JAPANESE SAMPAN
IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS
CAPTAIN FINED
(Received February 27, 11 a.m.) BBISBANE, This Day. The sequel to the interception of the Japanese giant sampan by Customs authorities occurred in the Thursday Island Police Court, when S. Komato, the captain, was fined £10 for a breach of the Customs Act. The case involved Komato 's failure to answer Customs signals., According to advice received by the Collector of Customs, th© vessel, of 86 tons, loft Formosa in December for the Caroline Islands, but engine trouble necessitated a visit to ZamboaDgia, in the Philippines. It was then decided to visit Australia for adventure and pleasure. Three tons of trochus shell, worth £200, was found aboard.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 48, 27 February 1933, Page 7
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114JAPANESE SAMPAN Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 48, 27 February 1933, Page 7
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