IN CANADA.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2856, 29 January 1916, Page 4

IN CANADA.

GOOD ORGANISATION FOR THE WAR-

HOW FREIGHTS WERE SECURED

BT ELEOTKIO TELEGRAPH. —COPYBIGHT, Mm PRBM AHOOIAVION. London, January 27.

Tho Times correspondent at Ottawa says tho Hon. Mr. lla/en explained to the Canadian' House of Commons the steps taken at tho outbreak of the war to secure ocean transportation of Canadian products. Foui commandeered vessels were regularly carrying munitions to Iti-itain. Arrangements had been made for IiH.G to transport 1,500,000 tons of freight, and recently three German prize vessels had lieon released for the Atlantic trade. Shipments from Canadian winter ports had been 200 per cent, in excess of those of any previous your. Canadian grain had been carried satisfactorily, and there bad been little compJaiiiit. TJndor the oireiiniisitaiices. an extraordinary freight service had lieon maintained between Canada and Britain.