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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 55, 5 March 1918, Page 1

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It has been ascertained on inqairy &t' insurance offices 'that the : ; ; in v 3ii:*ii'fi'-:«a ; .'''tSii,-.':. the hull atid cargo of the W^:.. - xuia,; which was t sunk by a German raider* in - ?> - the Pacific, have ben paid, says/, thie New Zealand Herald, the payments.having been made by the companies holding the war risks and those h6r<ifing™.tße marine risk, the contributions being equal. The Court of Inquiry \held;in respect of the vessel satisfied the Eiiglish and colonial offices interested in the ■vessel's loss, and the payments ... made on the understanding that when¥a. decision is arrived at 'as to whether the ship was destroyed as the result; of an ordinary marine mishap ; or an act of ( war, an adjustment should be., made. In regard to the Burns,. jPKilp Cpiiir pany's steamer Matunga, which also sunk, it is understood that ito' insurances have been paid on this vessel or her cargo, as the .Court of Inquiry set up to investigate her disappearance without coming to a decision, v LTTe and workers' indemnity policies, in' respect of several officers and members of £he crews of these vessels are held by New Zealand insurance offices, but as far as can be ascertained no payments have been made. . ,■',. ■•>'.' An instance of how fortunes ; are being made in Japan as the result of the war was given by a visitor to Auckland, from that country, Mr T. Herlihy, Re- . ferring to Mr Asano, now the largest.: ship-builder in the Far East, he said ; that he was a poor uneducated boy when lie first arrived in Yokohama; , He managed to get employment as _an ordinary labourer, in discharging vessels. About 20 years ago Mr Asano secured the necessary money and built three small steamers, which he rata to San Francisco. From that star* he had gone on,' until now lie .;owile». the largest lines of steamers in Japan;.; and since the war he had become -oft***; of the most wealthy men in the Mr Herlihy said he knew of another, J ; man who, before the war, worked for-* £6 a month. He retired last year.with:" 'a fortune of £4,000,000 acquired 'inside two years. There were several other Japanese almost as rich, all of whpni had made their money out of shipping by buying and selling. Last year, however, the Japanese Government stepped in, amd prohibited the *al©' of ships to any foreign nation, without' its authority. .. /1. ''' When asked about the appointment,of. a resident magistrate at Wangahui to end the present unsatisfactory state of affairs due to only an occasional visit of a magistrate, the Hon. T. M. Wilford (Minister of Justice) said that s (Swing to"the fact that five magistrates;/;■ had left the bench to do military- service the work of the trained service had been curtailed. The .Minister, added, however, that he had decided to .grant the~request made by various local bodies. The gentleman to whom -the • position would be given had. been decid- \ ed on, but his name would not be announced until he (Mr Wilford) had conferred with his department; SORE THROAT'—YOU NEED-BA2T-TEiR'S LPNG PRESERVER.Gives instant relief from pain and soon effects a welcome cure. Soothes/, and heals. _,, ; , vv , »-..•• This pleasant-tasting remedy is xe.nowned for its rapid curative qualities. It is also a body builder for the young thens the. body, enriches the bloody and" - repels attacks of coughs, colds, jbronchitis, influenza and all throat and lung troubles. . ' . '.'..'•' - Th* family Medicinal Chest is mcpm— * plete without a U 10d bottle. • • ;