The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-08
Other Suspicious" trscs.


In Ju'y last this Government was IN
formed hy the British Government that
he prolonged de; .ntiOn Of the oil steam
~ Polarine. rlaturia and Pioneer was
due 10 the fact that his Majesty's Gov
ernments attention had latterly been
lrswn TO the very large quantities OF
oil wlcn had been shipped To- Scandi-
-aviau countries during the last lew
months that there had been every rea-
sor 10 suspect that come of the oil was
destined for eneny countries aud that
me arrival of the steamers in quick sac
ress.ou neCesSitated the institution OF
.rqui,!eS as TO the ultimate destination
y the OH.
The owners OF these vessels and their
csrgpes complained To the Government
~ n, United States against their de-
ttrt,ou. stating that the vessels carried
the 'u~ual Cargues consigned Ia good
is!th to long established subsidiaries In
feutrtl countries and further represent
inc that. since supplies from Rus sia n
RurdAld had been prevented from en-
terlnC Scandinavian ports. IA large in
crease Of business with them had been
expected, but il had been found that
during The first five months of the year
1913 total shipments Of all petroleum
products To- these countries were less
than for the same periIi last Year, al
though business in previous years had
stenli.i increased.
"a Vessels have been held, according
10 statements of the British Govern
ment, OrCause Of the manner in which
shipments have been consigned.
The steamer l;inerjarl was brought
INTO k!rNwall la-t May and It's cargo
~ rottolse.d cake, shipped from New
port News TO Denmark, which the ship
'MFc rNnVgS.ttpI was Ia no lSe1 eNrliI-
slsIy for consumption in Denmark. was
seized This Government was informed
mat the largo was discharged because
u was consigned TO order"
The steamers Alfred Nobel, Bjor-
%'',erne Rjornsen and Friedland were
seized last autumn because their car
goes were consigned "to order
The shipments on the steamers Amer
yea and Artemis have been placed in
Pre- court under the order in council
~ March II. 1913, because. the goods
nNhg Consigned by the shippers to
themselves, there was no guarantee of
Van ultimate destination.
'') Goods have been seized by the
nTINh 'ioN-rnment on the ground, as
.m' H''ernment has been Informed, that
tnt country to which they were shipped
had not prohibited their export.
SIN Another Excuse.
In IN" fall Of the year 1914 copper
VI pped from the United States to
H"eicu on the Francisco. An
t,dFeN, Iithv, Tyr n Toronto was seized
ny he British authorities because, as
me British Government stated, the
N~eaI.h Government had not yet pro
a'o'ied the reeNportation Of copper from
Sweden.
a rorSjgnment of rubber on the
swedish ship Xalnora had been placed IN
If'%r court last January because, as
~" British Government stated, Of the
''N"h'" Of a comprehensive prohibition
w m" 'NportattOu of rubber IL all rs
'oFn, from Denmark.
"l iu" British authorities have Ir-
pea'"alr -elzed articles classified ~ con-
Wd4tn0. articles classified as conditional
con'rab'ud, ~ well 49, non-contrabard
goods s..pped TO Scandinavian countries
10 'u' NrtAerlands and to Italy. thei
"'l'Ii' although the reeNportatlon OF
s''D .'.. lpditics from these countries
''' 1" . fplDidden.
40 I"" "Ubcr last the steamer Tellu'
va '.. ''d 10 discharge a shipment oi
''p''' ST.. ped from New York directly
~ III '' guc" in Milan, Italy, although
Liam decree Of November 10
.'I' .u' 'Sportatiun of goods shipped ir
''.s hH a"r vas forbidden,
I.r ,mrr Joseph ". Fordney wa.
S''@'' ''r miles off the coast of Nor
way 'l, In charge of a prize crew
D'"'-n luio kirkwall April S last. Thu
s"b' ntu'iost showed that the carg'
'o''N."i entirely OF cattle fodder con
fR'.H '. Il lerson in Malmo, sweden. ]
r''-'.I rom inform alton presented Il
tIh 11L.. Htt,.tt thut nn ati.Iu,i. tn