Affidavit Filed by Former Skipper of Customs Speedboat: Japanese Inquiring Alleging that a false entry had been made by himself in the log of the Customs speedboat Kuan Wel, purporting to show that the seizure of a Japanese motorboat, loaded with artiftelal silk allegedly being smuggled into China, had taken place within territorial waters, when it had act tually taken place outside territorial limits, Mr. Barend F. Burger, until June"? in command' of the' Kuan Wel, Med an afldavit on Tuesday morning, June 11, with the Japanese Consulate-General, In brief Mr, Burger stated that the seizure had been' made ye miles ast of Amherst Rocks, whic point is outside Chinese territorial waters, and thet many past seizures by Customs. cruisers had been similarly made, Mr. Burger's aMdavit further states that, though the motorboat was flying no flag, had no name or port of registration, he was informed by members of the crew that it was of Japanese ownership and registry.
Interviewed by a representative of the *North-China Herald" last Wednesday, Mr. Terasaki, Japanese Vice-Consul, stated that it was correct that such on affidavit had been fled, He stated that he had been fled with amazement by Mr. Burger's statements, as falsifeation of a log, and especially the log of an official government. vessel, was an extremely serious charge. cent. of the value of the cargo, when seizure involved danger, 20 per cent. without danger, 10 percent. for information:—take the example of a late Jdate, the CPS. Chuentao as a clear example, was as many other cases seized in waters, where the Chinese Government has no jurisdiction what. soever In order to gather the benefit of the seizure reward.
also hereby declare upon Jtonour the above is absolutely nothing. but the truth and was declared of my own free will and that in no way whatsoever, will I retract what has already been declared. to Vice~ Consul Mr. Terasaki and the Japanese Consulate-General in Shanghai.
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