MUTINY AT SEA

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 73, 22 June 1928, Page 5

MUTINY AT SEA

S.O.S. FOR HELP.

“SPEEDILY ASSIST ME”.

IP®' THREAT TO FIRE SHIP.

SITUATION VIEWED SERIOUSLY,

NAVAL DETACHMENT SENT. A cable from 'Colombo I'ccehed and published yesterday stat«d that the Jervis Bay, one of the recently' sold Commonwealth line of steamers, had wirelessed, fear assistance to the warship Enterprise, because of the terrorising actions of a band of \ desperate cable® published below Indicate that the position Is serious and there Is a possibility of the ship ■> being In the hands ofl mutineers, who threaten to set her afire.

PASSENGERS ALARMED.

VOLUNTEER GUARDS POSTED.

United Pres» A*»n.—By Electric / Teleerap^^opynght. (Received' ‘9.4s a.m.) COLOMBO, June 21.

The warship Enterprise received a wireless at five this morning from the Jervis Bay that the mutineers, were threatening to set the ship afire, and asking that immediate assistance he sent. The passengers, were alarmed and there was a constant guard hy volunteer passengers. “Speedily assist’ me, Due Colombo Monday morning,” concluded the despatch.—Australian P- A. United Service.

Colombo • states that all efforts to establish communication with the Jervis Bay have failed. The agents here fear the ship is entirely in the hands of the mutineers.—Australian P.A. . , ’■ * marines despatched. V SHIP TO' BE, ESCORTED. United Preso Assn.—By Electric,, Telegraph Copyright, i (Received IK) a.m.) ’ CALCUTTA, June 21. A party of marines has been des- 1 patched for Tricombalee to embark, oh the auxiliary steamer Sla* yqL which has been instructed to proceed to the Jervis Bay and es-. cort her to Colombo. ‘ The naval authorities at Colombo . are taking a serious view of the * situation and there is much activity in the Naval Intelligence Office. SINISTER PLOT DENIED. United Press Assn— By Electric Telegraph Copyright. (Received 10 a.m.) ■ SYDNEY, This Day. In regard to the Jervis Bay rumor the Maritime Unions here disclaim any knowledge of a sinister plot aboard in consequence of the sale of the Commonwealth Line, The Jervis Bay has a large, number of passengers aboard. ANXIETY IN ENGLAND,

United Press Assn,— By Electric Telegraph Copyright. (Reeived 12.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 21. : A message has been received direct from the captain of the Jervis Bay that everything was doing wdll and the stowaways were under safe control. The ship is expected to arrive at Colombo on the due date.

Monday. 1: . •The Jervis Bay drama is thrilling England. Every scrap of information' is eagerly seized, and the morning press being unable to establish pjroof, presented details sparingly, following a night of long silence. .. The dramatic second message cabled earlier set Fleet Street agog, and the evening press rushed out editions. i

Each message from Colombo was published in the blackest type since the war specials. The Australian Press office is inundated with inquiries, while the headquarters of the Line and Australia House were answering anxious inquiries from those who had friends or relatives aboard all day long. Everybody is talking of the extraordinary drama of the sea which is believed nowadays to be confined to the, page's of Action. The fact that the Jervis Bay had not communicated with either headquarters officially caused bewilderment. Mr Larkin, however, Ventures one prediction namely that th e [ringleaders are not Australians. He adds that if there is any loss of life the leaders certainly should be hanged.— Australian Press Assn.