New Incident Threatened in North China: Warship]
Watching Pret ventive Patrols Tientsin, June 29, FRESH Sino-Japanese incident is threatened i North China with the report that the Japanese authorities intend to detain the Chinese Customs cutter Vu Kwang if it is found that she committed an "illegal action" against the Japanese vessel Taici Maru off Chikou on June 20.
'A decision to this effect is stated to have been reached at a conference here between the Japanese staff officer sent by the Port Arthur naval command, the Japanese resident naval officer, Captain H. Kubota, and Japanese consular and military officials.
In this connection, the Japanese warship Kiku, in which the staff officer from Port Arthur travelled here, is said to be watching the movements of Customs patrols in the Gulf of Pehchili.—Reuter.
Tsingtao, June 29.
Notice that the Japanese Navy regarded as high seas any waters out Side the three-mile territorial limit fand was determined "to take measures that it considers best in any future Ilegal activity against Japanese vessels by Customs preventive ferulsers" was served on Mr. A. Campbell, Customs Commissioner, by} Commander Minoru Tajitl, Japanese resident officer Here, at 11 o'clock this}
Acting on Instructions from Vice Admiral Koshiro Oikawa, commander of the Third Fleet, assigned. to Chiese waters, Commander Tajirl also Informed Mr, Campbell that the Japanese Navy took "a serious view"
the Mock! Maru case—Domei, Talel Maru Incident Tientsin, June 9.
Negotiations in the Tale!' Maru case. involving the firing at a Japanese vessel by w Customs preventive cruiser off Chikou on June 20, were shifted to Nanking to-day as Me. LID. Billiard, Customs Commissioner here, verbal apology for the insult to the Japanese fag during neldent, but refused to discuss legality of the action of the ccruiser's cre\ Fifteen bullet holes were found In the ship's flag after the _cruiser's attack, during which two members the Talel Maru's crew were seriously injured, Mr. Billiard, who called at the Japanese Consulate-General at 10:30 d'elock this morning, remained closet~ ed with Mr. Tichi Kishi, consul, and Captain Hisakaru Kuba sident officer, for one and hours. "He is understood to have pr mised to present an apology in writ ing confirming his verbal amends.
The other features of the case, Mr. Billiard told Japanese officials, would have to be handled by Sir Frederick Maze, Inspector-General, or by offlelais in Nanking—Domel.
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