CABLE NEWS.
PIRATE RAID. +
ON FRENCH LINER. CONSTANTINOPLE, Tuesday. A daring pirate raid occurred at >ntoum. , „ x , Fifteen men, hidden in the 11 - 1R 1 liner Souirah, suddenly appeared on the decks and took control of the ship. Finn" revolvers, they drove tlrn passengers'to their cabins and stripped them of their money and valuables. They forced the captain to land them near Trebizond, and they escaped before a wireless message could bring up a French destroyer. A number of Americans engaged in relief work were aboard the Soniruh.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14118, 12 May 1920, Page 6
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88CABLE NEWS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14118, 12 May 1920, Page 6
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