The Older

ADLER, District Judge.

Tbe Norwegian steamship Older, under a charter party executed by the libelant, loaded a cargo of 29,120 bags of sugar at Cardenas, Cuba, to be delivered at Toronto, Canada. The charter party contained the following guaranty: “Owners guarantee that the steamer can proceed through all rivers and canals to reach Toronto with the above cargo.”

The vessel proceeded on its course without incident until it arrived in the vicinity of Montreal. At Montreal, under instructions from the owner of the vessel, Mr. Hancock, of Hancock & Hilton, Limited, ship brokers and agents, engaged…