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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1957Vol. XXVII, No. 6

Papeete [?]

p. 26 · Read in the full issue

Not A Happy

Xmas For Some

Much Damage in Papeete [?]

AFIRE which broke out copra store at 3 a.m.

December 22 caused com able damage to a business in the centre of Papeete, Tab When the alarm was giver fire, which seems to have origii from spontaneous combustio] the copra, already had a s hold and police and army called out to assist the fire bri Businesses destroyed before blaze was brought under co included Moulin Rouge ] Etablissements Aline (a le: department store), Henri Jacq drug store, Bopp-du Pont store, and Leboucher’s Bar. buildings were partly insured were mainly owned by Bambridge Sr. and Emile M