Gibraltar, Aug. 24 Within 24 hours of the Spanish Government's assurance to Great Britain that the right of search will not be applied to British ships on the high seas, the British vessel Gibel "Zerjon has been stopped ten miles from Melilla, Spanish Morocco, a Spanish government warship and apparently detained, The Gibel Zerjon, which displaces 2361 tons and is owned by Messrs. M. H. Bland & Ca, Lid. of Gibraltar, was carrying freight: and passengers between Gibraltar and Morocco at the time.
"The naval authorities at Gibraltar acted with great promptitude receipt of the news of the incident, The battle-cruiser Repulse and two. destroyers were immediately ordered tw proceed (0 the scene to investigate.
Some members of the crew of the Repulse were actually ashore when the order was given to sail and had to be hurried aboard. Shortly atler~ wards, the 32,000-lon _battle-cruiser eax seen steaming at 20 knots past the searching of British ial circles in London hot greatly perturbed by the in dent.
Tt is recognized that, in the present state of confusion, sume misunderstanding of orders' might arise, but" the incident is not one that could be allowed to puss unnoticed.—Reuter.
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