GREAT FIRE. DUNEDIN, Saturday.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXI, Issue 5571, 5 July 1875, Page 3

GREAT FIRE. DUNEDIN, Saturday.

A tremendous fire occurred last night at Kaikora, when Flaxman's fellmougery and woolsheds were totally destroyed. The insurance offices are expected to bo hit heavily. It ia supposed the property was covered to the extent of £9,000 ; but as the fire occurred some distance from town full particulars have not yet arrived. It was only on Thursday last that the South British re-insured £300 in the Australian Alliance, and so saved themselves a little. The firemen were quickly on the spot, and y^re was plenty of water obtainable f 1 0111 j^^e creek running near the w«rks, but no "^apparatus was available to throw water on the fire. The glare from the conflagration was terrific and lit up the whole of the town. Many thought it was the woollen mill. Reporters from all tin papers are out at the scene, »nd few particulars have yetarrived. The office of Webb and Fulton was burglariously entered by the upstairs window last night, and the s.s ' Easby V box stolon, containing the ship register and papers. The box was subsequently found in Cattle-jtrcet,