CITY SELLARS FLOODED.
SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS’ DAMAGE. The greatest damage in the centre of the city" appears to have been done to the cellars of manv business places, shops, and hotels, into which tho water_ flowed in a great volume. At present it is difficult to givo a correct estimate of the damage done in this way, but it will at least run into ceveral thousands of pounds. Pumps had to ho requifTinned in a number of cases, and wevo worked all through last night. Tho cellar of Mr V. Jacobs, tobacconist, received a deluge of water, and a fair stock of tobacco, mostly in plugs, was damaged. The cellars of the ‘Otago Daily Times’ were invaded, and a considerable number of reels of paper damaged.
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Evening Star, Issue 18257, 23 April 1923, Page 4
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126CITY SELLARS FLOODED. Evening Star, Issue 18257, 23 April 1923, Page 4
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