The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-08
APPENDIX NO. 2.
Statement regarding vessels de.
tanned By British authorities.


September -, 1915
~ Vessels whose carsoe. and papers
have been Of such a character AZ TO ~.
quire but brief time for exain.natc-
have been held in British ports. accord.
ing TO this Governments Information. 'o-
prolonged periods. In some INSTANCES fo-
more than q month. and then release
without the institution Of prize cont
proceedings.
The steamer Chester. which ea,ist
from Baton Rouge for Rotterdam with
cargo of Illuminating oil. WAS taken into
Falmouth September -, 1914, and he'd
until November 4 OF that year.
The steamer Ocean. cvrrying thn sanA
kind OF a cargo from New York to Rot
,erdam, was taken into plymouth sep
TENDER %. 1914. and similarly released
November ..
The steamer Charlois and the s.cam'r
New York. carrying similar carcoc'
were aiken into British pprts on :. atem.
Der 40 and October IL. 1914. respect ,"'r,
ard simila rly released on October -
The steamers American and Ro,'rf.
dam. carrying argoe OF oil to ltn,;s-
dam. were also detained under COLO
lions similar to those Of the Vessels !IG
mentioned In the fall Of 1914.
The steamer Christian Knuds"-
carrying n cargo of oil In bulk, Consigned
to "A Danish corporation In Copenhasen,
was brought into tho port Of kirhw,N
detained for eleven days AMI 'H"H -
leased.
Vessels carrying oil from thu Ur!;,l
States to Ions established ma -ke,s =
Scandinavian countries have repeated,
been detained without being ser, - ta'
prize u for adjudicatio1. Among
them may be mentioned the Brind.l,,.
the T'Naturla, the wico. the Po'ar!ne. -
Pioneer. the Llama. the Mushog,, 81
the John u. Rockefeller.
The came Denver. which carried .
full cargo OF cotton from Norfolk -
Bremen and which had keen LOADED
under the supervision OF q British "oH-
sular officer. was taken into Kirkwall u
January last. as the Department was In
formed by the British Government, tIs,
10 examine her papers and to yo-ity l."
cargo.
Held for . Month.
The George W. Ha~'ley vas held 'o- 4
month because she refused TO comply
with a requirement Of the British su'
thDr.ties TO discharge a single .hirTea'
> the Illegal destination 81 which does no'
appear to have been disclosed 10y srS
evidence. The vessel carried . nike
cargo including n shipment o. oil. TIE
British authorities Insisted tina, tho ves'
sci should discharge the oil. which tae
shipper represented vas cons gne5 "a
one OF It's long established agents II
Sweden. Finally /. was announced ira
the vessel would be released as az a.
OF vrace.
The steamer wico was held b. 49,
British authorities last March tn
Government was advised hat tire Gri'
ish Minister 9t Stockholm had inform,
the Swedish Foreign Office trat ~
vessel had arrived In "A British ro-'
With a full cargo OF oil for q rd..c''
in stockholm and that IN view ~ i''
recent seizure by a German te-''
war 4 the steamship Brvsssl ami
cargo the British GoverUmcrt r";-.-
complete assurances from tn Sv".''
Government; before the Wico { 60. =
allowed TO proceed TO d%es;!natioi ."
She would not share n" fate a.
Rryssel.
Subsequently this Cover = ~ "t, '
formed that the vessel "a Nt'. ,
lowed TO proceed. but that ~" I'-'''
Government felt that IN go 'N'.' Or
further carRoes going 10 stockholm -
nj seized by German ships the a7'
Question ~ permitting oil ctrro's ' m
coed TO that destination would a" o.
be seriously recrns'dc red.
The stea ner Llama, carving H .a'f
OF oil to a Scandinavian port wa ''N'
INTO KIrk"rll and srhseou wiz 20 "'''
? on June & last. After departifs '-0'
kirkwall the ship was again H.'rs'e
on June s, n although ~ '''''
Of the war vessel wh!Ch s'S'i ~
: Llama apparently W y shown ~" err
. release papers he placed u p''" .''
on board and ordered ~ N"--
, Aberdeen ard therc- t. lc.'". 'a",
-. ,-.. S,nlN, -, loo. a
/, though she c. II not proceed univ .'.
? Is owing "a shortage oc COS.
Forced 70 Accept ConsiGnr'
! ,2l Vessels have bccu '''i 80
| they have reconslgncd thor Cf-s"'
4 a conslgnee In 4 neutral coI.''. .'
. ignated by Tho British 'iovc-"7'r
The steamer SegurancA. vain 80.
ried a general cargo from NtV
A to the Netherlands. was df' N''
y a great loss , the owners 80 80
\ sci and to the shippers ~
Il port for the greater part 9, 49, ~.
IN order that her cargo n.f.|
\ consigned to the Netherlands 'N,'
n Trust. The mlnifes, shovel '''
q entire cargo was consigned %
* consignees in uie Nethcrlarls al. :,
accompanied by "A certiA',.e g.,
= British Consul-Gt Icral IN -" =,
stating tina the loading ~ ~,
"a vised by his inspector ana '''' I
9 vessel contained no cargo Nt''. ..
that specified in the mantf"s' .,
y. part ~ the ca~ro. rousis'}"- '
q fruit, stored in tho hold or = -
IS was subject to decay VIII gFt' -
ii ~
r, A similar requirement WIS u.
II. on the steamer +. j, ltsm1Ar a