FIRES.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 57, 8 March 1921, Page 2

FIRES.

« COUNTRY SAWMILL DESTROYED, j j (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ■ CAMBBIDOK, this day. ! Yesterday at 12.:i0 p.m. a savrmil! ! owned by IVarcc. Nicoll and l>a\TS, Ltd.. on tiie Cambridge, Kau- j wlmre and Roaci, was com- | plotely destroyr-d by fire. Mr. Tyson, j tlio manager, left the mill at lunch time, i after liankir'.t; ttio tire, everything appar- : ctitly -af". At 12.: i'» one man ; arrived, and found the mill completely enveloped in flames. Tin- mill wan com- ' pletely c(|uipped with machinery, and tlie damage in, estimated at £1001).' There I is no insurance on tlie property. j DRAPERY STOCK DAMAGED. | \ ' (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ] Monday. I A fire caused by an electric iron, tuhe; current having been aoridentallv left on' wlien the premises were closed on Saturday afternoon, broke out in the workroom occupied by Elismore. Limited, in IlalBros.' building at the corner of l'rince.s Street and the Octajrou. The prem se-i wen' stot-ke<l with ladies'gowns and clothing, which were all more or less damaged by -smoke and water. The stock was insured for £'2850 in the Standard j olh'cc. The stock of F. H. King and Co., 1 Ltd.. woollen warehousemen, in t K e same , flat, also sulTered seriou.s damage by smoke and water. Their insurances totalled £40,000 in the Royal office. destroyed. (Ry Telegraph.— Association.) HOfvITIKA, this day. A totara sawmill about 2i miles from Ross was totally destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning.