Daily Colonist (1904-12-28) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1904-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Shipping Warned By Japanese

Liners Must Avoid Pescadores When Passing Through the Formosan Straits.'

The Japanese Will Make a Base Their for Expected Naval Battle.

Advices have been received by the IocaJ consul of the Japanese government diat flie Mikado's government is .warning all shinning to -keep outside a twenty-mile Hue from the shore when passing the Pescadores. The iPesc'adore inlands, virion were part -of tlie. territorial fruits uf victory resultant from the China-Japanese -war of ■ten yours not included in the lands which the European powers forced japan to return, are situate between J)\»ruiosa, another Japanese possession, and the coast o£ Cluna, in Uic straits Of Kormosa. uV member of the Ootonfet stair who recontlly rfetrarned ■from Japan learned of the intention of the Japanese government to erect fortification^ there and in Formosa, ■and according to advices recently received in Associated Tress despatches, it would seem that the Japanese oavy intend to make the islands the base for their; expected battle with the fleets ■which Russia is sending to Asiatic waters. ' .. .

This .warning will have a distinct interest to ' the steamers engaged in the Oriental service which, on then-way to Hongkong, pass through are Pouimoeari strait in which the Pescadores are situate, Jying off the For-miosan coast. The coming of the Russian warships will also have wn interest to many of the steamers engaged in service between this coast arid Japanese ami Russian ports in the 1' ar

East, for it is a notorious fact that many of these vessels are carrying con tra'baud of war. The steamer Mongolia, which isailed yesterday from San Francisco, carried 13,000 tons of cargo in her lS,000-ton cargo which would be considered contraband of war, and but for the unhappy plight of the Czar's Asiatic squadron - the Mongolia's voyage would have in it much o£ the thrill and un.vioAy of .blockade running. There is no blockade, however, and the Japanese are .making the most of the temporary paralysis of the Czar's naval arm.

The insurance men are, however, looking to the future, and higher war •risks are being quoted on cargoes destined to Oriental ports within the ■war zone. That Londoners regard the patrol established along the precincts claimed by the Russians us an effect; ive one, is evident from the fact Quotations on war risks for sailings to Vladivostok, received today, range from 20 to 30 per cent., the highest yet paid. Three steamers—the Olyni-pia, Centennial and Tacoma—are to sail from the Sound with contraband goods, comprising Hour, foodstuffs of other kinds and various freight destined for the use of the Czar's fighting forces, aind they will pay the insurance as quoted. The rate is graded according to the speed of the steamers, as the fleetest craft secures a cheaper covering.

The capture of several British steamers last week by the Japanese

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