SUSPICIOUS FIRES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18323, 13 February 1923, Page 9

SUSPICIOUS FIRES.

RISING MOON STARTS ALARM. Gilgandra is in the midst of another fire scare, nearly equalling that of seven months ago, when the Sydney and Cooparable police were called on the scene to assist the local police to try to unearth the source of the trouble, but without success, Bays the Sydney Daily Telegraph of last Tuesday. About three weeks ago an attempt was made on the electric light station. During last week no fewer than > five outbreaks occurred. On the evening of February 3 a cottage, owned by Mr. J. Thompson was burnt to the ground .in suspicious circumstances. The fire started against the back door The place was unoccupied at the. time, the previous, tenants only leaving that morning. About five minutes before the alarm was given a ma " was seen standing on tj, e verandah of the house. ' A very amusing incident occurred at Saturday night s outbreak. There was a large number of people in town at the tim<\ f n ', as 800 " 88 , the alarm was pounded the crowd rushed in all direction® '»»« picture shows emptied. Nobody knew where the ro was, but somebody •boated out that it was over the river, as v wrbat • aearc l to be a blaze could be ~ nu,r) j car "i which included Tjggpoltoe, raced across the bridge, only to tee, that they WOT® chasing the noon. ■: ft we* in th© distance like a ball «iU#g; . .