'Authorities on naval history point Jout that in olden times many" ex travagant claims were put forward by various nations as to' the limit of thoit' territorial" waters, but since those days these claims' have been drastically. modified, and it is now generally' recognized that no country properly claim so large areas' of the nor ight to control or exclude move ments of ships on the high seas, This applies equally to, belligerent operations, though a belligerent can, ff course, restrict his operations of hig own free will if he s0 wishes, 'Since the Great War, the. importance of the limit of territorial waters has been brought to the notice of the public in several ways, among other by reason' of the. National tion Act of America Great' 'Briteln a reached in' 'W: whereby the United States Riven. the 2 being engaged In Higuor also' from the ce Could be raverued by that yesso one hour. By the same agreement, Britain and" America declared, belt frm intention to uphold the prineple that three marine. miles extending {rom the' coastline outwards" and fpenmured from the low-water: mark, Should sconstuue te "proper limits territorial water, Similar agreements wore sub: sequently entered into by America with Germany and Sweden. certain, bays, strets and canals from time to time, been the of special international agree= ment, so that when questions jurisdiction and "sovereignty avis, any agreements applicable to the articular case." The width of the Delt of territorial waters is" now" Widely accepted as being three miles, Canadian War Loan Announced The inone of a 20000900, cent, two-year" War Loan was on ame of a "we er
cureed today' by the Finance Mins. for, i Charles Dunning-Weuter Ministry of Shipping to Take Board's Work London, Oct, 10 shed with Sis "John "Gilmour The Ministry of Shipping, estab-
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