IN FORBIDDEN WATERS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12568, 10 August 1906, Page 5

IN FORBIDDEN WATERS.

JAPANESE SEALERS SHOT. United Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 8. Americans shot five Japanese caught fisliing at Saint Paul Island, Alaska. TJie gunboat MoCulloch arrived later and arrested twelve more Japanese as trespassers. (Received August 9th, 10.10 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 9. Mr Bacon, Acting-Secretary of State, has communicated to Mr Wright, Ambassador at Tokio, and the Japanese Charge d'Affaires at Washington, the facts relating to tho shootings on Saint Paul Island. Beyond a courteous expression of regret at the untoward incident, no apology is offered, as the Japanese were eimpry poachers. The Charge d'Affaires agrees that there ie no ground for an international incident.

The schooners, under cover of fog, made a concerted raid on three widely soparated seal irookeries, killing many cows in search of food for their young. Some of the Japanese on landing were surprised .and captured on July 16th. OUiers were discovered on the 17t3i skinning two hundred seals. They refused to surrender, and were shot in trying to remove thek booty in boats. Some escaped with a hundred and twenty ekins.