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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 102, 23 September 1914, Page 3

A decidedly startling experience was that oJ a Dunedin liouacwife quite recently (saja the Star). Dinner time was approaehing; everything was going light;; th« joint iad browned beautifully, the potatoes were nice and mealy, and the eoup was "just lovely." Another shovelful of coal would keep the fire in during dinner. Tie coal was put on, and a few moments later there was a tremendous exploawn, and soup, potatoes, pots, and fragments of stove were flung about the kitchen. An elderly lady (a member of the household) was in the room at the time but fortunately escaped with a covering of soot. The cause of the "blow-up" can only be a matter of surmise, but the explanation will probably be that a stick of gelignite or other explosive had by some means got amongst the coal when it had been trucked from the mine. All's well that ends well, but the feeling that your house may go "up through the roof" as a result of feeding the stove is not a pleasant one.