Man Blown to Pieces.
Willi RMia* His Horse. J PERTH, Aug. 8. , A sensation has been caused by 'he discovery of the mutila'id body of MrH, J. Blake, manager and attorney for the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company, just outside the town* He left oo horseback, announcing that be intended to carry a parcel of dynamite to a friend. His riderless horse, with the saddle bloodstained, led to the discovery of Blake's body, with th» head and trunk shattered, close to the road. Attached to the saddle was a long piece of fuse. Deceased was a son of .Sir Henry Blake, Governor of Ceylon. His life was insured wiih various companies for £6OOO.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7894, 9 August 1905, Page 3
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113Man Blown to Pieces. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7894, 9 August 1905, Page 3
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