FIRES
Shortly before nine o'ciruk last nijht an alarm r.f firo was eiven from bo;c No.
20, corner ot Worcester and Barlii":l<v?> etieots. Two chemicals—one from f«ch of the city stations— -vrere soon «t the of the outbreak, which w:ts a ten-rocn;rd liousf ou-ufd by Mr IX. W. Mcei-s. The tire originated in a lean-to, in which Mr Me?rs l»ad lighted U»e copper lire, in order to do some cleaning, in readiness for v tenant who intended taking poreefsion on Monday. The chemicals nnn.i-zod to keep the fire in check till a steainor put in at the Provincial Hot#l tank. The lean-to ns destroyed, and a portion of the ira;n buiS'iiusr. The. bailduig ir.is insure J for jibout ££00. but the name of the office. \v,\> not asccrtniriab"..'. Mr M'eeis had removed bis furniture. It is estimated lhat abo\it £100 worth of dunwge was dor.c.
A fire broke out last, in a fourroo'.ned house nenr Afhburton. owned and occupied by Mr J. Nothing wne raved, the p!.i:e lioing gritted in a very short time. Ihe insunxr.ee -sras £125. on he hoiu* and lurr.iture, in the Xonvich Cr.ion ofßco.
No middle profit; factory pricce, ar.d high-clafcs workmanship. Jones and Sods, practical peweliers and manufacturers, near Bank of X*.w Zealand, High street. 6 Wanted Knoirr—Jewellery paie. for one month, of watches, clocks, rings, brooches, ic J nil other classes of jewellery, cold at sreatir reduced prices. K. 'Jrieshaber, \Yatchmaker and Jeweller, 155 Colombo «rt*t. 7463 Breakers &h«!d! the cold and rain Will soon be witii us once ania, Soon Winter's breath -will freeze the nir, For coughs and colde we must prepare, Complaints that cause h> much distress, Yet everyone will soon confess That the remedy good and pure is some Woods' Great Pe_>peimi_,t Cure. 2
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11565, 23 April 1903, Page 6
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