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Show PARTY'S Cell 5 UNDER Elllli Count Von Bernstorff and Companions Detained at Halifax. HALIFAX, X. S., Feb. 17. Count von lirrnstorff, l'onurr German am has-tador has-tador to the Unit! States, and mem-l'Ts mem-l'Ts of his party hoinewnnl bo,inJ on tlif P'-.nndinavinn -American steamer Frederik ATI I, )Jad a comparatively quiet time aboard ;hip in British wa-trs wa-trs Iiere today. Tliov were free from ecry ).o-s:hle source of d i?t u il .aiu-e, for lione, exeept coverunifut officials ami inspectors was pormitted to pas the oordon of naxal hoals of everv description descrip-tion that sloain.M hack an.l l'orth near where Hie Kredcrik wag at anchor in Bedford basin. The mocotonv of th enforced Ftav was relieved somewhat when a hahli of American newspapers -n-as taken aboard, to be eauerJy perused bv (.'omit you Bernstorff, who is known to be keenly interested in the development of the international situation since his departure depart-ure from New A'ork on Wednesday. All editions of the local newspapers" were fnt to the ship during the dav and these constituted the stock of 'information 'infor-mation obtained by the former ambassador ambas-sador and several bund red German consular con-sular agents with him, as there was no ma.il to be picked up here. It was learned that the examination of the Frederik's caro was well under way tonight. Pome of the inspectors Intimated that it might requiro a week or moro to complete the examination, although this view as not shared generally gen-erally by port officials. 1-Aery effort is being made to expedite the work so that the ship may resume her voyage without unnecessary delav. There was a stir akoug the waterfront water-front during the afternoon over reports that Hans Tanscher and Wolf von Irjel, indicted in the T'nited states some time ago for an alleged attempt to destrov the Welland canal, would be, taken off the Vredorik under orders from London. Lon-don. Admiralty authorities declared such reports w-ere without foundation. The port, authorities declared again, however, that none of the Frederik's passengers would be permitted tb laDd while the vessel remained in port. At the point in Bedford basin where the Frederik is anchored the view of the ctty is obstructed and the passengers passen-gers are isolated as far as this city is concerned, as if they were far out at sea. Reports from the ship indicated that they were accepting the situation with cheerfulness, although Countess von Bernstorff was said to be suffering suffer-ing from a plight nervous attack. |