The Archive · 1934

Friday the Thirteenth

Friday the Thirteenth proved an unlucky day for Kalangsu last year, We Council further reports. For Qctober tt great fre swept a large block of woof-yards and sheds and surrounding" property, compelling hundreds to flee for safety. Fortunately' the conflagration started before nightfall and all persons in the danger area were evacuated without "The 'Council now has revieed, the building regulations for the 'Settlement and the mew rules wilt be enforced In any rebuilding "to be done "within. the' devastated area.

The fire arca is situated on the Ng-Ka-To foreshore and among the bul damaged or destroyed Were units of the Electric Power Plant." The flames, raged from 10 'a.m. until 3 o'clock the following morning. set lation of the Settlement the report at 62,000 persons.

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