INCENDIARY AT WORK

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 707, 5 January 1910, Page 5

INCENDIARY AT WORK

,A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT. HRI3 IN A CHEISTCHTJECH BLOCK, (lly Telegraph —Press Association )

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The danger of the occurrence was intensified by tie fact that a tin of benzine B'as found in the 'middle of the floor,.land also by the presence of a number of steel bottles of compressed gas oi>ed in dental operations. The' horse chemical engines from Lichfiold tad Chester Streets arrived on the scone .shortly after the motor, but were 3tot required. Most: of the furnishings in the, waiting room were destroyed or badly damaged, 'wMe the walls of the apartment ■were severely scorched. Tho firp was unquestionably the work of an 1 incendiary, The only rooms actually <affected were those occupied by Messrs. 'L. V. Gojen and E. J. King, surgeon , dentists, carrying on separate 1 businesses. Their rooms are situated on the first floor and are leached either by an electric lift or a flight of stairs. From the 'landing, a doable" 'swing door, opening from the icentre, 1 leads into the waiting room which -was probably used by clients of both dantisfs. The door is usually kept locked, and was presumably locked on the night before' the fire, as .both establishments were closed for the holiday, and both Messrs, Goyen and King aie away from town. ' Entrance had been effected by use of en autfer, the part of the door containing the lock being completely cut away, thus onabling the doors to be opened to their iull extent. 1 It was inside the waiting room that the most'serious and most obvious at- ' tempt ,was made to fire the building. The furniture was huddled close together and

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Durini; tho courso of his remarks in proposing the health of Noble and Trumper. at a "welcome homo" at Sydney on DeeembtT 29, Colonel Neild, who presided, said it would be-a deplorable thing if, as runoured. Noble were to retire from first-class cricket. Mr. Noble, referring to the 'matter of his retirement, said this was a >ery grave question for .a man to tackli. He .recognised, as every man must recognise, that a timo camo when ho must give up .cricket, "Cricket' does v not keep a man," the Australian captain went on,to say. "There,are times unon he musj consider himself. Thero have been things done and-said which render it not conducive to , ' a man's' intorests to remain there any longer. Cricket or ' business.' My vote goes with business. No man in this club,, or any member of the public, will blamo me *for that. My associations with the Paddington Club hare been such a, source of pleasure to me that I do not intend to give up cricket so far as that club is concerned. "1 only hope that my associations wij-h the .Paddington Club will remain , with me so long as I remain on this earlh." (Cheers.)