UNWANTED CARGO

Evening Post, Issue 126, 29 May 1936, Page 9

UNWANTED CARGO

STEAMER IN QUANDARY.

MUNITIONS FOR ABYSSINIA

LONDON", May 28.

Carrying a cargo of arms and munitions, originally destined for Abyssinia, the British vessel La Santa Maria has become k ship that nobodywants and has been sailing for- over a week between .Gibraltar and Britain vainly seeking permission to land her perilous freight, which consists of 200 incendiary bombs, 40 machine-guns, three aeroplanes, and two' tons ol T.N.T., valued at £20,000, and mainly of Finnish manufacture.

The vessel left Finland on April 20 and by the time she reached Gibraltar Abyssinia had collapsed and the arms were no longer required. The Home Office refused permission for her to land the munitions in England. The vessel is at present anchored off the Channel Islands. It is understood that she will return the munitions to Finland, but she may take them to Arabia.

The ship carries three German airmen in addition to a crew of 20 Britons.

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