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1. The plaintiff Respondent ("the Assured") sued as holder of two policies of marine insurance taken out by the seller of goods with the defendant Appellant ("the Insurer") for an indemnity in respect of the loss of cargo Shipped from Hong Kong to Paramaribo in Surinam, South America, in the s. s. France Maru. Upon delivery a shortage, apparently due to pilferage, was discovered. The Assured made a claim against the shin owner through its agent, but this was summarily rejected and the Assured du