A Singapore message says a fire which broke out in a cargo of copra in the vessel Benreocli, alongside the wharves, on Saturday afternoon, was still burning yesterday. The vessel was listing heavily and was likely to become a total loss.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 127, 29 April 1940, Page 7
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