THE WAIMATE'S FIRE.
DAMAGED CARGO JETTISONED. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. LONDON, May 28. Tho firo on tho steamer Waimatehas been extinguished. Her hemp was much damaged, and fifty bales of wool wore scorched. A quantity of worthless cargo was jettisoned.
She will proceed oh her voyage, tomorrow.
The New Zealand Shipping Company received tho 'following cable from London regarding the Waimate: " Waiinato tire extinguished by water without assistance. Expected to sail shortly. Damage not yet ascertained. Twelve hundred bales of hemp, 250 bales of tow and IGO bales of wool known to be damaged."
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16564, 30 May 1914, Page 11
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94THE WAIMATE'S FIRE. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16564, 30 May 1914, Page 11
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