To the Editor of the "NORTH-CHINA Dairy News"
Si—With reference to the remarks made by your correspondent "G," I fully endorse all he has said on the above subject in your issue òf to-day. It would appear to me, however, that ihe suggested conference referred to therein should be organized by the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce instead of the British Chamber of Commerce, in view of the fact that the shipping companies and/or consignees concerned are not all of British nationality, In the above connection, apart from the shipping companies unco-operative procedure in a time of stress, {he terms and conditions of ihe deviation clause of the marine insurance covers are also open to similar criticism, particularly their threatening attitude of cancellation ci all the privileges under the policies if all their requirements are not fully met.
In view of the present experience, merchants should insist on a revision of the clauses of the bills of lading, as well as of the insurance policies, so as to insure a more equitable protection of their interest in future.
E. A: Shanghai, Oct. 23.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.