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The United States Embassy added that they did
not believe that this telegram was a reply to the
message whieh had been transmitted to Berlin.
On enquiry at the United States Embassy shortly
betöre midnight it was ascertained that no further
communication had been received from Berlin.
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has
therefore no Information as to the treatment accorded
to British merchant ships and their eargoes in German
ports, and has accordingly addressed the undermentioned
notification to the Lords Commissioners of the
Treasury and to the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty.
Foreign Office, 8. W„
Midnight, August 7th, 1914.
M y Lord s,
I havo the honour to state that no Information has
roached me that the treatment accorded to British
merchant ships and their eargoes whieh were in German
ports at the dato of the outbreak of hostilities or whieh
subsequently entered them is not less favourable than
that accorded to enemy merchant ships by Articles III.
to VIII. of the Order in Council issued on the 4the
day of August, 1914, with reference to enemy ships
being in British ports at the outbreak of hostilities or
subsequently entering them. Articles III. to VIII. of
the said Orders in Council will therefore not come int.o
Operation.
Notification of the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs as to the Treatment accorded
to British Merchant Ships and their Cargoes
in Austro-Hungarian Ports.
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has
received Information of a nature to satisfy him that the
treatment accorded to British merchant ships and their
eargoes in Austro-Hungarian ports is not less favourable
than that accorded to Austro-Hungarian merchant ships
and their eargoes in British ports and he has accordingly
addressed the undermentioned notification to
the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury and to the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
Foreign Office, S. W.,
August 15, 1914.
M y Lords,
I have the honour to state that Information has
reached me of a nature to satisfy me that the treatment
accorded to British merchant ships and their
eargoes whieh were in Austro-Hungarian ports at the
dato of the outbreak of hostilities, or whieh subsequently
entered them, is not less favourable than that
accorded by Articles 3 to 8 of the Order in Council
issued on the 4th day of August, 1914, with reference
to enemy ships being in British ports at the outbreak
of hostilities, or subsequently entering them, whieh
was extended so as to apply to Austro-Hungarian
merchant ships by His Majesty’s Proclamation issued
on the 12th day of August, 1914.
Articles 3 to 8 of the said Order in Council as,
extended by the Proclamation dated the 12th August,
1914, will therefore come into full force and effect
with regard to Austro-Hungarian merchant ships.
f) Prisenrecht und -Gerichtsverfahren.
The Prize Courts (Procedure) Act, 1914 (4 & 5
Geo. 5. c. 13) mit the Naval Prize Act, 1864 und
the Prize Courts Act, 1894 bilden zusammen als the
Naval Prize Act, 1864 to 1914 die Grundlage des
sehr ausgebildeten britischen Prisenverfahrens. Vgl. auch
Pulling, Emergency Legislation:
p. 248; Order in council authorising the
Admiralty to require the Constitution of a
Prize Court (Germany), 1914, No. 1262,
August 5 th.
p. 250: Order in council authorising the
Admiralty to require the Constitution of a
Prize Court (Austria-Hungary), 1914,
No. 1263, August 20 th.
p. 256 — 364 (368): Order in council
prescribing the rules and tables of fees to be observed
and taken in Prize proceedings (»The Prize Court
Rules 1914«). August 5 th. und Nachträge.
p. 176 — 180 Supplement No. 2: Nachträge.
Kundmachung des Foreign Office an Interessenten
gekaperter Schiffe.
Foreign Office Notice of August 29, 1914, as to
Vessels Detained in British Ports or captured
by His Majesty’s Armed Forces.
In Order to furnish Information to British and
other Laders who may be interested in eargoes carried
on merchant vessels whieh have been either detained
in British ports on the outbreak of war or have been
captured by His Majesty’s armed forces, it has been
deeided to publish lists of these vessels. A list is
accordingly appended containing such Information as
is at present available. This list cannot be taken as
necessarily complete, and is subject to correction.
Supplementary lists will be published from time to
time as further particulars are received.
These lists will also be communicated to Chambers
of Commerce in tbe United Kingdom, to the undermentioned
Shipping Associations, etc. and to any other
similar bodies who may iniimate to the Foreign Office
that they wish to receive them.
All persons having any Claims in respect of cargoes
whieh are the subject of proceedings in the British
Prize Courts should take steps to have their Interests
represented in accordance with the Prize Court Rules.
With respect to vessels whieh may be in the
custody of the Prize Courts established in the United
Kingdom, attention is called to the following notice
issued by the Prize Court: —
„August 14, 1914.
„All persons having any interest in eargoes
other than enemy eargoes laden on enemy ships
captured as prizes, and requiring a release of such
