FIRES

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12254, 9 April 1935, Page 4

FIRES

PUBLIC SCHOOL DESTROYED (Pi ess Assocl/vxian BLENHEIM, April 8. No fire-fighting appliances being available, the public school at Springlands, a suburb of Blenheim, was (Completely destroyed hr fire early yesterday morning. Spectators succeeded in salvaging a piano, sewing machine, and a few desks, but otherwise everything was last, including a library, on which over £2OO had been spent, and the school records which date back 41* yearsThe golden jubilee was to be celebrated next year. The infant school, a detached building erected a few years ago, was saved, together with other outbuiidings. The insurances, which are'held by the Wellington Education Board, are net available here. BLAZE IN MENTAL HOSPITAL BOILER HOUSE • Press Association}, NELSON, April S. y A fire occurred in a new boiler house,under construction at the men tal hospital at Stoke. ~The damage is .estimated at about £IOOO. The machinery, including the electric generating plant, was little damaged. The staff, with their appliances, effected a good save. The origin ot the fife is not known, . Protect yourself against loss by fire .by - insuring .with the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, Ltd.— W- Lissant-Cl Avion. ' y