BRUSSELS EXHIBITION FIRE.
DETAILS OF THE LOSSES. . By Telegraph—Presa Association—Oopyrieht. Brussels, August 16. Among tho'things destroyed by the Jho Brussels International Exhibition yesterday' were collections of antique furniture and ornaments from many ' private mansions. They were valued at .£50,000. ',
Old china, from South Kensington, valued at iilo,ooo, was also lost. ,
Vajuablo new pictures by. English artists, including Sir, William Orohardson, ,R.A., Mr. Alfred East, A.R.A., and Mr. J. J. Shannon, A.R.A., were burnt.
Amongst articles stolen during the fire was an aigrette worth .£BOO.
Severe! persons, laden with booty, were ax rested. . '. .
Tho destroyed buildings were insured for ,£!K,000.
Only sixteen pieces of pottery were saved in- the British section.
Some goldsmith's work and an uncut diamond from the De Beers' mine were buried in the debris of. the Belgian section.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 898, 18 August 1910, Page 5
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131BRUSSELS EXHIBITION FIRE. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 898, 18 August 1910, Page 5
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