Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-11-10 | Page 3 | Right to Use Steamers May be Retained

RIGHT TO USE STEAMERS MAY BE RETAINED LONDON. Nov. St. "The whole ipiestion of the shippinp of -freight has been carefully considered, and orders in council will be made tomorrow to-morrow prohibiting British ships from carrying cargoes from one foreicu port to another, except under license, and authorizing the guverumoiil to reipMsi- Hon ships in ease of emergency for the carrying of food stuffs and other ear-goes, ear-goes, 1 understand from the1 admiralty thai, Ihero is power to requisition abroad and that bhipa have, in fact, been requisitioned re-quisitioned a broad. ' " This was the answer made today by Wa Iter Runeimati, president of tho board of trade, to Sir Arlhur Mark-ham's Mark-ham's com plaint in the house of commons com-mons rega rding the enormous rise in freight rates a nd to quest ions whether it was purposed to regulate charges made by sh ip owners and commandeer British ships in foreign waters.