ACID THROWING.
SHIP'S OFFICERS INJURED. ..Uaitad Prass Association—By IlHlTil Talacraph—Copyr'ght.) COLOMBO, February 27. A fiendish attempt at murder waa made aboard the Moo 1 tan. The chief saloon steward. Mr Fowler, was sleeping in a cabin, when a large quantity of caustic potash was poured over him by an unknown person. Mr Fowler is in a critical condition. Air Hayes, an officer of the Mooltan, is also in hospital suffering from the effects of acid.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18202, 1 March 1929, Page 9
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75ACID THROWING. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18202, 1 March 1929, Page 9
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