Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-28 | Page 4 | Britain Bars Own Cargo Ships from Mediterranean, Baltic

Britain Bars Own Cargo Ships From Mediterranean Baltic LONDON Au Aug 28 8 INS The INS The British admiralty tonight pr prohibited prohibited pro pro- all ail ships chips regardless of nationality na na- us- us from rain using radio transmitters transmitters trans trans- mitten In the tidal waters of Great Britain and northern Ire Ire- land LONDON Aug 28 INS INS-In INS In one of the most drastic prewar measures yet taken the British admiralty today closed the Mediterranean Medi MedI- her her lifeline of empire empire em em- pire pine and Italy's Mare Nostrum to to all British shipping A parallel order applied to the Baltic sea Just when the cabinet met at noon to put the finishing touches on a vital message to Chancellor Hitler the admiralty announced that all and captains had been n advised effective at midnight last night that British merchant shipping hIpping must remain at either end of the British ships already in that sea were told to continue their I I voyages for the time lime being but those in Italian ports were 1 ordered to leave at once i J