THE DUTCH SHIPS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 71, 23 March 1918, Page 5

THE DUTCH SHIPS.

SEIZED BY AMERICA. NO RESISTANCE OFFERED. (Received 11.15 a.m.) . NEW YORK, March 22. Forty-six Dutch ships-were seized here and in many other ports to-day. They were seized by American naval reserves, who boarded the ships and hoisted the Stars and Stripes. The ships were taken over quietly. - without resistance— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) HUN THREATS TO HOLLAND. A SUBMARINE BLOCKADE. (Received 10.50 a.m.) PARIS, March 22. A Zurich message states that a semiofficial German wireless announces that ■ Holland will have to bear the consequence of her decision, and must expect a submarine blockade of all her ports. The German Government is exercising the utmost pressure upon the Dutch Government.— {A. and N.Z. Cable.) NEW CRISIS ARISES. LONDON, March 22. ' It is not clear whether the Dutch Parliament's acceptance of the Allied ultimatum merely referred to its approval of the statement by the Foreign Minister. The Dutch reply has not yet been received in London, but it is believed that the Allies will proceed with the requisition. The latest message from The Hague atates that it is understood that the Allies refused the Dutch conditions, causing a new crisis.—(A. and N.Z.)