A LOSING GAME

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 60, 11 March 1915, Page 5

A LOSING GAME

STICKING TO THE LAW.

FOSTERS ENEMY TRADE.

[(Received 9.5 a.m.)

LONDON, March 10.

British fairplay in the observance of international "law, which directly con-flicts-with our own interests, is exemplified in two directions. The' President of the Admiralty Court overruled the objections- of the- Attorney-General regarding a captured prize that contained 1,000 tons of copper from the United States to Gothenburg, in Sweden. Though it was desired to requisition the shipment for arsenal purposes, (and Great Britain was prepared- to pay handsomely for the copper, the Court decided that the shipment was for the, usc_ of the contractors of the Swedish"Government. .-'''■":, -"-.

The second instance was-the announcement through the" British Embassy at Washington that the measures proposed to be taken restricting- the enemy trade rights -.. with neutral ; contractors, would be respected to the extent that cotton consigned to neutral ports only, on r whicb all engagements.regarding sale, freightage, and insurance had been contracted before March 2, would be allowed Afree passage, .-0r,., if seized,- compensation would be paid at the contract pricel This announcement! foreshadows : Orders-in-Council covering all-enemy -trade through neutral channels. -.-":'- --'-■ '-"--"-