CONTRABAND.
4 RUSSIAN SEIZURES OF STEAMERS. 'COMPENSATION GRANTED. .BY TELEGRAPH—rEESS ASSOCIATION—COPYBIGHI v (Rec. April 23, 11.26 p.m.) St. Petersburg, April 23. v Tho Supremo : Prize Court .at' St. Petersburg over-ruled tho Libau; Prize. Court's decision, and allowed £131,400 compensation for.-t.he sinking of the British steamer Ikhona during the Ruaso-Japanoso war by,the Rus-sian-cruiser. Terek. : Tho Court ruled that, while the Terek' was justified in-, stopping the -Ikhona,; she ought then to, have allowed her to proceed instead of -sinking her; . -,- v.- . / ■ '. The ; case at. issuo seems, to be. on; much, tho same footing as that of .'tho steamer Knight Commander: -' !Duririg :tlie ; - Russo-Japuncss war the; . Knight Commander', , a .British vessel on hor,-,way'. to; Yokohama, was stopped by. the Russian cruisers ,of. the Vladivoscock Squadron. The Russian -Adimfal being' of opinion' that the Knight Commander carried contraband of war,: ;vhich wiis'denied by the owners, and being, moreover, unable, to tako -her into port without .-risk, of harm ,to his- own ships, removed tho crew to lus own ships, and sank tlilio vessel. •' . ■
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 179, 24 April 1908, Page 7
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170CONTRABAND. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 179, 24 April 1908, Page 7
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