COMMAND OF TRADE ROUTES STRONGER EVERY DAY.
ADMIRALTY ISSUES 'REASSURING STATEMENT.
FRENCH AND BRITISH CRUISERS HUNTING ENEMY. \
FIVE GERMAN WARSHIPS IN THE ATLANTIC.
By Telegraph—Press Association— (Received August 13, 11.35 p.m.)
London, August 13. The Admiralty announces having despatched a number of mobilised cruisers to guard the South American trade routes, nearly trebling the superior cruiser force already there. Twenty-four British cruisers, besides French warships, in the Atlantic arc seeking five German cruisers, known to be in that ocean. The enemy's vessels will be hunted continually, and though some time may elapse before they are caught, they will be kept too busy to do any mischief.
The Admiralty states that its control of trade routes, especially on the Atlantic, is becoming stronger every day. Traders should confidently, and boldly send their ships to sea-
An exception is made in the case of the North Sea, where the Germans have scattered mines indiscriminately.
Importance, attaches to the Admiralty's statement that permission has now been given for coal shipments from Britain to Norway and to Italy.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15687, 14 August 1914, Page 5
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