"The Times" says that the Baltic Exchange is in a state of consternation at Turkey's declaration that grain is contraband.
Between two and three hundred 5,000-ton ships are held up in the Black Sea. October is usually the busiest month in the Black Sea for a ing, but yesterday business was at a standstill.
Representatives of the owners went to the Foreign Office to protest. Late in the evening a telegram was received stating that Turkey had agreed to allow free passage to neutrals through the Dardanelles. This relieved the anxiety.
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