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Show BRITISH SHIP SUSPECTED OF AIDING ENEMY 1 Victoria. B C, Oct. 21 Suspect- j ed of having coal aboard which might j be destined for the enemy's ships tho British steamship Lowther Range, with a prize crew in charge of her from H M. S Newcastle, was today brought to Esquimault harbor. The Lowther Range was seized by the Newcastle In the Gulf of Call for- nla, and as Captain Gundey, masti r of the vessel, could not give a satis-' factory explanation to the boarding ' officers regarding the destination of , his fuel cargo, there was no alter-n&tlre alter-n&tlre open to the commander of the cruiser but to Dlac a aboard and dispatch her north to the British Columbia base. This is the first prize that has been brought to Esquimault since the outbreak of the war. The Lowther Range was bound from the Atlantic coast to Port Pir!e, South Australia. She wns found by the Newcastle off the Gulf of California Cali-fornia drawing less water than sh? should, according to her manifest. This Immediately aroused the suspicions suspi-cions of the officers sent from the cruiser to Investigate After putting tho prize crew on board the Newcastle got In touch with H. M. W. C. Rainbow by wireless and turned her over to the Canadian cruiser, which headed the Lowther Range into port. oo |