FIRES.

Evening Star, Issue 8410, 10 January 1891, Page 2

FIRES.

The fire at Gore on Thursday morning destroyed a double shop occupied by Mr A. L. Brown, bootmaker, and Mr George Smith, seedsman. How the fire originated is a mystery. It commenced in Mr Smith’s dwelling-room behind the shop, and the only theory Mr Smith can advance is that some kindling wood that had been lying near the fireplace for the morning use must have caught fire and started the conflagration. The insurances on the building and stock are divided between two offices, Mr Brown had the building insured in the Norwich Union Insurance Company for L 175, while the stock was insured for L2OO. Mr Smith had his effects insured in the Standard Insurance Company—the stock for LBO, and the household furniture and effects for L2O. Mr Smith is a heavy loser, as the building was only erected about a year ago.

NEW ZEALAND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

AUCKLAND, January 9.

The Institute to-day passed a resolution affirming the desirability of establishing a teachers’ benefit society, and decided that the next meeting of the Council should be held in Christchurch on January 5, 1892. Officers were elected as follow for the ensuing term :—President, Mr Scott (Christchurch) ; secretary, Mr Worthington; treasurer, Mr Grundy; special members of the Executive—Messrs D. White (Dunedin), M'Morran, and Watson (Wellington). Thanks were passed to the Minister of Education and secretary of the department for their careful consideration of the Institute’s recommendations.

It is reported that, owing to the new tariff law of the United States, 1,000 weavers in Silesia are idle,