A CIRCUS ON FIRE.
(“Times” Special Wire. WANGANUI, Dec. 9. Chiariui’s Circus opened on Monday to an attendance of about 2000. At two o’clock on Tuesday morning the tent used as a stable for the horses and zebras caught fire. The night watchman loosened the animals and let them go. The tent was burned down and the animals scampered over the town, but were all recaptured. The harness was much scorched. The loss is about £IOO.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2095, 9 December 1879, Page 2
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76A CIRCUS ON FIRE. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2095, 9 December 1879, Page 2
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