THE SONOMA'S VOYAGE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18466, 30 January 1922, Page 5

THE SONOMA'S VOYAGE

LATEST ADVENTURE DISCREDITED. , *_ " Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, January 28. The manager of the Oceanic Company describes yesterday’s Sonoma story ad aosurd. He points out that there are ho convicts at Pago Pago. According to cablegrams received here, the Sonoma entered and left Pago Pago -without anything unusual happening. PARTIAL CONFIRMATION OF INCIDENT. SAN FRANCISCO, January 28. (Received Jan. 29, at 11.15 p.m.) When informed that the Sydney shipping agents of the Oceanic Steamship Company had denied the Sonoma raid at Pago It’ago the general passenger agent confirmed the details of the incident, but added that be did not believe that the raiding stevedores intended to seize the gold as first reported by the ship’s officers upon the vessel’s arrival here.—A. and N.Z. Cable. [A message published on Friday stated that Captain Trask, upon arrival at San Francisco, reported that serious trouble had occurred with the stevedores at Pago Pago. The Sonoma, which arrived with a cargo of gold and other commodities valued at many million dollars, stopped at Pago Pago to load coal and other stuffs. A group of convicts, who were used os stevedores, suddenly stormed over the vessel in an attempt to breok into the treasure cbost, and the entire crow 1 were needed to hold off the invaders at the point of the revolver. Nothing was lost, and no damage was done, the invaders being successfully driven off.] BARNETTS ANNUAL. DUNEDIN’S GREAT DRAPERY EVENT BEGINS TO-DAY. ARTHUR BARNETT. LTD. ' —Advt.