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Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 December 1938Vol. IX, No. 5

Loss By Fires In Fiji

p. 8 · Read in the full issue

AFIRE in an electricity plant, owned by Mr. M. P. Khan, did £1,300 worth of damage at Lautoka, Fiji, on No vember 22.

Early in the morning of October 29, a Pre did £lO,OOO worth of damage at Ba, Fiji. Buildings destroyed were: The Avalon Picture Theatre, a bulk store, a garage with five vehicles, a cordial fac tory, two terraces of shops and tene ment buildings, and a number of out buildings. Messrs. Morris Hedstrom Ltd. owned the cordial factory, bakery, bulk store and garage, and Singh owned the remainder.