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Show BRITISH SEIZE AMERICAN MAIL Thirty-nine Sacks From Norway, Nor-way, Denmark and Sweden Taken From Steamer. NEW YORK. March 13. Mail carried car-ried on an American ship, the Standard Stan-dard oil tanker rohn r Archbold, was removed by the British authorities at Halifax, according to the officers of the vessel, which arrived here today from Bergen, Norway. This is said to be the first time that a ship living the American flag on the Atlantic has been denied Ihe privilege of Iran -porting mail from a foreign country. The John P. Archbold took out of Bergen 39 sacks of nyiil from Norway. Denmark and Sweden. The- vessel follower) fol-lower) ihe custom of other neutral ships hv pul ting in'at Halifax Instead of Kirkwall. There she was detained three days, according to the officers and all the mail taken off for examination. examina-tion. The tanker resumed her voyage without it Fdnce the German submarine block- i b scar no mails have reached hro on Scandinavian or Mutch ships The Bcrgensfjord and Krist laniafjord, the only two Scandinavian passenqer lin ers to risk the voyage since February 1, sailed without passenger.3, cargoes and mails. |