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CARBOLIC ACID MISTAKEN FOR WINE. By Telesraph—Proas Association—Copyright. LONDON, October 11.' The captain of the steamer Bougainville, in the Thames, gave some visitors carbolic acid in mistake for wine. Mr Hubert Burrough, a member of the Stock Exchange, succumbed to the poison, and three others are in a critical condition. • ONE VICTIM IN CRITICAL CONDITION. (Received October 13, 1.25 a.m.) LONDON, October 12. The poisoning on (board the steamer Bougainville occurred when a party was gathered to drink success to the vessel’s voyage to Australia. The captain and three others are progressing favourably. One person is in a critical condition.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7930, 13 October 1911, Page 7
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103A TRAGIC BLUNDER New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7930, 13 October 1911, Page 7
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