DESTROYED BY FIRE
NINE CHILDREN RESCUED. [BI TELEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] TAIHAPE, This Day. By fire last evening a house on the outskirts of the town was totally destroyed, with its content*. The property, which wae» very old, was owned by J. Jensen, and occupied by a widow, Mrs. Strong, and seven children, a boarder named RartdJe and his wife and two children. Mrs. Strong and the Randies were on their way to a, "social" when the outbreak occurred, and only the children were at home. The eldest, aged 16. who \ras assisted by Kloth, a neighbour, rescued the children. The flames quickly consumed the building, only a few small articles being saved. The cause is attributed to a defectivo chimney. The house ■was insured for £300 in the New 'Zealand office, but the contents were uninsured, and the occupiers lost all.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 140, 13 June 1912, Page 8
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141DESTROYED BY FIRE Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 140, 13 June 1912, Page 8
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