FIRES.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 12016, 18 October 1904, Page 5

FIRES.

'■ .■■■.. .; ■■ 1 ■'..♦.*.. :■*:''>■■■■■;'■■■ .', CASTLE HILL HOTEL.: -■- i Newe wan", received in town, yesterday that a fire - occurred' "on ; in tiho Cast}o HUl: ; Hotel/ m&at«d' : ;} on 'the' West Coast' road; There are'{i»o particulars to ; bapd as to tho extent of the damage, btit'it/ is not" anticipated that therp hae been nmcb, ac the main building is laiigely constracted of etone, and ; the • outbuHdinge are feituated come .distance I from. it. ~ Tlie'. total, insurances amount to £1927, the, buildings joang covered to tiie : extent of £1275,' end the contents .totheextefit,ol :i5652:',.. risk: ra 'held by the LnperialfFife'Office.,- Tlie hotel is. owned ,by Mobmb Fletcher, Horu-.phreys.and-Cd.;- of\thie^city7--.j};':'; The hotel in a- favourit© stopping pla«( for the West- <3oaet yand' w welJ« known to ■ those; wlio:have travelled land to theyWeet , Coast -tot and tea etrpplied, which;form;"TOJ^ ( able iefr«»hment after the'lojlg drive either from Springfield" has been done/'travelleni may miOT tto welwme Thte Telegraph and Post Offices are included in the l}otel : .bmldingß:;"^f,!;'.-.''-; ' [i ; '< h .>

The insurance on tago, in'PmflsM ;et«et»"Addington; destroyed by.'to;on jje: £75. (noti' £250 as previously pubJiahed), and/ £5 ,oa the omthouee, the nek b«ing held by-'the United Ixcmranoe Company, s^and^ by tilio'Mandieeterl'Offlpe^;;'.;,,;..' ; ' ''■:-:":■ y'.-\

(MIESS ASSOCIATION TBUEGBAMS.) " : • •./•.■ ..-.:- ! > > i-.iv^EUJim!Q;.OcMb&:3l^m The ' large and well-equipped stable*' at! Highd&n elation, Atrahuri, owned by: the. Hon. Walter Johnston, were totally,de- • etroyed by Jre at 7.30 on Bunday night .TJie horace .and trape t*cto: : fortanitilyl eared. The damage ia estimated at over £500. The buildings' were>ineared. :' A email fire oocurred at Diamond's boarding-house at 2.30 this morningj but was «xtingaiehed before , much-damage' vne done.' /.''.•«•••'■.■■'■. -wi* >f\ Jv'-,;•■■■.-.■■•.'■>•'>.•''^v'- :r :,- : ; PALMERSTON NORTH, October 17. ; ITm» coachhouse and stable attached t't the Hon. W. Johnston's , reeidenbe a* Awahuriwew totally destasoy«d ; /by fire at- "an early hour laet The vehkiee. hoiws, and harness w«fo saved, bafc a quantity of oata and chaff wae burnt. Th« origin .of th* fire Iβ unknown; ' Tlie ineurancwj haye not been aecertained up to the pree*nt;