Court Ruling of No Limit when a Vessel Proposes to Land Liquor in America New York, Mar. 6.
The Federal Court to-day upheld the right of the United States to seize vessels proposing to land liquor on American shores from any place on the high seas. The ruling is based on the case of the Dutch steamer Zeehond, captured "in December, 1924, which the Court ordered to be forfeited.
The Government Attorney said that the decision had for the first time established the Government's rights to capture an alien ship out-ide the twelve-mile limit.—Reuter, A Dutch Agreement The Hague, Mar. 5.
The Second Chamber has approved the Washington Treaty Bill regarding the transport of alcoholic liquors, "identical to. the Anglo-American Liquor Treaty—Reuter,
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