BRITISH BLOCKADE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2861, 28 August 1916, Page 5

BRITISH BLOCKADE

EFFECTIVENESS QUESTIONED Australian-New Zealaud Cable Association, (Rcc. August 2G, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 26. The publication of tho American trade returns, showing an enormous increase in tho imports to neutrals, arouses sarcastic newspaper comment on the inefficiency of tho Ijlocfcade. Holland received a thousandfold more than in tho pre-war period. > Newspapers demand. a complete investigation into the books of tho Netherlands Oversea. Trust. AMERICAN TRADE RETURNS RECORD FIGURES FOR JULY. (Rcc. August 26, 5.5 p.m.) * Washington, August 25. Tlie July oxports totalled 44G million dollars, and tho imports 183 million dollars. 'Hie figures are a record for July, but are smaller than for June. NORWAY'S POSITION NOT PLAYING THE GAME (Rcc August 26, 5.5 p.m.) .' Cliristiania, August 2G. The. "Aftenpostcn's" London correspondent reports an interview ho had with Lord Robert Cecil (Undor-Seere-tary for Foreign Affairs) with reference to Britain's new war trade regulations. Lord Cecil said that Britain, after increasing the coal exports towards Norway, would not view with equanimity Norway exporting her copper output to tho enemies while Norway imported copper. Lord Cecil concluded: "Do not forget you -are selling copper, molybdenite, and nickel to our I enemies."