CONTRABAND AND NEUTRAL LAW.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 193, 19 August 1904, Page 3

CONTRABAND AND NEUTRAL LAW.

RUSSIA'S ALL-EMBRAC-ING LIST.

MODIFICATION NECESSARY,

LONDON, August 17. America hail presented to Russia a Note protesting against the inclusion as contraband of cables, electric light plant, machinery for lifts, and other products never heretofore molested. It aidds that Russia is seeking to prohibit all traxle with the enemy's country without effectually blockading the coasts. The Times stays a working solution of the contraband question is imperative, and pending the latter, the establishment of theories intended to avert difficulties in future. WARSHIPS AT KIAO-CIIAU. MUST DISPLAY LIGHTS OR BE FIRED UPON,

LONDON, August 17. Admiral Truppel (German) has notified the Japanese that any warship in Kiao-chau without lights at night will be fired upon. He informed Admiral Ikadzuki and staff, who visited him, that the Russian warships are hoi's de combat ; their gums have been disabled and ammunition removed. The German warship saluted Admiral Ikudzuki on departing. NO MORE MANDJI'R. RUSSIAN ABUSE OF PRIVILEGE OF REFUGE. LONDON, August 17. Japanese newspapers declare there is no intention to allow a repetition of the Mamdjur farce. (The Mandjur was the Russian gunboat which refuged in Shanghai). The Japanese cannot spare ships to watch neutral ports while Russian vessels abuse the privilege of refuge. THE RECHITELIN. FRANCE AND GERMANY DID NOT SUPPORT RUSSIA. LONDON, August 17. Tig Rechltelin is stated to have coaled at Che-foo. Dr. Morrison, the Times' Pekin correspondent, declares that the story that France and Germany supported Russia in regard lo the Rechitelin demands is untrue. WIDE-AWAKE GERMANS. WANT TO C APTURE TRADE OF THE EAST. LONDON, August 17. G«rraan ship-owners propose to double the present services for the East and lower freights to enable them to capture the entire trade. LANSDOWNE'S PROTEST. MAY BENEFIT ANGLO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS. LONDON, August 17. It is believed the Marquess of Lansdowne's protefrt strengthens Count Lamsdorff's endeavours to overcome ihe powerful anti-Rritish influences. PROCLAMATION AT MALTA. COALING VOLUNTEER CRUISERS PROHIBITED. (Received August 18, 9.29 p.m.) LONDON, August 18. A proclamation issued in Malta at the outset of the war in regard to coaling and provisioning belligerent, whips was altered yesterday, so as to exclude those engaged in intcrcepting_ neutral ships on suspicion of carrying contraband. The proclatmiation ia not applicable to vessels entering the port owing to actual distress caused by sea or weather. RUSSIAN CRUISER AT WORK. SEARCHING STEAMERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. (Received August 18, 10.50 p.m.) LONDON, August 1.7. The cruiser Ural, formerly a German steamer, and pmchased after the war began, stopped the British ship Scotia '.at Gibraltar, laden with coal for Ajaccio. After her papers were examined she was allowed to proceed. It is stated that the cruiser is searching for two hundred steamers carrying contraband for transhipment at Spanish and Italian ports.