The Buckingham

J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge,

i. The Buckingham is a British steamship, and was chartered to the Pacific Transport Company and James Griffiths for eight shillings and sixpence per ton, gross register, under a time charter, for the period of six months. Delivery of the vessel, which was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Tacoma when the contract was made, was accepted by the charterers at Seattle on May 27, 1901. The charter party contained the provision that the ship might be employed “in such lawful trades as the charterers or their agents shall direct, but not north of Vancouver, and no part…