NEUTRALS’ WAR LOSSES
Some startling figures, showing the heavy losses suffered by neutral countries in the last war, were given by Professor Julius Stone in an address on “Neutrality in Modern Warfare" at the annual dinner of the Institute of Incorporated Secretaries in Auck land last week He said that exclusive of cargoes Norway lost tonnage worth £60,000,000 Holland £4,000,000. Sweden £5.000,000 Denmark £6,500,000 and the United States £3,000,000, Blockade losses by neutrals included tonnage worth £22,000,000 sunk by mines and £90,000,000 sunk by submarines, while the losses to neutrals through contraband included £35,000.000 for vessels condemned, £10,000,000 through detention for prize proceedings £30.000,000 through other detention. £ 17,000.000 through loss of cargo condemned by prize courts, and £1,000,000 for damage to cargo not condemned.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23940, 16 October 1939, Page 10
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