Canton, July 3.
The British Consul-General, Mr. A. P. Blunt, today sent a strongly-worded protest to the Japanese authorities against the seizure a month ago of a launch named Dohlera, which was flying the British flag.
The vessel was reported to have left Hongkong on June 2 with a cargo of kerosene alleged to have been consigned to the Chinese Government. It was seized by the Japanese naval authorities off Keiou Island, at the mouth of the Pearl River, on June 3—Reuter.
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