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Show m coin CAPTURED Italian Cruiser Seizes a Steamer Carrying Much Wealth Alexandria. Egypt. Dec. 22. The Italian cruiser Puglia today seized the British steamer Menzaleh of the J Khedlveal Mail Steamship company, with $150,000 In gold coin on board, ' destined for the payment of the Turkish Tur-kish troops at the port of Hodleda lu the Turkish province of Yemen on the Red sea. The Menzelch, which left Cairo on Monday for Aden, was calling call-ing at Swakeim" She Is n vessel of 1.0S0 tons. A flotilla of Italian cruisers Is keeping a sharp lookout for vessels touching at Turkish ports on the Arabian coast of the Red sea. oo |