FIRE IN TAIHAPE.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 52, 2 March 1909, Page 4

FIRE IN TAIHAPE.

FIFTEEN PREMISES GTJTTq)

FIFTEEN PREMISES DES^^

(By Telesrapix-Press Association}

- WEU^ GXOXjMon , - A message from Taihape states'tsft most destructive fire occurred there tl* evening,* a" block* of buildings !V AiV* street aM Station-street &»&&.- destroyed. fifteen business fllP* were gutted. - -Premises "The fire started in Whaler's' bo ' 0 t 'sW and spread rapidly. - ibrtuS 3_* night was calm. The-buildiiis S 'vi„f 1 c included tj_ following:--y^ eS %«4 McPherson (tailor). '. - ' -~ Nicbol (jeweller),. . 7 :' ' ' Finch (stationer). ■"• -ft;. Labour Department. '"'77 '"'. '• J- P. Aldridge (insurance Hautapu Tea Rooms.' 7 - T'*--"" Whitcomb (dentist).* . -7 ''''-ft' Wong Kee,( fruiterer). ,\, l Jones (painter). .. ft[ .". '['■ : '. // Hodgson (plumber). '---■'. ft/ Garner (seed merchant). - Jones (painter). "■ •"' Ellis and Darville. ' ' '",'

*>ot'a stick of timber has been left The police sergeant's'resident , ano 7 s },.„, opposite were saved after strenuous; £ ertions. The crowd worked willingly The fire brigade was -just- prb«ei;», by train-to Auckland for the lSS g stration, but remained behind, -itsHl Wwe of little use, no^wfe^

THE insurances;-- . The insurances as far ascertained are "as follows ( £3oo7in Norwich £200 m Australian Alliance'- McPhWcl same; Nichols, £300, South.British• Gar" iner, stock £200, Ibons), £100, both-' I,W Whitcotnb stock £150, Comn_rc*S £1000 Sun; on personal; effects,:&"o k 'New .Zealand (loss over that,..£lsm The premises of Ellis,.and Dawilk tv [largest business, are insured" IT hance office, but the- amount _■ \3l known. . . .. .--.._.-. -,,// y™»'

The progress of the _re stopped by pulling down Huilding™ | joining the police station. ■ * y 8 It is how stited"that7the:.com'pa 3 iy expect to resume operations.at the Mfl. •lerton mane m about a months-tim? The MiUerton mine is-bn"e-<jf ler mines by the Westport Coal Company. The company's •'prindS workings are-at Denniston and cS 'brookdale. ■ '