THE SHIP WITH RIFLES.

Colonist, Volume XLVII, Issue 11435, 14 September 1905, Page 3

THE SHIP WITH RIFLES.

Received September 13, 9.45 p.m. London, September 13. Renter's information supplements ' Lloyds', and states that two Optoma officers were boarding a steamer in the Gulf of Bothnia, when they were compelled by an armed, English speaking 'crew of 20, to withdraw. An explosion followed after the crew's departure. The name "John" and the letters "fton" still unpainted out, suggest that the steamer was the John Graf ton. Received September 14, 0.12 a.m. ' Lloyds information7f rom Jakmstad states that after the steamer exploded and was totally wrecked her crew sailed south. There were 3200 rifles landed.

i St.|Petkbsbubg, September 13. 1 " In a fight between Socialists and Coosacks at Tifles 30 of the former were killed, and 50* wounded. Tartars at Minking, in the Caucasus, massacred 300 Armenians. There is no truce between the Tartars Armenians at Baku, but there' is less fighting.