewoods, and the theme oraft has now been given to the Imperial aromatic flowers and shrub of the Levant bere dockyard at Danzig, The nav anthorities all unite to form the ploture picture set in propose to conduct their own experiment at the the trainework of great historic association, arkus Government yards and hep the con- yet, beautiful even without them.

the

great

question-Will the Turkish Govern- ing-converting luk, shed, buizen the Greek

and primrose: and a telegram in reply dated opinm to any of the Treaty Ports of China, they started by the earthquake, that this would be no cafe matter, en greeted pale prime is pointed out that the

Junction would be The To the claim, For the operating cana o picturesque poke bonnet i

tion

-10 Antraband of war There being Man 08 distance of several hundred yards in the emo cotwarte to be used for the fashionable bariz ment allow the construction of the one remain. must be made clearly to realing the nature f. -Shanghai9gram of inquiry, was went to the moronah's waut to import Persian or Turkish row of buildinga, was in fact foard to have been dress such as pale pinks, hydranges blues del frontier enderrids on the Redonian lid former Bredens without STASHY BROWN LEA hai off, was recived from the Shang must fest obtain from the Kowloon Customs to spread of the fire to the property in bathing milling. The old-style waterproof personal interest to the Sulfan, because he is proposal for the reimpotion is uit ouried

defence

At the Danzig masting the Germae people

the present situation. We expect of the Danzig meeting that it will decide in favour of the

Wheh said:"Cargo oil keroseues permit for each case of the drug. Without insured www, it was contended, sudden esp forded not the slightest shade and was

pecuniarily concerned in the development of shall withdraw from the German Navy League, only. We will

Parantée that Conmal for Japaneses, who it reaches Caian ile to a change-in-the-wind. The wind therefore or spent the mout becoming phot

Saloniks. On the other hand, the Tarkisti and there are very many who are of one mind of headgear has to day writted critisir Consal that trosors when it got regarded contrabad by Japanese Govern (b) Beginning with the year 1999 the impossibly some other operating cause, and not the ever devised. The Broke bonnet protects the Government objects to the route from the with us it hirdetermination.

mouth of Tempo along falt if shipped #nywhere. Cannot give portation of Persian' or Turkish opinm will be earthquake, should be regarded as the proximate had from the glare of the sau, and if carried of its being cut by the fleet of a hostile Fawer. HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- Wash guarantee." Upon this the policy annually reduced by pas-sluts.

oanes of the fire at plaintiffs premises. And out in waterproof silk or even in straw tribe company, however, prefers the Tempo plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmante. Lat containing the words, Warrant to Only those who have regularly been evidence was called by them to demonstrate med with silk flowers, which have also been made route to that by Tyrastos, because it is cheaper Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Pond's dated Ostogband of war on basis of gable, engaged in the opian trade will be slowed to that the building or buildings were substantially

and would possess the advantage of being open thesmant will enable you to do it Her attaobed hereto

3, 194, copy of which apply to the Customs for permis, but their duaff oted by the shook which, sccording to. wontok, and who The ship cleared for Vladi applications will be regalated by the amount the defendant company, had brought them judging from the first arrivals a lazury too.

osptured by a Japanese imported during the previous years,

tambling.down. From first to last the evidence They have a frame of silver, a silk cover, and

od-до

waterproof, is praction as well as decorative.

Bathing sunshades are another novelty, and

a porcelain handle,

the sea goset from lesr

all the winter long. It must be confessed that Specialities for the Skin are the study of this desecration of Temps by the engineer is tetime. A S. Watson & Co., Ltd. "Sole Agents greatly to be deplored; that loveliest of valleys

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