Attempted Incendiarism
(Per Press Association.) Wellington, This Day. A deliberate attempt was made to burn the Ranfurley (late Star) hotel this morning Shortly after nine a tire was discovered in a double bedded room on the first floor under the stairs leaning to the second floor and about the same time another tire was discovered in a box in a room leading to the fire eicape from the second flat. In the first iv stance a mattrass had been saturated with kerosene but the fire was extin guisbed by the occupants with little difficulty, only a portion of the bed linen and curtain being destroyed Mr Crossey, the landlord, is unable to give any idea as to the culprit and the matter is bemg investigated by the police.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 289, 9 June 1897, Page 2
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128Attempted Incendiarism Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 289, 9 June 1897, Page 2
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