POSITION OF NEUTRALS

Grey River Argus, 3 February 1917, Page 5

POSITION OF NEUTRALS

GERMAN NOTE TO SPAIN ■*" WILL TORPEDO ALL SHIPS FIVE DAYS" 7 GRACE ALLOWE (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) >n MADRID. February l. •n A German Notg handed to the G l . c vernment says : ' Germany and Au 1 - trja are forced absolutely to stop tl commerce of -neutrals with ' the' ■ Alii d and will torpedo all ships without r s specting flag or cargo. They will gii all ships five days to return to ne' tral ports. CABINET DISCUSSION s AN APPEAL TO EDITORS FEARS OF INTERNAL, TROUBLE ( ' ' Eeuter ' s Telegrams ' ' ) (Rec. February 2. 8.15 p;m.) L . ' MADRID, February 1. After a Cabinet discussion on 'th j German Note the Foreign Minist< r conferred with the editors of the new: 0 papers. He appealed to their patrio ism to observe discreet composure 3 he feared that when the purport of tli I Note, which meant an . interru I tion of foreign trade and grave inter al dislocation, became known, di orders might occur. The Note als made it necessary to prevent all ur pecessarv consumption of commoc ities. NOTE TO SWITZERLAND J ONLY ONE OPEN~FRENCH POR 1 ("Reuters Telegrams") 1 Rec. February 2, Q. 40 p.m.) BERNE. February 2. i A German Note to Switzerland stare ; : that Cette will be the only French por • not affected by the blockade. HOLLAND'S FEARS. . LOOKING FOR AMERICAN LEAD. (Rec. February 2, 5.50 p.m.) ROTTERDAM. February 1. The shipowners fear that unless America shows the way to an effective protest,. Dutch shipowners will be obliged to lay up their ships. DENMARK'S POSITION STOCK EXCHANGE MAY CLOSE NEW SITUATION BEING DISCUSSED [ (Rec. February 2. q.qo p.m.) COPENHAGEN. February 1. The "National Tidende" says that the Government is conferring with trade representatives on the new situation. Financiers contemplate the closing df the Slock Exchange to avoid panic. DUTCH SHIPPING ALL SAILINGS CANCELLED (Rec. February 2. 0.15 p.m.) LONDON. February 2. The latest reports from Holland state that the Government has prohibited al 1 sailings for the present. " NEUTRAL SHIPPING LOSSES SINCE WAR BEGAN LONDON. February 1. Nonvav has lost two hundred vessels of 350,000 tons, or m per cent. Holland has lost 107,000 tons or, 7 per cent. Sweden's losses amount to Bi,ctoo tons or 8 per cent. Since the war. Germany had constructed to June, 101 5. 676,096 tons. She has qoo.ooo tans constructing. i CONFERENCE OF NEUTRALS PROPOSED ZURICH. February 1. It is officially stated that Sweden has invited Switzerland to join a conference of neutrals. Switzerland has asked for details.