DELIBERATE INCENDIARISM.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 153, 19 June 1908, Page 2

DELIBERATE INCENDIARISM.

AT ttIEISTCHURCII. By Telegraji.-Press Association, e'hristchnrch, Thursday. Incendiarism; is suspected in comieo. tion with a tip which occurred at th,V Public Library: The net. it is suspected was that of ajcrank. It was not by any means skil'ul.

An attempt ivas made last evening fo destroy a bloi 0 f buildings in Hi»l,. street standi.! next to the Adams' Star Cycle Compaq's premises. The shop of Masters and Sons, tailors and mercers, had been binned out some months and the salvige stock removed to the' promises in question. A constable noticed a glare iijthc shop and burst in the door, telling l passer-by t 0 g j VD t!ic alarm. Thd constable found a heap ifi clothing on tie counter on fire. Pulliipr it apart, he found a piece oft pirji,,.? leading from the gas jet and eomJeted with if by rjbhor tubing. The gas wa« turned on, : ,«1 there was a strong llaine at the niotilL of the pipe. The bri«a-lc cheeked the putbreak with a few buekets of water; The back door, gate, and window were open. A pane near the catch of tho window was broken. The cash registd was open and a cheque and some silver lying near. A pair of steps! was near tb» window. ,Su p t. Smith sacs Die attempl is the „ 10 st deliberate be lias ever teen.