THE CHRISTCHURCH FIRE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 52, 20 February 1908, Page 2

THE CHRISTCHURCH FIRE.

A iLVX AKHESXHD. AX AMORTIVK AXTIiJIPX AX HANGIOEA. ■Ver Press Association. Christehureli, Last \i..|il A man was arrested i„ the bar of the ai- de tans ||oi ; .| tliis iiKirniii" on siis|nt'i»u of l.avin- deliberatelv eaused lie- lire winch was discovered at the rear-ot the hotel |a>l week. An attempt ni lire-raising at Itau-iora on Monday ni-li( wis plumed an.f enr!'ih out in an elaborate way. and it was ; n tie short, ot a miracle that it resulted 111 failure. It was i„ a small oulbuild- !!!» W!l " »f ti'" Co-operaUve Mm-e t.'omjiany's store whence Ihe inBMid'ao- carried out liis opi raiions. The Wall of th,. hiiihlme was saturated villi kerosene troiii /loor to roof, and in some paper, also covered with liernsetie apmst (lie wall, a lndtle. hohlin" a piece of eandl". had been placed. Round 'he bottle hall-way up the candle some ia2 was also placed, beinj; well a.Uuraied with herosene, and to i>revcnl, the Iroui beiiifr seen a tin eanni-ter, Willi a few small perioral ions in i( to admit 11IV lia.l been placed over the randle. I'oitnnately the unnister from simie c.ui-e tilted a little and e.vtinmiished the candle just, befo," the flames reached the rag.