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London, Jan. 12 Skinners Hall, one of the historic landmarks of London, was badly damaged by fire and water this aftecnoon. A district alarm was sent out and only the prompt work of the fra-men kept the fre from spreading The blaze started. among. som scaffolding on the roof, where a portion of the ceiling had been re= moved for repairs. Some old limber caught fire, due to a short-circuit, and the firemen were kept busy for more than an hour before obtaining control, The blaze could be seen in many sections of London, 'The original Skinners Hall was destroyed in the Great Fire of Lon: don, but it was immediately rebui and' finally restored to its original grandeur in 1691.—Reuter,
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