WEST COAST NOTES.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17610, 13 November 1922, Page 3

WEST COAST NOTES.

FIRE AT GREYMOUTH.

(SPECIAIi XO "THE FEESS.") GREYMOUTH, November 11. The Groymouth Fire Brigade has been kept comparatively busy lately and another fire oocurredi to-day at 2.45 a.m., extensive damage beings caused to Kyle's tailoring shop and Tymons's drapery shop. Kyle's workroom suffered chiefly, the front shop escaping damage. Fifty or sixty partly completed suits were ruined. The terrifio heat caused the destruction of much cloth. Twenty or thirty customers had been promised "fit ons'* to-day. Many of the suits will have to be replaced, and,tJie work of many weeks has been ruined. Mr Kyle estimated his loss, at £IOOO above the insurance. The insurance on his stock totalled £9OO (Alliance Office, £650, and Standard Office, £250). lemons and Co.'a showroom presents a scene of desolation. The ceiling is sagging in the centre and daylight may be seen through the damaged) roof. The stock in the front 6hop was also much damaged by water and dirf. The fittings, valued at £2OOO, are, not insured. The stock is insured in the Atlas Office for £IOOO, New Zealand) Office £IOOO, Phoenix Office £IOOO, and London asd Lancashire £IOOO. Both buildings were owned by Mr J. E. Williams. Kyle's premises were insured for £SOO in the New Zealand Office and Tymons's premises for £ISOO in the Standard Office. . About a year ago, fire"completely destroyed tie residence of Mr. Williams, one of the best houses in the towii.' Effects of Shipping Strike. The Coast miners and timber and waterside workers are among those hoping for an early conclusion of the shipping strike. For two days there have been no vessels in port, so, in the first place, waterside labour is directly affected and the mines are idle, and as timber ekids are now falling it js likely that the few mills that are active will be obliged to close down for lack of shipping. The branch manager of the Union Steam Ship Company (Mr TV. Cunningham) stated this morning that the Union Company vessels were to. have lifted about 1,500,000 feet of timber during the middle of the month, but, ihey are now held up in the main ports. , An Australian steamer, the Ihumata, is due on Monday and will complete her loading of timber, taking about 350,000 feet, while the Orepuki, due from Lyttelton to-day, will take about 250,000 feet for Lyttelton. ■ ...