TRADE AND SHIPPING

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2232, 19 August 1914, Page 5

TRADE AND SHIPPING

GERMANY'S LOST MERCANTILB MARINE

ONE-THIRD CAPTURED

■ (Rec. August 18, 9.45 p.m.) . •.' Paris, August 18, morning. It is estimated 'that, on' August 1; Germany owned 635 merchant steamers, aggregating three million tons, valued at two hundred millions sterling. Of these, two hundred have .already, beer - captured,'and tho remainder are prao tically out , of'action.'""'.' SEA ROUTES-SAFE. (Rec. Augu'st.lß,'B.'so p'.in;)" - ' ■ ■'■•■;' '■'■■■■[ '■"'■' ■ "SytfneyV August 18. slr. T. A. , Cogiilan,: Agent-General, has cabled to Ml-. Holman, .the State Premier, that ho interviewed Mr. Harcourt, Secretary.of Sfato for tlie': Colonies;, wlio', emphatically" expressed his conviction that there. need.be no apprehension that Britain will lose the com <" niand of tho sens.' : -- - : . OMRAH AT FREMANTLE. ■ (Rec. August 18, 8.55 p.m.) , ' ■_ Fremantle, August 18. • The Orient Company's- steamer Omrah has arrived. Her officers repor* that three days ago.they heard Gormar wireless messages between two vessels and thought it might possibly be tho the liner Roon was one of them. , ANOTHER POSSIBLE PRIZE. ; (Rec. August 18, 8.55 p.m.) Melbourne, August 18. The German steamer Wildenfels,"from. New York. , was sighted off Cape Otway, at 10 o'clock this morning. ' She, has no wireless. ■ \ ' t ■'"','' The Wildenfels is a screw steamer of 5512 tons, built in 1901,; and owned by. fclanea Line, of Bremen.''iiThev ,Wil-. denfels left New rork:for,,Außtraliau and New Zealand ports on -June 29|' under charter to the U:S. and:A: Line,and she was due at AVcllingtoh; on or about September' 21.' The. 'Stolzenfels,; owned by the same companyi-and tered by the -same-'line;-has been held up at Sydney,,arid her ■Wellington' cargo' has-been sent across'.by,:tho_'Warrimoo, due in port'to-day, In ;.yiew of 'the above facts, it is prphayb that the Wildenfele will ,be similarlj'.-.treated od..'. arrival at. Sydno'y.\to-day.';'-.. -■ ■-..■..'-■ GERMAN* -'.STEADIER;,CAPTURED.'• : ' "(Rec. August 18,'jS p.m.) - Cape Tb^n,'August 17. '.'■• •The Germali, steamer Apblda, on arrival in Table Bay J , was: captured., The captain and'crew ■were,;not aware of ; the outbreak of lyar.; ''•..;'.' '"'•■.• ."•. liio .Opolda ie a eteel .screw steamei tons, built, in 1901,; and regie-• tered at Hamburg. '■'/:. .. '"'•>.]"'•„' tt : ''■'■ ";'■■' ■ L'ohdon, August. 17;-r' '-V.Tho export ■of Russian butjier .anc,' 'eggs.to.Jingland;:via'Afcnangel'.is being'., .arran'fsed. "''■' v: / ,'" .''.'*'•" .'''" ""'■ , ''The harbour of 'Archangel,is, accessii ;' : : tp snipping ffom.May'.<xjiOctx)be'r..''_ ' [ ,■'.••. >: WAR'JNSUittANCE.Risks.'" jT./ ■';"';■;, ■■ ■-'-.■' LDndqn, August 17.;-t-; : • ~. The .'Government is, lhsuring vessq.li.-- ; . for.Vwar risk *daVi|>' cent. If'still ! . at sea at the' '•' ex'piration'pf the policy,', cover will "be ;given' ,; for'an-additional thirty days, pro •rata. '''-i-i.'" /'. ■'' -,-,, ±. '■.■ ~■':.-.■. The Government war insurance rate on cargoes'is 3 per cent. ;•- _ ' -'••;_ SYDNEY TRADE; NORMAL.;. ,'. : '■'. Sydney, August 18;; The CustonisHpn\b jreturnß sliow that exporters' Britain's .command of the sea has been restored. -Shipments. ? or;-hutter and meat overseas •'haw rogained^orhml. TIUSH-F|)R BANKING BUSINESS. . ; ; August 17. ;'(/Qwing*ftiS $o endrmous nuriiber o? for discount at tho Bank 'of England jindertho arrangement previously cabled, the directors have been Compelled to issue a notice stating that physically impossible :to accept ■ moni-iuntil tb-inorrow.: ■',* • C. : . r< N . VsAFE ARRIVAL. ~ 'ty* London, August 17. .Tho Saint 4574 tons, whicH vleft j 'Sydney on Juno 19i has arrived at Bristo]r-; : -•-■■■<,.: ~ ■ '■'■-'"■ M;