FALSE STATEMENTS
THE BRITISH HONOUR FIRE
(Received 30th April, 12:45 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The chief engineer, Burn, and a pumpman, Shipley, were fined £50 and £5, respectively, for having stated falsely at the inquiry into the fire on the British Honour at Newcastle on 24tli February that the seacocks closed, whereas two were open, thus permitting tho escape of oil on to tho harbour surface. This led .to a rapid spread of the fire, which overwhelmed the ship.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 100, 30 April 1930, Page 11
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79FALSE STATEMENTS Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 100, 30 April 1930, Page 11
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