HASTY AMERICANS.
SHOOTINO OF .IAI’AXESr. POACHERS. > i——i fIJKSS ASSOCIATION COYfSIUIIT London, August 7. Americans shot live Japanese caught fishing at Tu Island, Alaska. Tho gun boat McCulloch arrived later and arrested twelve more Japanese as trespassers.
DARING POACHERS, I’ItKSS ASSOCIATION —COt'YUIUUT Received 11,23 p.m , August 9. Now York, Augur 9 Mr Bio'll!, acting S C'Bt irv of State, oomuinoioutod to vs r Wright, Ambassador at Tukio, mid tho Jrpanes' Charge d’Aff >irs a' Washington, the facta relating to the shooting of Japanese at St Paul Island. Id lyond a courteous expression of regret at the untoward incident no apology was offered. As the J rpnieso were simply poaohers the Charge d’Affairs agreed that them was no ground for an international incident,
The sohooaera, under cover of a fog, made a concerted raid on throo wifelyseparated seal rookeries, killing many cows in search of food for their young. Soino of fcho J paneso landing wero surprised and captured oo July* 16ih. Oibors were disooverod on the 17sh skianing 200 seals. Thoy refused ta surrender, und were shot while trying to rennve their booty to boats. Seme escaped with oio hundred aod twenty skins,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1830, 10 August 1906, Page 3
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