Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-02-09 | Page 8 | Seize a Small Island

SEIZE A SMALL ISLAND Hardy Scots Take Possession of Prohibited Pro-hibited Game Reserve. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb, S The Crofters of Parra Island. Hebrides, have seized tho neighboring Island of Vater-say, Vater-say, and declare their Intention to resist re-sist by force of arms any attempt to dislodge dis-lodge them. A regular expedition was lltted out by the Invading islanders, who collected a fleet of boats and soon effected effect-ed a bloodless landing on Vateraay, hitherto hith-erto used as a game preserve, Tho barramen for years have claimed the right to cultivate Vatcreay, but have been unable to get the necessary permission permis-sion from the authorities, and now they have seized the Island, have apportioned It Into small farms and have distributed them among themselves. There arc no police or troops In the Immediate vicinity vicin-ity of this faraway Islet, so that the Government's action Is hampered.