FIRE ON THE MANUKA
OUTBREAK IN FLAX CARGO. THE BURNING HOLD FLOODED MAILS AND LUGGAGE WETTED NO ALAHM ON BOAED. Received 12, 12.25 a.m. Sydney, January 11. Ou Wednesday evening, a lire was discovered in No 5 hold of tlie Manuka. The stewardess noticed heat coming from a ventilator, and fire was found in a shipment of tlax Water was poured into the hold till the cargo was covered, and by six on Thursday morning the lire was extinguished. Water iound its way into the mail room, and wetted the mails and passengers' luggage. No alarm was felt aboard.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 12 January 1907, Page 3
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99FIRE ON THE MANUKA Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 12 January 1907, Page 3
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