The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-23
THINGS SUBJECT
TO CONFISCATION
CIRCULAR TELLING OF ARTICLES
JAPAN AND RUSSIA REGARD AS
CONTRABAND OF WAR.

Collector stackable has received a
circular issued by the Department of
Commerce and Labor regarding articles
declared by Japan and Russia to be
contraband of war.
The circular is as follows:
The following lists or articles, defined
by Japan and Russia as contraband of
war, which incur the risk of capture
and condemnation by the belligerents,
are printed for the information of own
ers, masters, and agents of vessels and
others concerned. This Government
does not necessarily acquiesce in de-
finitions of contraband announced by
bellgerents.
George B. Cortelyou,
Secretary.
Contraband of War by japanese Reg
ulation:
1. The following goods shall be treat
ed as contraband of war in case they
are going to pass through the enemy's
territory or in case they are destined
for the enemys territory or his army
or navy: Arms, ammunition, explosives,
and the raw materials thereof, Gnclud-
ing lead, saltpeter, sulphur etc), and
apparatus for manufacturing them;
cement, uniforms, and equipment Of
military and raval men; armOr plates:
materials for the construction and
equipment of men-of-war and other
ships; and all other goods to be used
solely for purposes of war.
.. The following goods shall be treat
ed as contraband of war in case they
are destined for the enemy's army or
navy, or in case, from the nature Of
the locality in the enemy's territory
to which they are bound, they may be
considered to be intended for the use of
the enemy's army or navy: Provisions,
drinks, horses, harness, fodder, vehicles
coal, timber, money, gold and silver
bullion and materials for the construc-
ton of telegraphs, telephones and rail-
ways.
g. OF the goods mentioned in the
foregoing two clauses, those which an
account of their quality or quantity
may be judged to be evidently intended
for the use of the ship that carries them
shall not be treated as contraband.
Contraband of War by Russian Reg
ulation:
sidered as contraband of war:
1. Small arms of all kinds, both port
able and of artillery, whether mounted
or in parts, as well as armOr plate.
2 Ammunition for firearms, such as
shells, bomb fuses, bullets, caps, cart
ridges, cartridge tubes, powder, sui
phur, saltpeter.
8. Material and all kinds OF sub
stances for making explosions, such as
torpedoes, dynamite, pyroXylin, various
fulminary substances, conductors, and
all articles used for exploding mines
and torpedoes.
A. All material for the artillery, the
engineer corps, and troop trains, such
as gun carriages, limbers, cartridge and
ammunition boxes, campaign FORCES,
field kitchens, instrument wagons, pom
toons bridge trestles, barbed wire,
harness for transport service, etc.
8. Material for the equipment and
clothing of troops, such as bandoliers,
knapsacks, sword hits, cuirasses, in
trenching tools, harness, uniforms,
tents, etc.
6. Ships which are bound to an
enemy's port, even if sailing under a
neutral commercial flag, if their con-
struction or internal arrangements or
any other indication would show that
they are built for warlike purposes or
for sale or destined to be handed to the
enemy upon arriving at their destina-
ton
Z. All kinds of ships machinery or
boilers, whether mounted or in parts.
8. All kinds of fuel, such as coal,
naphtha, alcohol, and such like.
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