FIRES. FIRE AT STRATFORD. OBlTUARY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 808, 11 June 1903, Page 2

FIR ES.

FIRE AT STRATFORD.

OBlTUARY. ' '

' PER PRBSft ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, June 10. The Australian Wfdows' Fund building . of throe storeys wag Jlestroyed by fire tonight. Among tbe>i'epants were McEee and Gsoible, prinlerV. The Y.M.U.A. also had .Us quii^Brs on the premises. Nothing was?i«vtd. WELLINGTON, June 11. --? Insurances on the fire »t (he Widows' Life Assurance building: Guardian Office £2500, also a policy in the same office for £800 against rent on the building, and another of £800 on the briok building at tbe back of the main^jjreuiiiei, and occupied "by Sfessrs Haylaud I and Kean, but *aot toqehed by the fire. The Guardian distributed the risk 'among other offices as follows?' £500 in tbe Yorkshire, £983 6s 8d in the North British, and £800 in the South British • Office. The fittings and furniture were insured in the Phoenix for £200 Messrs McEee and Co. had policies for £100 each in the South British, Norih QueenslaDd, and New Zealand Offices. Mr . Gooch, who estimates his loss at £100, was insured for £60 in the Royal Ex- { change. Mr Smith's furniture l- was insured for £150 in the South British, , end his books for £80 in the PhCßuix. Bit Bt ra* Chambers and Co.'s. stock was [ covered by a ppl-cy for £500 ia the United. Tbe V.M.C.A ?s n*w piano was i isured for £50. and the remainder of 1 the furniture, etc., for £40. :

STRATFORD, June 10. Kimbell's, late Hitchcock's, furniture factory was destroyed by fire at 2p';m. * A strong west wind carried trie fire 1 through'the bu;lding from end to J end, [ anicl very little wis saved. Insurances: £100 on the building, £110 on machinery, _. and £150 on engine in the, Sun, fire office.

*; . T" REEFTON, Jane 10. 1 Mr D. O. Pressaw, for over 80 years Superintendant of' Reef ton Hospital am). Secretary of tbe Maaonic 'Lodge, died yesterday aged 72 years. lc is with regret we record the death of ( Mrs McDavitr, wife of Mr J. M«Davitr, . solicitor, Opunake, The deceased lady, ■ t who was in the prime of life, was a [ great favorite in .' Opunake, and her ■ ,', death will -be regretted- by^ a' large of friends. The^fntier«l^wiH«take . place to-morrow.