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CANADA'S NATIONAL LOSS

THE FIRE AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE NARROW ESCAPE OP SOME MEMBERS By Telegraph—Press Association—OopyrleM Ottawa, February 6. Some of the members of the Dominion Parliament, whose escape was out off by the fire at Parliament Buildings, joined hands and passecl through the fare and smoke, in safety. By the time the fire brigade arrived, the central'part of the building was heard crashing down. The lire then spread toward the eastern side, enveloping the Senate.' A strong wind saved the library and the' Speaker's Chambers. Valuable paintings and costly furnishings were destroyed. As the police guarded the doors of the buildings, it would have been difficult for anyone to have, deliberately set lire to the buildings without detection. A smouldering cigar might have been responsible for the outbreak, al-' though smoking was prohibited in the precincts of the Chambers. The value of the main building was £300.000; the value of the contents was inestimable. BRITAIN SHOULD REBUILD THE EDIFICE. London, February 6. The "Star" suggests that Britain should rebuild the Ottawa House of Parliament as a token of gratitude for Canada's war services. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT'S SYMPATHY. The following message was cabled by tilts Prime Minister (the Right Hon. W. F. Massey) to Sir Richard Borden, the Prime Minister of Canada:— "The Government and people of New Zealand desire to express their warmest sympathy with the people of Canada in the destruction of their magnificent Parliamentary Buildings by lire, and the consequent loss of life." ■' The Canadian Prime Minister has sent the following reply:—"The Parliament and people of Canada appreciate niost deeply your message. We are investigating the cause of the fire, which ■is still obscure."

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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2689, 8 February 1916, Page 6

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CANADA'S NATIONAL LOSS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2689, 8 February 1916, Page 6

CANADA'S NATIONAL LOSS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2689, 8 February 1916, Page 6

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