MATATUA DISASTER.
NOT CAUSED BY GERMANS. PROBABLY DUE TO ACETYLENE GAS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The Prime Minister has Teceived a cable in answer to one sent to the Canadian Premier (Sir R. L. Borden) as follows:—"The Marine Department does not believe the disaster to the Matatua was occasioned by an enemy act. The explosion was probably due to gas formed by water coming into contact with the carbide, which composed part of the vessel's cargo."
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 65, 16 March 1916, Page 6
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