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Show TWO NORWEGIAN STEAMERS HELD BY THE BRITISH LOVDOM Jan. 12 8 4a p m The Norwegian steamers Alfred Nobe and BJornstJerne Bjorneon loaded cnieflj with lard bacon and othe products of Chicago pack ng houses have been he d wi h their cargoes, in British ports s nee the middle of November The cargoes are cons gned to order at Copenhagen The r.obel sailed from New Yo k Octo ber 0 and arr ved in Liverpool November 17 The BJornson left New Yo k Octo ber 7 and was taken Into Leith No em ber 17 I s said by the owners of the vessels that Uiey sal ed from the United states before the British announcement of Oc tobe 29 that al supplies that a bel iger ent army might util ze must be definite y consigned to Borne firm or indiv dual The Swedish steamer Frid and which left New York October 8 for Copen hagen and arrived at Klrkwal No em ber 10 and was taken thence to Shields November 30 also is sti 1 being held Like the Nobe and B ornson the Frid and Is loaded with packers products The fore gn office was advised that the Fridland s man fest was f audu ent, it be ing al eged that rubber was 1 sted in it as gum The cargoes of all three ships have been he d for a prize court. The foreign office says the delay In br nging the cases to trial was due to the request of the owners for time to com plete their ev dence The Brit sh gov ernment t was added offered to sel the cargoes at auction but the owners e fused to perm t th s Baling the bacon n them was not the sort requ ed by the Bug sh ma ket and that the othe sup p les n p kages were not des rab e for the London trade Therefore, they de c a ed the pr ces received wou d be be low the Invo ce T -was btated also that the government offered to re ea e the cargoes f the ow n ers wou d pro e su ety bonds equ a ent to the o a n o ce figures In order to secure he so ernment should It win a de Is on n the prize court The owners according to tl e fore gn of say that the bacon and other ar es In the cargoes a e perishab e and ake t e pos tlon tha he Brit sh go e n m n should pa e nvolce pr ce for t m as t has done fo opper since e a ea t e e i ea before G eat B ta n de a ed foods uf s consigned to orde co aband 1 he packe a o e en t e in St h ade w ma ha been t-e a m i, n ma n a s ha he B rnn n ni; as ng f k s des ncd o eu a t u pean cou ries are n ended for Germany ( |