The Archive · 1929

THE BARON OLCHA Owners Deny Both Cocaine and Mutiny on Board Lonilon, Now. 2!

The owners of the steamer Baron Eleho have received a wireless me sage from their agents at Port Said stating that there is no ground for the report of a mutiny on board the The message added that the wires leas operator was "seriously unwell."

'An earlier report stated that four destroyers from the Mediterranean' Station at Malta had been despatch ed to help the British steamer Daren Eleho, which was bound from Port" Said for. Marseill following the! ing. cocaine on. this ship. fefforls to drug or to, munder wires less operator. Require immediate help.

The Baron Eleho carries a crew Lascars. The owners. in London stated that the vessel had a cargo of fuger from Java and that she was not carrying cocaine—Reuter.

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