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Table XLII: List of cargoes to the Balkan States detained during June and July, 1915.
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Ship		Destination		Cargo			Reasons for detention or condemnation of ship
Powhatton	Greece (Salonika)	Petroleum and grease		General instructions from government that all contraband to Balkan States to be stopped. (See chapter 3, p. 000.) [Scriptorium comments: sic; this incorrect reference seems actually to refer to chapter 14, p. 393.]
Athenai	Greece	Rice, barbed wire; other cargo for local consumption, including boots for Greek army ordered by Greek government.		General instructions from government that all contraband to Balkan States to be stopped. Vessel released after discharge of rice and barbed wire believed to be destined for the enemy.
Manin	Switzerland	Silk perchloride		Consignment detained at Genoa as agent there is on black list.
Vasilfs Constantinos	Greece (Salonika, Piraeus)	Cotton-seed oil, coffee, leather, tanning extract		Pending usual guarantee as to re-export of tanning extract and leather. Undertaking given, vessel proceeded. 480 passengers on board, including U.S.A. Red Cross Party for Serbia.
Joanna	Greece (Salonika, Volo, Piraeus)	Oil, paraffin wax, machinery,, etc.		General instructions from government that all contraband to Balkan States to be stopped.
Capri	Switzerland (Zürich)	Cotton		From India; cotton to be placed in prize court. India instructed not to issue licences fo such without reference to contraband committee.
Joannina	Greece (Piraeus)	Oil and grease, cotton, leather, coffee		General instructions from government that all contraband to Balkan States to be stopped. Oil and grease to prize court as enemy destination suspected.
Barrowmore	Greece (Piraeus, Salonika)	Cases of "War material" to "Minister of War, Piraeus" (boots and blankets), lead, copper, rubber, glycerine		General instructions from government that all contraband to Balkan States to be stopped. Boots to Piraeus proceeded.
Simla	Italy (Corfu)	250 bales hemp discharged to prize court		Ultimate destination suspected.
Eretria	Greece (Piraeus)	Tents and parts, wire, glucose, T.N.T., oil, cotton, coffee, grease, tin plates, railway material		Wire and tin plates to prize court as ultimate destination suspected. Remainder proceeded.
Navigator	Switzerland	Aluminium, etc.		Switzerland known to be exporting aluminium to enemy.
Elevtheria	Greece (Salinika)	Valonea		Contraband - discharged to prize court.
Alda	Rumania	Valonea		Released after eighteen days as cargo destined for Russia.
Maine	Bulgaria (Dedeagatch)	Valonea		Discharged to prize court; ultimate destination suspected.
				Note. Above three cases raised questions of instituting some system of dealing with contraband in Central Mediterranean, 12th July, 1915.
Chios	Rumania	Oil		Pending enquiries as to consumption in Rumania.
Maleas	Greece (Piraeus, Salonika) for Rumania	Food, machinery, oil, boots, munitions, wire, etc., hospital supplies, motor trucks		Pending enquiries; released seventh day.
Alington Court	Barcelona	Hides and cotton from India		Detained by French at Marseilles. Since Italy declared war, feared goods for Germany found their way via Spain.
Catalina	Barcelona	Hides		Hides apparently sold by auction at Las Palmas to Spaniards and reshipped by them.
Antigoni	Greece (Salonika)	Valonea, soda, naphtha, trups, parts of arms		First three items removed to prize court; remainder detained pending enquiries.
Rahmanieh	Greece (Salonika for Sofia)	Salt		Pending enquiries, then to prize court. Consignee known to have sent other consignments to Constantinople.
Epeiros	Piraeus to Salonika	Valonea		Pending guarantee not to re-export.
Eleutheria	Salonika	Valonea		Pending enquiries.
Edenhall	Greece	Camphor		Detained by military authorities at Alexandria.
Nankin Nyanza Kartic	Italy, Corfu Italy, Corfu Italy, Corfu	Hemp Hemp Jute		Probably detained at Port Said. Committee ask, if so, why?
Athinai	Greece (Piraeus)	Hospital supplies, one distiller, hides, coffee, rice, oil, tanning extract		Last item to prize court. Usual enquiries re. remainder.
Chalcis	Bulgaria (Dedeagatch)	Olive oil, valonea		Valonea, if for Russia, released; known and admitted that certain goods reached Turkey.
Arietta Bosphoro Sydney	Bulgaria (Dedeagatch) Bulgaria (Dedeagatch) Bulgaria (Dedeagatch)	Mails, oranges and lemons Mails, oranges and lemons Not specified		Known and admitted that certain goods reached Turkey.
Syria	Greece (Salonika)	Resin, leather, coffee, blankets, flour, aeroplane lubricating oil, ammonia, motor cars and parts, medical supplies		Pending enquiries.
Marguarita	Piraeus to Salonika	Coffee, resin, alcohol, rice		Pending enquiries re. resin, or resin may be removed and vessel released.