Fire Destroys Copra

and Shed At Port Moresby

From Our Own Correspondent \ NSW copra sKeSy bu Jt for°the 1\ Administration) containing 300 tons to°the a scene" 6 loCal flre p e m C °?op?a a “ls still smouldering and dense smoke from the waterfront g The shed has been almost completely destroyed. The damage is estimated at £22,000 including the copra stacked therein The Copra Control Board is covered as far as the copra is concerned, by their Insurance Reserve Fund.

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