SHIP ON FIRE
ARSON ALLEGED. (By Telegraph—Press Association). AUCKLAND, November 23. A deliberate attempt was made to set fire to the Australian steamer Woolgar at King’s Wharf about midnight on Wednesday. Dense smoke and the crackling of flames in tho chart-room and on the bridge deck awakened Captain -McLeod and the wireless operator. The flames were soon subdued by Blythe (Chief Officer) with a patent fire extinguisher. The fire had been caused by kerosene saturated waste placed inside the chartroom door and set alight. The damage was very slight. The matter is in the hands olf the police. No arrests have been made. The Woolgar left for Waikokopu and Napier yesterday to discharge the balance of hardwood cargo from Bunbury.
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 November 1928, Page 4
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