Precautionary Move; Cape Route Advised London, May 1.
is learned in authoritative circles that pronouncements by Italians in responsible positions, and the attitude of the Italian press, have recently been of such a character as to make it necessary for the British Government to take certain precautions as regards British shipping which would normally pass through the Mediterranean, The Government does not intend, however, to continue these precautions any longer than is necessary, and it hopes that circumstances will permit their cancellation in the near future.
British merchant vessels are being diverted from the Mediterranean and are to travel via alternative routes, including the Cape, it is learned.
No details are available regarding the precautions, but Reuter understands they involve diversion to some extent of British shipping via Cap Reuter, d Town instead of by way of Suez—
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