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RULE 111

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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 55 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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RULE 111 .—EXTINGUISHING See also:

FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

FIRE ON SHIPBOARD Damage done to a See also:

SHIP

ship and See also:

CARGO (Span. for " loading," from Lat. carries, car)

cargo, or either of them, by See also:

WATER

water or otherwise, including damage by beaching or scuttling a burning ship, in extinguishing a fire on See also:

BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board the ship, shall be made See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good as G.A.; except that no See also:

COMPENSATION (from Lat. compensare, to weigh one thing against another)

compensation shall be made for damage to such portions of the ship and bulk cargo, or to such See also:

SEPARATE

separate packages of cargo, as have been on fire.

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