Show STEAMER HElD UP liP IN IM PHIliPPINE WATERS NATERS British IF War ar 17 Vessel essel Alleged Alleg I Ito to Have lave Violated American American Amer Amer- ican Neutrality Washington lon Sept 12 Violation 12 Violation of neutrality b by a British torpedo tor tor- ledo boat which held heM up and examined the Philippine steamer Cebu within tho the territorial waters of the Philippines Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines was reported to tho the war department department depart depart- ment meat toda today by Go Governor General Har liar rison The dispatch Immediately was tran transmitted to tho the state department anti anil will be made the subject of ot a vigorous vigorous vigorous vig vig- orous protest to Great Grent Britain Tho The incident occurred yesterday one ono mile and a no half halt off ott Island According to tho the report of at the steamers steamer's steam steam- ers er's master Lieutenant nt Bailes commanding commanding com corn manding H II M. M L S. S destroyer No 2 boarded tho the Cebu made Inquiries about her passengers and took both tho the ships ship's manifest and her passenger list Apparently Apparently Ap Ap- Ap- Ap tho the officer wai searching for fora a 0 man named Bady Bad who was not found On releasing tho the Cebu the lieutenant ma made o this noto note on log Boarded at a a. a m. m 16 11 examined examined ex ex- and passed There Thero has hns been more moro than one complaint complaint com corn plaint about the tho activity of ot the tho British vessels around tho the Philippines and while Governor General Harrisons Harrison's re report re rc- port furnishes tho the basis for tor a n. specific protest It la is probably that Great Britain Brit Brit- am ain aln will bo be called upon to restrict tho the operations of ot her patrolling squadron generally generall In and near the tho territorial waters waters' of of oC tho the islands In order that there might bo be no mistake about where tho the Cebu was at the tho time she sho was held up her exact position was M given by uy tho the master 8 as follows Latitude Lati Lati- tude tudo 11 de degrees 16 minutes longitude degrees 35 36 minutes or one and a half mlle miles from Island |