Attempts to Wreck River Steamer
BOX OF EXPLOSIVES fuse burns out Press Association WANGANUI, Monday. With cont aining 51b. of gelignite, i nec essary caps and fuses, s Placed in the engine-room of the anganui River Service steamer as she ,a >' at the Pipiriki but> * ast n4g4l t. The fuse was lit, to J vj® nt out after it had burned unn a few inches of the cap. .I 1 ® w a s gained to the engine- „;,|® breaking a window. The . r*~ te "as placed near the engine. f»_ p waa attached and a length of s w„ waß J 04ned and run out to the the Evidently the culprit took tut r** t4le use ashore and then the r» 6 i° f ttle moorin g ropes, with IjU . . 1 tll at the steamer swung then Btrea m. The fuse was a . ted ’ 43111 fortunately the plan “warned. bJJ.® alt f htpt was discovered by the j Mr ' D ‘ Harrls > when he went Mr & i? at 1,30 this morni hSo( tho S'- atric k, managing-director Uirt . Wanganui River Service, Ltd., Uinea ®., new °f no one who enterU as I* a UI against the service. He »ed the police to investigate.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 662, 14 May 1929, Page 1
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200Attempts to Wreck River Steamer Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 662, 14 May 1929, Page 1
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