Fishing in Canadian Waters
AMERICAN S3HOONER FIRED ON SAILS RIPPED OPEN Ottawa, April 22. Between east and west cf Hayoock Islands. which are only five miles off the Canadian shore, the cruis-. r Hestel seized the A erican schooner Charles Levi Wotidbung. while fishing for halibut, on the ground that it was trespassing in Canadian waters. The schooner attempted to escape when the cruiser arrived on the scene, and three shots were fired for the purpose of warning th" crew to heave to, but no notice was token of these. Only when a fourth shot ripped its way through the mainsail did the schooner surrender.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4402, 24 April 1909, Page 2
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105Fishing in Canadian Waters Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4402, 24 April 1909, Page 2
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