RIGHTS OF U.S.A.

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 626, 1 April 1929, Page 11

RIGHTS OF U.S.A.

CONVENTION OF 1924

WHAT BRITAIN AGREED TO British Official Wireless RUGBY, Friday. The I’m Alone case has naturally directed attention to the convention "respecting the regulation of liquor traffic” made between the British and the United States Governments at Washington in 1924. In Article 1 of this document the principle that three marine miles constitute the proper limit of territorial waters is affirmed. In Article 2 the British Government agrees to raise no objection to the boarding of British vessels outside territorial waters in order that inquiries may be addressed to those on board, and also agrees that an examination may he made of a ship’s papers for the purpose of ascertaining whether there are alcolohic beverages on board for importation into the United States. The vessel may be seized and taken into a port of the United States. The rights conferred by this article shall not be exercised at a greater distance from the coast of the United States than can be traversed in one hour by the suspected vessel. Article 2 authorises the carriage of alcoholic liquor in liners voyaging to and from the United States. Article 4 states that any claim by a British vessel for compensation on account of improper or unreasonable exercise of tho rights conferred by Article 2 shall be referred for joint consideration by two persons, one of whom shall be nominated by each of the high contracting parties. If no joint report can be agreed upon the claim shall be referred to the Pecuniary Claims Commission established at Washington in 1910.