It is announced by the Navy Department that the Norwegian str, Christian Bors has been captured by a Japanese man-of-war in Kobe for violation of the International Rules of Naval Warfare.
About thirty men from the gunboat, Tateuta, under command of an officer, went on board yesterday and hoisted the Japanese naval ensign, says the "Japan Chronicle" of February 7.
Amording. to the "Jiji," the naval authorities were not satisfied with the ship's papers. Moreover, the answers by the ship's officers and by certain Germans on board ship's destination were ambiguous and conflicting, and altogether there appeared to be something suspicious about the ship. Accordingly, in view of Article 107 of the Rules of Naval Wastme, providing that vessels of any nationality may be seized when the ship's papers are not produced, or are found unsatisfactory, or when the papers and statements made by the captain and officers do not agree, the Christian Bors was declared to be captured, and prize crew pvt on board her, as stated.
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