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Seceital, August 2-1,11.10 a.m. JIIIMtOUKNE, August 2't. The Magisterial enquiry threw no fresh light on the Eldorado disaster. The medical evidence was of opinion tlmt tlio men did not live longer than four nnd half hours.
The Crown Law Officers are experiencing great difficulty in preparing the case against the men charged with setting lire to the ship Hilaria. It is believed that prosecution will fail owing to the lack of evidence. Some sensational statements aro alleged to have been made iu c3|nection with the Wamambool iuft- • diaries. Campbell one of they'll sentenced is reported to have stated that they had planned the destruction of the Coii'ee Palace, fire l!rigado premises, Government Offices, and many other important buildings, and also that when' he set lire' to the buildings on the Show Ground, lie was nearly sulfonated through being caught in a barbed wire fence. ,
There are indications of a slight improvement in tho real estate market, and. tho timidity produced by tho land boom is beginning to pass away. Hoiiaut, August 24. The Giblin Memorial Hall at Dovonport, which cost £4OOO to build, and containing a valuable library, has been completely destroyed by lire. Tho building was fully insured. Incendiarism is sits* pected, »
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5112, 24 August 1895, Page 2
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206LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5112, 24 August 1895, Page 2
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