Fire at Christchurch.
CHftjsTCHURCH, November IQ,
Shortly after Bijf. o'plock last ni?ht Burmeis tec's oyster rooms and BayJie'a .Criterion Hoteloear the Theatre in Gloucester- street were totally destroyed by fire. During the height of the conflagration U\e ' Lyttelton. Timgg* .bpildings adjoining were in danger, but thanks to the admirable working of the }Fi«-e Brigade and the ' Times ' Bta.fi;, nq fei&i age was done. £u.rmjais.t§r, v ho i» not insured, estimates his lo*s at £600. Bay lie is insured for £500 in ihe National, £250 New' Zealand, £500 Standard,- and £150 in the Victoria. He estimates his lops at £2000 | over and above the insurance. He had s.o}d. ' vis business, but though th,o gu.rch&,ser took ' part djalifejiy o,n Saturday tha transfer had ' nqt been signed, i
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Bruce Herald, Volume x, Issue 957, 13 November 1877, Page 5
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125Fire at Christchurch. Bruce Herald, Volume x, Issue 957, 13 November 1877, Page 5
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