NEUTRAL TRADE.
SI KTI.E AIM OF GERMANY. l"Tlu Titccs."t (Received November 19th. u.<i p.:a.; ROTTERDAM, November IS. An authoritative report states that Germany inteiuls to attempt a complete stoppage of ail Dutch and British traffic, and r-o compel Holland to divert tile whole of her exports to Germany. THE SMUGGLING 1N DUSTIt V. (Ans'.raHan and X.Z. Cal>U> Assoeiilior..} (Received Noveml>er l!)th. 8.10 p.m.) COPENHAGEN. November 17. In the* last seven months fines amounting to £'300,000 sterling have been imposed hy Denmark upon smugglers. Many heavy terms oi imprisonment have recently been imposed. Pines as high as £■:>;),000 sterling for :> single offence have been imposed. Yet such penalties fail to deter the offenders. Many of tho smugglers are Germans, but some are Danes working for international organisations. A largo German Copenhagen merchant convicted of smuggling <>o,ooolb of rubber in sealed herring tins. It is believed that Germany pays tho fines. A DANISH TRADING COMPANY. (Received November liHh, 0.0 p. 111.) COPENHAGEN, November 18. The "Politikcn"' states that tho thirty chief Danish banks liavo formed a trans-Atlantic trading company, especially for dealing -with grain and foodstuffs, with a capital of 10.C00.000 kroner.
FRANZ JOSEF'S HEALTH. REPORTED TO HE POOR. (Received November 19th. 0.0 p.m.) ROTTERDAM, November IS. Bourse reports state that the health of the Emperor Franz Josef ig poor. lie has a serious cough, and is very weak. He receives onlv two or three visitors daily. A DIVISION Olf POWER. (Received November 19th, •">>"> p.m.) AMSTERDAM, November IS. The "Vossiche Zeitung'' states that the Emperor Franz Josef, on his Aee.ssion Daj' on December 2ml, will announce thnt for the future he will exercise certain Sovereign powers jointly with his Heir-Appnrcnt. JEWISH REPATRIATION.
AN EXTENSIVE SCHEME. (Received November 19th, 0.0 p.m.) WASHINGTON, November 18. Tho Jews of tho United States are raising a fund of £60,000,000 as a loan to tho Jews in belligerent countries for their rehabilitation after the war. They will not charge interest or ask for security for a loan.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 15752, 20 November 1916, Page 7
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