Sampan Captured
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In B.S.I.
Japanese Fined £30 and Shell Confiscated
From Our Own Correspondent
Tulagi, July 20.
A JAPANESE sampan was captured in the Solomon Islands by the Govern ment vessel “Tulagi” at the begin ning of the month.
The sampan was first reported at Marau Sound, but was eventually surprised and taken at Nura, a small island off the Malaita coast. The Japanese captain could not start his engines and, seeing a machine gun on the “Tulagi”, surrend ered.
Three charges were brought against the sampan’s master. A fine of £lO was in flicted in each case and the shell found on board was confiscated.