WAIKAWA ON FIRE.
SIMILAR TO WAIMARINOJS. '-; OUTBREAK By Telegraph—Press Association—<fopj3dgMiJ f ; - Renter's Telegram*. ; (Received November 16, 9.30 p.m.) .I.' VANCOUVER, November 315, .-*;;*> Tjhe Walkawa is on fir© in a. «locJ& .' here to-night. The fire is sas&h&.&h > the Waimarino's outbreak* suspicious coincidence:.; •"' Router's Telegram*. (Received November 17, 1.25 a.m.) !>' VANCOUVER, November 16. After three hours' fight,, the Wai-j v kawa's fire was got under control. Av " hundred tons of copra was ruined.' The loss is estimated at £2OOO. Mys-;, tery is added by the fact that the copra was lifted from the after hold to a -. position between decks. Combustion.. is doubted as the cause of the fire,!' The other cargo was not injured. ".' The loss of the copra cargo on thei „ . Waimarino is estimated at £4000.;
An investigation of the coincidence is. proceeding.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17328, 17 November 1916, Page 5
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133WAIKAWA ON FIRE. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17328, 17 November 1916, Page 5
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