DESTRUCTIVE FOREST FIRES.
DEVASTATION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. SEVERAL TOWNSHIPS DESTROYED. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. THOUSANDS OFj PEOPLE HOME- -.' . . ■.■■•■- '• LESS. . / United Press Association— By 'Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ;; i; " " VANCOUVER, 4 r • .';-•'• A r bttsh firg ;£ia -|fche_ Kooteney i Talley, British Columbia, is still ragIng. It is reported that 800 lives have been lost and that 10,000 persons are homeless. The damage is estimated at £4,000,000. Seven towns bave been destroyed.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9306, 5 August 1908, Page 1
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69DESTRUCTIVE FOREST FIRES. Star (Christchurch), Issue 9306, 5 August 1908, Page 1
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