New Britain herald., 1915-08-17

ships of Maatscheppy Nederland and
flying Dutch flag.
Feb. 10-The Laertes took to flight
and hoisted Dutch flag when ordered
to stop by submarine.
Feb. 1.-THE Wallfuit sailed under
Dutch flag; entered Ymuiden. Wire
less to Wilhelmshaven from Dutch S.
S. Vomitgang.)
Feb. 15-The Harwich steamers re-
moved their name on bow and stern,
painting on tunnels changed; fly Dutch
flag when on sea.
Feb. 22-The Enrol adopted funnel
painting and distinctive marks of
Dutch steamers at Cartagena.
Feb. pam unknown steamer left
| Liverpool under false name "Ystri,''
flying the Dutch flag.
| Feb. 26-The Argo had same funnel
painting as Royal Netherlands Stoom-
boot Maatschappy when entering Rot
| terdam; a Dutch flag was hung up to
dry in engine ROOM
March 16-The Lady carried men
| belonging to Belgian army from Rot
! terdam to England under Dutch flag.
March 29-The Walmer Castle
! (Union Castle line) entered Funchal
with paint altered to look like Dutch
steamer. hetter from Funchal of
February 25.)
April THE Anvers' crew relate
| name painted over in Falmouth to
! read Bremer, Rotterdam: sailed
from Falmouth under Dutch flag; re-
stored proper name "Anvers'' on voy-
| age between Noord Hinder and Mas
f1reship; letters "Rotterdam' were
| only removed at Rotterdam upon Or
der from port authorities. Letter Of
master of S. S. Vigbert to Hamburg
| Bremen Africa line of April 3D.
May 6-The Quentin; name and port
of register painted over; said to fly
| Dutch flag when on sea on her route
between Rotterdam and Leith.
May THE Star of Victoria, ac-
| cording to report of seaman who re-
turned to Rotterdam, entered Ply
mouth with troops on board flying the
Dutch flag, which was replaced by
British flag only when in port.
May 1O-The Dotteret carried on
board canvas cover six to seven meters
long with Mas and Rotterdam"
painted on. Said to have used cover
| on former voyages.
May 10-Out of sixty unknown
| steamers sighted since May I, about
! f1fty-five carried Dutch flag and dis
tinctive marks.
June 12-The fishing steamers " L.
| 16 and w. L. AZ carried Dutch flag
| when off the mouth of river Tyne.
Both had red-blue and white band
| painted on funnel.
June 26-An unknown steamer Of
English Blue Funnel Line, on June
26 was lying in Amsterdam with the
name altered to "Dardanus' on
both sides Of bow and stern she had
the Dutch national coors painted
on. The genuine s. S. Dardanus be-
longs to the Nederlandsche Stoom-
bot Maatschappy OCEAN of Am
| sterdam.
! V. Misuse of Norwegian Ships Marks
Mar. 5.-Unknown steamers touch
ing Las Palmas alter their names and
also paint Norwegian colCrs on free
broad.
Mar. 1.-two unknown steamers
left Dutch ports on March IA under
Norwegian flag.
Mar. 14.-The Aaro lWi,son Line)
changed colors of funnel and, accord
| ing to newspaper reports, entered
! Christiania with Norwegian colors
painted on her free-board.
April 21.-The Lockwood flew Nor
wegian flag when torpedocd by SUBJ
marine and hoisted British flag only
after the torpedo was fired.
May S.-Two unknown steamers lay
| in Glasgow with Norwegian colors.
June 2-An unknown steamer start
| ing from the Humber hung out a large
; sign with Norwegian colors and the in
| scription "Ran-Norge" over her side
| when at sea. (Report of ar English
| mate.)
Juno 7-Unknown collier, going
| from Swansea to France, fly the Nor
wegian flag at sea.
June 1.-THE Quentin, leaving Rot.
| terdam for Leith on June IA, flew
| the Norwegian flag on sea and dis
! played the words "Nordland- Bergen"
| painted on black iron signs which she
! hung over the real name.
June 22-The Grenadier, (Tyne-
| Tees S. S. Co. owners, which runs be-
| tween Rotterdam and Newca stle on
| Tyne flies the Norwegian flag at sea
Juno 23-The Alasta when entering
| Stornoway was painted on both sides
1 In Norwegian co!ors and displayed an