Responsibility of goods that got stolen in transit

Q: I ordered some items from my supplier which came to approx. R5000. I paid for the items and it was getting shipped. However, the delivery van got hijacked and the stuff got stolen. 

The supplier thus claims that since the items left their warehouse, they are no longer responsible and I have to bear the loss - although I did not receive the items. The delivery company only allows compensation upto R1000 in case of theft of goods from their vans. 

Who is responsible for the loss - and will it make a difference whether the delivery guy was sent by the supplier or was sent by me?

Letting out cottages on one's farm to non-Muslims

Q: There's someone that wants to let out some cottages on his farm. The person is wealthy so they're not short of money and he has a high level of taqwa also. 

His only concern is the alcohol on the premises. Is it permissible if non-Muslims use the premises and basically if they bring the alcohol, if they play music in the units, if they also cook haraam food, what's the permissibility of that in Islam?