MERCHANT SHIPPING

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2230, 17 August 1914, Page 6

MERCHANT SHIPPING

AUSTRIAN STEAMER STRIKES \ : AMINE i;' -■'.'': ■V.- ■■■■:.■'■ :. ~~— , ■ ' '" v, NEARLY 150 LIVES LOST ii ; (Rec. August: IS, .5.5 p.m.) W a ■ *_■ '■■■ T, Tri ? stß / "• Amtaan Lloyd steamer Baron bauteoh, froni.Lussin Grande, with-three hundred aboard, struck a mine believed to have been laid by the Austrians in the Aonatio.and sank. It is officially announced.that the disaster resulted in 143 being drowned: 157 were saved. . BRITISH. PRIZE COURT, ! FIRST ADVERTISEMENT FOR MANY ,-■ .■.•■;. -: ■ .-TEARS. ,- .:-'»pw.-'-*--i..til- London, August. 14. Ju-a ? nze ' ourt advertisement for generations relates to the seizure, of the German steamer SchleiBOTOEUA 'ARRIVES AT PLYMOUTH. m.- ' ■'' - London, August 14. I he steamer Botoru*, from New Zealand, has arrived at: Plymouth. ~ BW™? Company's E.M.S. Eotorua left Wellington for London on July 2. > She was due at her destination on August 18. ; AUSTRIAN LINER CAPTURED. (Rec. August 16/5.5 p.m.) a p -«"i Alexandria,' August 15. A BntSslr warship .captured"the Aus-trlan-Lloyd liner Marienbad. The Marienbad is quite a new 6teamer, built m 1912; and launched towards the totter end oi last year.. She is registered at Trieste, in Austria-Hungary, and' her .dimensions 'are:—Length,: 450.3 ft.,'. arid breadth, 56.3 ft: ■' ' ■ ■ - ■ AUSTRIAN STEAMER SEIZED. ■■'.'■ (Bee. August 16, 5.5 p.m.) / . i. -. 7 "Ottawa, August '14.' '' An Austrian steamer from Trieste has arrived at Montreal, and the Canadian Government captured her as a war prize. JAPANESE ''STEAMER FIRED On! : ; nn. •■ t • • : Hon fl-Kon'o,' August' 14. ' Ihe Japanese steamer Shikoko Mara attempted to enter port, disregarding the harbour regulations. Two shots were sent_ across her bows, and as she .still persisted a third shot seriously damaged her amidships. The Government tug went to her assistance.' /The . Shikoko Maru : is a steel-screw steamor of 1404 tons, owned by J. Nakamura, of Nagoya, and built in ' 1883. Har dimensions are:—Length, •'244,1 ft • breadth, 33.4 ft.; and depth, 22.5 ft. ■" '■'• INSURANCE RATE ON CARGOES/ (Reo. August; 16, 5.5 p.m.) - London, .August 15. i The- ! Goveinment's -insurance rartb for cargoes is - still 4 ' per' cent., but much private' business is doing at Lloyd's at a 16wer rate. . ■* ' SEIZED IN RUSSIA. , SEVENTY-THREE GERMAN SHIPS. ' : _ ■ '' •■■■•'' .'■■■ London, August 14. ■'. Renters -. correspondent at St. Petersburg states that seventy-three German steamers,' totalling 100,000 tons, , • have been seized in Russian ports, ari-4 'twelve Austrian steamers,'-totalling" 44,000 tons. AMERICAN NAVIGATION LAW. OPPOSITION TO AMENDMENT. ! (Reo. August 16,' 5.5 p.m.) .- Washington, August 14. < Strong opposition developed in the. Sen. ate during the discussion on the House's amendments to the Bill intended to allow British and other ships to register as American. Senator Gafiingea- declared that foreign interests had long tried to .break down American coastwise reshictiohs, and the present measure would be a greater aid:to Britain than a victory on the battlefield. . . ' GERMAN LINERS SEEK REFUGE. Rio de Janeiro, AngustW. A number of German liners, with 5000 passengers aboard, have sought refuge it' Pernambuco.. DETAINED GERMAN SHIPS.' • Melbourne, August 15. The Government ha? refused to allow the detained German steamers to proceed to their respective ports of destination. They must-discharge where they are detained. . GERMAN VESSEL DETAINED... ' (Reo. Angus* 16, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne. August 16. The German steamer Lothringon has arrived from Bremen. The captain was not iware that war' had been declared. The vessel is being detained. ' ■.'• '. [The Lothringen is a steel screwsteamer of 5002 tons, built in 1906, and owned by the North Gorman Lloyd Line.] TRADE AND FINANCE THE MONEY MARKET A GREAT IMPROVEMENT „,, ,'..■' . London, August 14. .Hie feeling, iu the money market has groatly. improved.. General relief is. felt, Especially by discount houses, whose position has been rendered much' more liquid. BRITIvSH TREASURY BILLS. >'" ISSUE OF. WORTH. (Bee. August IG, 5,5 p.m.) . London, August' 15, The Treasury, announce of mV

«r months' Treasury bills for i- bo tendered for on Wednesday. GERMANY'S PLIGHT trade and shipping at a ' • standstill. ■n London, August 14. berm&n. commerce Ims been swept froi tlie seas. German trades and manufa tu.res are absolutely at a standstill. y American conditions. | f PRESIDENT WILSON CONFIDENT A ' TO FUTURE. (R-ec. August 16, 5:5 p.m.) . . Washington, August 15. -Addressing a conforonco of business me called to consider the present conditioi m the United States, President Wilso • asserted 1 that the period of a-pprehensio , lad passed, and tho country could no l ? look forward with confidence to th 5 future. - 1 AMERICAN GOLD EXPORT. York, August 14. A special committee ,of financiers.ha recommended a scheme whereby twent; millions in gold' trill be placed in th' . Canadian Treasury in trust for tlie Ban] j of England. - Bankers feel that, to breal th© deadlock on Anglo-Amcrican 6xcliang< andi enable England' to make payment fo everything she may require in cash, it i . advisable to export to Canada such gol< as England needs in. settlement of Am erica s debt. INCREASE IN AMERCAN FOOD ' ... PRICES. » -J X -.Washington, August 14. President. Wilson has requested the De paxtment of Justice to Investigate th< cause of tie increased: food prices"Times" Sydney "6*un" Service; SOUTH AFRICAN CONDITIONS. (Rec. August 16, 5.5 p.m.) ' ' U \ 1 : P/'etoria, August 15. •i he Bank of bngland has agreed to make advances against gold deposited-with the union Government. -i Tho .prohibition of the export of-food-stuffs (has been amended so that cereals may be shipped-to British ports; fruit, fish, and cool anywhere, except to tho enemy s ports. . ; DANISH EXPORT TRADE. ■ ' (Reo; August 16 5.5' p.m.) 1 ' Copenhagen, August 14. ■ Tho export trade ,is in full swing, and many sfhips are leaving .for England. The Exchange Is unable to fix tie butter quotation.' AUSTRIAN MORATORIUM. . ' ■ . Vienna, August 14. He moratorium expiring to-day has been prolonged l 'till September 30. , -- AN ARGENTINE PRECAUTION. ' -mu « '.Buenos'' Ayres,'August 15. Jlihe Argentine Government has submitted a Bill restricting the export of wieat and flour. . MOUNT MORGAN MINE NOT TO - CLOSE. , , „ . Melbourne, August 15. The Premier of Queensland (Mr. Denham) interviewed the directors of Mount MorKin Mine, with .the result: that'they decided to continue to work, at the mine I to provide employment for all tie men.