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Show SHIPPERS ENTER STRONG PROTEST London, April M, 2:H p. m Ameri-can Ameri-can shippers are complaining vigor OUSlj to the American embassy and consulate because they are compelled under the regulations of the British admiraltv to bear the expense incidental inci-dental to delays in the examination of cargoes of ships detained at Kirkwall i and other British ports. Charges for I loading and unloading cargoes and ! other iort expenses incurred in the examination of suspected goods are assessed against the owners of the cargoes or ships The procurator general gave assurances as-surances today to Robert P Skinner, the American consul general, that e-cry e-cry effort would he made to hasten the release of cargoes of American' apples large quantities Of those, apples ap-ples principally from Oregon and Washington, are being held in British port6 Six hundred bales of cotton from Hie Swedish steamer Georgia from Savannah, March 22 for Gothenhurg have been thrown into prize court at Kirkwall because thev were not certified cer-tified as haing been loaded prior to March , which -would exempt them from the operation of the Order in Council. no- |