FIRES.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10215, 10 December 1898, Page 7

FIRES.

SERIOUS FIRE IN WELLINGTON- . . (PBESB. ASSOCUTIOS _J_£_OiUH).. ,'"' *■ WELLINGTON, Deeembet 10, 1.8 a.__. A great fire is raging in Cuba street.,. The Royal Oak Hotel is burning fiercely. It'if not certain whether all the boarders art safe. There have bean niahy.narrow escapes. An alarm of fire was rang out from Box " No. 6, at'the corner., of Colombo and St. Asaph streets, about half-paat eleven' last night. When the. Brigade arrived at the box, however, no sign of a fire could bo seen. (PRESS ASSOCIATION- _m-_G_tA_t.) %, The Commercial Hotel, - hear; the rail* way station, was burned dow^,at midnight. - - Some of thefurniture and stock was swed. The hotel was owned by Mr Newbigeen, of Hastings, and occupied for the past three months by Mr John Simpson. The insurances wera:—On, the stock and' furniture, £400 in the South British Office, and £400 in the Northern Queensland Office; on the building, £1000 in the North German Office. AUCKLAND, December 9. A fire broke out to-night in the block .of Mr Yates, seed-man, in the-, third storey,, occupied try Miss dire«_maker, whose department was completely gutted. Miss TuffnelTs stocky which was- complet-ly destroyed, was insured for £150 in the National Office. Mr H. AtkinS, draper, in the same block, had his stock partially damaged by water. His insurances .a_B-~-£9GO, New Zealand Office; £400, Royal Office. Mr Yates's shop was slightly damaged by water; his insurances are £_-00 in the Royal Office. The office fittings of the Citizens' Life Assurance Company, and others on the first floor, were damaged by water. ...The block was insured by. the owner, Mr-G. A.- Harris,* for '£3000 in the National Office. ..