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FIRE IN SOUTH AFRICA. ASSISTS IN SUPPRESSING FLAMES. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received July 16, 11.30 a.m. CAPETOWN, July 15. At Kafue, beyond the _Zambesi, the northernmost point of the Prince of Wales’s tour, an exciting incident occurred while the Prince was seated at the lunch table, a rush-built pavilion, where children had assembled, caught fire.
The Prince left lns\ seat, dashed across the intervening space of sixty yards and, forcing his way through the grass walls, found the pavilion a mass of flames. He took.an active part in fighting the flames and did not leave till he learned that all the children were safe.
The pavilion was entirely destroyed. As he returned to his lunch the whole gathering gave the Prince a splendid ovation.—A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 190, 16 July 1925, Page 7
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