TIRES

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10752, 24 November 1928, Page 7

TIRES

HISTORIC . BUILDING DESTROYED

BRIGADE’S SPLENDID SAVE

(Press Association.) i THAMES. Nov. 23.

A lire at 1.30 o’clock this morning completely destroyed a largo building in Brown street, used as a store,, belonging to A. and G. Price', Ltd. Tho origin 'is not known, but the building was well ablaze when tho alarm was given, threatening a row of two storey shops opposite. Tlio brigade made a splendid save of a new ’ residence pnd adjoining stables. Tho building used to be tho Scotia Hotel in early Thames days, and then was converted into a drill hall for tho Hauraki and Thames-Scottish A r olunteers. finally being used as Hawke’s .stables, from which in tho later gold days, a regular coach time-table was run to Coromandel, Faeroa, To. AroKa, - and Waihi. Tho insurance was"£4so, "and on tlio contents £6O.

OUTBREAK IN FLOOR POLISHING FACTORY. *

(Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 23. A primus stove, exploded and caused a fire which destroyed £250 worth of floor-polishing apparatus .in the Lite Work Floor Polishing Coy’s premises, 170 Cashel Street, this afternoon'. One of the .employees- was engaged in unpacking a -quantity of polishers and accessories. Ho "had ceased temporarily to boil water on a primus stove, which exploded and the kerosene flamed up and some of the burning- kerosene fired the waste in which the goods were packed. Much material was damaged and destroyed before the brigade extinguished the fire with chemicals/ r

Protect yourself against losses by fire by insuring with the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, Ltd.— 4V. Lissant Clayton.*,*

If you realise that you are not adequately insured against fire loss The Mercantile and General Insurance Co. Ltd., is a New Zealand. Company with all its capital invested in New Zealand, and thus can assure you prompt settlement.—Bull & Edwards. District Agents.