TRADE AND SHIPPING

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2235, 22 August 1914, Page 7

TRADE AND SHIPPING

BRITAIN. TAKES UP GERMAN TRADE

BANKING ASSISTANCE NEEDED '

(Rec. August 21, 5.45 p.m.) London, August 20. Owing to the disastrous effect of tho war uixHi German commerce, the trade usually done by Germany is being widely taken up by British manufacturers, but everything depends upon the assistance the banks are giving them. Canadian manufacturers are tirging Canadians to- buy Canadian and British goods only. ■ The embargo placed by the United States Government upon loans to belligerents is held to includo Cauada as i British colonv.—("Times"" and Sydney "Sun Services.)

WINDFALL FOR BRITAIN.

' FIVE SHIPLOADS OF GERMAN ' < WHEAT. ;_,. London, August, 20.' Tive steamers have arrived at Barry (Glamorganshire) with wbeat aggregating thirty thousand tons, originally consigned to Hamburg. WAR BATES ON JAPANESE SHIPS" San Francisoo, August 20. ; London ■ underwriters have increased war risks on Janpaueso vfjtfselH to 6.3 per'cent. NOT CAPTURED. London, August 20. Lloyd's report that tho Austrian steamer Marienbad, previously reported as being captured, has left for- Patras (Greeo*). SHIPPING ARRIVALS. London, August 20. ' Arrivals at London' iucludo the Indrabarah, from Lyttelton. Among tho arrivals at Suez is the- German cteanicr Annaberg, 4463 tons, from Brisbane, and the Danish barque Havila (1421 tons) has arrived at Pisagua from Newcastle. .", ;; GERMAN SHIPS DETAINED. (Rec. August 21, 8.40 p.m.)' : Sydney,, August 21. Uio German Australian steamer Berlin (4196 tons) lias arrived from Hamburg. The captain was not aware that war had been declared. Tlio -vessel ia being detained. , Melbourne,:' August 21. • The German-Australian . steamer Altona (4312 tons) has*! arrived liere: aiid has been seized. The..captain was; uot aware of the declaration of war, s