Incendiarism.
Between 1.30 and G. 30 a.m. on tlie sth ihstant an attempt was made to set fire to the Royal Hotel, Gisborne, the property of Henry Cannon. About a dozen matches, partly burned, were found under the front door of the hotel, and the door-mat found placed against the door in a position to screen the fire from observation until it caught a good hold of the building.
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New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume IX, Issue 20, 30 September 1885, Page 165
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69Incendiarism. New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume IX, Issue 20, 30 September 1885, Page 165
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