Tokyo, May 27.
Mr, Toukuru Tanaka, Vice-Consul in Chefoo was to-day instructed to file another protest with the Chefoo Customs authorities against the al-egod attack by a Chinese preventive cruiser upon a Japanese ishing trawler, eighteen miles south-east of Tangku on May 23, Avreport received to-day from the Consul-General, Mr, Tatekt Horluchi, stated that the " Customs Commissioner. in Tientsin disclaimed Knowledge of the alleged attack, Thereupon, the Gaimusho ordered the fling of a protest in Chefoo, "According to. Mr. Horluchi's re~ port, two trawlers, the 48-ton Choshu Mara No. 1 and the 19-ton Shimada Maru No, 7 were fishing off Tangku, at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, When a Customs cruiser fired upon. them 'Of the 24 shots fired by the Customs cruiser, the report asserted, ons seriously wounded Capt, Cholchi 'Takasakt on the arm. He i now in-a-Dairen hospital, "where feared his arm' will have to be amputated.
"The Chinese cruiser left the scene after a thorough search of the Japar ese vessel, Tu deciding to file a protest with the Chefoo Customs, the Gaimusho was guided by the conviction that the firing was an illegal Act committed fon the high seas, Domei was reliably Informed,—Domel.
Pr st Rejected Tientsin, May 28.
Mr. B. E, F. Mall, Customs Com~ missioner in Chefoo, yesterday rejected a protest filed' by the Japar ese Vice-Consul, ofr, Taulcuru Tanaka, against the alleged attack by a Customs cruiser on two Japan-gfe ching trawlers off Tang on 23, The filing of the protest followed the action of the Customs Commis sloner here in. disclaiming know-edge of the incident, The Japanese authorities here were reported to be taking a very Serious view of the matter, In view of the refusal of the Customs to sume responsibility for the attack—Domei,
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