FIRE ON STEAMER.

Taihape Daily Times, 19 June 1919, Page 4

FIRE ON STEAMER.

CAUSED BY BENZINE FUMES.t WANG-ANUI, this day. An outbreak of fire on the steamer Waitangi, at Patea, on Tuesday evening, was caused by fumes from leaking benzine tins, which ignited when a naked match was used near the hold. The flames rose to a great. height, b *5 were soon overcome by the promgt action of four men in the hold. ~’l_‘lley_ had narrow escapes. A HAW'K.ER’S BENEIPACTION. DUNEDIN, this day. Under the will of the late A. Soutcfr, who used to hawk a van in Central Otago, the Salvation Army received £IOOO, Barnado Homes £IOOO, and theRoss Home for Old People, at Navalley, £IOOO. - MAN’S DEATI-ll AT NAPIER. _ NAPIER, this day. Charles Platt Bomont, aged 52, died at the Napier Hospital yesterday night. Deceased was under arrest" at. Grisborne on a charge of drunkenness. He was examined by the doctors and ordered to Porirua Mental Hospital. On arrival‘ at Napier yesterday he was in a state of collapse and taken to the hospital. The police know nothing of the ma.n’s history or relatives. An inquest will be held.