1911-07-15 — Page 18

THE NEW SHIPPING

CONVENTIONS.

"(Continued from last Saturday')

Artiolo 0. The right of action for the recovery of damages result- ing from a collision is not condi- tioual upon the entering of a 'protdat or the fulfilment of any

other spociul formality. All·logul presumptions of fault in regard to liability for collision aro abolished, Articlo 7: Action for the recovery

of damages are barred after.on

interval of two years from the date of the casualty. Tho period within which an aution

must be instituted for enforc ing the right to obtain contribu

tion permitted by paragraph 31 of article 4 is one your from the tiate of paymont.

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The grounds upon which the said

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Article 8. After a collision, the master of each of tho vessole in collision is bound, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his vessel, hor crow and her passengers, to rendor assistance to the other vessel hotcrew and her passengers. Hɔ is likewiso bound so far as pos- 'sible to makóknown to tho othér vossal the name of lus vessel and the port to which sho belongs, and also the names of the ports from which sho comos and to which she is bound.

A bruach of the above provisions does not of itself impose any

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 15, 1911

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2. Where all the persons in

WHY LONDON IS THE

CENTRE.

THE MAGIC LODESTONE IN THE CITY:

manu-

Every week the steamer from

Now this balanes of trade is apart from Canada-amount to always dead against Jola Bull, nothing. In farming, mining and For more than sixty years he las

SHORT SERMON.

The Two-Talent Man, Ho also that had received two

bought more than he has sold, in manufacturing wo are eminently so for as his figures of imports and successful but against the tro- talents came and said, Lord, thou exports show. Last year the endous banking and trading delivoredst unto me two talents. difference amounted to some soven lodestone of London we exort behold I have gained two other hundred and fifty million dollars scarcely the pull of a twopenny thew, XXV; 22.

talents beside them.-St. Mat John Bull bought more than he toy magnet. sold, to that amount.

In the great parable of tho Even the news takes on a tone talents are three men to whom

our attention should be drawn, not two. Yot, ns a rule, tho mon American dailios devoto a large who received five talents and the

London.

How does ho do it?

tariff.

torested belong to the mine "" State as the court trying the cuso, the provisions of the national law and not of the convention are applicable. Article 13. This convention ex-

tends to the making good of (Continued from last Saturday) damages which a vessel has for a period of fifty years remain caused to anotlier vessel, or to od so. The tribes round about, goods or perrons on board having no conception of com- If we owed such a trade balance of world trade in London. sithor vessel, either by the

merco, avoided it; and posses the figures might well are us. exocusion or non-execution ofa

It would take our whole cotton mancouvre or by the non-obser- aim was not taken again, say vance of the regulations oven some historians, until merchants and potato crops to pay the bill; if no collision had actually once more brought arias and but John Bull is not frightoned,art of their space to the latest man who received one talent aro

local murder, the current politi-ones held up to us. taken place.

armor, established themselves in for that apparent balance against

The man who was given two. By Article 18 of the Convention the grassgrown streets and bein is the magnet lint draws cul program at the state capital

talents is nearly always neglected, liability on the owner of a ros is provided that the Convention gan trading their goods for wooltrade to London-his commercial or ut Washington and the pro- or quickly disposed of as a sort of

lodestone. Article. The high contracting damagos which "ressel has

oxtonds to tho making good of and hidos.

minent personalities of the mo-"super" in the play. The small London now has vigorous com-Britons have been taught, for romoto from our interests,

Lately, to be sure, a good many mont. Foreign news is always amount of attention he gots would parties whose legislation does caused to another vessel, or to petition not only in other count political purposes, to shudder

seem to indicate that his place gt forbid infringement of the goods or persons on "board either ties but from other great British

was not important, after all. preceding article bind them-vessel, either by the execution or cities that have arisen at home.ry tie they see that excess of In London, news is just the Yet it nuty be that he is tho selves to take or to propose to non-execution of a maneuvre, It is still the world's largest sea-imports and to fool cold chills at other way about. A local mur-most important of the three their respective Legislatures, or, by the non-observanco of the port in tonnago and its annual Amerien or Germany for sale in lines at the bottom of a column, course oxucods in value that the sight of something made in der is probably chronicled in six that the lesson taught by his the mousures necessary for the regulations, "even if no collision trade in dollars, counting goods British shop; but the bigger the under the staid heading of taught by either of his com provention of such infringo had actually taken place." that come and go by railroad,

The existing law, whereby the oxcccde twenty billions. The Bill the better, off he is, because a loading article is devoted to the man, and since the average man apparent balance against John Dreadful Occurrence," while unions. For lie was the average The high contracting parties will Admiralty Court has jurisdiction magnitude of this figure may be those figures are just a memoran- forthcoming note to Persia or a hus on his side sono 75 per cont. poriods of limitation may be communicate to one another as "to decide all claims and demands realized when it is known that it un thint foreigners owe him so consideration of the new Japaneso of the whole race, what has to do suspended or interrupted are

soon as possible the laws or re-whatsoever in the nature of amounts to several billion dollara much wealth in goods. gulations which have already damage received by any ship,"more than the entire

Everything bearing on with him may truly be said to determined by the law of the

been or may be hereafter pro-whether or not such damago hos facturing output of the United It is easy to got turned upside customs duties, international trea-concern all mankind. court where the case is tried.

Lot us look at this averago man. mulgated in their States for been occasioned by an actual col- States. Nearly half the imports down in fiscal thinking. Most ties, parliamentary proceedings or The high contracting parties re- giving effect to the above un-lision, will not be altered by this and exports of the British Isles people think of money as wealth political changes anywhere on Ile was given two talents,-loss

serve to themselves the right to

dertaking.

Article, which is apparently in pass through London. A vast rather than of goods; but goods earth is of direct and peculiar im- than half as much money as the provide, by legislation in their rospective countries, that the tion of fault for a collision making the provisions of the Con-England's busy northern counties that has the balance of goods after is filled with middlemon of every much as the man behind. It is A further Statutory presumptended merely for the purpose of proportion of the goods made in the real wealth. The nation portance to Londoners. The city man aboud of him and twice as said periode shall be extended exists under the present law vention applicable to all cases go down to London to be sold and all the international trading is variety, each with his own trade to be inferred from this gift that in cuses where it has been pas-Section 122 of the Merchant when damage has been caused by shipped and financed. From all done is the richest. John Bull lingo and equipped to take he was just an ordinary, steady- sible to arrest the defendant Shipping Art) when one of the the negligent navigation of a ship. over the world como raty mater-finishes his fiscal year with goods off every shade of discount going, faithful servant vessel in the territorial waters ships fails to stand by the other

Men with n It was formerly doubted who alsand manufactures to be passed piled high on his doorstep and brokerage..

There was nothing unusual of the State in which the plain for the purpose of rendering ther the Admiralty Court had through the enormous, clastic, all around the world ships are

capital to speak of have ship- about him, indeed, as has been tiff hips his domicile or assistance if necessary, or if her jurisdiction to entertain an action silent sorting and adjusting ma bringing more goods toward ouds of jute or soy beans on the said, he seems to have fallen into principal place of business.

high seas and make fortunes deal-innocuous dearcetude, as a mere Porimps the most importansvigator fails to give to tho per- for damage which had not boon chino that is London.

ing in goods they never seo. So connecting link between his two son in charge of the other slip caused by actual collision, but it of all the alterations in the law the name of his own vessel, the is now well settled that the Ad-South Africa brings gold from

everybody is concernod with nows brother sorvants. Just as thore is If our balance of trade goes thut foreshadows clangos in con-nothing unusual about the vast is tint which will be made in accordance with artielo 6 of the Port to which she belongs, from miralty Court has such jurisdic-the Transvaal, now the loading against us wo have to hurry all ditions, anywhere on earth. A majority of men to-day.

whence she came, and the port to Lion. So, in the case of "The producer of the metal. In Lon- our spare cotton and foodstuffs to Whitechapel murder znay be truly Convention, whereby it is de- which she is bound.

Industrie L. K. A and B 303 don the goldsmiths and bullion Europe-and then send over a drondful occurrence, but it will complaint, he did not whine Be took his two talents without clared that "All legal prosum-

By Articlo. 8 of the new Con.here a ship had improperly brokers have first pick, the latter bonds and stocks as well. In not affect the bank rato. If six and sulk because another servant tions of fault in regard to liability vention, although the obligations anchored in the fairway of buying what is needed. for ship-effect, we clean out the pantry and prominent Chinamen in Hongkong was given five. He took what for collision are abolished.”

The oxisting law is governed of the master of ench of the narrow channel, and exhibited noment to other countries, handling mortgage the house; but John out off their pigtails, howevor, it was given him and he made by the provisions of Section 119 vessels in collision to stand by the which was put hard aport to avoid cent, for his profit and shipping balance is already paid. He meets out of spot silver of its own When his master returned and light, another ship, the helm of it on the slightest, fraction for a Ball's unfavourable trade

may mean that the bottom will fall full use of the gift. of the Morchant Shipping Act, other vessel, and to give tla unnies running into the ore at anclior, it away. Tho Bank 1894, whereby it is provided as &c., of his vessol, are repented, nud consequently went aground, England takes the rest and exports."

of itwith what are termed "invisible weight at the next weighing. In required of the three servants un follows: Where in a case ofis expressly provided that was hold entitled, to recover adds it to the banking balance

other words, London takes the accounting, the man, to whom he collision it is proved to the court breach of their provisions damages from the ship sa im- of the world. Silver is handled half the mercantile marine, of the brokerage and investing view. It he had increased them to four First come his ships. Nearly Wall Street view of the world had given two talents told how bofors whom the case is tried, not of itself impose any liability properly anchorel. And, in the in'a similar way, being shipped world is his and he is always trims discounts off overy event, talents, and this ratio of increase that any of the collision regula on the owner of a vessel."

later case of "The Port Victorin" off to China or to India, where earning money from other nations reduces the future to bare net and was exactly the same as that tions have been infringed, the Therefore, although the fact (1002), P. 25, where one ship small polished bars are bought by by carrying freight, passengers hopes for the worst, withthological obtained by the superior man ship by which the regulation has that one of two ships in collision slipped her anchor and put out to the Hindu to be hoarded or to be been infringed shall be deemed to fails to stand by the other, and son, to avoid a collision with an- made into bracelets and anklets

outcome that it is always suffering who had received five talents. be in fault, unless it is shown to her master declines to give her other vessel which had negligently for his wife, who is, the family

Brokerage and banking profits from this many disasters that Likewise, his reward was the the satisfaction of the court that name and destination, bat sails been allowed to drag her anchor, bank.

on goods at home, fire and marine never happen.

same us that of the fivo-talent tho, cirtumstances of the case away from the scene of the she was hold entitled to recover,

insurance on goods at home and made departure from the regula-disaster as quickly as possible, dainages from the other vessel. likewise drawn to London, whore finance goods and crops all over open a selling agency. When he faithful over a few things, I will Diamonds and other goms are abroad, profits on money sent to from Chicago went to London to faithful servant; thou hast been An optimistio young fellow mun," Woll-done, 'good and.

Lion necessary.”

will not create any prosumption Again, in the case of "The Sisters" the world's trade is controlled in case where it is proved, or, dd-ship, nevertheless it will between two ships was caused by the city. Shabby men, looking, as of credit--all these many items thought, he was out of touch with

Therefore, at present, in every of liability on the part of that P. D. 117 where a collision bo- the Hatton Gardon region of the the world, profits on the American left home business was booning. make the ruler over many things: tourist's shopping and his lettor After six monthson the other side, enter thou into the joyof thy lord." mitted, that dhe ship in collision sulficient to raise a very strong improper manoeuvre of a third though they had not ton shillings also count as invisible exports his own country except for the doubtless is intended to be, a All of which aliould bo, sa it failed to observe any one of the suspicion that she was in fault vessel in crossing the bows of one in the world, meet in shabby and help to draw goods. regulations, her breach of which for the collision. As the writer of the ships in collision, the third offices and taverns to deal in

American news in London papers. message of comfort and encourage-. might by any possibility have bus said "The more fact of horvossel was held liable.

values that run into millions of Last como John Bull's foreign This dealt wholly with railroad ment to the average man. contributed to the collision, she is master, or the porson in charge It is important to note that it is sterling yearly.

investments; for, in addition to and corporation reports, rumours

For with this average man, as necessarily held to be in fault, or of a ship, having sailed away expressly provided by Article 12 Raw furs are trapped in Siboria his purchases of goods each year. of broken diplomatic relations at with the unusual man, the mea- partly in fault, for the collision, instead of standing by, would of the now Convention that its and America and go to London to ho sends abroad hundreds of Washington, bad weather, warn- sure of service is not the measures unless it is proved on her behalf necessarily tend to discredit any provisions do not apply to cases be graded and sold by uuction to millions of dollars to develop ings of shrinkage in steel orders of results obtained, but the that "the circumstances of the evidence by him to the effect that where all the persons interested tussians and Americans, who railroads, minos, plantations and and similar matters, which our measure of uso. case nude departure from the he had complied with the Rebelong to the same State as the take them back home again. factories, and to finence foreign newspapers morcifully buy in Whatever the Creator may regulation necessary." The bur-gulations for the prevention of Court trying the case, in which Why? Because one of the prin- governments and cities. He has the market page. He got awfully have purposed when He planned den of proof is upon her to show collisions at soa. A man to event it is provided that "the pro- cipal elements of value in furs is ben sending tons of millions of gloomy about his native country that the majority of mon should oither (1) that the infringement whom the dictates of humanity visions of the national law; and not close matching of skins. The dollars abroad each year for two and the selling agency made vory

be average inen-two-talent mon by hor of the regulation could not are nothing, cannot be expected of the convention, are applic-market at College Hill, Queen generations. Some of it has been slow progress.

-it is certain that this parable by any possibility have contri-to have any regard for the truth."able."

of the talents makes plain the Street, is the world's chief selling lost forever, but much of it is huted to the collision (The Duke This articlo of the new Con- This boing so, where a culli- centre. "London dye" has long profitably invested. Interest up One day, when he had been in equality of faithful men in the of Bucclough (1891 A.C. 310), or vention will in no way affect the sion takes place between two been the highest torm represen-on it and dividends from it are London a year, a friend dropped sight of the Lord who gives all (2) that a departure from the personal liability of the master, British ships, but no damago is ting value in sealskin. Hundreds ceaselessly flowing toward Lon-in from New York. They went gifts and who varios is giving. to avoid immediate danger, al-failing to stand by after a colli- foreign owner of cargo, on board London yearly; and London adds but dividends and interest soon recounted his troubles and was to be; however genius and though such departure ultimately sion. By section 123 (8) of the either ship, and the case is tried value to them.

come back for reinvestment and full of conservative forebodings. apparently brilliant success in proved to be ineffective to prevent Merchinat Shipping Act 1894 itis in a British Court, all the existing In one section of this amaz- then goods must be sent. "The moment business gets worldly ways may move the mas the collision which occurred. provided that such person shall laws, if they remain unaltered by ing market the prices of the Bo, when the farmer harvests the least bit better at home," he

to something akin to envy, tho In a vast majority of the ro-be guilty of a misdemeanour; and, legislation, will apply, both as major

staples, like

wheat his crop, and the manufacturer said, "I'll chuck it and go

back,

two-lalent man in this parable ported casos, in fact in practically if he is a certificated officer, shall regards the statutory presumption and wool, are made for the finishes his goods, and the miner you bot!"

says to the mass, "The same every case where a breach of one be liable to have his certificate of liability, and the division of loss world. In another section a few brings up copper or gold, and the

ratio of increase brings the same or more of the Regulations for cancelled or suspended. "

where both ships are held to blame, men uect in a room and gauge mitive collects ornde rubber, they

"Bottor?" said the Iriond. įreward, no matter how the resul» Prevention of Collisions at sea is Articlo 10. Without prejudice to It is thought probable, however, the price of a minor staple, like aretaken down to the railroad and Why, the whole country is work- taut sums may vary. proved to inve been committed by any conventions which may that express logislation will be on ivary. One narrow lane is the sent off, marked:

ing over time now! Crops nover one ship, it has been found impos- hereafter be made, the provi-neted, bringing the national law world's spice market and another

wero so big or money so plentiful, Army Field Bakery sible to prove that such breach

At San Antonio, Texas, in the sions of this convention do not into line with the provisions of the the centre for the world's old

The reason you get on badly here big military camp, twelve huge might not by some possibility affect in any way the law in Convention.

woolen rags, brought together to

is that your house is too far be- ovens that stand out in the open have contributed to the collision,

gard to the limitation, of ship law is effectarl by the remaning where they boast that they can The railroad carries them to the "You don't say so!" said the bread daily, baked in 10,000 ownors' liability, nor do they article 14-17.

spin anything that has two ends sonboard and pays London a divi-Chicagoan. "Why, Bill, I'd have creamy loaves. Pies, cakes, and affect the legal obligations

dend. The local bank baye a bill gone back six months ago, but pastry of all kinds aro baked whon arising from contracts of ear-

All over the globe nowadays, exchango in payment and pays over since I began reading the the ovens are not filled with "the ringe or from udy' other con-

of course, London meets coupeti- London a discount. British ships American news in these London staff of life." The bakery at the tracts.

tion.

take them aboard and pay London papers I've been afraid to. Yos, camp is described with illustra Goods try to go by the shortest a profit. Finally, in London, sir! I've been afraid that if I tions, in the June number of not apply to ships of war or to Compapy, Mr, Fredk, A. Roborte route. Everybody tries to save there are brokorage, insurance went back I couldn't get another "Popular Mechanics' Magazino." Governmentslips appropriated said that they were greatly dis brokerage and profit. The Ameri- and banking profits; and then the job." exclusively to a publio service, appointed with the result of the can worsted mill buys a cargo of staff, perhaps, is sent up into the Article 12. The provision of this year's working. They had ox-wool in Australia. The Chinaman Midlands, to be made into goods convention shall be applied as pected a trading profit of £3,650, sends over to San Francisco for and exported again at still furthor regards all persons interested and had only made £1,244. The silver.

profits, when all the vessels concerned enuse of this lay in the failure of In spite of it all, London non- in any action belong to. States of their Castillos trees, and the continues to be the world's trade the high contracting partins, clusion was that the climato was centre, because trade is drawn to and in any other cases for not suitable for this species of it with an irresistible magnet. which the national laws pro-rubber. vide, Provided always that→→→

and nails.

regulations was necessary in order or porson in charge, of a ship sustained by any foreignor, or of thousands of polts pass through don. They go, first, as money; out to dinner. The Chicagoan And whatever nion muy crave

e.g, where a ship in a fog has failed to stop her engines imme- diatoly on the whistle of another ship being heard, although abo has subsequently been navigated with perfect seamanship, she has been held to blame for a collision, beenuse, hail tho oboyod the re- gulation, she might not have reached the spot where the colli- sion took place. (The Britannia' 1905 P. 98). H

By this article of the 'new convention the law in this respect will be altered to what it was in former days, and although onu of two ships) in a collision may be found to have committed a breach of one] of the Regulations, she will not be

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force in each country with re- No alteration of the existing make shoddy up in Yorkshire, This Side Up. Use No Hooks, hind its orders to back you up.' produce 20,000lb, of the finest

to it.

EAST JAVA RUBBER."

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Presiding at the general meet-

Article 11. This convention does ing of the East Java Rubber

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held to be in fiult merely for that. ronson, but only if the breach did in fact contribute to the collision,

to the extent that it would not

have occurred had she obeyed the Regulation (Tuff. Warman", 2

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of

Gallery Humour.

The writer says: "The ovens stand twelve in a row, and on either side of thom is a line of tonts, in some of which the ma-

Sir Charlos Santley has a terinls are kept, in others the times, wo Americans take stock of In "Faust" upon Valentino's "proved," or let rise, kneaded. Sometimes, in the flush of good favourite story of gallery Jaimoer, spouges are set the dough our activition and imagine that we douth after the duel, Martha had and made into loaves, and in still ar becoming a dangerous rival of rushed in atthe head of the crowd, others the broad is cooled, and

In the United States there is London as a trade and banking She raised Valentine's head, and kept on racks of wire netting. All They expected, about £5,000 always much newspaper rejoicing centre; but the truth is that our was holding him in her arms. this equipment, including the for coffee, which would help their at the end of each fiscal year, when facilities for landling fareign There was a death dike silence in oven, is cullupsible, and each unit, As regards persons interested finances, and, as they anticipated we take stock of oxports and im-tro are still rudimentary and the house, and the audience gas consisting of the two tents, one who belong to anon-contracting a considerably larger crop next ports and find that the balance of we are by no means always ed expectantly at the stage, oven, the necessary sponge cans State, the application of the year, he thought they would have trade stands in our favour. If we alle to hank for ourselves. Ame which was shadowed in darkness. dough troughs, kneading tables, above provisions may be made enough money to marry them have sold more to foreign couus rinn ships earn profite shief Suddenly a voice from the gallery bread racks, &c., may be folited or by each of the contracting through until the Heved rubber tries then we have bought of them ly on, the Great Lakes and inquired, "What are so glowrin telesoped and packed on one States conditional upon recipro came into bearing. The report things look good. If the figures along our seaboards. American at him for? Loose his weskit, wagon, the total weight falling

and accounts were adopted, go the other way things look bad, investments in foreign countries yin'o ye.

under 3,000|b..