Attempted Incendiarism at Christchurch.
(UNITKD i ÜBSS ASSOCIATION.) Chuistchuiich, Monday. An attempt >it iiicendiarixiu was made ti>-i)is>)>l. t>lxirtlv bcror'-7 o'clock a ho list' owned dy Mr Wiiiimii Hnrrim>u, Hi'tuaU'd m Wilson-Btroi-t. off tho 'Ftrry Ildad, was found to be on tire. The fire wns.Hooii qin.'iiche<l, but m two oC rooms upstairs a uuinbor of rai;s eatcirittcd witb kt-roßine and a quantity of oil m tins was iliscovun-il. A uaiullu was stuck m :i hole m a brick placed m the corner and suriouudi-ii l>y I lu; inflammable materials which had cauuht tluv A'alls and roof. Tin; liou.se hail been empty for nhout threw we«k«, and was insured m the Nmv Zualuml oificK for £175. No arrestß have been made as yet.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1564, 24 November 1885, Page 4
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121Attempted Incendiarism at Christchurch. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1564, 24 November 1885, Page 4
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