THE MERCANTLE MARINE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2225, 11 August 1914, Page 5

THE MERCANTLE MARINE.

DURHAM DOGGED BY A CRUISEE ; :^mRTFROIi;iASPAIJIAS. .. London, August 8. ' . It is reported that a German bruiser lias been dogging the Federal liner Bur- ' ham, from Australia, in the vicinity of Las Palmas. ' , The Durham is a' steel screw- steamerof 57G0 tons,\ and she is owned by ths Federal and Shire Line.. The loaded at New Zealand porta *or Avonmouth, and l left Lyttelton on June 10. She arrived at Rio da Janeiro on July 17, and was due at Ayonmouth on August i. :. STATIONS .CLOSED. I SUPPLYING INFORMATION FOR '(Rec. August 10, 5.20 -p.m.) * Washington, August 9. ' iTho authorities are closing the wireless stations at Sayreville, and Tuckoiton,.on tho coast of New Jersey/which have been advising German cruisers of the whereabonts of British liners.—"Times" and .Sydney,';"§un"-Services.;;-j ..',::'.'.'".'" < THE VATERLAND HELD UP. FITTED AS A CRUISER. (Rec. August 10, 5.20 p.m.) New York, August .9. Tho Hamburg-America liner Vaterlahd (58,000 tons) has been-fitted as a cruiser to proy on British shipping. The American torpedo flotilla'and the battleship Florida are watching her to prevent the violation of American neutrality.: President Wilson declares ho will prohibit foreign merchant ships converted-for war purposes, or carrying -reservists froir clearing • from American_ ports—"Times* and. Sydney "Sun" Service. -•-':' - SUEZ CANAL DUES. , DEMAND.FOR CASH PAYMENTS. - . London, August 9. Many vessels aro undblo to ■ use ths Suez Canal owing to- the demand for cash payments. :"v. "" : "" .""•■"-.., 1 ■I The Forflign..OfEe& is arranging with tho Bank.of. Egypt to v overcomo the,difficulty. :..'.-■•. ',',"• ■.:.': ..'v. .:•;; ' STEAMERS DESTROYED BY MINES, i Constantinople, August 7. The British steamer Craigforth, 2900 tons, while jrassingthrough the-Bosphorus,- and-was- beached >-at.» , Boyukdero. -, -----•-; .'".-.- ... , , T ~„,„,.,,—,-Antwerp. August 7. "' A" mine 'destroyed the oil tank shitf San Wilfred, at Cuxhaven. GERMAN STEAMER CAPTURED, Condon, August 9...:..,■• Tho Norddeutscher . Lloyd - steamer Schlesien, a cargo vessel of.: 5536 tons, •: bound from • Brisbane to Bremen, via way ports, has been captured and taken to Plymouth.;. . .... ~„. , MANY VESSELS SEIZED." Brussels; August 8. Thirty-four German merchant vesselj were seized at Antwerp on Friday. , ' •-"■ BIG GOLD SHIPMENT. _ ' London, August 9. , ' The White' Star steamer Oceanic, 17,274 tons,' with' 15,000,000 dollars' worth of gold (about .£3,000,000) has reached South-ampton.-In order to outwit German crui* ers, tho Oceanic steamed in mid-Atlan< tio without'lights. AN EMBARGO LIFTED. Sydney, August JO. The embargo as to the discharge of cargo from German- ships has been lifted. Goods will be delivered "upon complianca of Customs' requirements. v AUSTRALIAN TROOP SHIPS. - . <•' v ' Sydney, August 10. ■•'- The 'Bteamets Grantala; and- Aorangi have been taken into the transport vice. Negotiations are proceeding for chartering other 6teamers for similar; work. (| .^/_ The Airangi is a steel screw stoamer 0f426S 'tons, and owned by the. Union. Company of New Zealand. For a considerable time she • was employed' in the Sydney-Vancouver mail service and recently .she, was engaged in the' Welling-" ton-San Eran'oi'soo 6ervice. .'.'■■..■• ANOTHER GERMAN VESSEL ' CAPTURED. .■;-.', (Rec.; August; 10,'10.p.m.)', .;;;•'.', ' - Colombo, August 9. A British warship has captured a Ger« man merchantman off the coast. ' LIN'ER STRIKES A MINE. '"' (Rec. August 10, 10.15 p m.) " > London, .August 10,.morning. The Norwegian-Australian liner Mesial (struck a mine "h tho Dutch coast and .sank. ..Three,. passengers and three stok« ers .were drowned." The rest were saved, . .