EFFORT TO BURN A HOUSE.
DWF.T/TJNtt OF AR.RTTR MION • UNION 'SECRETARY.
XB* Tslefiroplv-Vroes AafocifttlLTl.) • ■ Creymouth, December 27. AVli.it ■ appears to be a ■ deliberate attempt to burn the, liome of Mr. Mori, .'secretory of tho new Arbitration Union at Blackball, occurred in tho early hours of to-day. _ _ ' ■• Aroused by noises outside, 1 Mrs. Mori saw two men leaving the front gate. Mr. Mori went out and found the gate open, and suddenly flames lit up the bf.ck of tlie houso. Assistance was obtained, and tho' lire, whieli was at the back wall under the verandah, wa3 extinguished. Charred paper and straw smelling oT kerosene were found, and further search revealed more paper and'straw saturated with kerosene, and footprints in the garden.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1943, 29 December 1913, Page 5
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120EFFORT TO BURN A HOUSE. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1943, 29 December 1913, Page 5
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