ISLANDS FOOD STORE
DELIBERATE DESTRUCTION ALLEGED
NATIVE PRISONERS BLAMED
(P.A.) AUCKLAND, Nov. 5. The main part of the Cook Islands Trading Company’s store at Rarotonga ■■ has been destroyed by fire, . according to information received by traders in Auckland. A big percentage of the rationed foods for the island was stored in the building, and the loss has been a hardship to the people. It is alleged that three native prisoners escaped from gaol in Rarotonga, stole a yacht, and sprinkled petrol throughout the store. It is further alleged that the main building was burnt to the ground as a protest against gaol conditions. ;
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Evening Star, Issue 25941, 5 November 1946, Page 6
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103ISLANDS FOOD STORE Evening Star, Issue 25941, 5 November 1946, Page 6
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