6 FEBRUARY 1915, Page 1

Coincident with the German Government's strange demi ment comes a

statement issued by our Foreign Office in Friday's papers. It points out that the new German decree that all grain and flour are to pass under the control of the Government creates a new situation—a safe if not original inference. The Foreign Office goes on to state that the 'Wilhelmina ' if intercepted will he submitted to a Prize Court in order that a decision may be given upon the new situation "after full consideration."