THE PIRATE BLOCKADE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2437, 16 April 1915, Page 5

THE PIRATE BLOCKADE

SINKING OP THE MEDEA PROPOSED APPEAL TO ARBITRATION London, April 14. Holland, displeased with the German reply regarding the torpedoing of the Dutch steamer Medea, proposes to submit the matter to arbitration at the conclusion of the war.

OUTRAGES ON NORWEGIAN SHIPPING FKELIN'G RUNS HIGH. Fremantle, April 15. A prominent Norwegian who arrived by the Omrah, states that the Norwegians hope the Allies will be victorious. Tlie.y recognise that a German victory would mean the ultimate absorption of Scandinau'a, and feeling runs liigli against Germany's wanton use of mines snid the sinking of neutral ships. XorwayV: navy and antiy are already mobilised in anticipation of a participation in the war in order to retain the country's sclf-respsct. Sweden, previously pro-German, had underaona.

a change; the majority of the people, were now in favour of the Allies. WIIHELMINA CASE SETTLED BRITISH GOVERNMENT AGREES TO COMPENSATE. London, April 14. The Government has settled the Wilhelmina oase, paying the owners of th<s cargo what it would have realised if the vessel had delivered the cargo at Hamburg. The Government will compensate the vessel's owners for its detention. The steamer Wilholmina, reputed to be German-owned, left New lork for Hamburg in February last, with food supplies' for the civilian population. The consignee was an American resident' in Germany. The German Government having commandeered all stocks of conij for distribution among the communities on a population basis, the opinion was expressed that the cargo was thereby converted into a consignment to the German Government, mid thus into contribute The Wilholmina was compelled to put into Falmouth owing to stress of weather, and was detained and her cargo, seized by the British Government.