A regrettable accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at the Public School for Boys. Two of the pupils were in the lecture room "experimenting" with chemicals, and an explosion occurred with somewhat serious results. The apparatus was destroyed, and both of the youngsters received injuries, the hand of one of them being seriously di ed, whilst both suffered very mu from shock. They were at once conveyed to hospital and were detained, but it is expected that one of them will be out very shortly.
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