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Levin Daily Chronicle, 2 May 1918, Page 3

The Dutch have grown fatter an more prosperous than ever during war, as a result of trade with Germany consequent on the blockade. /What the extent of that trade was can be gleaned from the fact that American exports to Scandinavia and Holland had risen from nineteen and a-half 1913 to fifty-seven millions in 1915. in spite of this flagrant one-sided neutral ity, which to an appreciable extent mitigated the severity of the Allies blockade of Germany, Brrtain hM in the shape of the 0 f the, vnlu able Dutch colonies. The rcccnt trouble over the utilisation of Duteh shipping by the Allies, including America, has accentuated Holland's unenviable position and forced the Allies to adopt the extreme course of seizure, so that nerraany could have no grievance against the Netherlands Government for a breach of neutrality. As a matter of fact the so-cal?od seizure was merely nominal, Holland receiving adequate compensation. The formality relieved the Dutch of an awkward trouble, but the recent closing up of Zeebruggo flnr Ostcnd may P A r^ 1 P lt \ to T ®? 1 r ™^ n an aTmed force of between two and throe hundred thousand meu, ber.ides a navy of 117 vessels, her fighting strength is a mere negligible quantity as far as Germany is concerned. At the same time the Germans have. already undertaken a larger row than thcy enn hoe, and can therefore ill afford to undertake hostility : aga,inst Holland, whose one great cflort has been, is, and will bo to keep out of the waT. ILLS OF WOMEN. Many women suffer miserably from chronic constipation, cansins: nervousness, dizziness, and ' sallow complexion. _ They will find that Chamberlain s Tablets invariably bring relief. These Tablets are easy to take and pieAvoid cnuprhs and colds this winter —take NAZOL regularly. Put some drops on suprar. Penetratinsr and germ-killinflf. Start usinir NAZOL to-day. Before going l out in cold wet weather, take NAZOL on sugar. This will keep colds and coughs away. Thousands use NAZOL. Sixty doses Is 6d. I I;