TREACHERY AT BRISBANE,
ATTEMPT TO SET FIRE TO A TROOPSHIP. BRISBANE. 13th January. A sensational attempt was made to set fire to the troopship Maori King at the South Brisbane Wharf. The fire was discovered at the edge of a coal bunker, a little distance from which was found a drum full of tar. Two holes had been perforated in the bottom of the drum, thus allowing the tar to ooze out in the direction of the coal. The fire was quickly extinguished. Since the vessel arrived a detective had been watching her, as two or three foreigners were seen about the vessel several times. It is rumoured that two arrests will be made before the vessel sails. SYDNEY, 14th January. In view of the attempt made at Brisbane to burn the Maori King, specinl precautions are being taken to guard the troopships here. It is understood that the police have several suspicious foreigners under surveillance.
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Evening Post, Volume LIX, Issue 12, 15 January 1900, Page 5
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156TREACHERY AT BRISBANE, Evening Post, Volume LIX, Issue 12, 15 January 1900, Page 5
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