DECLARATION OF LONDON.
ADELAIDE, May 11
The Chambers of Commerce Conference discussed the Declaration of London, and adopted the following resolution:
" That in view of the adverse opinion expressed by many competent authorities, and the regret and disappointment felt by this conference in respect to its provisions, under which food supplies borne in neutral vessels to any port in Great Britain would be exposed to capture or destruction, together with the absence of any provision prohibiting the conversion of merchantmen into commerce-destroyers on the high seas, this conference earnestly hopes that British statesmanship and diplomacy may yet succeed in obtaining such modifications of the terms of the declaration as will render it more generally acceptable and bring it more into conformity with the principles which have hitherto governed the practice of Great Britain in war time."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2983, 17 May 1911, Page 29
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136DECLARATION OF LONDON. Otago Witness, Issue 2983, 17 May 1911, Page 29
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