THE LADY RUM RUNNER

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1925, Page 1

THE LADY RUM RUNNER

AHIIKSTKII WITH Mi l! VESSKI.. [Australia A X.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON. Sent, l'b London lias been closely following the adventures of a five-nuts led .schooner, the General Sorrel. of three thousand tons, which entered Lie Thames a few days ago, after having been anchored oil' Dover since Aiipust J 3. The has aboard ten thousand cases of whisky valued at thirteen thousand sterling. It is consigned to “Somewhere in America. The skipper of the vessel. ( aptain Whitburn, docs not .attempt secrecy, •■ft is true that we are smugglers, hold ami five,” he stales. "There is nothing illegal about our i ailing. AX,* ship whisky across the Atlantic we tranship ii to other vessels.' The General Tenet’s owner is a beautiful English woman. Madame Deeescires. of Fra neo-Russian parentage-. She disclaims any complicity ill whiskv running, and says that a group interested in that pursuit have chartered her vessel I font her. The General Scrret's cargo is now beiti” unloaded in the Thames, owing to monetary trouble, a shortage of coal having prevented the vessel timn proceeding. The Captain refused to allow .Madame Decessares to hoard the vessel, whither she went with the object ot preventing the unloading. Madame Deco-ares was conferring with her solicitors to-day with the purpose of securing an injunction to restrain Captain Whitburn from continuing as captain when she was arrested on a chafv of obtaining two-piece gown, valued at fourteen guineas from a West End firm by false pretences. The was remanded for a week. Her ship was also am-ted to-day. under the Admiralty Court, in consequence of an action initiated by Captain Whitburn for wages and disbursements. Madame Declares rounded the Gloria Steamship Coy in January last and to this line the General ferret be-