Helsingski, Oct, 31 The increased activity of the Ger man Navy in the Baltic Sea, Indi Ing, several U-boats, and two cruise! was causing anxiety yesterday among Finnish ship owners who fear" the extension in the Baltic of methods applied to neutral shipping.
German control of Finnish shipping has already resulted in practically every vessel discovered in the Baltic being taken to a German port, such as Stetlin or Koenigsberg, for ex-Jamination, even though the vessel 1s [bound only for Denmark, Other cases of Finnish ships bound for neutral countries west of Don-mark, and which owners have ordered (6 pass through the Kiel Canal to have the cargo duly examined, have been forced to call at some [German port. This. interfereness. considered by owners as unreason-fable. To escape further" inconveni fences, Finnish vessels are now. rerouted far out of their course. Some berth-bound Finnish vessels "have fise been—hlted in. the Baltic, Owners have not yot decided to acfeet the British convoy system {the North Sca—United Press.
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