SAILING UNDER FALSE COLORS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 11 December 1914, Page 5

SAILING UNDER FALSE COLORS.

The Financial Times recently referred to a movement on foot on the London Stock Exchange to prevent individuals or firms of German or Austrian origin, notwithstanding that they are naturalised British subjects, from changing their names and trading under English surnames. It is contended that such proceedings are centrary to public policy, detrimental to the other members of the House, 'and might easily lead to the selling of securities on German or Austrian account through neutral banks. Generally speaking, the facilities afforded to naturalised Germans or Austrians to stamp themselves as true-born Britons by means of a deed poll are in these times far too great, and there is no question but that the matter demands the prompt attention of the authorities.