DANISH SHIPS
——♦ . , . TAKEN OVER AS PRIZES
LONDON, April 13. : Twenty Danish ships in British ports, with a gross tonnage of 26*000, have been taken over by the British authorities as prizes and placed at the. disposal of the Ministry of Shipping. This has been done as the Danish Government is not at present in a position to enter into free negotiations. An Ottawa message says that Danish cargo in vessels at Canadian ports will be sold in the Admiralty Prize Court and the money handed to the custodian of enemy property.
Such of the cabla news on this page as Is so headed has. appeared in "The Times" and is cabled to Australia and New Zealand by special permission. It should be understood that the opinions are not those of "The Times" unless expressly stated to be so.
The lines of crosses indicate the boundaries of the new minefields -- laid in the North Sea and the Baltic. The latest fields include the waters round the Danish islands and the area south of the line across the Baltic, from Sweden to Memel.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 89, 15 April 1940, Page 7
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181DANISH SHIPS Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 89, 15 April 1940, Page 7
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