WAR RISKS ON THE SEA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7981, 6 May 1904, Page 2

WAR RISKS ON THE SEA.

STRONG INDICATION OF JAPANESE SAFETY.

Received 6, 7.45 a.m.

LONDON, May 5. , Nippon, Yusen and Kaishu steamers re-open services to Australia and elsewhere. The line ceased running at the outbreak oi the war.

Coal from Cardiff to Japan is now covered at 7s 6d per tent;, whereas it was 10 guineas per cent.'* fh'tep months since. . , The war risk on grain from Van> couver to Vladivostok is fojftjr guineas per cent. .No quotation' i£ made for Port Arthur. . „ ', ;t; t •, A Japanese loan of six per cent, for ten millions is being-, underwritten in- London and New York at 93 on the security ot the Customs.