The Ministry of Information {ssued a bulletin this evening regarding British contraband control.
During the week ended September 9, it said, British Contraband Control Intercepted and detained large quan-Lilies of goods as to which there was evidence they were contraband consigned to Germany. These goods Included 28,500 tons of petroleum, 26,880 tons of iron ore, 2,400 tons of hacma-Lite ore, 4,600 tons of manganese ore, 7,300 tons of wood pulp, 6,000 tons of pebble phosphate "and. number of mixed cargo Ili a broadcast from Zeesen, a German wireless station, in German to German listeners, yesterday evening stated that all Netherlands' vessels in future were to be more clearly marka, safeguard against British attacks, The fact is no Netherlands or any other neutral vessels have been attacked by British Naval forces. As the Prime Btinister, Mr. Neville Cham= berlain, said in the House of Commons fon Wednesday, the main subject of the British Navy must be, as in the last war, to ensure the freedom and safety of the seas—Wireless through Reuter, First British Trawler Sunk London, Sept. 1 'The British freighter Fanhead was suk today by a German submarine, it' was announced here' The freighter (6,200 tons) was owned by the Ulster Steamship Ca.
A British trawler was sunk today for the first time since the opening of hostilities, The craft was the Lavara, displacing 290 tons. The captain and crew of eleven made off in a canoe but stated that they were fired upon by the German submarine which sank the vessel.
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