British Ship Hunt.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1922, Page 4

British Ship Hunt.

PROHIBITION “NAVY” ON WAR PATH. ALLEGED WHISKY SMUGGLING. (London Daily Mail Correspondent). NEW YORK. New York’s ‘‘Prohibition Navy,” consisting of an ex-submarine chaser engaged in the work of combating liquor smuggling in the neighbourhood of the port, put to sea. this morning says the New York Times, with orders to arrest the British schooner Minnie Wallace, whether she was found in territorial waters or not The Prohibition authorities state that they have evidence that the Minnie Wallace sold 100 cases of whisky to smugglers, who were captured while trying jto land it in New York harbour on Sunday night. The authorities are particularly aroused over this ease because after they had handed over the 100 cases to the police, Go of them it is stated, disappeared. * . The craft hunting for the Minnie Wallace is armed with one-pounder guns, rifles, and shotguns. Mi- William Sanders, the deputy surveyor of the port ol New \ ork stated to-day that the Government is determined in it he i event of Minnie. Wallace being captured oil tho nigh sears to make' a test case ot the incident and to discover whether the vessel may not be seized outside the three-mile limit when it can bo pioved that she was being used for the purpose of violating the laws of the United States.'”