Nov. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4179

VESSELS DETAINED IN BRITISH PORTS OR CAPTURED AT SEA BY HIS MAJESTY’S ARMED FORCES.

In order to furnish information to British and other traders who may be interested in cargoes carried on merchant vessels which have been either detained in British ports on the outbreak of war or have been captured by His Majesty’s armed forces, it has been decided to publish lists of these vessels. A list is accordingly appended containing such information as is at present available. This list cannot be taken as necessarily complete, and is subject to correction. Supplementary lists will be published from time to time as further particulars are received.

These lists will also be communicated to Chambers of Commerce in the United Kingdom, to the undermentioned Shipping Associations, &c.,—

Baltic Mercantile and Shipping Exchange, Ltd., 24, St. Mary Axe, E.C.

Central News, 5, New Bridge Street, E.C.

Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, 5, Whittington Avenue, Leadenhall Street, E.C.

“Fairplay,” Billiter House, Billiter Street, E.C.

“Journal of Commerce,” Liverpool.

Liverpool Steamship Owners’ Association, 10, Water Street, Liverpool.

Liverpool Underwriters’ Association, Liverpool.

Lloyd’s Royal Exchange, E.C.

Lloyd’s List, 37, Royal Exchange, E.C.

North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association, 24, St. Mary Axe, E.C.

Press Association, Ltd., 14, New Bridge Street, E.C.

Shipping Federation, Ltd., Exchange Chambers, 24, St. Mary Axe, E.C.

“Shipping Gazette,” 5, New Street Square, E.C.

“Shipping World,” Effingham House, Arundel Street, W.C.

“Syren and Shipping,” 93, Leadenhall Street, E.C.

and to any other similar bodies who may intimate to the Foreign Office that they wish to receive them.

All persons having any claims in respect of cargoes which are the subject of proceedings in the British Prize Courts should take steps to have their interests represented in accordance with the Prize Court Rules, copies of which may be procured, either directly or through any bookseller, from Messrs. Wyman and Sons, Ltd., 29, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E.C. With respect to vessels which may be in the custody of the Prize Courts established in the United Kingdom, attention is called to the following notice issued by the Prize Court:—

“PRIZE COURTS.

“Admiralty Marshal’s Office,

“Royal Courts of Justice,

“London, W.C.

“(Registry of the Prize Court in Great Britain and Ireland).

“August 14, 1914.

“All persons having any interest in cargoes other than enemy cargoes laden on enemy ships captured as prizes, and requiring a release of such cargoes or portion of cargoes, should make inquiries in London at the offices of His Majesty’s Procurator-General, Treasury Chambers, Whitehall, and in the case of the outports of the United Kingdom, at the offices of the agents for His Majesty’s Procurator-General, whose addresses can be obtained from the Collectors of Customs at such outports.

“His Majesty’s Procurator-General will require proof of ownership and particulars as to freight, whether paid or unpaid.”

In cases where the title of British subjects or of persons domiciled in allied or neutral States, or of friendly aliens domiciled in this country, who are interested in such cargoes, is clear and established without doubt to the satisfaction of the Procurator-General, such cargoes or portions of cargoes will be released with as little delay as possible, provided that no question of contraband arises, and subject to the adjustment of any matters relating to freight or other charges falling on the cargo. In more doubtful cases recourse to the ordinary Prize Court procedure will be necessary. It will in most cases be convenient that the parties should communicate with the agent of the Procurator-General at the port where the ship is, rather than with the Procurator-General himself.

Due notice will be given of the institution of proceedings in cases in which vessels are in the custody of the Prize Courts in the United Kingdom. Vessels which have been detained in or brought into British ports outside the United Kingdom will be brought before the Prize Courts established in His Majesty’s dominions overseas, and interested parties should take steps to have their interests represented before those Courts.

It is hoped that arrangements may shortly be made for the publication of similar notice in respect of proceedings in those Prize Courts.

His Majesty’s Government are endeavouring to obtain from the Governments of France, Russia, and Japan lists of merchant vessels which may be similarly detained or captured by the armed forces of those States. All such information as soon as received will be published in the same way.

A separate notification is published below as regards German vessels detained in Belgian ports on the outbreak of hostilities.

All the information in the possession of His Majesty’s Government will in this way be made public, and it is hoped that the necessity of applying to Government Departments for information in particular cases will be eliminated.

Foreign Office, August 29, 1914.

List of Vessels.

Name and Tonnage. Nationality. Where detained.

Adolf (943) .. .. German .. Gibraltar.

Adolph (146) .. .. German .. Leith.

Albert Clement (1165) .. German .. South Shields.

Albertine (Steam Trawler) German .. *

Alesia (5144) .. .. German .. Rangoon.

Alfred (130) .. .. German .. Granton.

Alfrieda (1860) .. .. German .. Bristol.

Altair (3220) .. .. German .. †

Altje (68) .. .. German .. Hull.

Altona (4312) .. .. German .. Melbourne.

Angela (122) .. .. German .. Grangemouth.

Apapa (Seagoing Tug) .. German .. Nigeria.

Apolda (4939) .. .. German .. Cape Town.

Arafels .. .. German .. Port Adelaide.

Athene (2470) .. .. German .. Sydney, N.S.W.

Attila (3240) .. .. Austrian .. Kirkwall.

Australia (7485) .. .. German .. Colombo.

Behrend (141) .. .. German .. Arbroath.

Behrens .. .. German .. Glasgow.

Belgia (8132) .. .. German .. Newport, Mon.

Bellas (931) .. .. German .. Rimouski.

Berlin (Fishing Lugger) .. German .. Wick.

Berlin (4196) .. .. German .. Sydney, N.S.W.

Birkenfels (5639) .. .. German .. Cape Town.

Bismarck .. .. German .. South Africa.

Blonde (613) .. .. German .. London.

Bolivar (267) .. .. German .. Plymouth.

Bradenburgh (A.E. 87) .. German .. Invergordon, Inverness.

Brema (1537) .. .. German .. Swansea.

Buda (3858) .. .. Austrian .. Tyne.

Canstatt (5930) .. .. German .. Brisbane.

Carl (1993) .. .. German .. Cardiff.

Chile (2182) .. .. German .. Cardiff.

Chow-Tai .. .. German .. Straits Setts.

Christian X (4956) .. .. German .. Captured in Persian Gulf.

Comet (1471) .. .. German .. Seaham, Sunderland.

Conrad (164) .. .. German .. Inverness.

Daksa (4140) .. .. Austrian .. Gibraltar.

Dalecrest (4277) .. .. British .. Castleton, Berehaven.

Denebola (1481) .. .. German .. West Hartlepool.

Diana (1208) .. .. German .. Nigeria.

Drei .. .. German .. Blyth-Amble.

Dryade (1831) .. .. German .. Warrington.

Dr. Robitzsch (202) .. German .. Aberdeen.

Eduard (476) .. .. German .. Liverpool.

Elfrieda (1860) .. .. German .. Bristol.

Else (223) .. .. German .. Falmouth.

Else Kunkel (218) .. .. German .. Aberdeen.

Emanuel (141) .. .. German .. Blyth-Amble.

Emir (5514) .. .. German .. Gibraltar.

Emma Minlos (1286) .. .. German .. Middlesboro’.

Erica (141) .. .. German .. Rochester.

Erna Boldt (1731) .. .. German .. London.

Erymanthos (2934) .. .. German .. Malta.

Ferm .. .. Norwegian .. Newcastle, N.S.W.

Fiducia (123) .. .. German .. Yarmouth.

Frankenfels (5854) .. .. German .. Calcutta.

Franz Fischer (970) .. .. German .. Sharpness, Gloucester.

Franz Horn (1314) .. .. German .. London.

Frienfels (5633) .. .. German .. Calcutta.

Frida (99) .. .. German .. Leith.

Frieda (Galliot) (63) .. German .. Hull.

Furth (4229) .. .. German .. Colombo.

Gebruder (73) .. .. German .. Alloa.

Gemma (1385) .. .. German .. Blyth.

Georg (945) .. .. German .. Gibraltar.

George Harper (1612) .. German .. Grimsby.

• Reported capture at sea.

† Reported captured and taken into Port Sudan.