TREASURES LOST
SOME VALUABLE WORKS OF ART jThe Dominion monastery at Zwolle, one of the most magnificent ecclesiastical buildings' in Holland, was almost entirely destroyed by fire recently. Many ancient manuscript, historical documents, books, and valuable works of art, including several rare stained glass windows, were irrecoverably lost. The fire was discovered in the roof o, nno of the dormitories by a lay brother early in the evening, and continued to burn fiercely until tile next morning. The monks and lay brothers worked with firemen and volunteers in the attempt to put out the Allies, and their white habits and shaven heads stood out in strange contrast with the heavy I clothing .apd helmets of the firemen. | The cause of the fire is supposed to. have been a short circuit in the electric lighting system. I
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1933, Page 2
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136TREASURES LOST Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1933, Page 2
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