Of far more interest to police officers in Louza Station, than the 22% lb. railway iron, which fell in their district on Wednesday, was the shell which exploded as at hit the roof of the detective offüce. 1t struck the tiled roof above the offices which occupy and it broke about 200 clay tiles. The shell cap crashed through the roof and struck the floor directly in front of Mr, Sharman's desk. Luckily for the station staff, they had concluded their duties and, other than g few clerks in adjoining offices, no persons were on the premises, Tiles, bricks and bits of rafters were scattered round the inner compound, much to the dismay of prisoners in the cells below, who for several hours afterwards still were in a state of panic. Charge-room officers eventually quieted them.
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