DANGER TO BRITAIN

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2212, 27 July 1914, Page 5

DANGER TO BRITAIN

THE CONCESSION GRANTED THE VULKAN CO By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Reo. July 26, 5.5 p.m.) . London, July 25. ■. The newspapers point'out tie gravity of the Vulkan concession. '' The new waterway will be 115 miles from Britain, and will, be capable of floating any ■ Dreadnought which the Vulkan Company builds. The publio of Rotterdam protested against the earlier proposals, and the Minister promised to plaoo all harbours under publio control, out secretly completed the contract during the recess. The."Daily Mail'' points out that the position is specially grave for.Britain, in view of the decision to fortify Flushing.' '.-' : . DUTCH MINISTRY TO BE SEVERELY. CRITICISED. \ . By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ("Times" end Sydney "Sun" Services.) Tho Hague, July 24. The Dutch Ministry is likely to_be severely criticised for granting.the Vulkan Company, a German firm rivalling Krupps, permission to construct a private harbour for fcean-going vessels at Rotterdam. The London, "Standard's" Hague .correspondent recently stated on the highest authority that the' Dutch Government had yielded to Germany's demands to relinquish a small strip of' foreshore to enable the Dutch Vulkan Company, controlled by the.Thyaseus Coal Iron Company, of the whine, to establish a private harbour and works beside the new waterway-between the North Sea andEotterdam. This demand was ;m'ade in May of last year, and was regarded a,t the time.as being fraught with sinister possibilities. . ' '.' ■