BRITISH PRIZE COURTS
AND THE DECLARATION OF LONDON. , By Telegraph—Prefw Associsltion—Copyrisht (Rec. December 2, 7i30 p.m.) ' London, December 2.
R-eplying to a question by Lord Portsmouth in the Howie of Lords, Lord Lansdowne admitted that the adoption of the Declaration of London did not) involve the creation of an International Prize Court, lit was right to arbitrate in American disputes' arising out of the jurisdiction of the Prize Courts. The success of tilie Foreign Office's efforts in this respccfc could be judged by reports from all sides. Regarding the economic pressure on Germany, whose trade was passing into other hands, 'Lord LansdoVvne said: "We are fighting for our lives, and must not neglect any precautions." Lord Halsbury congratulated Lord Portsmouth in securing an affirmation that the Declaration of London was dead, not binding. 1
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2634, 3 December 1915, Page 5
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