MATCHES AMONG BENZINE.
j INQUIRY TO BE MADE. fßy Telegraph.—Special to " Star. •) WELLINGTON', Wednesday, j Wii.it looks like n dastardly attempt, to bring about the destruction of a vessel was mentioned in the -House this afternoon by .Mr. V. If. Poole, who asked! the Minister of Marine if hid attention 1 had been called to the discovery on ai veesel. loaded at Auckland, of a box of matches wedged between two cases of benzine. Mr. Poole urged the advisabili ity of setting up a committee of inquiry I respecting the discovery, pointing out! that if that sort of thing continued, seamen would refuse to go to sea. j The Hon W. H. Herriee replied that instructions had already been sent out to make inquiries as to the trutli or othenvke of the statement, and how the matches got there. j
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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 252, 23 October 1919, Page 8
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